Accounts Payable Specialist — Team-Driven & Growth-Focused

Food People Restaurant Group; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Meal benefit

Employee Assistance Program

Competitive pay

Job summary

Food People Restaurant Group is seeking an organized accounting professional to process invoices, manage vendor relationships, and support month-end close. This role offers a collaborative environment in a hospitality-focused company that values integrity, teamwork, and flexibility.

You will thrive if you enjoy problem solving, keeping timely approvals, and bringing order to day-to-day operations while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• 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).
• Hospitality, Integrity, Teamwork are core values of the company.

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

Problem solving

Reliability

Accountability

Organization

Time management

Proactive mindset

Teamwork

Flexibility

Deadline-driven

Humor/team culture

Job description

Food People Restaurant Group is seeking an organized accounting professional to process invoices, manage vendor relationships, and support month-end close. This role offers a collaborative environment in a hospitality-focused company that values integrity, teamwork, and flexibility.

You will thrive if you enjoy problem solving, keeping timely approvals, and bringing order to day-to-day operations while meeting deadlines.