Klarent Hospitality is the market leader in hotel investment and management. It currently manages a portfolio of 27 hotels in the UK and Ireland, trading under prestigious, international brands such as Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton, Mercure and Ibis Styles.

Rebranded in 2021, Klarent’s predecessor Amaris Hospitality was created under LoneStar ownership in 2015. In the last eight years, the Klarent team has developed a proven track record in delivering operational excellence, exceptional customer experiences and superior service and shareholder returns through people development, active operational management and smart capital investment.

The business currently has circa 3,000 employees and a hotel portfolio covering Scotland, England and Ireland. Klarent Hospitality is owned by Henderson Park Capital Partners, a private equity real estate firm headquartered in London that has clocked up over $13bn in real estate investment deals since 2019.

As a market-leading hotel company and franchise partner of International and Global Brands, Klarent is passionate about delivering exceptional service, following its core values:

• Its Vision is to drive forward passion and excite the world of hospitality
• Its Purpose is centred on delivering exceptional customer experiences, nurturing talent and smart investment
• Its Goal is to drive superior revenue performance and growth for their owners
• Its People have established themselves as an exciting and attractive employer in the UK and Ireland hospitality markets

Klarent is extremely proud of its talented and passionate team and is committed to fostering a culture that develops its people's skills, as well as recognising and rewarding high performance, commitment and engagement.

The Klarent portfolio of 12 Hilton hotels is owned by Henderson Park Fund II, which comprises 11 in the UK and 1 in Ireland. The UK franchise is the largest Hilton Franchise in the UK. Klarent also manages 15 Mercure hotels on behalf of LRC Real Estate (London) and Aroundtown SA (Frankfurt). The scale of assets under management is in the region of £1bn. Klarent is performing very well and has a significant pipeline of deals with exciting and ambitious growth plans for the future.

Key Activities and Responsibilities:

• Verify and investigate any discrepancies in the daily upload of PW invoices into Microsoft Nav, ensuring accuracy
• Process non-PO invoices and staff expenses in Microsoft Nav
• Verify and investigate discrepancies in vendor records and ledgers, maintaining accuracy
• Create AP payment proposal files and accurately upload them to the bank
• Upload one-off urgent payments, process salary deductions, handle Irish payroll and manage VAT payments
• Allocate payments to corresponding invoices
• Maintain sufficient funding in payment accounts
• Send remittances to suppliers
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Address queries related to accounts payable

Experience:

• Work experience in accounts payable
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
• Data entry skills
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Excel
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to detail with large volumes of data / invoices
• High understanding of the end-to-end process of AP

Characteristics and Behaviours:

• High levels of drive and personal commitment to achieving success
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high-volume environment
• Ability to be capable of dealing with multiple deadlines

Salary: An attractive salary of up to circa £35,000 dependent on experience.

Benefits: Pension, discounted hotel stays, additional holiday entitlement and free use of leisure facilities and car parking at certain hotels.

 Please contact Ally Deas at Rutherford Cross for more information - [email protected].