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Washington, DC, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Direct financial support for Philadelphia portfolio; 1 Full Service Hotel and 1 Forbes Five Star Luxury hotel.
• Partner with hotel leaders to plan and execute profitability strategies to meet budget goals.
• Review revenue strategies with revenue and sales teams to ensure portfolio is achieving market share.
• Analyze KPIs and implement strategic planning to improve areas of opportunities.
• Present forecast updates and financial performance to key stakeholders.
• Audit balance sheet to ensure accuracy and balances are supported with appropriate backup.

Cape Coral, FL, US

• Executive member for $30 million resort operations, consisting of 308 rooms, 25k sqft meeting space, 3 F&B outlets.
• Provide team leadership and development for 33 resort managers and accounting department consisting of 1 Accounting Manager and 2 General Accountants.
• Collaborated with revenue management to increase ADR by 27% in 2022, with focus on pricing for profit to offset increasing inflation rate.
• Guided F&B leaders to ensure outlets are aligning menu pricing to maintain budgeted costs and GOP margins.
• Prepared 2023 operational budget plan by analyzing data of financial results, market trends and collaborating with other senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly.

Cape Coral, FL, US

• Manage daily financials in accordance with GAAP, for $23 million resort operations, consisting of 308 rooms, 25k sqft meeting space, 3 F&B outlets.
• Partnered with senior leaders to prepare yearly operational budget plan.
• Conduct monthly forecasting by analyzing data and market trends.
• Prepare and review cash flow report with senior leadership on monthly basis.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements with shareholders.
• Strategize with revenue management to increase total revenue by $6m YTD in 2021.

Marco, FL, US

• Managed daily financials for $200 million resort operation, consisting of 806 rooms, 140k sqft meeting space, 12 F&B outlets, 4 retail outlets, 2 golf courses and spa.
• Partnered with Director of Finance in assisting department leaders with monthly forecasting.
• Prepare and report monthly and quarterly financial results to senior leadership.
• Strategize with department leaders to achieve labor savings equating to $2.7 million.
• Manage daily responsibilities for 10 General Accountants, ensuring department goals are met.

 Manage daily financial operations for $43M operation consisting of 600 guestrooms and three F&B outlets. Perform monthly critique meetings to review prior month’s financial statement with Senior Leadership. Conducted financial trainings to department leaders for understanding and expectations to meet financial goals. Strategized with department.

• Introduce and develop department new hires to company’s culture and SOPs.
• Implement department training activities to ensure company knowledge is maintained to company standards.
• Train and develop department new hires and transfers in general cashiering, accounts payable/receivable and journal entry procedures.
• Prepare and upload daily forecast entries for DFA, so that revenues are reflected on gross revenue report.
• Review and research point of sales’ out of balance journals and then journalize correcting entries to ensure proper and accurate reporting of revenues.
• Analyze and reconcile balance sheet consisting of 100+ accounts for two properties.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Conduct billing for 30 wholesalers and contracted parties on monthly basis.
• Effectively manage the billing relationship between corporate collection services and customers to ensure invoices are paid in timely manner.
• Provide excellent customer service to transient billing inquiries to ensure full customer satisfaction.
• Reconciliation of brand loyalty rewards reimbursement for 4,200 Marriott Rewards room night stays per year.
• Audit inventories for four F&B outlets on monthly basis to confirm inventories are accurately recorded at month end.
• Conduct financial integrity audits on a quarterly basis with operational leaders to verify compliance with brand standards and procedures.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Customer Service Representation at a front of the house position
• Closing End of Day for Property Management System, Micros, NGS, CI/TY, Credit Card Transmission,
• Created and circulated Night Audit reports for property management review and analysis
• Supervised 3rd shift team to ensure seamless hotel operation and execution