Experience

London Marriott Grosvenor Square

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Supervisor

  • May 2023 - Present



JW Marriott Grosvenor House London

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Graduate

  • Oct 2021 - May 2023

  • Led and supported a finance team of 13, covering functions of AR, AP, and internal audit. • Improved management skills through internal Marriott training and on-the-job experience. • Assisted in training, recruitment of new staff, and general supervision of quality of work. • Gained technical accounting knowledge, working with income statements and balance sheets for a complex hotel and banqueting operation. • Solved technical issues and acted as a source of knowledge on Oracle finance systems. AR/Credit Controller (July 2022 - Present) • Responsible for management of AR Ledger and guest ledger. Ensuring collection of all debts. • Led credit meetings with front office and events teams to resolve pending issues. • Communicated with customers and suppliers regarding billing queries, payments and refunds • Successfully supported the front office team in transferring to new payment systems, Freedompay with minimal impact to the business operation. • Managed billing for sublet-tenants and cross-charging across Marriott entities and hotels. Created a tracker to ensure continuity of billing. Internal Controls (October 2021 - June 2022) • Maintained internal control standards for the rooms department, 5 F&B outlets, and conferencing and banqueting events. Led ISRA audits. • Inspected statistics to detect fraud and find inefficiencies in operations. • Reconciled cash and acted as general cashier for the hotel. • Lead various meetings and training sessions to ensure compliance with company standard operating procedures and tax laws. • Reintroduced usage of FIAT audit tools to department heads and throughout the business Show less



DNV

• Norway
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Cost Controller

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2020

  Project Controller DNV GL (Year in Industry Placement) (July 2019 – September 2020) • Responsible for financial control of 30 projects in the oil & gas pipeline sector. Maintained a strong relationship with 6 project managers • Produced financial reports used by the entire UK team to track project spend and budget. • Supported the project controller team, contributing to team meetings and covering a colleague’s larger portfolio for several months. • Managed 3 customer-facing mailboxes. Ensured the mailbox was organised and all work proposals were replied to, before bids ended. • Trained other colleagues in the running of customer-facing mailboxes, how to operate Oracle Finance and Teamcenter systems • Ensured customers were invoiced promptly and followed up on any unpaid invoices. Show less