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Accomplished financial controller with proven success managing and improving accounting operations for organizations with revenues as high as $35 million while empowering decision-makers with concrete data.Successful at monitoring, negotiation, and timely reporting on financial aspects for capital projects in excess of $20 million.Experienced developing policies and procedures to improve processes, eliminate debts, and save money while remaining focused on development and engagement of staff; driven by sense of urgency to meet deadlines.Specialties: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)Career Highlights:• Implemented previously nonexistent purchasing controls at several companies, reducing overall costs by 1% and significantly improving planning and decision-making• Implemented new HR system at 3 different properties, cutting yearly costs by 33% and enabling automation of previously cumbersome records and processes• Continuously empowered decision-makers to make informed budget decisions by preparing quantifiable and user-friendly operating and capital budgets that included clear, overt data• Collaborated with Strategic Planning Committee and Board of Directors at several properties, helping to steer companies in directions that coincided with owners’ desires and industry trendsCore Skills:• General ledger• Accounts payable and receivable• Operations & capital budgeting• Process improvement• Inventory• Policies and procedures creation• HR generalist duties• Capital and operations budgeting• Cash flow forecasting• Risk management• Tax return preparation• Training and coaching

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