Brandon King Email & Phone Number

Lexington, Ky, Us

Nicholasville, Ky, Us

As CFO I provide mentoring leadership for the finance, procurement, purchasing, warehouse, inventory, RMA materials processing, and billing teams. Coordinating timely and accurate AP and AR is maintained, vendor and customer relationships fostered, and operations are GAAP compliant. Monitor and process company benefits, vacation, PTO, and payroll. Coordination between my fellow department heads, we strive for improved communication, collaboration, profitability, and efficiency. I am honored to serve as part of the company leadership, offering financial reporting, analysis, and guidance to lead the company through further growth and expansion. Integrated Security Solutions (dba: ISS-KY) is a family-owned company in Nicholasville, Kentucky specializing in designing, installing and supporting security solutions comprising closed circuit (CCTV), access control, and monitoring. We build relationships - sales is a byproduct. A company with a strong sense of civic responsibility, superior industry knowledge and training, and excellence in customer satisfaction we have grown business partners across Kentucky and nationwide. ISS specializes in markets such as K-12 school districts, university environments, manufacturing, healthcare, corporate and mid-size businesses throughout Kentucky. We also conduct large scale ongoing projects nationally with large discount retailers, convenience store chains, and auto parts retailers, to name a few industries. Strive to help businesses retain their profits, reduce shrink (theft), and address liability concerns. Our in-house approach from sales to customer service, specialized technical support to research and development, has helped us grow and resonates with our loyal and growing customer base. An expanding diverse portfolio of partners, clients, and customers have engaged ISS-KY as trusted advisors.Company website: http://iss-ky.com

Versailles, Ky, Us

Through contract direct support to the VP of Philanthropy and broader 16-college network as accounting support. Operational manuals and desk procedures compiled, between systems and software platforms. Financial statements and analysis generated monthly, quarterly, and fiscal year closure. Serving within the institutional advancement, philanthropy, and foundations divisions. As the liaison to the KCTCS Foundation, the team and I maintained recording and classing grants, gifts, pledges, payroll deductions, and gifts-in-kind to the many foundations and endowments within our responsibility. Working closely with the larger Development Division, Office of the President, and Legal Counsel within the system office as well as each team through each network college. Providing stability and maintain daily needs of the division during the essential time of retiring staff and on-boarding of the new VP of Philanthropy.Daily help desk resource for all college advancement staff on issues related to recording, receiving, and receipting all gifts and pledges and aid with the identifying of data entry errors, making recommendations on corrections, and adjusting records to ensure accuracy system-wide.

Position eliminated as a result of business being sold at the start of an economic recession. This period of time known especially for the global health crisis with COVID-19. Devastating global economic damage in most sectors, including technology, education, healthcare, domestic and international manufacturing, tourism, and hospitality among others. During this prolonged period, many businesses enacted sweeping layoffs, reduced hours, enacted hiring freezes, or went out of business outright. Freelance work as gap-fill completed during this time. Freelance work was conducted during this time, but not traditional, direct hire work.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Initially joining the team within operations as food and beverage manager, rotating also as ‘manager on duty’ responsible for the entire 230-suite hotel-wide. Daily management and operations, involving training, scheduling, guest satisfaction, and operations of the Paddock Grille and Bar and other departments. Leading by example and hands-on leadership we attained marked improvement in department customer feedback YOY, and brought the hotel within the top 11 percent of the brand for the close of 2014, within top 5 percent for 2015, as measured via Hilton guest surveys. Possessing much prior business experience and having accounting experience and a degree further advancement sought and in time the accounting management post became available."I am pleased to announce that Brandon King is being promoted... Brandon’s background, tremendous work ethic, and guest satisfaction orientation has prepared him well for success in this critical position... Please join me in congratulating Brandon and wishing him continued success." - David Smith - GM (Personnel announcement)Accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, journal entries, account reconciliation, variance analysis, trial balance, finance, cash management, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), general ledger, spread book, profit and loss statement generation, ordering and purchasing, front office auditing, training, coaching, mentoring staff and interns, hotel ambassador. Ranked number one out of seventy-one city hotels on TripAdvisor 2015 and 2016, number two in 2017. During the transition to Atrium holdings in 2020 our team successfully completed many challenges: a financial business evaluation, an acquisition sale, company restructure, and then final department liquidation once successfully completed. Beyond ownership changes in operation and structure to the business the global COVID crisis greatly affected market conditions within hospitality and travel.

Orlando, Florida, Us

Field accounting lead. Transference of business data from prior systems to new including AR, ensured smooth transition with local and brand AP, and other business data via trial balance, ledger, and other financial assets. Service provided to franchise clients all across the North American territory as a contractor as part of Wyndham's 'new property opening' team as well as the 'WynGuest PMS' installation and training division.A three faceted position; IT (software and hardware), financial, and leadership (training and support). As a field engineer, I conducted seminar and workshop-style instruction for business owners, management, and line-level employees. Ensured data migration from varying Windows, DOS, and Linux platforms, then aided with the transference of data to the new platform with the removal of existing and installation of new hardware. Providing follow up support for each project, curtailed for a different franchise client with specific needs to provide a customized business solution. In an effort to improve productivity and answer demand for a lower-cost model, in 2010 I was approached to research, test, and develop a hybrid solution. Since 2010 this highly successful remote model has been enhanced and expanded, with actualized financial net savings on average of 30% per client project. This model continues as an ongoing project option, so many years later, for Wyndham franchise clients.Seeking a leveler work-life balance I transitioned back to the Lexington market.

General Manager experience gained with this 'select service', 60-room property. Although understood to be a temporary post I leaped at the opportunity to have a different level of experience and growth with operations. Finance and business leadership. Day-to-day operations hands-on experience gained with support of a regional director of operations and brand support. Excellence in customer service, leadership, and smart capital improvements executed. Choice Hotels quality assessment audit, pass. Training, coaching, and counseling all three labor departments (housekeeping, maintenance, and front office). Oversaw and budgeted payroll, sales, direct billing, and local marketing. Aggressive comp-set analysis gained ADR / RevPAR; and increased overall revenue for this prior weak earning property in preparation for the owner’s family and future full-time manager. The hotel has since converted to a Baymont Inn.

300-room full-service hotel experience gained. Manager on duty for different departments gained me the desired experience in all operations areas including: front office, housekeeping, security, maintenance, food and beverage via bar, banquets, and restaurant. The hotel has since converted to a Clarion Inn and Conference Center as well as a Sedona Taphouse, through ownership changes.

From night auditor to AGM once degree attained for this select-service IHG property. Operations experience gained as the evening business manager. Developed a relationship with the local chamber of commerce, Berea College, nearby tourist destinations and tour group companies. Increased sales and revenue by four percent through these channeled efforts. Learning all front office duties and gaining exposure to other areas of operation and developing a love for the hospitality service industry. Hotel changed from a Holiday Inn Express, believe changed ownership over the years, and has since reopened as a Choice branded property.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

In conjunction with prior volunteering, a paid position was attained. Educational activities and programs were planned and implemented in this middle management position which included supervising members and staff, as well as working in conjunction with the Executive and Unit Directors, parents, and regional school officials. Enrollment increased with the ‘Power Hour’ children’s program designed and implemented within the club. This club location has since had funding problems and has sadly closed.

Berea, Ky, Us

Earning a position as a student at prestigious Berea College I successfully petitioned for the student-labor department transfer from crafts to that of the Alumni Development division. Working with a team of fellow work-study students and full-time university employees such duties as alumni, donation, and gifts correspondences maintained. Berea College student labor award for excellence and dedication was achieved, but one per division is awarded by the university annually.

Meriden, Nh, Us

Fostered a sense of pride in labor and sense of fair and good work ethic which has grown ever since. The late Anthony Bourdain phrased it well, saying, “service industry work develops the “soft skills” recruiters talk about on LinkedIn — discipline, promptness, the ability to absorb criticism, and most important, how to read people like a book…” Very true. Long-time position was part-time and spanned during my time as a student at the academy as well as during summers as a student then as summers home from college. During the summer breaks the boarding school leased out the campus to science functions with the Gordon Research Conferences.

Bachelor

Credits, Business Administration And Management, General

High Honors Graduate - High School, New England Private College Prepatory Boarding School (4 Years)

Elementary School (K - 8)