Experience

Three Oaks Hospitality

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Tampa, Florida, United States



World of Beer Franchising, Inc.

• United States
• Restaurants
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Controller

  • Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

  Tampa, Florida, United States • Promoted from Accounting Manager to Assistant Controller within 5 months. Promoted from Assistant Controller to Controller within 9 months • Manage 25 franchise locations: collecting various royalties monthly • Manage 25 corporate World of Beer and 3 Mandola’s Italian Kitchen units • Manage 7 direct reports: Assistant Controller, Financial Analyst, and 5 accounting staff • Lead on ERP Implementation; Great Plains to Oracle. Aggressive 5 month go-live schedule • Oversee… Show more • Promoted from Accounting Manager to Assistant Controller within 5 months. Promoted from Assistant Controller to Controller within 9 months • Manage 25 franchise locations: collecting various royalties monthly • Manage 25 corporate World of Beer and 3 Mandola’s Italian Kitchen units • Manage 7 direct reports: Assistant Controller, Financial Analyst, and 5 accounting staff • Lead on ERP Implementation; Great Plains to Oracle. Aggressive 5 month go-live schedule • Oversee various month end activities that include bank and balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions, G&A and inventory entries, credit card management, pre-paid’s and accruals, etc • Manage cash and oversee weekly expenditures for all units; daily cash transfers to/from all corporate locations • Managed and reviewed 25 corporate rent payments throughout the country, working hand in hand with property management • Manage and audit sales tax rates and monthly returns • Prep and distribute monthly financial statements to Executive team post close • Annual budget build and upload into ERP • Oversee new store opening schedules and expenditures working with the General Contractor to hit opening target • Have initiated and put in play many new process improvements for both the accounting and finance department • Ad hoc request and projects; reporting and analyzing various areas of opportunity to find efficiencies, time savings, and/or reduce expenditures

• Assistant Controller

  • Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

  Tampa, Florida, United States

• Accounting Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Mar 2021

  Tampa, Florida, United States



Crown Corr Inc.

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Manage, register, and submit returns for various tax accounts; sales and use, withholding, unemployment, franchise, commercial activity, etc. for a multi-state employer • Manage payroll related issues for both a union and administrative staff base. Fringes, garnishments, payroll taxes, certified payroll reporting, wage reports, new hire on-boarding, electronic timesheet system, vehicle reimbursement programs, union audits, benefit deductions, employee verifications, and keeping a pulse on… Show more • Manage, register, and submit returns for various tax accounts; sales and use, withholding, unemployment, franchise, commercial activity, etc. for a multi-state employer • Manage payroll related issues for both a union and administrative staff base. Fringes, garnishments, payroll taxes, certified payroll reporting, wage reports, new hire on-boarding, electronic timesheet system, vehicle reimbursement programs, union audits, benefit deductions, employee verifications, and keeping a pulse on new taxation • Manage banking activities from stop payments, direct deposit uploads, positive pay exceptions and reconciliations • Bi-weekly administrative payroll • 401K contributions, 401K loan maintenance, weekly employee reporting to Merrill Lynch. Ensure proper set up of contribution rates and deductions of loans in ERP • Monthly closing duties – Cash Management/bank reconciliations, corporate insurance, depreciation, payroll tax reconciliation, administrative cost allocation to jobs, management of prepaid and tax accrual accounts, and detailed analysis of financial statements • Mange fixed assets; add/retire assets and physical inventories • Ad hoc: labor and cash flow analysis, taxing requirements in specific job locations, international importing taxation and implications, EOC reporting, Census, lease reviews, tax exemptions and certificates in various states, determine taxable vs non-taxable • Lead the implementation of an electronic employee on-boarding software that is utilized on job sites across the United States • Lead and secured multiple real estate leasing transactions across the country • Annual budget review and upload into ERP • Supply audit documentation for internal audits with Crowe • Manage ADP Smart Compliance, set up new jurisdictions • Year-end activities from ensuring proper W-2 data is entered to Affordable Care Act reporting, updating ERP system with new tax rates and closing payroll, general ledger, and other modules for upcoming year Show less



MonoSol Rx, LLC

• Plant Accountant

  • Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Monthly closing duties – reconcile labor, materials, and overhead • Batch costing throughout month – manual costing • Prepare KPI’s, Dashboards, and Scorecards • Review actual vs standard monthly results; prepare explanations • Build and review standards annually • ERP: Microsoft Dynamics / Great Plains • Member of ERP/ Data Management team to implement future ERP system



BWAY Corporation

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sr Cost Accountant

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

  Chicago, Illinois • Prepare monthly journal entries for closing; using SAP • Report plant metrics daily: production, quality, enviro stats, labor (EE), shipping, % scrap and spending; Report daily sales by item • Bill for scrap sales • Item costing, validation of production versions and review and update standard costs • Weekly outside warehouse coil reconciliations



United States Steel Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global FP&A - Manufacturing & Supply Chain COE - Finishing

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Responsible for collecting and reporting financial data and creating efficiencies for 23 supporting units in the steel making process across North America • Collaborated with other team members in workshops to target opportunity and create standard reporting measures that will be used across the country • Perform a monthly close on each of the 23 lines • Prepare annual business plan and quarterly forecast updates • Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators… Show more • Responsible for collecting and reporting financial data and creating efficiencies for 23 supporting units in the steel making process across North America • Collaborated with other team members in workshops to target opportunity and create standard reporting measures that will be used across the country • Perform a monthly close on each of the 23 lines • Prepare annual business plan and quarterly forecast updates • Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures • Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance • Report on multiple dashboards to communicate financial position • Work with other Centers of Excellence to provide data to help aid in decision making • Perform cost studies to determine where efficiencies can be obtained within similar supporting units

• Financial Analyst - Midwest Tin

  • Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Work along-side operating management to provide analysis of division results of 9 production lines • Project current month results based on month-to-date statistics and projections from operating management • Report planned vs. actual results during monthly close process to headquarters personnel • Financial forecasting, variance analysis, ad-hoc cost/ profitability studies, capital-allocation decisions • Prepare annual business plan and quarterly forecast updates • Monitor… Show more • Work along-side operating management to provide analysis of division results of 9 production lines • Project current month results based on month-to-date statistics and projections from operating management • Report planned vs. actual results during monthly close process to headquarters personnel • Financial forecasting, variance analysis, ad-hoc cost/ profitability studies, capital-allocation decisions • Prepare annual business plan and quarterly forecast updates • Monitor spending of materials (net yield/ yield loss) and cost above (accounts payable, labor, energy, operation services, etc.) • Continuously improve the analytical process by streamlining and automating analysis models

• Supervisor of General Accounting

  • Dec 2011 - Jun 2015

  • Lead on month-end accounting close process for 4 plants (Gary, Midwest, East Chicago, and Double-Eagle). • Extensive use and knowledge of Oracle • Mentor and trainer for Oracle General Ledger and Project Accounting when converting from a legacy system to other Accounting staff • Manage and maintain payroll, schedules, and over-time equalization reports for 4 union employees • Review bank reconciliations, pre-paid and accrued liability tracking, monitor and track staffs 200… Show more • Lead on month-end accounting close process for 4 plants (Gary, Midwest, East Chicago, and Double-Eagle). • Extensive use and knowledge of Oracle • Mentor and trainer for Oracle General Ledger and Project Accounting when converting from a legacy system to other Accounting staff • Manage and maintain payroll, schedules, and over-time equalization reports for 4 union employees • Review bank reconciliations, pre-paid and accrued liability tracking, monitor and track staffs 200 manual journal entries into Oracle, maintain property and sales and use taxes, perform expense clearing, track and enter employee benefits, review and reconcile zero balance accounts, etc. • Balance and reconcile intercompany transactions • Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures • Analyze large quantities of data between Income Statement and Balance Sheet accounts • Complete and submit government surveys such as MA10000 and Energy Reports • Complete and submit quarterly reports- Capital and Embedded leases, Idle Facilities • Maintain FAS143 standards- track and accrue for landfill closures and other Asset Retirement Obligations • Review Sox controls performed by each staff member and verify completeness and accuracy/ work with Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Ernst & Young during audits • Monitor capital projects for the Gary Complex (pre-approved expenditures vs. CIP spending); work hand in hand with Engineering and Operations • Fixed Asset Accounting- physical inventories, project addition and closure, creation of assets, expenditure adjustments, applying sales and use along with construction interest, retiring assets and reporting idle facilities, authority and review on cost vs. capital determination, etc. • Lead on lengthy project that resulted in $600K of tax savings a month • Prepare, examine and analyze accounting records and financial statements to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural stan



Kaplan College

• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registrar

  • Nov 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Promoted to head Registrar within 6 months • Scheduled 500 students for classes for a college that operated three different terms while maintaining cost efficiency for student/ teacher / class ratios; principle source of compliance/operations • Determined eligibility for graduation in conjunction with academic officials; issued official transcripts • Served as policy maker, facilitator, and implemented institutional policies; interpreted enforcement policies • Evaluated weak… Show more • Promoted to head Registrar within 6 months • Scheduled 500 students for classes for a college that operated three different terms while maintaining cost efficiency for student/ teacher / class ratios; principle source of compliance/operations • Determined eligibility for graduation in conjunction with academic officials; issued official transcripts • Served as policy maker, facilitator, and implemented institutional policies; interpreted enforcement policies • Evaluated weak procedural areas; followed-up with trainings and staff acknowledgement Show less



Praxair, Inc

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Analyst

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2010

  • Audited contractor financial invoices for a $350 million hydrogen project • i.e. Earned Value Report, Variable Cost Report • Created and tracked Field Construction Extra Reports • Audited equipment and material costs vs. budget • Purchased various materials for job site; shipping and tracking • Managed field scheduling via Microsoft Project • Managed punch list using Groove Virtual Office