Accounts Payable Specialist Requisition ID 2025-67714 Category Accounting/Finance Job Location US-FL-St Pete Beach Property TradeWinds Island Resort Compensation Type Hourly Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.  Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

Location

 

Discover more sun and more fun! Escape to a tropical beachfront paradise complete with everything you need for the perfect getaway, including delicious dining, beachfront bars, relaxing comforts, and endless activities. Here you’ll stay at one, play at two — with two connecting resorts right on the soft white sands of St. Pete Beach. Whether you’re looking for family fun, a romantic retreat, a group getaway, or anything in between, it’s all here at TradeWinds Island Resorts. https://www.tradewindsresort.com/careers

Overview

Follow your passion all the way to paradise at TradeWinds Island Resort, a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace for seven years in a row! TradeWinds features two destination resorts just 200 flip flops from one another along the gorgeous Gulf Coast on St. Pete Beach.

 

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for ensuring proper review, timely processing and communicating of all disbursements in accordance with Highgate’s policies and procedures. 

Responsibilities This position is responsible for timely and accurate payments of obligations.Process approved disbursementsEnsure that disbursements are processed completely and accurately on a timely basisThorough review of accounts payable invoices and supporting documentation to ensure standard policies and procedures are followedObtain required approvals and signatures on all disbursements as per policiesMail processed disbursement checksFile and/or return supporting documentation in accordance with policiesPrepare and record bank wiresAssistance in the establishment, documentation and maintenance of Standard Operating Policies and Procedures, as well as internal control for our accounting operationsReconcile and process intercompany billingsTrack and process credit card statements for paymentTrack and process all expenses paid via ACHPrepare Accounts Payable reconciliation at month endOther special projects, reports, statements and responsibilities, as assigned Qualifications At least 2 years of experience with accounts payable processingBachelors degree preferredStrong computers skills, including Microsoft Office and financial accounting systems. Oracle experience preferred.Strong organizational and communication skillsAbility to work overtime as necessary to complete assigned duties

 

Highgate Hotels, L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains the policy of recruiting and retaining the best-qualified personnel who demonstrate the ability to perform competently and work well with others. It is the policy of Highgate Hotels to provide equal employment opportunity regardless of race (including traits historically or culturally associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress and religious grooming), color, age (40 and over), genetic information, disability (mental and physical), medical condition (as defined under state law), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under section 12801.9 of the California Vehicle Code), ancestry, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression), sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, parental status, domestic partner status, citizenship status, pregnancy (including perceived pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or pregnancy-related conditions), military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination is applied to all aspects of the employment relationship. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws in ensuring equal opportunity and employment for qualified persons with disabilities. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

The following link provides more information regarding the Federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment: EEO is the Law – Notice of Applicant Rights Under the Law.