Experience

Dr Smood Group

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounting Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  • Review, sorted through, adjusted and completed the total year financials of 2021 among 8 restaurants, 2 commissaries. 2 online sales platforms that were in total disarray. This was accomplished in 6 weeks while maintaining all current duties and obligations as well • Calculated and filed current state taxes while also settling old balances and negotiating to have over $20k in penalties waived from the state of Florida • Allocate all revenue from third party suppliers, set up all payments via ACH • Manage a part time AP person but personally reconciled all vendor accounts that were not in balance • Work directly with CEO on a variety of outstanding and current affairs • Manage American Express reports and personal expense reimbursements with Expensify • Reconcile all bank accounts, calculate and process tips due to employees, book payroll • Sorted through negotiated rent settlements to balance the rent due to Landlords • Took over complete payroll process and benefits requirements when HR person vacated their position • Performed 2022 audit after CFO left and new contracted CFOs were brought on and unable to assist • Onboarded the two newly contracted CFOs as best I could with the limited knowledge I had surrounding their positions • Completely revamped the reporting of Deferred Rent Liability for all 11 Rent obligated locations to meet the newly instituted GAAP requirements under ASC 842 in order to pass the 2022 audit • Orchestrated, from scratch, the AR systems across multiple entities using the QuickBooks platform in order to receive payment for activities outside of our established POS • Filed for and made payments towards numerous permits and compliance institutions that would normally be handled by operations • Managed the available cash on a daily balance and put in requests for funding at the most appropriate times, while making the accurate predictions on what would be spent and received in any given time period without needing the perform calculations Show less



Aurify Brands

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounting Manager / AP MANAGER

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Oversee all Accounts Payable activity for 8 different restaurant companies totaling over 120 separate locations • Fixed all AP Schedules that were completely broken across 5 different brands with diligent effectiveness • Directly responsible for the accurate and timely application of all process protocols for multiple 3rd party support teams based out of India • Enhanced the AP process greatly by coordinating the transition from 90% of payments being made by check to 95% being made by EFT payment for over 1,000 separate vendors • Coordinated with Operations to enhance the online billing tool known as ServiceChannel which maximized effectiveness in tracking the costs and history of restaurant service repairs across all locations • Revamped the American Express recording process which was broken to a system where each charge is clearly identifiable and recorded with seamless effort using the online tool known as Expensify • Fixed Expensify, which was not being used properly or at all, and got every employee to use it correctly on a monthly basis to record their American expense charges and/or for Personal Expense reimbursement reports • Worked diligently with Compliance officer to reconcile payables due to vendors while simultaneously negotiating reduced rates on these items due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on restaurants • Fixed a completely broken Rent tracking system across 60 locations in order to bring over a year’s worth of unreconciled rent items to date and in line with Landlords statements and Lease obligations through diligent and coordinated methods and excel tracking schedules • Performed as the pivotal apparatus between lawyers and landlords that helped ensure that millions of dollars in savings due to renegotiated lease agreements was calculated, recorded and executed in an extremely difficult and hectic scenarios • Utilization of a plethora of modern day programs and technology in an effort to streamline Show less



Zyloware Eyewear

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CONTROLLER / AP MANAGER

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2020

  • Breakdown and allocate an average of $250k in expenses each month for all employees credit card purchases spread out across the use of 30+ separate credit cards accounts • Receive, review and payout all personal expense of sales associates • Consistently exercise diligent use of Microsoft Excel with the intent of achieving a large assortment of financial goals • Invoice all payable items and set up subsequent payment either through wire transfer/ach/credit card or generate a payables check to be mailed out to the appropriate vendors in a timely manner. • Reconcile all expense accounts as needed to prepare for audit every 6 months • Responsible for the reconciliation, facilitation and maintenance of 7 different bank accounts • Make all corrections and depreciation/amortization entries to correctly balance the GL • Prepare periodic as well as sporadically needed reports based on a variety of criteria • Maintain meticulous guidance over all bills related to shipping for both inbound and outbound activities • Calculate, record, verify and payout up to $500k in royalty dues to multiple high profile celebrity brand names • Record all expenses related to large events accurately in order to produce reports designed to give an exact representation of how much was actually spent on said event • Methodically evaluate all inventory invoices from manufacturing vendors from China and coordinate timely payment with them-consistently interacting with them in an effort to get all quantity and cost values correct and receive appropriate credits from them when required • Work directly with the CFO in order to achieve full autonomy in my role in efforts to of achieving effective and efficient execution of a plethora of financial responsibilities Show less



Healthcare Navigator

• White Plains, NY

• Accounting Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2016

  * Conduct accurate inspection of invoice criteria such as amount, invoice number, and date for employee expenses, facility maintenance contracts, and large scale medical billing. * Gather Sales and Use Tax information for 15 facilities monthly and 45 on a quarterly basis * Organize pertinent information related to unpaid taxes and file/pay taxes for numerous institutions in three geographical areas. * Collaborate with network healthcare facilities and vendors serving each facility to ensure payments are on time and accurately processed. * Accountable for recording hundreds of monthly wires to a large body of vendors serving eight independent healthcare oriented entities. * Strategically analyze and define complex transactions to clear aging payables for multiple vendors across numerous companies. Show less



Eastern Alloys

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts Payable Specialist

  • Aug 2013 - Mar 2015

  Charged with accounts payable averaging $170 million paid in checks and wires on an annual basis. * Accountable for accurate and timely daily payouts in the hundreds of thousands for purchase of scrap metal from domestic and international vendors. * Maintained and accounted for all payables to miscellaneous vendors such as trucking fees, utilities, and outside services. * Accurately balanced books for two separate companies through end of month reconciliations. * Executed monthly bank reconciliations encompassing multiple company financial statements totaling $225 million in revenue. * Filed tax forms and sales/use tax for numerous states and 1099's for various independent contractors. * Ensured company records matched broker statements generated through trade use in the London Metal Exchange market. Show less



Stewart's Shops Corp

• United States
• Retail
• 500 - 600 Employee

• District Auditor

  • May 2011 - Jan 2012

  * Ensured controls and procedures were properly maintained across multiple store locations. * Verified cash values within registers, safes, and ATMs. * Ensured controls and procedures were properly maintained across multiple store locations. * Verified cash values within registers, safes, and ATMs.



Verizon

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• FiOs Salesman

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2010

  * Developed sales territories and organized actionable strategies for effective sales cycle. * Created sales pitches to generate profit and meet targeted sales goals. * Developed sales territories and organized actionable strategies for effective sales cycle. * Created sales pitches to generate profit and meet targeted sales goals.



Sodexho Dining Services

• Concessions and Cafeteria Supervisor

  • Sep 2007 - Nov 2008

  * Oversaw, inventoried, and coordinated all concession activities for Marist College sports games: football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey. * Maintained and controlled large cash values at highly populated and frenetic sporting events. * Supervised 10-30 employees to ensure concession operations ran smoothly. * Oversaw, inventoried, and coordinated all concession activities for Marist College sports games: football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey. * Maintained and controlled large cash values at highly populated and frenetic sporting events. * Supervised 10-30 employees to ensure concession operations ran smoothly.