➤ Coming aboard as a Sr. Accountant before advancing to Asst. Controller in 05/2019, which was quickly followed by a further promotion to Controller in 09/2019, overseeing all accounting functions and financial data.➤ Began to transition from 15 entities down to 1, working closely with CPAs and Attorneys, and then strategically reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic, efficiently closing the shop down on 03/15/2020, weeks before the 04/01/2020 projection.➤ Proactively taking the lead on applying for and receiving PPP loans, managing the complex project throughout the process, while continuing to serve as the leading voice of the company's well-being.➤ Developing the most efficient, effective working plans of action to maximize returns on financial assets, working in close collaboration with Department Heads and the Executive team to align on financial systems, processes, and goals.➤ Successfully transitioning the company from Aloha POS to Toast POS, as well as from Microsoft GP to Restaurant 365, while also establishing and maintaining systems and controls that verify integrity of systems, enhancing company value.➤ Conducting daily tracking of employee tips, hours, spread of hours, meals, and sick pay, as well as composing and distributing weekly payroll for tipped and non-tipped, hourly, and salary employees.➤ Reviewing and tracking leases for all restaurant locations, ensuring timely renewal negotiations and other obligations.➤ Ensuring accurate, timely dissemination of financial management reports including internal/external monthly financial statements, annual budgets, and audits, while complying with local, State, and Federal Government requirements.

➤ Successfully handled corporate accounting responsibilities and produced, maintained, and reviewed financial statements, ensuring the company's primary accounting records were accurate and balanced.➤ Played a key role in the period and year-end close process, which included balance sheet account reconciliations across cash, prepaid expenses, other assets, intangibles accruals, and deferred rents, while also researching issues.➤ Provided full charge bookkeeping for many clients, including sales journal entries and credit card accruals, as well as managed Accounts Payable and Receivable for clients, in addition to quarterly tax preparation.➤ Completed a variety of procedures including accruals and prepaids, including facilitating and reviewing weekly A/P runs to ensure accuracy, while supervising Staff Accountants, and providing new hire training along with coaching.

➤ Served as the client advocate, representing and driving client opportunities within the company, while cultivating relationships within accounts to expand the company's footprint and overall revenue.➤ Worked directly with clients regarding Accounting and Bookkeeping, including assessing their needs and streamlining processes to create better efficiencies, as well as set-up and provided QuickBooks training, mentoring, and tech support.➤ Effectively supported client-employee Bookkeepers with journal entries, remaining available to answer and discuss any questions related to Washington State or city tax issues, while aiding in record keeping clean up and client book reviews.➤ Carried out property management duties for key clients with 15+ properties throughout the US, including preparing Personal Property Affidavits, as well as served as a member of the Hospitality Niche.➤ Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements along with multi-state business and payroll tax returns, as well as worked directly with management in preparation of individual, partnership, s-corp, c-corp, and trust tax returns.➤ Successfully led the process to set up the Firm to file electronic information returns directly to the IRS, while working on several forensic accounting cases and training clients to carry out essential Accounting functions for their businesses.

➤ Worked directly with the CFO and President, guiding and influencing long-term and strategic decision-making within the broadest scope, while driving impactful process improvement and policy development initiatives.➤ Conducted benchmarking and prepared a monthly KPI reporting package which included both financial reports and illustrative trend reports for members of the company steering committee and all General Managers.➤ Proactively provided creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance, leading in part to receiving the Aegis Living Employee of the Quarter Award in April 2014.➤ Efficiently planned then prepared annual bank summit meeting materials for the CFO and VP of Finance, including financial reports, trend analysis, and progress reports, while taking into account company goals and financial standing.➤ Strategically coordinated both “Aegis Academy” as well as “Aegis Development Academy”, which involved developing all training materials and coordination with vendors, managers, and employees from California and Washington.

Tax Associate – Clothier & Head, P.S. (Now Peterson Sullivan, LLP) – 2012 to 2013Consultant, Accounts Payable/Receivable – InjuryFree, Inc. (Same Owner as Renaissance Physical Therapy) – 2011Administrative Asst. – Philips Ultrasound, Inc. – 2008 to 2009Executive Asst. – InjuryFree, Inc. (Same Owner as Renaissance Physical Therapy) – 2003 to 2007Paralegal – The Blair Firm, P.S. – 2001 to 2003Administrative Asst. – Renaissance Physical Therapy N.W., P.S. (Same Owner as InjuryFree, Inc.) – 1997 to 2001