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Chicago, Il, Us

New York, New York, Us

Melbourne, Florida, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Supervised 6 General Accountants and 1 Assistant Director of Finance• Facilitated re-opening of the hotel in January 2020. Hotel was closed for 2 years due to Hurricane Irma• Designed 2 local standard operating procedures and presented using PowerPoint to all employees at hotel• Finished balance sheet assessment quarterly and submitted to corporate team• Partnered alongside Director of Finance in accomplishing 2020 forecast submission to corporate and hotelowners• Monitored and approved invoices/transactions submitted by each department in hotel• Created monthly presentation for owners meeting included profit & loss analysis and cost analysis• Created ROI analysis to determine if hotel should open a club lounge to increase incremental hotel revenue

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Supervised and supported group billing accountants with ensuring a proper method of payment was establishedfor each incoming group and sending out accurate bills to event managers/clients for review• Trained 3 new group billing accountants hired in August of 2019 on processes and procedures• Presented monthly credit meeting presentation to executive committee including review of the method ofpayment report and aging report to reflect groups had outstanding balances due to property. Organized planwith executive committee to collect payment• Created a training manual and presentation on procurement system called Hotshop with sr. assistant director offinance to show over 20 operations managers how to properly utilize the system• Accomplished income audit responsibilities alongside sr. assistant director of finance while hiring for full-timehourly position for income audit role• Collaborated in coordinating action plan for summary risk assessment audit and Owners Audit performed by PWC• Collaborated alongside Director of Finance in completing 2020 budget submission

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Supervised 2 general accountants and cash activities including bank issuance and audits, reviewing deposit logs,verifying change orders, bank reconciliations, and main safe audits• Oversaw department checkbook to ensure proper utilization and facilitated training for new managers on how toutilize checkbook• Completed quarterly risk assessment audits and monthly account reconciliations for submission to corporate• Completed month-end duties including accruing and reclassing expenses as needed, verifying the accuracy ofprofit and loss statement, and ensuring correct revenue were reported• Presented profit and loss statement to ownership group and corporate. Critiqued problem areas of the P&L withdepartment managers• Collaborated in coordinating plan for preparing for Summary Risk Assessment audit was conducted in May of2018; property scored 90%

• Opened, assessed and filed new payables received by the company. • Wrote and mailed checks using QuickBooks for payables before invoice due date.• Completed payroll using excel on a weekly basis and submitted for approval to company’s CPA. • Called vendors as needed to order supplies and negotiated potential future business deals with suppliers.• Assisted in year-end reconciliations of multiple bank accounts maintained by the company using Quickbooks.• Preparing financials using employee’s prior earnings for quarterly audits as requested for insurance purposes. • Analyze and compile P&L, balance sheet and income statement using company financials to present to CEO on as needed basis.

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Reviewed small business subcontracting plans from organizations partnering with Lockheed Martin.• Complied with FAR requirements when assessing small business subcontracting plans.• Corrected information in strategic plans to ensure approval in a timely manner.• Conducted extensive supplier research in order to identify margin of risk, areas of opportunity and success marks.•Interacted and trained with Lockheed Martin buyers and procurement managers in weekly PMT meeting and Procurement Department monthly meetings.• Managed over 800 entries in ‘supplier plans reviewed’ and ‘suppliers contacting Lockheed Martin’ logs in company SharePoint and Excel.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance, General