Experience

Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Staff Accountant

  • Aug 2021 - Present


Ocean Reef Club

• United States
• Hospitality
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Internal Auditor

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2020

  • Created and executed an annual audit plan to include:o Capital Projects by reviewing all Purchase Orders, Contractor Payment Applications, Change Orders, Contracts and Permits.o Managing retail outlet inventories by scheduling quarterly inventories, spot-checking physical counts, working with managers to identify discrepancies and implementing revised controls to avoid same.o Validating cash banks by performing random and frequent audits with General Cashier.o Ocean Reef Club Employee Savings and Retirement Plan (401k) by: Managing required annual audits and following up on deficiencies Managing the required annual government reports Identifying and documenting plan deficiencies; creating strategies and executing corrections to bring the plan back into complianceo Performed Ghost Employee audits of all new-hires.• Brought the Club into compliance with Florida Statutes as they pertain to Unclaimed Property Researched requirements Developed, documented and executed the required process Trained Accounting staff to execute on a regular basis• Identified and eliminated Associate theft:o Identified, documented and participated in conviction of our general cashier for theft in excess of $875k and secured full insurance reimbursement. Created and documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that segregated duties between General Cashier, Accounts Receivable and Income Audit Managed new General Cashier for a period of time to implement the newly developed SOPso Identified, documented and eliminated Associate use of discounts intended for members.• Participated in development of User Acceptance Testing and training for new accounting system being developed in-house• Certified quarterly incentive programs; revised methods when necessary• Certified annual management bonus pay-outs• Developed accounting processes for newly acquired real estate company and trained others• Performed ad hoc audits.• Safety Committee, OSHA-10 Certified.

• Food & Beverage Cost Controller

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2013

  • Accounted for the monthly purchasing and distribution of a $35M Food & Beverage (F&B) Operation spanning over 21 Restaurants, Bars and Banquet facilities.• Improved F&B cost controls by:o Administering the FOOD-TRAK Inventory Control System Reconfigured data base and outlet structure to improve reporting. Standardized commissary and outlet inventory guides. Implemented bar-code scanners and standardized in-house Item Numbers. Standardized item descriptions; purchase, inventory and requisitioning units. Documenting processes and training users on the use of FOOD-TRAK.o Creating, documenting, obtaining approval and implementing policies and SOPs• Managed monthly F&B Inventory process through Profit & Loss (P&L) statement creation.• Reported statistics such as days-sales in inventory, inventory turnover, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), etc.• Performed Beverage Buyer & Warehouse Manager responsibilities, as needed and developed SOPs for the position.• Reconciled F&B purchases with Accounts Payable (AP) monthly.• Completed month-end journal entries, general ledger account reconciliations, vendor account reconciliations.• Standardized filing of reports and schedules.• Worked with managers to identify and correct anomalies, if any, in COGS.• Worked with suppliers and their receivable departments on all F&B billing matters.



Fred Fleming's Famous Bar-B-Que

• Assistant General Manager

  • Mar 2003 - Mar 2004

  • Responsible for total guest satisfaction. • Trained all Front of the House employees, hands on, in an effort to reduce turnover, increase productivity and enhance the guest experience. • Developed MS-EXCEL spreadsheets to calculate ideal beverage costs and compare to actual. • Documented and implemented beverage cost control policies and SOPs. • F&B cost management through purchasing, inventories, food preparation/portioning and quality assurance. • Worked all kitchen positions (Grill, Chop, Fry, Expeditor and Dishwasher) as needed.



Saddlebrook Resort

• United States
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Food & Beverage Cost Controller

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2002

  • Served as liaison between F&B and Finance Divisions of a AAA-rated Four-Diamond resort. • Administered and controlled the purchasing and inventory control system, ADACO. • Migrated general stores warehouse from a manual system to ADACO. • Created and documented policies and SOPs for users of ADACO. • Administered and controlled the F&B point-of-sale system, HSI (Hospitality Solutions, Inc). • Produced COGS reports to include Ideal COGS and worked with outlet managers to identify and correct discrepancies. • Created EXCEL spreadsheets for long and short-term forecasting of covers, revenues, costs and expenses.



Sanibel Harbour Resort

• United States
• Hospitality

• Storeroom Clerk/Accounts Payable Supervisor/Cost Controller

  • Jun 1994 - Jan 2000

  Resort Cost Controller/Food & Beverage Cost Controller • Planned and implemented the migration of F&B and General Stores inventories from various manual systems to a standard computerized system, ADACO. • Trained all users how to use ADACO. • Controlled and accounted for F&B, General Stores and Retail inventories by managing physical inventory process through journal entries to P&L statements. • Controlled and accounted for China, Glass, Linen & Silver inventories through Pre-Paid Accounts and expensing over time through journal entries to P&L Statements. • Administered and controlled F&B Point-of-Sale (Squirrel/HSI/Micros). • Created Lotus-123 and EXCEL spreadsheets for cost reporting & inventory controls. • Produced daily F&B Cost Reports. • Prepared Balance Sheet Account reconciliations as assigned. • Managed Accounts Payable (AP) Clerk & Head Cashier. Accounts Payable Supervisor • Processed all company AP through to check processing and distribution. • Reconciled vendor statements and resolved discrepancies. • Documented policies and procedures for AP. • Assisted in F&B operations (serving, food preparation, plating, setup) as needed. Food & Beverage Storeroom Clerk • Received, stored and distributed F&B inventory. • Completed monthly F&B storeroom inventories. • Assisted in F&B operations (serving, food preparation, plating, setup) as needed.