Hospitality Management

Develop and execute preopening budgets and strategies for new propertiesAssist in selection process of executive management team for hotel and food & beverage openingsOversee general manager and department heads through preopening phaseGuide general managers to ensure the hotels and food and beverage operations ran efficientlyFunction as an operations resource to ensure established goals are achievedRepresent brand at national and international conventions for youth and student travel marketAct as liaison between properties, owners, and investorsPrepare annual budget, forecasts, and cash projectionsEnsure timely preparation of financial reports Overseeing and assisting in hotels annual audit processAssist in weekly marketing and revenue strategy meetings

Manage the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Accounting/Finance DepartmentImplement and improve expense controls to safeguard assets in excess of $20MIssue timely and complete financial statements Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filingsProvide leadership implementation role on behalf of Finance and HR to all departments Assure financial plans are consistent with organizational goals

Manage the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Accounting/Finance DepartmentIssue and analyze financial statementsPreparation of budget and cash flow forecastsAnalyze financial performance to present to investorsComply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filingsOversee weekly payroll of 130 employeesAssure financial plans are consistent with organizational goals

• Created daily accounting reports • Executed payroll of 110 employees• Assisted Controller with profit and loss statement analysis • Coded, processed and posted invoices on Dataplus • Maintained control over accounts payable/accounts receivable• Reconciled daily cash and tips of up to $30,000 • Balanced books, investigated and analyzed data to match payments and charges, transferred funds electronically and batched out daily• Assisted Human Resource department with employee verification

Created and maintained web pages for several departments at the UniversityDesigned brochures, flyers, and newslettersAssisted with hiring process of new employees Trained new faculty members and student workersCollected and analyzed statistical data