• Assisted in closing the Terminated hotel from management, prepared journal entries in support of the monthly financial closing process. Was responsible for paying the closed hotel’s taxes, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable.• Supported AR billing team with processing property billings.• Review and process hotel management and incentive fees per hotel management agreements.• Supported and processed the month-end and quarterly close and reporting processes.• Ensured proper accounting treatment of transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). • Identified issues to responsible parties as they arise.• Provided accounting support to centralized departments.• Supported the property level Directors of Finance, Regional Directors of Finance and Operations teams.• Supported the monthly financial close process. Duties included recording revenues and expenses to managed portfolio hotels general ledgers as well as our corporate general ledgers.• Reconciled, reviewed, and maintained balance sheet account reconciliations. Responsible for reviewing some of the accounting staffs account reconciliations.• Ensured department’s intercompany reconciliations are in balance each month.• Provided support during internal and external audits• Reviewed hotel management and incentive fees per hotel management agreements.• Prepared annual department tax packages.• Identified opportunities to streamline accounting data and processed and worked cross functionally to design and implemented changes.• Assisted in financial analysis requests and ensured the internal controls are in conformity with the standard operating procedures.• Audited P-Cards for Managed Hotels.

• Acted as Director of Finance in the absence of the Director of Finance for 12 months. • Performed all the duties as the Assistant Director of Finance and added additional duties including preparing and paying the taxes online, paying all vendors, submitting the 1099 every year, and the 8029 for the Food and Beverage departments.• Managed accounts receivable department: ensured billings are done daily and accurately, following AR collecting guidelines to ensure AR is consistently zero over 60 days. • Effectively managed and communicated cash flow related issues. preparation of cash flow statements, management of receivables, payables, cash balances, control mechanisms and timely deposits of all funds.• Monitored hotel revenues and performed analysis to develop the hotel strategies to optimize revenues.• Ensured hotels' compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes. Provide assistance to management in enforcing compliance on all these items.• Established and continually audited all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, hotel assets, master keys, payroll, and employee records.• Continually focused on training and development programs for the Accounting associates to cultivate the "brightest" and "best" talent within the industry.• Hired, trained, supervised and developed staff, including coaching, counseling and discipline.• Assisted in preparation all financial reports in accordance with hotel's requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines, i.e., Weekly: A/R & A/P Aging Flash Reports Payroll Reports Revenue Updates Monthly: Financial Statements Forecasting Key Statistics Report Cash Flow Annual: Budgets 5-Year Plans 5-Year Capital Plans