Welcome to the Bright Side® at La Quinta Inns & Suites.

Who is La Quinta?
We help brighten the day of our busy, practical, hardworking travelers and help them take care of their business or leisure travel needs. We provide the best hotel rooms, warmest hotel atmosphere and most courteous service in our market segment at every hotel, every night.

• Fastest growing limited-service hotels in the North America
• Operate and provide franchise services with over 65,000 rooms in over 700 properties
• Locations in 46 states plus Canada and Mexico under the names La Quinta Inns and La Quinta Inns & Suites
• Based out of Dallas, Texas, over 9,000 employees nationwide work on the Bright Side

Our Goal, it's easy
We want for every guest to wake up on the bright side while staying at our hotel. We offer clean and comfortable guest rooms with a dose of advertising humor to help our guest feel optimistic and happy no matter what the day holds. A great portion of this comes directly from our employees attitudes. And as if that wasn't enough, we offer our guest free Bright Side™ breakfast, free hi-speed Internet while they stay with us and comfy beds. Many of our properties include pools and well equipped work-out facilities.

What sets us apart?
Every team member plays a vital role in the success of our family and growth. We are not a conglomerate of hotels brands that make decision on panel of "experts". We make an effort to know all our employees and help them grow through our training program. While we may be one of the largest owner-operators of hotels in North America, we are a family first.

Our Philosophy
At La Quinta, we have a culture by which we are never satisfied. It doesn't matter how well we have done something in the past or how well we may do it today, our goal is to continually improve. Our operating philosophy is very simple:

• Take care of our employees
• Take care of our guests
• Keep the hotels spotlessly clean and well maintained

Everything we do at La Quinta truly revolves around our people, our product and our service.

Benefits
We work just as hard to create a work environment that's equally inviting and with many benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
  
• Vision coverage
  
• Disability
  
• Paid vacation
  
• Discounted hotel stay at all of our locations
  
• Flex Spending account plans
  
• 401K
  

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for coordinating the proper and accurate accounting of the franchisees' payments and related receivable accounts.  This includes general ledger postings of payments, and documentation of procedures.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Maintains the integrity and accuracy of the accounting systems by ensuring consistency and timeliness of all reporting activities.
* Receives all payments from LQ franchisees.
* Codes and sends checks to the applicable lockbox account and performs daily retrieval of the lockbox files containing cash or affiliation fees.
* Uploading the lockbox/wire information into PeopleSoft on a daily basis and posting accounts receivable payments against outstanding balances.
* Prepares daily general ledger journal entries.
* Sorts and files documents after processing.
* Assists with the monthly close process.
* Assists in research and resolutions for Franchise Operations and Accounting issues.
* Provides required documentation for external financial audits.
* Performs miscellaneous tasks and special projects as assigned.
* Addresses issues and responds timely to customers.

 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

MINIMUM EDUCATION:
* Associates Degree preferred (Can be substituted with High School Diploma and related work experience.)

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
* 2 to 3 years.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
* Intermediate Word & Excel, PeopleSoft, NiteVision or equivalent PMS software and Cognos and internet

MINIMUM SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
* Involves no responsibility or authority for the direction of others.
* Decisions/impact is normally limited to this position.
* Clear and concise written and verbal communication.
* Demonstrates positive attitude and promotes a respectful workplace. 
* Work consists of routine tasks, processes, or operations.  The incumbent selects and applies several clearly prescribed, standard policies and procedures requiring little interpretation. 
* Makes routine decisions; work may occasionally involve non-standard assignments; however, the methodology is normally prescribed in detail by the immediate supervisor.  There is limited opportunity for independent judgment.
* Responds to and handles unfamiliar situations with direct supervisory guidance.
* Has knowledge of office or operational procedures.  Performs basic typing/word-processing, bookkeeping, checking of charts or records and posting of information to a database/spreadsheet, following instructions.
* Work tasks follow the same order and require little interpretation.
* Ideas contributed affect primarily this job.
* Requires regular contact within the department and regular contact with other departments.
* Requires regular contact with customers, outside agencies and the general public, supplying or seeking information on non-specialized matters.

 

PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

 
* Working conditions of the position are a normal office situation.
* May work alone or closely with others.
* Work is completed sitting at a desk or table with intermittently standing and stooping.
* May be required to do light lifting or carrying.
* Capable of working in a fast paced environment and in stressful situations.
* Must respond to multiple task interruptions and still provide service to internal and external customers in a professional and courteous manner.
* Prioritize and manage work and time effectively.
* Requires good hearing.
* Requires good near or distant vision.

 

 

Zita Perez
Housekeeping Supervisor - Plano West
4 years & 11/mo on the job

"It's nice working for a company that you can feel proud about.  The hotels are nice and I enjoy working with the people."

Olga Harrison
Front Desk Service Representative - Plano West
6 years on the job

"I really enjoy my job - it's never boring at La Quinta."

Thalia Escalante
Front Desk Service Representative - Plano West
6 months on the job

"At La Quinta, management really cares about you - personally and professionally."
"La Quinta does a great job of training its employees. It's part of the reason I look forward to going to work."

Jaime Nicks
General Manager - Valdosta, VA
2 years & 8 mo w/ La Quinta

"La Quinta does an astounding job at bridging the gap between corporate executives and property level employees - other La Quinta team members are a simple call or email away when needed."