Robert B. Heshmat

Hospitality Accounting Professional

abjxce@r.postjobfree.com 469-***-**** 972-***-****

My experience highlights are noted below, however, my versatility and

expertise are not limited to:

. General Ledger reconciliation

. Balance Sheet reconciliation

. Tax Compliance/Tax Audit preparation

. Monthly Preparation Sales/Use Tax

. Multi Department Management

. Annual Budget and forecasting

. Recruitment/Training & Job Description

. H/R and Payroll Processing

. Preparation for Annual External Audit

. Multi-Unit Restaurant Accounting

. Implementation of Financial Policies

. General Cashier / Income Audit

. Internal Controls system & Design

. Cash Management / Cash Flow

. Cost Reduction in Treasury/Banking

. Food & Beverage Controls

. Fixed Assets Control

. Review and Contract Negotiations

. MIS Configuration & Support / IT

. Purchasing, Inventory & Cost Control

EDUCATION & ESSENTIALS:

BS - Accounting and Information Management (AIM), University of Texas at

Dallas.

Proficient in various accounting software including Great Plains, AS-400,

JD Edwards, ACCPAC, PeopleSoft, MAS-500, FAS-500, Abra, QuickBooks,

Solomon, Oracle, Aptech, FRX and Microsoft.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:

03/2013 - Present CCS MEDICAL & FALCON HOLDINGS, LLC

CONTRACT/CONSULTANT

A privately owned growing company, operating 200+ units of restaurant,

under different franchise brands, in various regions in the country

generating revenue in excess of $250M. These brands to include "Church's

Chicken", "Jack in the Box" and "Long John Silvers". A privately owned

medical supply company, supplying specific medical supplies to patients.

Accomplishments to include and not limited to:

. Assisting with 2013 year-end audit.

. Preparing and analyzing various accounting ratios.

. Preparing periodic financial statements for two subsidiary companies.

. Control and prepare Fixed Assets module.

. Prepare daily cash and supplement reports related to Banking.

. Monitoring Orders & Supplies inventory.

. Assisting the Controller & CFO with any project as needed.

. Managing staff of 15 in various roles.

. Overseeing daily operation of all aspects of accounting.

. Preparing periodic financial reports.

. Reviewing multiple companies' P&L.

. Streamlining and restructuring accounting processes.

. Assisting CFO in preparing annual budget and forecasting statements of

cash flow.

10/2011 - 02/2013 TOG HOTELS, DOWNTOWN DALLAS

CONTROLLER

A privately owned company, operating a 293 room full service Crowne Plaza

hotel under Intercontinental Hospitality franchise, generating annual

revenue in excess of $12M.

. Managing staff of 4 in various roles.

. Overseeing daily operation of all aspects of accounting and preparing

periodic financial reports.

. Reviewing and Re-negotiating various contracts in a tune of annual

saving of $11K.

. Streamlining accounting process in order to reduce external year end

audit time and tax preparation.

. Assisting the ownership on various special projects including

completion of $15M renovation.

11/2009 - 07/2011 SUN HOLDINGS, LLC.

CONTROLLER

A privately owned growing company, operating 220+ units of restaurants,

under different franchise brands, in various regions in the country

generating revenue in excess of $200M. Brands to include "Golden Corrals",

"Popeye's Chicken", "Burger King" and CiCi's Pizza". Accomplishments to

include and not limited to:

. Managed staff of 23 in 4 departments.

. Investigated prior periods' Sales and Use Tax; identified overpayments

of $80K and filing with the State.

. Reviewed cash management procedures; recovered $493K in bank

transactions error from 2008.

. Re-negotiated various contracts, yielding to annual cost-savings of

more than $85K.

. Reduced the external audit time frame to 3 weeks from 2 months in

prior year.

05/2008 - 11/2009 ARCHON GROUP LLC

Sr. ACCOUNTANT

A Goldman Sachs subsidiary company, managing and operating 185+ hotels

under various franchise brands. Franchise hotels to include Marriott

(Courtyard, Springhill Suites and Renaissance), Holiday Inns and

Intercontinental. Reporting structure to different investment partners.

Duties to include:

. Oversaw periodic centralized accounting process for 12-15 hotels with

annual revenues of $11M - $16M.

. Reconciled Balance sheet and General Ledger accounts.

. Verified data (revenue and expenses) received daily from the field.

. Prepared monthly accruals for various expense and liability accounts.

. Reconciled concentrated, consolidated Accounts Payable bank account

with more than $60M in transactions.

. Analyzed and communicated cost effectiveness of various expenses to

the managers on the field.

11/2002 - 05/2008 CHASE HOSPITALITY LLC

CONTROLLER

A private hotel company, owning, managing and constructing hotels under

different franchise brands. These hotels to include various brands within

Marriott, Hilton and Choice Hotels. Accomplishments to include but not

limited to:

. Created centralized in-house accounting department, replacing prior

outsourced functions.

. Prepared total annual budget of $13M for all entities.

. Created control system for detailed payroll and inventories for every

unit.

. Established quarterly internal audits for all hotels, including cash,

Accounts Receivable and security.

. Prepared documents for external auditors in order to obtain $35M

refinancing of the company.

01/2000 - 11/2002 BLUESTREAK MEDIA, Inc. & SOURCE MEDIA, Inc.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

A Public Company, Source Media, filed for bankruptcy and Bluestreak Media

formed as a private company. Company's products were on line streaming

audio, news paper and radio advertising. My duties were to include:

. Reconciled General Ledger and Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly

basis.

. Reconcile bank statements and updated balances for prior 6 months;

identifying bank and posting errors.

. Analyzed cash flow and report to the Controller and CFO.

. Assisted the Controller with preparation of $12M annual budget.

Prior to working with Bluestreak Media, held managerial and supervisory

positions in multiple "hotels" which provided the experience and ability to

make timely and effective decisions and execute them.

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