Guest Service Inventory Control

AHMED GAD

Irvine, CA ***** • 949-***-**** • **********@*****.***

MARKET SENIOR ASST. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Guest Service & Relations Operational Strategies & Performance Business Transformation Accomplished over 30 years of finance and audit experience a proven track record of driving revenue growth, cost & Expenses reduction and optimal guest service. Expertise includes developing and executing operational strategies in aligning with organizational objectives, customer and public relations management, building and leading high-performing teams that succeed through a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and engagement. Experienced in opening and reopening hotels .

Skilled in talent management, conducting negotiations, cultivating and managing relationships and partnerships, and implementing continuous improvements.

Core Competencies

Accounting & Finance Operation Management • Guest Service Satisfaction • Finance Strategies

• Cost Management & Inventory Control • Safety • Compliance • Team Building & Leadership

• High-Performance Culture • Training & Development Staffing • Cashflow Management• Expenses Controlling

• Strategic Planning & Execution • Budget Management • Innovative Solutions • Audit & assurance

• Establish FP&P

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

THE RITZ-CARLTON, Key Biscayne, & THE RITZ CARLTON, Coconut Grove, FL Jul.2022 – Sept.2023

Market Senior Asst. Director Of Finance

As the Market Senior Asst. DOF at two hotels, one of them considered as one of the largest resorts in the company & second medium size hotel & Residences, both hotels exceeds 600 rooms with 15 food and beverage outlets, generates an annual top-line revenues around $150 million, my core work activities :

• Leading an accounting team composed of 5 general accountants, 3 seniors and 2 Asst. DOF professionals,

• Maintaining finance and accounting goals.

• Managing projects & Policies.

• Demonstrating and applying accounting knowledge.

• Proving financial information and guidance to all department

• Assist superiors in managing the hotel cashflow, forecast & budget preparation, month end & year end closings, expenses management and achieving the hotel overall goals.

• Managing and conducting Human resources activity related to finance department.

• Prepare and submit the monthly & quarterly audit packets.

• Provides all financial required information to superiors, co-workers and subordinates.

• Developing & implementing internal FP&P

• Hold critique meetings to review financial information with management team.

• Hold Bi- weekly productivity meetings with hotel management team.

• Holding the hotel credit meetings monthly.

• Ensure the hotel proper custody of assets.

• Participating as a core member of the hotel's leadership team. Key achievements to date include:

• Consistently meeting or exceeding various performance metrics, such as employee satisfaction survey labor cost management and decreasing hotel expenses.

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• Enabling the Finance team to evolve into a cohesive and high-performing unit, poised to deliver outstanding results for the current year

Safir Hotels Management Co., Safir Salalah Hotel, Oman, 2017 – 2021 Director Of Finance

As a DOF in Salalah, medium size hotel & Residences which composed of around 200 keys with 5 food and beverage outlets and banquets, generates an annual top-line revenues around $5 million, my core work activities:

• Leading an accounting team composed of 7 general accountants and one Asst. DOF professionals,

• Initiating & maintaining finance and accounting goals.

• Dealing with owners, management company, banks, vendors and all governmental bodies.

• Managing projects & Policies.

• Demonstrating and applying accounting knowledge.

• Proving financial information and guidance to all executives and owners.

• Managing the hotel cashflow, forecast & budget preparation, month end & year end closings, expenses management and achieving the hotel overall goals.

• Managing and conducting Human resources activity related to finance department.

• Prepare and submit the monthly & quarterly financials required by corporate office.

• Developing & implementing internal FP&P

• Heading the hotel critique meetings to review performance with GM and executive team .

• Contributing with hotel GM and S&M in defining the proper S&M strategies and goals during COVID 19 and forward.

• Holding the hotel credit meetings monthly.

• Ensure the hotel proper custody of assets.

• Participating as a core member of the hotel's leadership team.

• Ensure the proper implementation of labor laws and regulations .

• Implementing hotel emergency plans during COVID 19 .

• Overseeing purchasing and stores departments .

Core Key achievements includes :

• Consistently met the hotel budgeted revenues, either in both terms or at least in term of GOP amounts .

• Enabling the Finance team to evolve into a cohesive and high-performing unit, by training and promoting.

• Decreased relatively the hotel expenses, by renegotiation hotel contracts, implementing emergency plans, seeking for business variety …etc.

• Maintained a positive cash flow position for the hotel even during COVID period without negatively affecting hotel associates’ payouts.

• Payments of hotel associates salaries in due time during COVID period .

• Promoted some of the finance department associates to higher positions either within the hotel or within the company.

Prior Experience:

Al Tahawi, Audit, assurance & consultancy Co, Dubai, UAE 2015– 2017 Freelance Hotels Consultant

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2013– 2015 Director Of Finance

Safir Hotels Management Co., Kuwait, 2007 – 2013

Corporate Director Of Finance

Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Egypt, Cairo 2002 – 2007 Asst. DOF – Director Of Finance

Professional Experience & Selected Achievements, continued… Ernst & Young, Egypt, Cairo 1997 – 1998

Audit Supervisor

KPMG, Hazem Hassan, Egypt, Cairo 1992 – 1997

Senior Auditor

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Certification in Finance management,

Global Quality management Association, UK, 2016

Bachelor Of Commerce, Finance, accounting and audit, 1992 Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Certification of Public Accountants,

Egyptian Society Of Accountants & Auditors, Cairo, Egypt, 2006 French Studies Diploma, College De La Salle, High School, 1988 Training

Foundations of Leadership • Breakthrough Leadership • Supervising Successfully • Impact of Leadership

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People • Train the Trainer Partners in Career Management • Navigating through Change General Liability • Safety and Hygiene ….ETC

Technical Skills

• Oracle/PeopleSoft • POS systems • Opera• Fidelio• Adecco• Sun• Certify • CI/TY• Atlas …ETC Memberships

Member of the AICPA, United States

Fellowship / The Egyptian Society Of Accountants & Auditors Fellowship / The Egyptian Society Of Taxation

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