PCH Hotels and Resorts Accounting Manager/Dream Weaver Opelika, AL 2021-2024Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa Accounting Manager• Lead and developed my team in all accounting processes to ensure honest and trusted reporting• General Cashier for the hotel maintaining hotel safe and providing change for front desk & outlets• Counting cash safe drops, preparing cash deposits for bank, tracking all shortages/overages• Asset protection by ensuring hotel wide process compliance for annual internal process audit• Special metrics tracking projects as assigned by General Manager and Director of Finance• Daily income journal preparation

Dual role as Property Accounting Manager and Valley Hospitality Corporate Accountant• ACCOUNTING MANAGER for DoubleTree by Hilton - Communication with guests to resolve billing issues - Billing and collections for all direct bill accounts, posting of cash receipts - Research state government resources to ensure tax compliance - Weekly audit of safes and cash drawers for hotel and restaurant• Accounting Manager for Columbus Marriott - Maintain monthly income journal utilizing daily night audit reports - Develop new procedures for front desk team to accurately report revenue and tax - Manager On Duty for the hotel and restaurant on the weekend every six weeks - Manage front desk staff during recruitment of Front Desk Manager - Refine charge codes and market codes in FSPMS - Extensive auditing and reconciliation of accounts• Accountant for Valley Hospitality Corporate Office - Utilize Sage ERP to process accounting for all properties - Process accounts payable for 12 properties owned by Valley Hospitality - Write standard operating payment handling procedures for all properties - Train hotel general managers on invoice coding and corporate paperwork - Audit and reconcile general ledger accounts

• Process vendor invoices and payments, reconcile billing disputes• Accounts Receivable invoicing, cash receipts, statements, collections• Field wholesale customer phone calls and process orders• Build Excel spreadsheets to expedite monthly inventory and improve financial accuracy

• Developed corporate wide tests for trainees. Excellence in customer service, product knowledge, multitasking, and time management skills

• Excellence in customer service, product knowledge, multitasking, and time management skills• Green Team: Reduce environmental footprint through evaluation of energy conservation• Safety Team: minimize corporate loss, evaluation of potential safety hazards

• Job performance led to promotion from Accounting Assistant to Assistant Controller in one year• IT support in transitioning company into a paperless, networked environment• Financial reporting including sales tax returns, payroll taxes, union fringe benefits• Production and implementation of procedure manuals

• Accounts payable and payroll processing• Project support to the Director of Planning• PC hardware/software installation and support

• Preparation and auditing of accounting records• Invoicing in domestic and foreign currencies for central office and European subsidiary• Setup and operation of accounting software for European Subsidiary