Management High School

David Feeney

Email: abpyco@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Issaquah

State: WA

Zip: 98029

Country: USA

Phone: 425-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Highly motivated Operations Executive with extensive experience managing every facet of financial accounting, including consolidated entity reporting, revenue enhancement, cost containment, budgeting & forecasting, cash management & cash flow projections, year end financial audit preparation, and designing & implementing internal control programs.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from University of Dundee, Scotland MO 1/2001 to 6/1983 (Political Science & Jurisprudence)

High School Dipolma from University of Dundee, Scotland MO 1/2001 to 11/2012

Job History / Details:

Executive Profile

Highly motivated Operations Executive with extensive experience managing every facet of financial accounting, including consolidated entity reporting, revenue enhancement, cost containment, budgeting & forecasting, cash management & cash flow projections, year end financial audit preparation, and designing & implementing internal control programs.

Skill Highlights

Strong leadership & communication skills

Entrepreneurial

Business analysis & development

Project management & new system implementation

Budgeting & forecasting expertise

Operating costs/labor expense/flow through proficiency

Year End Financial Audit Preparation expertise

Cash management & cash flow proficiency

GAAP expertise

Risk management/internal audit

IRS Registered Tax Return Preparer

Core Accomplishments

Operations Management:

Managed and designed internal controls & compliance program. Company wide savings of $250,000 per annum achieved through identification of opportunities in F&B purchasing and receiving, significantly improved utility controls & standards, and strong oversight of cash disbursement procedures.

Handled all functions related to Year End financial audits for multiple entities, designing process that resulted in audit reports being issued within 30-days of year end, and resulting in savings of $150,000 per annum.

Managed all functions related to sales, use and lodger tax review and compliance. Took initiative and lead role in negotiations with State of Florida that resulted in tax assessment of $400,000 being reduced to $15,000.

Professional Experience

September 2012 to Current

Olympic Accounting Resources, PS Renton, Washington

Shareholder/Principal

Founding member of boutique CPA firm providing broad range of accounting services, and especially focused on designing financial platforms and business models for growth minded entrepreneurs.

October 1996 to September 2012

Noble House Hotels & Resorts Kirkland, Washington

Vice-President of Finance & Audit

Worked within small senior executive financial team exercising leadership in following areas:

Collaborated with ownership, external partners, CEO and CFO to stay 'ahead of the curve' within boutique resort business niche.

Guided relationship with Senior Loan Officer and Operations Team from bank including primary and mezzanine debt financing, lines of credit, credit card processing and investment services.

Provided regional oversight for several Noble House properties including significant new developments in California and Texas. Ensured support to hotel operations management teams, occasionally providing on-site controller-ship expertise.

Spearheaded audit preparation program, achieving significant savings due to efficiencies. Took leadership role in working with public accounting firms such as Deloitte-Touche, KPMG, McGladrey & Pullen, Moss Adams and Clark Nuber.

Worked in tandem with Vice President of Development to ensure seamless integration of capital project accounting into consolidated books, participating in Cost-Segmentation studies, assisting with determination of asset lives, researching special GAAP rules with respect to capitalization of assets, and assisting with calculations of capitalized interest and taxes during construction phase of projects.

Mentored Corporate Director Tax to ensure synergy between Tax Goals and GAAP prepared financial statements.

September 1993 to November 1996

Windsor Capital Group West Los Angeles, CA

Regional Controller

October 1990 to September 1993

Universal City Hilton Universal Studios, CA

Accounting Manager

October 1988 to January 1990

Red Lion Hotel Ontario, CA

Assistant Controller

June 1987 to October 1988

Registry Hotel, John Wayne Airport Santa Ana, CA

Assistant Controller

July 1986 to June 1987

Registry Hotel, Universal Studios Universal City, CA

Staff Accountant

July 1985 to July 1986

Sheraton Premiere Universal City, CA

Income Auditor

October 1983 to June 1985

City of Aberdeen District Council Aberdeen, Scotland

Trainee Accountant

Education

City of Aberdeen College of Commerce Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Accounting Diploma Graduate Program of Accountancy

University of Dundee Dundee, Tayside

Master of Arts Political Science & Jurisprudence

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