Job Description
BLURB & BENEFITS
Job Summary: Responsible for processing all invoices and authorized check payments to hotel vendors in accordance with hotel standards. Reconciles daily statements and month-end balancing of payables.
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- College degree, Accounting Major, High school graduate.
- Two years accounting experience.
- Ability to communicate in English with guests/visitors/vendors and hotel staff to their understanding.
- Ability to provide legible communication; compute mathematical calculations.
- Previous Marriott International Experience preferred
Physical Requirements;
- Ability to remain stationary at assigned post for extended periods of time.
- Sedentary work, exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
General Requirements:
- Ability to input and access information into the computer.
- Ability to maintain concentration and think clearly.
- Ability to focus on details and resolve numerical problems.
- Ability to prioritize, organize and follow up.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of pertinent hotel data.
- Ability to promote positive relations with vendors and staff alike.
- Ability to provide clear and pleasant telephone communication.
- Ability to perform job functions with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work cohesively with other departments and co-workers as part of a team.
- Prior training in guest relations.
Duties & Functions
Fundamental Requirements:
- Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all policies and procedures.
- Maintain complete knowledge of property management system and manual procedures.
- Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment; use equipment only as intended.
- Set up and organize workstation with designated supplies, forms and resource materials; maintaining cleanliness. Report shortages to supervisor.
- Answer telephone within 3 rings, using correct salutations and telephone etiquette.
- Post invoices into payables system for payment ensuring accuracy and pre-authorization of back-up.
- Match invoices with corresponding purchase order and/or market list.
- Secure Controller/General Manager and Department Head or Purchasing Manager signature.
- Review 1099 requirements.
- Ensure proper ledger coding.
- Present checks to Controller and General Manager for payment with all back-up documentation
- properly approved. Checks are to be ready for signature by each Thursday afternoon and mail out by Friday afternoon.
- Maintain a check register in numerical order of all checks and a check issue log. Check register totals for the month needed to tie to the general ledger. Note discrepancies.
- Prepare applicable sales taxes invoices for out of State vendors, post them to use tax account.
- Maintain a copy of all beverage invoices and prepare surtax liability. Submit to Controller for approval.
- Create new vendor accounts in the system. Ensure each new vendor submits 1099 information and maintain throughout the year.
- Ensure that cancelled checks and voided checks are recorded “stop payment” by the bank and notify Controller. Keep copy of cancelled check in voided binder.
- Maintain files for copies of checks with supporting documentation in alphabetical order.
- Maintain files for invoices to be paid. Posted invoices must have proper coding and stamp with posting sequence number.
- Maintain files for ACCPAC generated reports. File posting sequences numerically and a copy of the month end detail summary aging. Review aging agrees with general ledger.
- Audit AP aging every month.
- Perform month end and year end closing procedures.
- Prepare monthly accruals for outstanding invoices and of recurring monthly expenses.
- Reconcile Food and Beverage receiving sheets to the general ledger.
- Assist with the entering of month end journal entries.
- Balance the AP bridge account (goods received w/o an invoice).
- Reconcile vendor’s statements on a monthly basis and follow up on discrepancies.
- Handle vendor’s payment inquiries and disputes.
- Maintain priority payment log and ensure all payments are made on a timely manner. Avoid late and finance fees. Take advantage of vendor discounts and payment terms.
- Review payment requests, travel & expenses reports, employee advances and petty cash, and present to the Controller for approval prior to payment.
- Special assignments and duties as assigned by the Controller and/or Staff Accountant.
- Assist with other Accounting job functions as assigned.
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