Quality Control Accounting

Professional Summary

Bilingual cook with a focus on Italian and Spanish cuisine. Seeking position in a Greek, Italian or Spanish restaurant. Energetic culinary professional with a blend of creativity, passion for food and exceptional cooking skills. Works well as a dynamic leader in high-pressure settings. Motivated lead cook offering over 25 years experiences in the food industry. Focused on high standards for taste and quality, while maintaining profitable margins. Superior communication and leadership skills.

Skills

High Volume Production

Sous Chef

Handled High Volume Of Requests

Line Cook

Smooth Kitchen Operation

Daily Product Inventory

Culinary Arts

Inventory Management Familiarity

Safety Requirements

Budgeting

Financial reports

Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills

Persuasive communicator

Transaction review

Collaborative team member

Work History

May 1999 to Current

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Lead Cook

Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control guidelines.

Cooked and served food and meals in accordance with planned menus, diet plans, recipes, portions, temperature control procedures and facility policies.

Verified proper portion sizes and consistently attained high food quality standards.

Maintained a skilled kitchen staff by properly coaching, counseling and disciplining employees.

June 2004 to Current

HR Block

Senior Tax Advisor

Developed tax strategies for clients.

Researched proper tax accounting treatment of various transactions.

Prepared cash tax forecasts for planning and estimated payments.

Prepared analysis of tax expenses for month-end accounting review.

Ensured that proper internal controls over the tax compliance process were in place and routinely tested.

1993- 1999

Riggios Caffe Pranzo

Lead Cook

Training new cooks

Check quality control and high standards of the meals

Supervised staff

Education

International Cook: Chef -1993

St. Augustine College

Chicago Illinois

Associate of Accounting; Business Administration – 1989

Interamerican University of Puerto Rico

Ponce, Puerto Rico

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