Accounts Payable Specialist, OpenTable
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Online restaurant reservation service
Open for applications
Online restaurant reservation service
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring together people and the restaurants they love in the moments that matter.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is curious, embraces change and thrives on process improvement
- You are detail oriented, highly organized and have excellent problem solving skills
- You enjoy working independently but know the value of teamwork and collaboration
- A successful candidate has a strong customer service mindset and ability to operate effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment to support our continued growth
- 2-4 years of experience in Finance Operations, exposure to Accounting is an asset
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance/Economics/Accounting
- Ability and willingness to quickly absorb new information and work in a rapid change environment
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to communicate confidently and professionally at all levels within the organization
- Solution focused and hands-on with the ability to prioritize effectively own work in order to meet deadlines
- Microsoft Excel skills (vlookup, pivot tables, etc.)
- Strive for excellent business support and embrace customer service attitude and critical thinking
- Ability to work effectively cross-functionally with various departments throughout the organization
- Curiosity about ERP systems and data flows through end to end AP processes
- Proactive approach to problem solving and a high level of attention to detail
- Experience with Docupeak and Netsuite is considered an advantage
What the job involves
- We are looking for a temporary Accounts Payable Specialist to join us in the Global AP team at KAYAK OpenTable
- In this role you will be working closely with internal and external stakeholders and ensure accurate and timely payments to our vendors and employee expense reimbursements
- You will also review travel and expense claims and act as the face of the Global AP team to explain the T&E policy and how to use the T&E reimbursement system to users across the business
- You will support Sr. Manager to drive global AP process improvements that promote efficiency and scalability
- Responsible for accurate and timely processing of vendor invoice
- Provide excellent, timely customer service to our vendors and other stakeholders
- Timely review and approval of expense reports against our T&E policy and SLA’s
- Proactively handle the accounts payable email inbox and respond to inquiries promptly and professionally in line with SLA’s
- Review vendor agreements and vendor accounts to ensure compliance with payments, advise Business on vendor and contract queries
- Support the preparation of various Accounts Payable reports: AP Metrics, expense audits, AP statistics and expense categorization reviews
- Review AP Miscellaneous accounts on a weekly basis to ensure postings are up to date
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures related to Accounts Payable
- Support month end close activities related to Accounts Payable
- Supervise Accounts Payable aging reports and ensure timely payment of outstanding invoices
- Support Sr. Manager and Global AP process improvement by answering system and AP process related questions and assisting with project specific tasks
Application process
- Start: Immediately
Our take
OpenTable was one of the earliest innovators in the online reservation space, setting up shop in 1998 as a tool to enable restaurants to take bookings online. Rather than charging consumers for the service, OpenTable generates revenue via a monthly subscription and reservation fee from businesses.
Today, the platform is used by tens of thousands of restaurants around the world and seats over 1 billion diners per year. The company was acquired by Booking Holdings – the world's largest travel company – for $2.6 billion in 2014, and remains a subsidiary of the group to this day.
OpenTable is the dominant player in the restaurant reservation software category, with an impressive 45% market share, but does face increasing competition from platforms like Resy, Tock, TableAgent, and many more. Nonetheless, this market leader has garnered an impressive reputation, and there is nothing to say it won't hold on to the dominance it has earned into the future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2000
$36m
SERIES C
Jan 2000
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $48.2m
Company benefits
- Work from (almost) anywhere - wherever you do your best work
- Mental health and well-being - company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth, company-paid subscription to HeadSpace, and company-wide weeks off a year so the whole team can recharge
- Generous parental leave
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Enriched learning and development opportunities - leadership development & access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Debby Soo
(CEO, not founder)After graduating from Stanford with a liberal arts major, Debby started their career in investment banking. Thereafter they worked in Google’s Strategic Partnerships Group and then spent a decade at KAYAK, eventually becoming CCO.
People progressing
Joined as a Project Coordinator. Promoted to Lead Project Coordinator after 2 years. Then promoted again to Project Coordinator Manager after 2 years. Now is Director of Global Sales & Services.
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