Regional Controller
Resume:
Joshua Rickman
**** ***** *** • Gleneden Beach, OR 97388• 206-***-**** • Email: *********@*****.***
Work Experience
Transitional Controller/Regional Controller/Accounting Manager/Accountant/Accounts Payable/Night Auditor, Soul Community Planet
Properties - Salishan Coastal Lodge, SCP Depoe Bay, SCP Hilo, SCP Colorado Springs, SCP Redmond, and SCP Laguna
April 2018- Current
- Balanced and reconciled cash and credit card transactions for Hotel, restaurant, aerial park, gift shops and Spa.
- Accommodated guest needs and wants to ensure guest satisfaction.
- Review daily accounting work for each department and request corrective action on operation errors.
- Fully managed Accounts Payable process including cash flow analysis, creating lists of vendors to pay, account reconciliations, etc.
- Reconciled gift card liability and transactions, online, daily, and monthly.
- Lead implementation of new POS systems and procedures for Square, Flybook, and Simphony for night audit and accounting
- Created department accountability tracking spreadsheets for Over/Shorts, Wyndham Vouchers, and House charges
- Created, updated and adjusted excel spreadsheets for labor, forecast, budget reports and more
- Created a SOP for the night audit process
- Lead the transition of purchasing the Scout Gift Shops into our business, including tracking, entering, and evaluating inventory purchased, POS integration/ set up/ and credit card routing.
- Assisted in the creation of the 2020 and 2021 Budget and Forecasting including analyzing and creating company metrics.
- Trained managers and staff on proper procedures for the front desk, gift cards, house charges, aerial park, etc.
- Bank reconciliations and cash management
- Maintained and created balance sheet reporting
- Reviewing payroll for accuracy
- Monthly forecasting and month end reporting
- Lead the financial transition of properties from their assorted PMS systems to Mews PMS, including updating mapping to the accounting system, mapping POSs to Mews, training on new Daily reports
- Lead the financial transition of new properties into the company portfolio.
Accountant, Kiwanda Hospitality Group/Central Coast Hospitality
Pelican Brewing Company, Kiwanda Lodge LLC, Stimulus Coffee and Bakery, Cape Kiwanda Associates, Central Coast Hospitality, Meridian Restaurant and Bar, Tidepools Spa, and Nestucca Ridge Development
April 2016 - April 2018
- Full Cycle Accounting for six companies
- Reported Financial information to CFO, Owners and Management
- Created and performed maintenance and upgrades to numerous excel spreadsheets including timesheets, flash reports, daily sales, cash drop sheets, and more
- Created and Implemented procedures for Cash Handling, Night Audit, Inventory and more.
- Lead the implementation of a new Property Management System for multiple lodging locations
- Review, entered, and minimized data entry on Daily Sales and Flash for eight companies
- Trained and reviewed the work of Night Audit, and Accountants
Accounting Clerk / Cash Room Associate, Delaware North Corporation
May 2014 - August 2015
- Entered daily sales for twelve companies
- Reviewed and supported A/P for twelve companies
- Reconciled month end accounts for review by accounting manager
- Created, entered and approved journal entries using Peoplesoft Finance Manager
- Reconciled Cash and Credit Card Sales
Shift Manager, McDonalds
October 2011 - November 2013
- Managed a team in a fast paced work environment
- Communicated situations with department managers
- Responded to customer service issues and corrected them to ensure customer satisfaction
- Adapted to new personnel, situations, and environments quickly and flawlessly
- Organized personnel to minimize labor for store goals
Night Auditor, Hilton WorldWide
August 2015-April 2016
- Balanced and reconciled cash and credit card transactions for Hotel, restaurant, and Spa
- Accommodated guest needs and wants to ensure guest satisfaction
- Reviewed and corrected front desk work to ensure proper accounts were being used
- Created, maintained and updated service contracts and insurance information with/for vendors
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance, Northern Arizona University
References
Heather Williamson
Guest Experience Manager at Hotel St. Francis in Santa Fe - Former Front Desk Manager at Salishan Spa and Golf Resort - 541-***-**** - *******@***.***
Frankie Dehan-Cook
Accountant at Kiwanda Hospitality - 503-***-**** - *************@*****.***
Mark Laymon
Senior Accountant at Kiwanda Hospitality - 503-***-**** - **************@*****.***
Natasha Silkwood
Owner of Silkwood Fitness - Former Accountant at Kiwanda Hospitality -
Contact this candidate