Matthew Whiting Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh

Columbus, Ohio

Provide direction and oversight for all management staffing of restaurants, involving 3 levels (shift manager, assistant manager and general manager (GM)), while engaging in various aspects of human resources. Oversee administrative aspects of business, including bookkeeping, cash flow analysis, P&L development and analysis, budgeting, sales forecasting, accounts payable, account receivable, payroll, and vendor relations. Manage administrative budget, including all HR functions and… Show more Provide direction and oversight for all management staffing of restaurants, involving 3 levels (shift manager, assistant manager and general manager (GM)), while engaging in various aspects of human resources. Oversee administrative aspects of business, including bookkeeping, cash flow analysis, P&L development and analysis, budgeting, sales forecasting, accounts payable, account receivable, payroll, and vendor relations. Manage administrative budget, including all HR functions and administrative items related to store operations.Influence organizational change through director of operations and district managers. Plan and lead GM meetings pertaining to new product launches, LTO, and procedural changes. Work one-on-one with shift level managers as well as crew members to conduct training sessions on job execution and company policies and procedures. Continually recruit new management talent via internal search campaigns, use of job posting websites, and text to apply services. Analyze data relating to HR issues such as turnover and hiring related P&L expenses. Provide small and large group training for GMs on all new company HR, product / promotion initiatives, and management development concepts. Ensure crew and management completion of e-learning courses to improve job knowledge and skills. Negotiate compensation for internal and external candidates with management. Show less

Managed administrative budget that included HR function. Negotiated compensation with pastors and support staff upon hire. Conducted one-on-one training sessions on duties and policies. Performed HR functions in QuickBooks, including payroll and accounts payable processing. Led project involving conversion of preschool to all-day schedule. Screened, interviewed, hired, onboarded, and trained 5 part-time teachers to handle increase in students and hours. Managed 2 direct reports accountable for… Show more Managed administrative budget that included HR function. Negotiated compensation with pastors and support staff upon hire. Conducted one-on-one training sessions on duties and policies. Performed HR functions in QuickBooks, including payroll and accounts payable processing. Led project involving conversion of preschool to all-day schedule. Screened, interviewed, hired, onboarded, and trained 5 part-time teachers to handle increase in students and hours. Managed 2 direct reports accountable for processing account payable, recording tithes and donations, answering phones, and scheduling pastoral staff appointments. Oversaw salary budget for entire church. Created and reviewed department budgets.* Streamlined process for recording tithes and donations, cutting weekly processing time by 67% (from 30 hours to 10 hours). Improved productivity by purchasing new hardware.* Credited with improving accounts payable and receivable processes by training staff on available underutilized tools and features of software, allowing reduction in payroll through elimination of 1 full-time position.* Reduced overall health care costs by strategically removing employee spouses from health care plan, negotiating pay increases for those negatively affected to offset change in coverage.* Initiated change in church bylaws to address potential liability. Worked with organization to draft new policy to protect church from litigation. Show less

West Virginia North

* Top sales associate in company with 176% of quota for year. Increased market sales 51% in year 1 by implementing new and innovative sales strategies and coaching / developing managers and associates adopted by entire company. Winner of 2011 Presidents Club Award for Top Sales Market. Developed multiple sales associates that have been promoted to store manager and higher.