What are the responsibilities and job description for the A/P Accounting Manager position at BIBIBOP Asian Grill?
It began with a vision to bring the time-honored flavors and healthy ingredients of South Korea to Columbus, Ohio. From that dream, BIBIBOP was born. Inspired by the traditional Korean dish bibimbap, we sought to make balanced and healthy Asian cuisine accessible and enjoyable to everyone. From the day we opened the doors of our first location in 2013, BIBIBOP is true to what we envisioned: A quick, complete and nutritious meal - with flavors unlike any other concept. Our goals of strengthening our neighbor and enriching the lives of our team members are what drive us to continuously grow and promote a happy, healthy lifestyle for all.
Bibibop is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process and throughout employment, as required by applicable law. If you require assistance or accommodation, please inform us so we can ensure your needs are met. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
About the Job
AP Manager
Department: Accounting and Finance
Reports to: Controller
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: On-Site | Columbus, Ohio
About Us
GOSH Enterprises is a dynamic, rapidly growing company that oversees a family of brands:
The Accounts Payable Manager is responsible for overseeing the full-cycle accounts payable process for the restaurant or restaurant group. This role ensures accurate and timely payment of vendor invoices, maintains strong relationships with suppliers, and supports financial controls within a fast-paced hospitality environment. The AP Manager supervises AP staff, manages invoice workflows, and ensures compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable Operations
How We Build Our Team:
We seek exceptional team members who are passionate about our "why" and exhibit the following values:
Bibibop is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process and throughout employment, as required by applicable law. If you require assistance or accommodation, please inform us so we can ensure your needs are met. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
About the Job
AP Manager
Department: Accounting and Finance
Reports to: Controller
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: On-Site | Columbus, Ohio
About Us
GOSH Enterprises is a dynamic, rapidly growing company that oversees a family of brands:
- Charleys: A 850 unit restaurant brand known worldwide for serving the #1 Philly Cheesesteak in the World
- BIBIBOP Asian Grill: An award-winning, 80 unit Korean-inspired fast casual restaurant concept
- Lenny's Grill & Subs: A Memphis-based 60 unit chain serving high-quality deli and hot subs
- Charleys Kids Foundation: A nonprofit partnering with organizations around the world to provide food, education, and mentorship to at-risk children
- Solar Planet: A company providing solar field advisory and installation services
The Accounts Payable Manager is responsible for overseeing the full-cycle accounts payable process for the restaurant or restaurant group. This role ensures accurate and timely payment of vendor invoices, maintains strong relationships with suppliers, and supports financial controls within a fast-paced hospitality environment. The AP Manager supervises AP staff, manages invoice workflows, and ensures compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable Operations
- Manage the end-to-end accounts payable process, including invoice intake, coding, approvals, and payments.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of vendor invoices, including food suppliers, beverage distributors, utilities, rent, and service providers.
- Oversee weekly check runs, ACH, and electronic payments.
- Monitor aging reports and ensure payments are made according to vendor terms.
- Maintain relationships with restaurant vendors and suppliers.
- Resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing issues, and payment disputes.
- Ensure vendor accounts are reconciled regularly.
- Maintain vendor records including W-9 forms and 1099 compliance.
- Manage Construction budgets, approvals and AP for the projects.
- Monitor expenses and analyze variances to ensure that costs are within the approved budgets
- Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies and internal controls.
- Implement and maintain three-way matching (PO, invoice, receiving) where applicable.
- Support month-end close by reconciling AP accounts and preparing accruals.
- Assist with internal and external audits.
- Prepare AP aging reports and cash requirement forecasts.
- Provide insights to finance leadership regarding vendor spending and payment trends.
- Assist with budget monitoring related to food, beverage, and operational expenses.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration preferred.
- 10 years of accounts payable experience, with 2 years in a supervisory role.
- Experience in restaurant, hospitality, or food service industry strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of AP systems, ERP software, and Microsoft Excel.
- Familiarity with multi-location restaurant operations is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage high invoice volumes in a fast-paced environment.
How We Build Our Team:
We seek exceptional team members who are passionate about our "why" and exhibit the following values:
- Owner Mentality: Focus on results and impact, not activities. Take accountabilities, especially when things get tough. Always ask "what's mine to own". Never point fingers
- Humility: Seek to understand and embrace what is true about the environment and self. Other-centered; genuinely see other people as important as self
- Growth-mindset: Resilient when things get tough. Believe that he/she can grow with new knowledge, practice, reflection and learning experiences. Actively seek out various opportunities to learn. Ready and willing to unlearn and relearn when reality challenges existing paradigms
- Entrepreneurial: Ingenuous and creative when resources are limited. Excited by the prospect of doing more with less. Able to move forward with incomplete information. Does not need to wait "till everything is ready." Take calculated risks
- People Leader: Actively invest in the growth and success of his/her team through serving, encouraging, and coaching
- Excellence: Strive to execute with excellence in all endeavors