Accounts Payable Clerk - Corporate Office

About the role

Blue Sky Hospitality Solutions is hiring an Accounts Payable Clerk for its corporate office in Uniondale, NY. The position reports to the Finance Manager / Financial Controller and supports day-to-day finance operations, including computing, recording, collecting, analyzing and verifying data used to maintain the hotel's accounting records. It also involves generating bills and collecting revenue owed to the hotel in line with accounting policies.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in managing revenues received and dispersed, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, audit and General Ledger reporting.
• Analyze financial statements monthly and report variances to department heads.
• Assist with financial and tax audits, prepare tax returns and corporate reporting, and help the Controller with year-end audit completion.
• Review and approve reconciliation and audit work papers.
• Post city ledger payments in the property management system, reconcile and bill city ledger accounts, and follow up on credit collections.
• Bill credit cards (AMEX, Diners, etc.), maintain accurate logs, prepare credit card authorizations and verify that service charges are billed correctly.
• Assist with reimbursable invoicing, open account reconciliations and rotating monthly inventory audits.
• Help the Controller with systems administration, G/L reconciliation, budget preparation, inventory, monthly closings and full P&L responsibility.

Required profile

• High school graduate; a Master of Commerce or BS in Accounting preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience in an accounting office, or in hotel/hospitality finance and accounting.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Required skills

• MS Office (Excel, Word)
• Experience with property management systems such as Opera, Room Master, Protel, Visual One, Delphi, Sun Finance, Oracle Finance and SAP