Accounting Manager
Vintage Hotels
Guided startup of corporate accounting department for this hotel property management company. Provided business support and appropriate controls for financial, accounting and administrative operations. Recruited and trained personnel, instituted department policies/procedures and coordinated accounting system development. Oversaw financial statement preparation, budget process and daily cash flow. Reviewed and presented health and general insurance programs for approval. Filed quarterly 10-QSB and annual 10-KSB reports with the SEC. Balanced books for 6 legal entities and reconciled all intercompany entries/accounts. Directed accounting procedures to assure adequate controls, reporting and financial performance capabilities of three hotels. Scope of responsibility included payroll, billing, credit/collections, assets management, sales/use tax filings, bank statement reconciliation, cash flow, daily statistics, and month end closing. Instituted treasury processes with banking institutions that involved on-line access, transfer of funds, all bank reconciliations, credit card access, as well as merchant accounts. Developed Accounting Manual containing all company policies and procedures. Established Internal Audit program for several employers. Set up schedule and processes for findings and reports. Set up in-house payroll system that saved the company $10,000 per year. Filed all necessary tax related reports and payments. Instituted fixed asset system for all entities that was necessary for year end tax filings as well as local tangible business personal property filings.