Ross D. Frankel
Cathedral City CA 92234
email: ********.*******@*****.***
Objective: To offer my cheerful expertise as a dedicated, efficient, permanent team-member,
empowered for general accounting as a specialist, senior, or lead.
Accounting Full Cycle Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accruals, Bank Reconciliations,
Skills: Billing, Commissions, Credit Card Overnight Processing, Cost to Revenue and Budget
Reporting, G/L Account Reconciliations, Journal Entry Processing, Period Closing
Processes, Multi-State Sales/Use Tax Reporting, Travel Expense Auditing and Processing.
EXPERIENCE
Dec 2023 - Accounting Specialist
Current Renaissance Hotel
888 E. Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Scan, audit, code, enter A/P supplier invoices into I-Buy system. Create purchase orders for monthly recurring
expenses and enter related invoices. Initiate new supplier creation in Oracle. Maintain contractors cert. of ins.
Compile daily revenue and expense reports: hotel reservations, hotel food and beverage, hotel conference-
banquets, sales and other taxes, staff tips; distill reports into Excel linked spreadsheet reports to management.
Entry of contracted airline staff reservations into contractors’ online systems in order to receive contractors’
payments; create and monitor guest conference-banquet reservations in order to prepare them for billing.
Research and resolve guest, supplier and staff questions – including guest charge-disputes; prepare electronic
“Clover” tablets and cc scanners for events; supplier payment research within Birchstreet and Fintech databases;
document filing.
Meet tight, rigorous deadlines, produce quality results efficiently. Engage in clearer, smoother, more pro-active
communications within challenging, chaotic environments.
Jul 2023 - Assistant Bookkeeper — Temporary, part-time position with a construction co.
Dec 2023 Proper Solutions Agency
74900 Highway 111, Ste 114, Indian Wells, CA 92210
Full Cycle accounts payable processes, department and project code entry, Excel report development and
production, document filing. Project budget-to-actual review and reporting. Use of Excel and Word. Other special projects as needed.
Apr 2023 - Payroll Specialist — Temporary position with municipal govt agency during staff leave.
Jun 2023 Proper Solutions Agency
74900 Highway 111, Ste 114, Indian Wells, CA 92210
Full cycle payroll processes, involving over 500 manual timesheets, department and project code entry, time
sheet audit, report generations, document filing. Heavy, consistent workflow and strict deadlines.
Interdepartmental communications regarding timesheet errors, updates, additional documentation, etc.
Extensive use of Neogov software, Excel, and other software. Special Projects as needed.
Jan 2023 - Staff Accountant - Bookkeeper — Temporary position during reorganization
Apr 2023 Robert Half Agency
74760 Highway 111, Ste 102, Indian Wells, CA 92210
Full cycle accounts payable, full cycle billing and accounts receivable. Bank and credit card reconciliations.
Extensive use of Quick Books, Excel, and other software. Special Projects as needed.
Mar. 2022 - Grant Accountant I/II – Left due to management culture, policy changes.
Jan 2023 Martha’s Village & Kitchen
83791 Date Ave, Indio, CA 92201
Produce progress billings monthly for approx. 20 Grants from Federal, State and other entities. Assemble
(hardcopy and scanned sets) direct and support staff timesheets; assemble expense report copies, summarize
via spreadsheets, match monthly budget thresholds, obtain document approval signatures.
Feb. 2021 – Accounting Technician — Left due to management culture, H.R. changes.
Mar. 2022 Acme House Co.
750 N Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262
Scan, audit, code, enter A/P supplier invoices into Escapia, Beanworks, and Quick Books systems. Generate
checks for signature. Mail checks and file documents.
Research and resolve supplier, staff, guest and client questions;
Post utility expenses to guest folios; compute owner reimbursements, and commission percentiles, then post to
guest folio, and charge or refund guest deposits accordingly; email guests with settlement documents;
Reconcile out-of-state sales tax withholdings, post to journal entry the daily sales for a related business,
and other special projects for the Controller.
Suggest process improvement guidelines to improve accuracy and efficiency of A/P process; and
Meet deadlines, produce quality results efficiently, and engage in good communications.
Jan. 2021 – Accounts Payable Specialist— Seasonal contract position
Jan. 2021 Vaco Agency
6701 Center Dr W, Ste 960, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Process year-end IRS 1099 reporting: export supplier activity, sort and filter for 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC,
as well as IRS Form 3921criteria, obtain missing documentation where needed, amend report, format for 3rd
party printing and uploading to IRS.
Spreadsheet development, management, and periodic reporting; and
Meet deadlines, produce quality results efficiently, and engage in good communications.
Jan. 2015 - Medical Healthcare Giver — Volunteer
Nov. 2020 A.L. & M.A. Frankel (deceased, formerly of)
6038 W 75th St, Los Angeles CA 90045
Serving as caregiver to my elderly parents. Assisting with meal preparation, housework, errands, driver,
p. t. practice, mobility and other related tasks.
Aug. 2011 – General Accounting Specialist — Ended with management changes
Jan 2015 Portofino Hotel
260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Produce consolidated invoices for wholesalers, corporate partners, conventions and socials as per contracts;
Produce daily income-expense journal report; audit, reconcile bank activity; audit and post daily credit card
activity; draft month-end commissions and accrual journal entries; produce Fixed Asset reports; Audit, post and
report daily food and services activity; draft inter-company expense journal entries; create monthly budget-to-
actual income and expense report; audit and process restaurant referral-incentive program; audit, post and
recover guest no-show fees; resolve credit card disputes; and produce other Excel and SMS reports;
Serve as primary & reserve general cashier, including auditing other staff banks and refreshing currency;
Acting A/P Administrator with full cycle A/P Process: invoice match, batch, code & entry; produce, validate
& disburse checks/EFT/wires & full cycle-1099 processes;
Audit, batch, code, enter travel expenses, & engage in employee interface regarding travel expense processes;
Verify that travel expenses comply with GAAP & organization policies; analyze expense reports to avoid
accidental or intentional over-reporting of expenses; engage in professional communications to resolve all
expense report processes and questions; produce weekly, periodic reports (aging, held, etc.);
Train, supervise, evaluate and coach new accounting staff;
Temporary Partial Coverage for Controller, Dept Manager, Staff Accountant, A/P positions when vacant;
Engage in supportive, pro-active guest, client, and inter-departmental professional communications;
support department manager and controller with other accounting projects as needed; and
Engage in brisk-paced multi-tasking; meet dynamic and hard deadlines while producing quality results.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
1980-2010 General Bookkeeper at Tools, Etc., a small retail store owned by parents.
EDUCATION
B.A. Degree, “Interdisciplinary Studies” Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA - 1999
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Access Plus, ADP, Asyst, AS400, Beanworks, Birchstreet, Ceridian, Escapia, Excel, Fintech, Great Plains, I-Buy, Legend, MAS, Meditech, Micros, MS Office, Neogov, Net Suite, Open Office, Oracle, Outlook, PMS, Quickbooks, Sage, Timberline, VSMS, Word.
Additional employment details, references available upon request.