Experience

Classik Hotel Collection

• Germany
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Finance

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Sep 2022

  Responsible accountant for corporate office with portfolio of 6 hotels;•Liaison with Fairmas Hotel system, including uploading and maintenance of operating statements of the business •Working with both financial and hotel management systems, including Datev and SiHot/Protel•Ensuring compliance with required legislation and regulations •Indentifying and fixing irregularities between PMS and POS systems•Providing suggestions for management for time efficiency and effectiveness •Supporter of paperless office, including providing recommendations to reduce paper usage•Monthly preparation of financials to owners and GMs•Quarterly advance VAT returns Show less



GE Energy Power Conversion GmbH

• Berlin, Berlin, Germany

• Accounts Payable Accountant

  • Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

  •Shared Service Center B2P (scanning/booking/payment) •Supplier Communication •Supplier Reconiliation •VAT Reconciliation •General Accounting •NO-PO Invoices •Shared Service Center B2P (scanning/booking/payment) •Supplier Communication •Supplier Reconiliation •VAT Reconciliation •General Accounting •NO-PO Invoices



CG Elementum AG

• Germany
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Accountant/ Controller

  • May 2019 - Feb 2021

  Responsible accountant for 9 companies in the area of hospitality, including: •Independent preparation of the annual financial statements according to HGB and communication with the tax office for queries •Advance VAT returns •Introduction of a simplified intercompany reconciliation and interest calculation •Maintenance of main, subsidiary and cash books with Datev v8.2 and Vectron POS software Responsible accountant for 9 companies in the area of hospitality, including: •Independent preparation of the annual financial statements according to HGB and communication with the tax office for queries •Advance VAT returns •Introduction of a simplified intercompany reconciliation and interest calculation •Maintenance of main, subsidiary and cash books with Datev v8.2 and Vectron POS software



PAM Berlin GmbH & Co. KG

• Germany
• Hospitality

• Head of Purchasing

  • Nov 2015 - Apr 2018

  Supplier management including procurement of products and establishment of supplier relationships, including: •Customs declarations and coordination of customs notices, if there is a complaint, management of appeals to the Customs Office •Development and optimization of purchasing processes •Controlling the freight cost calculation with determination of the cost price including objection to the shipping company in the event of deviations •IT support during the transition of the inventory control program, as well as troubleshooting •Quality control and factory tours in China Show less



andel's Hotel Berlin

• Berlin Area, Germany

• Purchasing Manager

  • Jul 2008 - Oct 2015

  Opening of the largest design hotel (557 rooms) in Berlin and development of the Purchasing Department, including: •Define processes and coordinate interfaces with departments •Administration of the pre-opening budget and determination of the annual investment budget •Monthly inventories including recording, evaluation and implementation of new strategies Opening of the largest design hotel (557 rooms) in Berlin and development of the Purchasing Department, including: •Define processes and coordinate interfaces with departments •Administration of the pre-opening budget and determination of the annual investment budget •Monthly inventories including recording, evaluation and implementation of new strategies



Omni Shoreham Hotel

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Mar 2006 - May 2008

  Responsibility for the orders of the entire food and non-food area with a purchasing volume of US$3.5 million per year, including: •monthly budget control •quarterly inventories including recording and evaluation •analysis of the monthly costs for the F&B area as well as explanation of budget deviations •budget savings of US$200,000 •development of a method for internal forecast analysis Responsibility for the orders of the entire food and non-food area with a purchasing volume of US$3.5 million per year, including: •monthly budget control •quarterly inventories including recording and evaluation •analysis of the monthly costs for the F&B area as well as explanation of budget deviations •budget savings of US$200,000 •development of a method for internal forecast analysis



PROMISE LAND MANAGEMENT, INC.

• United States

• Director of Operations

  • Jul 2000 - Jan 2006

  Independent management of hotels in North Carolina including Radisson Prince Charles, Quality Inn & Suites and Clarion Sundance Plaza, including: •Independent bookkeeping of 4 hotels (including Best Western Crabtree) •Involvement with the sale of the a hotel (change of ownership) •Renovation (US$1million) and implementation of Clarion Sundance Plaza in the Choice Hotels Group •Restoration of franchise standards at Quality Inn & Suites and Ration Independent management of hotels in North Carolina including Radisson Prince Charles, Quality Inn & Suites and Clarion Sundance Plaza, including: •Independent bookkeeping of 4 hotels (including Best Western Crabtree) •Involvement with the sale of the a hotel (change of ownership) •Renovation (US$1million) and implementation of Clarion Sundance Plaza in the Choice Hotels Group •Restoration of franchise standards at Quality Inn & Suites and Ration