Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description 

Giri Hotel Management is a dynamic and growing leader in the hospitality industry, managing a diverse portfolio of hotel properties. We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented, and initiative-taking Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to join our corporate finance team. This is a full time position located in Quincy, MA.

Work Performed 

This role is critical in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments for multiple properties and corporate entities, maintaining strong vendor relationships, and contributing to the overall efficiency of our accounting operations.  The ideal candidate will possess extensive full-cycle AP experience, strong critical thinking skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment

• Supervise, train, mentor, and evaluate accounts payable staff
• Process a high volume of invoices accurately and efficiently for multiple hotel properties, ensure proper coding, verify approval, and ensure invoices are uploaded into the accounting system. Assist in the weekly check run process
• Serve as a primary point of contact for vendor inquiries, and research and resolve any discrepancies
• Maintain vendor master files, including the setup of new vendors by obtaining all necessary documentation from vendor (W-9 and Insurance), and updating existing vendor profile in the accounting system
• Assist with the month-end closing process to ensure all invoices are received and input in the accounting system by month-end and prior to the closing period
• Process employee expense reports, ensuring compliance with company travel and expense policies
• Assist with annual 1099 reporting for all vendors and contractors
• Identify opportunities for process improvements within the accounts payable function and collaborate with management to implement potential solutions
• Review credit card transactions to ensure proper GL coding is done
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by management 

Requirements 

• Minimum of 5 years of full-cycle Accounts Payable experience, preferably within a multi-entity or corporate environment
• Proven ability to process a high volume of invoices accurately and meet required deadlines
• Strong understanding of accounting principles related to Accounts Payable
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with Excel
• Exceptional experience working with accounting software systems
• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with vendors and internal departments at all levels
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Associate degree or Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent relevant work experience
• Must be able to work onsite at the location
• Hours required: 40 hours per week for daytime shifts

Additional Preferred Skills/Qualities 

• Second language is a plus, preferably Spanish or French

Compensation 

$25.00 Hourly

Benefits

• Earned paid time off
• Employer-contribution medical/dental/vision insurance
• Optional life insurance
• Short term/Long term disability
• Optional 401k with employer match
• Employee discounts at participating hotels
• Option to sign up for on-demand pay with DailyPay
• Refer a friend – get paid extra when they join our team!
• Bonuses for name recognition and guest score
• Opportunities to grow – one of the fastest-growing hotel companies

About Giri Hotels 

Headquartered in Quincy, MA, Giri Hotels owns and operates more than 50 hotels in New England.

We are a growing company that embraces change, maintains a service mindset, and prioritizes the 'big rocks' - our most impactful tasks and projects. At our core, Giri Hotels is a hospitality company, and all members of our team share a sense of cooperation and respect with our guests and one another. 

You are right for the team if you are: 

• Happy – nice to be around and friendly
• Humble – willing to learn
• Helpful – team player, always willing to pitch in, looking for ways to be productive

Giri Hotel Management has been recognized for its growth in the hospitality industry. We are proud to have achieved #23 on the Top Owners & Developers list and #55 on the Top Management Companies list in Hotel Business's annual rankings. These rankings, based on the annual revenues and number of rooms and properties managed, demonstrate our company's continuing expansion and growth.

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Giri Hotels provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.