Experience

Synergy Hospitality

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Jun 2012 - Present



U-Store-It

• Ireland
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Property Controller

  • Mar 2007 - Apr 2011

  Property Management of over 360 self storage facilities across 28 states with annual revenues of over $220 million.Led effort in creating and managing a team of eight in Property Accounting. Led effort in transitioning the Payroll function from Ohio to Pennsylvania. Managed a team of two in the Payroll Department, processing payroll for over 1,200employees covering 28 states. Property Management of over 360 self storage facilities across 28 states with annual revenues of over $220 million.Led effort in creating and managing a team of eight in Property Accounting. Led effort in transitioning the Payroll function from Ohio to Pennsylvania. Managed a team of two in the Payroll Department, processing payroll for over 1,200employees covering 28 states.



FIELD HOTEL ASSOCIATES King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

• Corporate Controller

  • Nov 2002 - Mar 2007

  Responsible for cash flow analysis and daily cash management of 3 hotels in New York with combined annual revenues over $44 million.Establish and maintain all banking relationships for treasury reporting including restricted and non-restricted bank accounts.Participating in routine senior management meetings with operations to identify and rectify any areas of deficiency. Represent the organization when dealing with financial investors, attorneys and independent auditors.Prepare monthly financial reports for capital replacement reserve and water fall payment analysis that lead to management decisions.Assisted the Hilton Valley Forge through a financial reorganization which increased property value from 15 million to 23 million and led to the sale of the asset.Assisted the Holiday Inn JFK through Chapter 11 filing which resulted in the sale of the assets and paid all secured and unsecured investors in full.Responsible for filing all reporting requirements for the bankruptcy courts and the United States Trustee Department for both the Hilton Valley Forge and the Holiday Inn JFK. Manage a team of four controllers and their respective accounting teams, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, the monthly close and preparation of the financial statements. Establishing monthly reporting requirements to assure accuracy and timeliness of financial statements.Analyzed, selected and implemented M3 AccKnowledge, a new web-based financial reporting package.Manage the corporate office, including an administrative staff of two.



United Messsaging

• Senior Accountant

  • 2001 - 2002