Accounts Payable

Food People Restaurant Group; Columbia (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation / sick / PTO

Meal benefit

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Food People Restaurant Group in Columbia, SC is seeking an organized accounting professional to support the accounts payable and month-end close processes. You will process invoices, reconcile statements, manage vendor relationships, and keep documentation orderly.

Join a collaborative team that values flexibility, growth, and a fun workplace. You’ll thrive if you’re reliable, deadline-driven, and enjoy solving problems with a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Think critically and enjoy solving problems.
• Be reliable and hold yourself accountable.
• Stay organized and manage your time well.
• Bring a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Love working with a team (no lone wolves).
• Appreciate flexibility and give it in return.
• Don’t need micromanagement; deadline-driven.
• Can laugh with us.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices accurately and on time (you keep things moving).
• Managing vendor relationships and fielding questions.
• Reconciling statements and resolving discrepancies.
• Keeping approvals and documentation organized.
• Assisting with month-end close.
• Bringing structure and clarity to the day-to-day.

Skills

Critical thinking

Accountability

Organization

Proactive mindset

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Deadline-driven

Sense of humor

Job description

At Food People Restaurant Group, we believe great restaurants start with great people. Our culture is strong, the hospitality industry is never boring (literally never), and the accounting team? Fun, sharp, and genuinely supportive.

A Little About Us

We talk a lot about our company because we actually love it here. The flexibility, the growth, the people it's real. This is a place where you can grow professionally and personally, and where life outside of work is respected.

What You'll Be Doing

• Processing invoices accurately and on time (you keep things moving)
• Managing vendor relationships and fielding questions
• Reconciling statements and resolving discrepancies
• Keeping approvals and documentation organized
• Assisting with month-end close
• Bringing structure and clarity to the day-to-day

Who You Are You don't just look good on paper, you live our core values: Hospitality. Integrity. Teamwork.

You'll thrive here if you:

• Think critically and enjoy solving problems
• Are reliable and hold yourself accountable
• Stay organized and manage your time well
• Bring a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Like working with a team (no lone wolves here)
• Appreciate flexibility and give it in return
• Don't need to be micromanaged, because you're deadline-driven
• Can laugh with us (bonus points: we think we're pretty funny)

And most importantly: when one person is "in the weeds," we all jump in.

Why You'll Love It Here

• A collaborative, inclusive team that actually supports each other
• A leader who invests in your growth
• Flexibility, including remote workdays
• Grace when mistakes happen (because they do and that's okay)
• A positive, no-jerks-allowed culture
• A brand you'll be proud to represent

Benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Health, dental & vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid vacation / sick / PTO
• Meal benefit (yes for your family too)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement

We won't promise a corner office and a six-figure salary on day one. But we will promise a place where you're respected, challenged, supported, and appreciated.

Come be part of something that's equal parts hardworking, high-performing, and genuinely fun.

This is an on-site position based in Columbia, SC. Applicants must reside in the Columbia area or be able to commute to Columbia, SC on a daily basis.