Accounts Payable Specialist

The World, Residences at Sea, is the largest privately owned residential yacht on earth. At The World we are one team, we are always passionate and caring and we support one another in mutual respect. We believe in our mission and drive for continuous improvement by challenging each other to be better and by measuring and benchmarking against the best. We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable. We have a unified, empowered, and strong team culture that values diversity and recognizes, develops and retains talent.

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for overseeing various accounts payable and accounts receivable processes in an effort to ensure all documentation is entered, coded, properly processed, and paid on time for month end closing.

Responsibilities

• Process receivables, payables, payroll for foreign employees and other activities as needed
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations for assigned entities/accounts and validate accuracy and completeness
• Complete ad hoc reporting, calculations and research or report information to corporate/operation departments as needed
• Analyze data or information by identifying any problems and/or issues and work with the corporate departments and/or operations to resolve
• Responsible of applying internal controls
• Support interaction with external auditors for the year-end audit
• Perform timely and efficient monthly close of accounting records with detailed information
• Records and processes invoices, ensures invoices are properly matched to purchase orders and researches discrepancies
• Processes and distributes vendor payments as requested
• Assists in processing wire transfers, issuing checks and foreign currency payments; and performing foreign currency conversions for non-U.S. invoices
• Records bookings and processes reservation refunds, payments, commissions and transfers in the system
• Assists in month end reporting procedures; and performs month end account reconciliations
• Receives and records quarterly maintenance payments in the system
• Monitors accounts for non-payments or delayed payments
• Processes payroll for foreign currency employees
• Collects and records petty cash transactions
• Enters journal entries as required
• Successfully communicate with vendors
• Performs clerical functions such as maintaining the vendor filing system, making copies, scanning documents etc. as required

Hiring Requirements

• At least 3- 5 years of professional experience
• Associates degree in Accounting required
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR) and foreign currency payments preferred
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.); experience in data entry required
• Experience with Great Plains or similar accounting software preferred

Please note that all candidates must complete an online employment application before being considered for any open position. Interviews will only be arranged after receipt and review of such online application and are ‘by appointment only’. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a representative of the Human Resources Team.