At Virtelle Hospitality, our culture is centered around providing exceptional guest experiences while fostering a positive and supportive work environment for our team members. We know that happy employees make happy guests, and we strive to create a workplace where our employees feel valued, appreciated, and supported.

Our people-first culture has created a group of hotels that offer Genuine and Exceptional Hospitality – in Asheville and beyond. If this sounds like a workplace and value system you would thrive within, please review the opportunity below to join our team as a Bookkeeper.

Position:

The primary responsibility of the Hotel Bookkeeper is managing accounts payable, sales and occupancy tax processing, and assisting the Corporate Controller with month-end processing and closing. Also, this position will be responsible for the administration, training, support, and ensuring the accountability of General Managers and Assistant General Managers regarding property-level accounting duties.

Qualifications:

• Degree in bookkeeping, accounting, business administration (preferably hospitality), or equivalent hotel accounting experience.
• Strong administrative and computer skills - including Microsoft 365 and QuickBooks Desktop.
• Excellent proficiency in Excel.
• Working knowledge of hotel PMS including Choice Advantage, Lightspeed, Opera, etc.
• Advanced critical thinking skills and an eye for detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with little to no supervision, or in a group setting.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks with precise attention to detail and accuracy.
• Full-time position with expectation of flexibility to extend work hours as necessary to meet deadlines.

Compensation: $22-$25/hr based on experience plus a robust benefits package.

Benefits:

• Two PPO medical plans available – heavily offset by employer contribution, with the base plan available for as little as $40 a month and no waiting period.
• $15,000 company-paid basic life insurance policy
• Ancillary life insurance available
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Free access to mental health care through the Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• FREE parking
• Flexible schedule
• Paid holidays
• Significant travel discounts

Awesome opportunity, right? If you can execute the following responsibilities, Apply Today!

Primary Areas of Responsibility

Accounts Payable

• Audit invoices for coding and calculation errors
• Enter invoices and credit card charges, detailing items purchases and services performed
• Balance vendor invoices identifying missing invoices
• Communicate changes in coding and calculation, missing invoices, and other AP related information with GM’s.
• Scan and file invoices and credit card reconciliations
• Complete vendor credit applications
• Vendor management (w-9’s; COI; account updates)
• Audit and process year end 1099’s

Sales & Occupancy Tax

• Balance revenues
• Update MISC income memos
• Audit tax exempt workbooks
• Complete preliminary tax returns

Month End

• Enter payroll journals
• Detail payroll deductions
• Reconcile payroll deductions
• Enter franchise invoices
• Calculate and enter payroll accruals
• Enter and balance dtf accounts
• Update labor calculations
• Review expense detail reports for missing data and errors

Administration

• Writing and maintaining all accounting SOP’s in collaboration with leadership
• Creating and/or maintaining all accounting workbooks (checkbook; budget; budcast; revenue adjustments; sales tax exemptions; misc income; sales tax returns; etc)
• Contracts/renewals
• Scanning/filing
• Assist with budgeting process
• Misc projects

Training/Support/Accountability

• Train new GM’s and AGM’s on accounting processes
• Supporting new and existing GM’s and AGM’s on accounting processes
• Performing property and checklist audits

Accounts Receivable

• Oversee AR
• Write and review AR processes
• Train GM’s and AGM’s how to reconcile AR payments and update reconciliation
• Audit AR and ledgers

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years
• 3 years

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Bookkeeping: 3 years (Preferred)
• Hotel: 2 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Asheville, NC 28806 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Asheville, NC 28806: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person