Experience

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  Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach

  • Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

  • Assistant Controller

    • Jul 2014 - Dec 2019
    • Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

    • Reconciled General Ledger, Revenue Receivable, Deposit Ledger, etc..• General Ledger entries and adjustments• Cash Handling• Oversee chargeback disputes and ensure timely submittal of paperwork• Print time reports, audit punches, make adjustments • Process Payroll by balancing payroll prior to submittal, such as tips, services charges, and commission against audit reports• Verify validity of accounts • Flag and clarify any unusual or questionable invoice items or prices• Sort, code and 3-way match invoices, enter and upload invoices into system, after they have been approved • Track expenses and process expense reports• Process Wires, electronic transfers and payments• Journal entries• A/R & A/p• Monitor accounts • Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues • Maintain vendor files, respond to vendor inquires• Excellent Customer Serive and follow-up, both with departments and outside vendors• Produced Financial statements monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and month end closing• Work with auditors and provide supporting documentation • Maintain accurate historical records by scanning invoices, debits, and credit in Accounts Payable system• Maintain confidentiality of organizational information• Verify pay insurance premiums (payroll deductions), liaison between employees and health agency• Health insurance advocate for employees • Reconciliation of employee health insurance deductions• • Daily entries from property night audit reports• Maintain new hire handbooks for on-line onboarding and conduct background check on new hires• Help new hires with on-boarding process• Maintain employee files and data base• Created, develop and maintain policies and procedures manual for both Accounting and Human Resources

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  Stonemor partners

  • Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

  • Location Manager

    • Sep 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

    • Invoiced for all Pre-need and at-need sesrvices• Dispached Funeral Directors for deceased person pick-ups• Scheduling funeral services• Working with clients regarding funeral service arrangements• Filing for Death Certificates • Writing and putting obituaries in new paper• All Accounting Functions of Funeral Home • Purchasing all supplies• Responsible for building maintenance

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  Cornell University

  • Ithaca, New York, United States

  • Fund Accountant

    • Nov 1994 - 2009
    • Ithaca, New York, United States

    • Computed and prepared monthly invoices and financial Statements • Provided post award financial administration of sponsored projects, including leadership services and advise to department personnel and principle investigator in the financial management of their programs within the terms and conditions of the grant/contract according to Federal regulations, State and private agencies• Preformed month end and year end closing of accounts and reconciliations• Prepared letters of credit forecasts, submission of cash request, and reconciled quarterly expenditure reports• A/P & A/R Accounts processing, coding, and data entries, and 3 way match• Journal entries • Charges expenses to accounts and cost center by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries• Reconciliation of Vendor statements and asking for outstanding invoice and credit memos• Report and record sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices• Assist in preparation of hotel & departmental budgets• Ensure all accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and oversee the process of credit extension and collection of delinquent accounts• Creating income statement, balance sheets and financial reporting• Credit-Card Coordinator – Auditing purchases made and gathering receipts• Coding Invoices• Depreciation of Assets and Fixed Assets recording and yearly inventory• Ad Hoc Reports• Arranged meetings and appointments; kept update calendars for faculty and staff• Typed dunning letters, correspondence, course work• Made travel arrangements and prepared travel reimbursements• Answered multi-line phones and took messages• Trained between 2-50 Residential Hall Directors, regarding their accounts, budgets, and how to reconcile them• Responsible for maintaining and updating data base, for faculty and staff• Filed, Mailed, and coordinated training sessions