[Remote] Accounts Payable Specialist - Luxury Travel/Tour Operator

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Classic Journeys operates the world’s finest walking tours and is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to manage accounts payable functions for assigned tour regions. The role involves reviewing contracts, processing vendor payments, and collaborating with the management team to reconcile expenses and track budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage A/P functions for assigned tour regions
• Review contracts for understanding and to verify vendor activity and transactions
• Review received invoices and compare against contracts and other documentation
• Process and record vendor payments following internal procedures and approval processes
• Work closely with our company Controller and management team to reconcile tour expenses and track tour budgets
• Prepare and ensure accuracy of expense sheets as directed by schedule, itinerary, and contracts
• Communicate with our tour operations team to review expense sheets
• Communicate with external vendors to research and resolve any discrepancies
• Ensure all payments are made in a timely manner and follow up as necessary
• Support the preparation of budgets and financial reports
• Partner with internal departments to ensure professionalism and high-touch customer service
• Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills

• 2-year Accounting degree or 4-year bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent field
• Advanced Excel Skills (Lookup Functions, Nested Logic Statements, Pivot Tables)
• Bookkeeping or Expense-Coding experience
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook, SharePoint and Teams
• Must be exceptionally detailed oriented
• Strong ability to work well in a work-from-home, remote team environment
• Possess a very high degree of discretion, professionalism, and accountability
• Experience with QuickBooks a plus, but not required
• Salesforce experience a plus

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• PTO
• Work-from-home flexibility
• Travel Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• 401k Company Match

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