Hotel Controller Resume Example Lake Eve Resort

HOTEL CONTROLLER

Summary

Energetic hospitality professional with 25 years in the hospitality industry.

Highlights

Controller * Accounting Manager
Highly qualified Accounting Professional with extensive experience working with financial reports including preparation, analysis and forecasting. Capable of making sound fiscal decisions; excellent customer service skills, ability to perform productively and professionally under pressure/deadlines to meet or exceed the goals of the company. Core competencies include:
Financial Reporting
Trend Forecasting/Analysis
Oracle GL *Budgeting
Board Presentations
Staff Training
Timeshare Owner AR *Cash Management
Regulatory Compliance
Annual Audits
Account Reconciliations
Accounts Payable *Purchasing *Accounts Receivable
Human Resources *Payroll *Inventory

Experience

Hotel Controller06/2011 － 09/2012Lake Eve ResortOrlando, Florida

Controller for 176 suite hotel.
Prepared monthly journal entries, entered into INN Time.
Reviewed financial statements to ensure accuracy and to meet monthly deadline.
Performed all aspects of Human Resources Manager, including hiring, counseling, dismissal.
Responsible for payroll including time clock setup, time clock export to payroll processor.
Making necessary adjustment and submittal by deadline.
Making sure funding was done to prevent overdraft situation.
Kept track of PTO, set up insurance enrollment for new hires.
Coded, entered and cut accounts payable checks in INN Time system, as needed, prepared for mailing and filed backup.
Prepared invoices for companies/wholesaler set up on direct bill, resolved issue with their reservations, entered payments into Aware to reconcile payments against folios.
Purchased items, stocked and performed inventory for the Market Place, small onsite convenience store.
Purchase items for all departments with vendors with whom we don't have an account.
Completed Credit Applications for new vendors.
Reviewed night audit packs, balanced drop envelopes to Aware, prepared deposits slips and went to the bank.
Worked chargeback's as need, using Protobase.
Assisted other departments as needed.

01/2002 － 01/2010Diamond Resorts InternationalOrlando, Florida

HOA Property Controller HOA Property Controller for multiple Owners Associations.
Managed two senior staff accountants; provided support for operations staff at the resorts, for up to eleven (11) resorts.
Oversaw monthly financial reporting.
Completed corresponding budget variance analysis.
Responsible for monthly forecasts, distributed to HOA Board of Directors and corporate accounting managers.
Reviewed, approved asset and liability reconciliations to ensure compliance of internal controls.
Reviewed and approved weekly accounts payable and bi-weekly payroll for accuracy and funding requirements.
Worked with annual external audits from preparing work papers until final issue.
Attended Board of Directors meetings, presenting financial reports.
Participated in the budget workshop with the Board of Directors.
Attended Annual Owners meetings.
Traveled to resort locations in Florida, Nevada and Hawaii to train and support resort accounting staff.

Accounting Manager01/2000 － 01/2002Accounting Principals Orange Resort Lake Country ClubOrlando, Florida

Assigned to the Controller of Sales Accounting/Director of Payroll.
Reconciled Payroll related general ledger accounts, tracked sales employees commissionable transactions as related to compensation types.
Compiled annual sales budget data and related write-up.
Sealy Mattress Company-Assigned to the Controller.
Consolidated, reconciled and collected accounts receivables from a national client base, due to buyout and upgraded billing system.

Independent Consultant01/2000 － 01/2002Delta Orlando Resort

Reconciled hotel bank statements to the general ledger, which were in arrears for more than six months.
Prepared financial statements and/or balance sheet reconciliations bringing to current status.
Assisted with state of California unit inventory audit and HOA turnover audits.
Recommended procedures to achieve the timely completion of budgets, balance sheet reconciliations and financial statement reporting per state and corporate requirements.
Performed analysis of banking and investment practices to ensure limited liability maximizing return on investment.
Completed various accounting tasks for independent sole proprietorships, including collections, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Calculated bids for prospective clients, tracked payroll information.
Performed miscellaneous administrative tasks as needed.

01/1999 － 01/2000Celebration World ResortKissimmee, FL

Resort/Management Company Start-up Controller Controller for the Resort and Management Company during the start-up phase of the property.
Wrote internal control procedures for the front desk and accounting.
Set up initial chart of accounts for the HOA Property Management System.
Projected pre-opening expenses for the initial annual budget.
Prepared state compliant registration budget for the construction of the next building.
Established forecasts and annual budget templates to integrate compliance of state and public offering guidelines.
Responsible for all Human Resources and payroll functions, including drug screening, interviews and terminations.
Member of the Executive Committee.

Regional HOA Controller08/1998 － 04/1999

Promoted to the position of Regional Controller for the Management Company to support the approximately twenty resorts in the Eastern United States and the Caribbean with HOA accounting.
Assisted resorts with monthly financial reporting, forecasts, budgets and audit preparation.
Trained HOA staff accounting functions upon acquisition of additional resorts.
Implemented standardized reporting, created deadlines for HOA Controllers.

01/1998 － 01/1999Sunterra ResortsOrlando, Florida

HOA Controller07/1997 － 08/1998

Staff Accountant/Accounting Supervisor01/1991 － 01/1997Marriott Vacation Club InternationalOrlando, Florida

Provided support to Assistant Controller for four managed Owners Associations.
Produced financial statements with variance analysis for multiple site/units.
Prepared material for association Board of Directors meetings.
Worked with annual external audits from preparing work papers until final issue.
Member of the Association investment committee.
Responsible for HOA owned onsite convenience store physical inventories and accounting.
Facilitated bidding out of owner mailings, resulting in reduction of per piece cost to HOA.
Part of a Task Force working outside of the country for operational support and training.
Employee of the Quarter.

Cash Management Operations/Finance Specialist01/1979 － 01/1990SunBank Mid-Florida NAWinter Haven, Florida

Responsible for corporate cash management and daily investment of funds.
Oversaw wire transfer and accounts payable functions for 13 branches.
Assured compliance of internal control procedures and federal regulations.
Trained new associates.
Evaluated, conducted annual performance appraisals.

Controller

for three managed Owners Associations.
Supervised up to nine team members.
Responsible for accounts payable, night audit, front desk, reservations and accounting functions.
Prepared monthly financial statements with corresponding budget variance analysis.
Responsible for forecasts and annual budget preparation.
Approved asset and liability reconciliations to ensure compliance of internal controls.
Worked with annual external audits from preparing work papers until final issue.
Attended Board of Directors meetings.
Managed owner accounts receivable department.
Responsible for billing, collection and reporting in excess of 15,000 accounts while maintaining a subsidiary ledger for each owner.
Resolved escalated sensitive owner/guest issues.
Hired and trained new team members.
Wrote job descriptions.

Education

1972Associates of Arts Degree:Polk State College - GeneralWinter Haven, FloridaGeneral

1988BS:Florida Southern College - Business Administration-FinanceLakeland, FloridaBusiness Administration-Finance

Skills

Account Reconciliations, Accounting, Accounting Manager, accounts payable, accounts receivables, Accounts Receivable, administrative, AR, backup, balance sheet, banking, billing, billing system, budget preparation, Budgeting, budgets, budget, bi, Cash Management, Controller, corporate accounting, counseling, Credit, client, clients, excellent customer service, Staff Training, external audits, financial, financial reports, Financial Reporting, financial statements, Forecasting, funds, general ledger, general ledger accounts, GL, hiring, Human Resources Manager, Human Resources, insurance, Inventory, ledger, Regulatory Compliance, Director, mailing, Market, meetings, next, Oracle, Payroll, performance appraisals, presenting, Presentations, Property Management, Purchasing, reporting, Sales, sound, Trend, variance analysis

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Lake Eve Resort
Diamond Resorts International
Accounting Principals Orange Resort Lake Country Club
Delta Orlando Resort
Celebration World Resort
Sunterra Resorts
Marriott Vacation Club International
SunBank Mid-Florida NA

School Attended

Polk State College
Florida Southern College

Job Titles Held:

Hotel Controller
Accounting Manager
Independent Consultant
Regional HOA Controller
HOA Controller
Staff Accountant/Accounting Supervisor
Cash Management Operations/Finance Specialist
Controller

Degrees

1972 Associates of Arts Degree : Polk State College - General
1988 BS : Florida Southern College - Business Administration-Finance

Hotel Controller Resume Example

Resume Score: 80%

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