What are the responsibilities and job description for the AP Specialist position at Thompson Hospitality Corporation?
Overview:
Thompson Hospitality, founded in 1992 by Warren M. Thompson, is a leading restaurant, food service, and facilities management company based in Reston, Virginia. The corporate office in Reston serves as the central hub for administrative functions, facilitating streamlined communication and improved efficiency across various business segments. This centralized location fosters better collaboration, resource access, and decision-making, enhancing overall service delivery and organizational effectiveness.
Competitive Benefits:
Responsibilities:
You must have tenacity, excellent verbal and written communication skills, be a self-starter with the ability to work with little to no direction and take initiative.
Who We Are:
Thompson Hospitality is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accounts Payable to join our finance team. The AP Specialist is responsible for processing vendor invoices, ensuring timely payments, reconciling accounts, and maintaining accurate financial records. This role requires strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate with internal teams and external vendors.
Thompson Hospitality, founded in 1992 by Warren M. Thompson, is a leading restaurant, food service, and facilities management company based in Reston, Virginia. The corporate office in Reston serves as the central hub for administrative functions, facilitating streamlined communication and improved efficiency across various business segments. This centralized location fosters better collaboration, resource access, and decision-making, enhancing overall service delivery and organizational effectiveness.
Competitive Benefits:
- Health/Dental/Vision
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k), matched up to 4%
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Program
- Pet Insurance
- Discounts: Hotels, Travel, Tickets, Restaurants
- Employees and their relatives are eligible for a discounted meal plan at any of our HBCU client locations while they are attending school
Responsibilities:
- Process and verify invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.
- Match invoices to purchase orders and receipts, resolving discrepancies as needed.
- Prepare and process electronic transfers, checks, and ACH payments.
- Maintain vendor records and respond to inquiries regarding payments and invoices.
- Reconcile AP transactions and ensure accounts are up to date.
- Assist with month-end closing processes, including AP aging reports.
- Collaborate with internal teams, such as Procurement and Finance, to resolve invoice issues.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies.
- Support audits by providing necessary documentation and reports.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
- 2 years of experience in accounts payable or a related finance role.
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks) and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of GAAP and general accounting principles is a plus.
You must have tenacity, excellent verbal and written communication skills, be a self-starter with the ability to work with little to no direction and take initiative.
Who We Are:
Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management. We are a family-run organization with more than thirty years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in: one guest, one client, one team member at a time. As a fast growing company, we have a growth plan to more than double in size over the next three years. We are looking for team members who are interested in developing their careers to the next level while joining our team of over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do:
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Purpose
- Give back to our communities
- Celebrate diversity
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People
- Do the right thing
- Treat people the way you want to be treated
- Always do your best
- Be accountable for our actions
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Performance
- Serve the highest quality food
- Provide world-class service
- Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients
We provide 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.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
