James P. McIlroy

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Santa Fe, NM 87507

505-***-****

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EXPERIENCE

Controller 2017 - Present

Honstein Oil & Distributing, LLC Santa Fe, NM

Regional Fuel and Lubricants Wholesaler/Retailer with annual revenues of 300 million dollars annually, serving 15 locations in 5 states. Central Accounting office hosted in Santa Fe, NM.

Management of 5 local employees and 12 location staff

Cash Management and Bank Reconciliation.

General Ledger Accounting.

Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Purchasing

Credit Manager and Merchant Card Services.

Senior Accountant 2017

IT Connect, Inc. Santa Fe, NM

Lead Accounting position with additional administrative responsibilities for a fast growing IT services company.

General Ledger Accounting

Bank Reconciliations

Purchasing

Human Resources

Fleet Management

Administrative Manager 2016

City of Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM

Parking Division Accounting Section Manager. City of Santa Fe Parking Division Enterprise Fund that includes metered street, garage, lots, permitted zone parking, and enforcement of approximately 5 million in revenues annually.

Revenue management

Cash Controls

Customer Service and Cashier Supervision

Accounts Receivable/Payable and Payroll

Citation Administrative Appeal Process

Assistant Director of Finance 2015

Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi Santa Fe, NM

Managed by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. Accounting department head for a recently renovated full service, 58 room ultra-luxury hotel with fine dining and 3 food & beverage centers.

Capital improvements for recent and on-going renovation

Cash management and bank reconciliation.

Responsible for all financial reporting.

Set policies for enforcement of internal controls and audit readiness

Budgeting and weekly/monthly forecasting.

Director of Finance 2014

Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque, NM

Managed by SMG Worldwide Entertainment and Convention Venue Management. The Albuquerque Convention Center is a multi-purpose event complex with over 270,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space, this includes the Kiva Auditorium with seating for 2,300 people, setting for concerts, comedy shows, lectures, general sessions or graduations, as well as the Downtown Albuquerque Civic Plaza.

Recent Capital facelift of $20 Million

Cash management and bank reconciliation.

Responsible for all financial reporting.

Set policies for enforcement of internal controls and audit readiness

Budgeting and monthly forecasting.

Specialized reporting for the City of Albuquerque ownership

Director of Finance 2012 – 2014

Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown Hotel Albuquerque, NM

Executive committee and accounting department head for a full service, 295 room hotel with 17,000 sq. ft. of convention space and 3 food & beverage outlets.

Supervision of income audit, accounts payable, general cashier, accounts receivable, and payroll staff.

Cash management and daily bank reconciliation.

Responsible for all financial reporting.

Set policies for enforcement of internal controls and audit readiness

Budgeting and weekly/monthly/yearly forecasting.

Capital improvements for a hotel with a recent 27M renovation.

Assistant Director of Finance 2010 – 2012

Hilton Worldwide/Buffalo Thunder Resort Santa Fe, NM

Oversaw day-to-day accounting operations of a full-service, 395 room resort with 66,000 sq. ft. of convention space, including several restaurants, spa, golf course, that functions as a casino & resort.

Supervised accounts payable clerk, credit manager, general cashier, daily income auditor, and payroll manager.

Responsible for all financial reporting.

Responsible for all financial asset documentation for audit readiness.

Responsible for policies and enforcement of internal controls.

Corporate Controller 2008 – 2010

Buffalo Thunder, Inc - Pojoaque Gaming, Inc. Santa Fe, NM

Oversight of gaming, food & beverage, and retail operations for 3 casinos and associated restaurants, retail, and hotel enterprises for Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, Cities of Gold Casino & Hotel, and Sport Bar for Native American sovereign owned companies. This position reports to the CFO of The Pueblo of Pojoaque, as well as the Finance Director for Buffalo Thunder, Inc.

Established purchasing system to acquire FF&E for the new Buffalo Thunder Resort.

Coordination and reconciliation of Buffalo Thunder project financing.

New food & beverage systems implementation and retro-fit to existing businesses.

Creation and management of revenue accounting for Buffalo Thunder outlets.

Established player tracking systems throughout all gaming related businesses.

Creation and management of daily revenue report for all gaming related businesses.

Key level gaming license.

Corporate Controller 2004 – 2007

Prediction Company/UBS Santa Fe, NM

Direct all operational financial activities for technology-based stock market firm, which executes trades solely on behalf of parent company, UBS. This Associate Director level position reports to the CEO of Prediction Company, with a dotted line to the Regional Financial Controller of UBS.

Oversaw financial end of the sale of Prediction Company to UBS, including facilitating due diligence and audit

Partnership/LLM accounting experience.

Responsible for all financial reporting.

Completed alignment and conversion of systems and processes to central UBS Americas.

Made ownership disbursements, facilitated monthly and annual preparation of tax returns.

Interim Controller/Consultant 2004

Inn at Sunrise Springs Santa Fe, NM

Directed and oversaw all financial activities for a full service, independent resort and spa property earning 2.2 million dollars annually.

Responsible for all financial reporting.

Oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management.

Developed a new budgeting process.

Established new cash controls including daily bank reconciliations and cash forecasting.

Richfield Hospitality/Millennium Copthorne 1999 – 2003

Held positions of increasing responsibility and diversity over two states with properties managed and owned by large international hotel management, equity, and franchise corporation.

Assistant Controller (2/03 - 12/03)

The Eldorado Hotel Santa Fe, NM

Oversaw day-to-day accounting operations for a four star, full-service, 219 room hotel including several restaurants, spa, tour department, convention services, and management of 150 additional off-site rooms, earning over 20 million dollars annually.

Oversaw functions of and supervised accounts payable, accounts receivable, general cashier, daily income audit, and food and beverage accounting staff.

Responsible for all financial reporting for a multi-ownership entity.

Assumed responsibility of vacant Controller position.

Controller (9/99 - 2/03)

Comfort Inn Avon, CO

Oversaw day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines, for 146 room, limited service hotel located at a top international ski resort.

Coordinated due diligence for the sale of the property.

Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management.

Served as a member of the Executive Officer Committee.

Implemented new controls that resulted in detection of employee fraud.

EDUCATION

Masters of Science - Information Systems & Assurance – Accounting Concentration

University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM

Graduated May 2019, 3.85 GPA

Graduate Tax Program 1997 - 1998

University of Denver Law School Denver, CO

Studies in Federal Tax Law. Recipient of Full Scholarship.

Bachelors of Business Administration - Accounting

Kent State University Kent, OH

Graduated May 1997, Magna Cum Laude, 3.77 GPA

Concentration in Computer Information Systems. Member of Deloitte & Touche Accounting Challenge Team, and Arthur Anderson Tax Challenge Team. Member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Golden Key National Honor Societies.

COMPUTER SKILLS

-Microsoft Office -Profit Sword Hospitality

-People Soft HR/Accounting -ADP Payroll

-Great Plains Accounting -Micros Food & Beverage POS

-Peachtree Accounting -QuickBooks Accounting

-MYOB Accounting -Galaxy Light Speed - Sheraton PMS

-Sage MAS 200 Accounting -On Q - Hilton PMS

-SAP Accounting -Ceridian Payroll

-Enterprise One/JD Edwards Accounting -T2 Flex Parking Revenue Mgmt

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