At Hyatt, There’s a Home for Every Stage of your Career

At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleagues become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the world's best and fastest-growing hospitality brands. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands, and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities for our colleagues.

As we continue to grow, we never lose sight of what’s most important: People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences, and jobs into careers.

Your Role

For the Hyatt Regional Office in Zurich, we are looking for an Accounting Specialist to join our growing team. You will be primarily responsible for AP and AR processing for several of Hyatt's European and Middle Eastern-based legal entities, which are subsidiaries of a US parent corporation. You will also provide colleague support across our regional offices and be involved in various accounting activities related to the commercial services team.

Your Responsibilities 

Accounts Receivable

• You will assist in monthly fee calculation and billing to the hotels and are responsible for the entire billback process and follow-up on outstanding accounts receivables (AR) balances on a monthly basis. You will process withhold tax documentation and post related entries as well as submit Service Now tickets for creating new AR customer numbers or site numbers in Oracle.

Accounts Payable

• You will be responsible for the invoice coding and submission for processing and approval in Markview as well as for submitting Service Now tickets for setting up new vendors in Oracle. You will assist in responding to inquiries for travel expense submissions (iExpense) from regional office colleagues and the GenPact team in India.

Bank

• You will update bank transaction files on a daily basis and prepare cash entries for closings, AR cash application (applying payments to the corresponding customer and invoices in Oracle) and are responsible for the payment runs.

Other

• You will manage the relationship with the credit card provider, including coordinating new credit card requests, limit increases and terminating credit cards upon request. You will file accounting documents electronically (invoices, bank statements, tax reports, etc.) and are responsible for correspondence (sending, collecting & distributing mail for the Finance department). You will also assist with a number of other processes and projects maintained at the Regional Office upon request.

Your Experience, Qualifications & Competencies 

• Degree in accounting, finance or business administration
• 1-3 years of experience in accounting 
• Strong computer skills, particularly in the use of various financial systems (Oracle and Blackline desirable, Excel a must)
• Fluent English verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail with a desire to achieve results
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• A positive 'can-do' attitude and flexible approach 
• Team player with a willingness to work independently 
• Excellent communication skills to develop close communications and relationships with colleagues in regional offices, hotels, and other external business partners
• Ability to work on off days and/or on public holidays, when required (example: if a closing period falls on a public holiday)

At Hyatt, we open doors, we welcome you and we care. With that we offer a great range of benefits, including:

• 12 complimentary nights (per year) in other Hyatt properties around the world as well as colleague rates and discounts
• Long term career growth opportunities and a great focus on trainings & development
• Hybrid Working/Homeoffice
• And a company that truly cares

Discover what’s next. We look forward to hearing and learning from you