Global Accounts Payable Coordinator

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Global Accounts Payable Coordinator is an integral part of Latham’s Accounts Payable team. This role will be responsible for providing support to the Accounts Payable (“AP”) Specialists, while acting as firm resource regarding accounts payable questions and issues and demonstrating proficiency as a subject matter expert in one or more applications or areas of operational accounting. This role will be located in our Global Services Office, situated in downtown LA. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence. 

Other key responsibilities include:

• Assisting with troubleshooting and providing guidance and direction to beginning employees
• Answering questions and directing correspondence to the appropriate individual; coordinating and communicating with practice office accounting requests and providing progress updates
• Processing and coordinating expense reimbursements electronically for assigned practice offices
• Reviewing firm credit card program statement reconciliations for proper approvals, backup, and coding; working with individual cardholders regarding reconciliation errors and omissions
• Maintaining, filing, and coordinating A/P records in agreement with firm’s policies and procedures
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Demonstrate the ability to mentor and assist with beginning members of the accounts payable team
• Possess thorough knowledge of bookkeeping procedures such as posting, balancing, debits and credits, and journal entries

And have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or a related field, a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant accounting experience in areas involving A/P processes and practices
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience with electronic (EDI) vendor processing

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.

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