Controller/Accounting Manager
Resume:
CATRINA KELLY
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a senior level accounting position with a company that offers growth and opportunity.
EDUCATION
Dallas Baptist University
MBA in Accounting
Graduation Date: May. 2009
Grambling State University, Grambling, LA
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Graduation Date: May 1998
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Excel MS PowerPoint SAP Fidelio Accpac MRI
MS Word Peachtree Software AS400 ADP Timesaver M3 Accounting
EXPERIENCE
Montecito Medical, Dallas, TX
Accounting Manager Sep 09 – Present
• Prepare/complete monthly financial statements for multiple entities
• Prepare journal entries on a monthly basis
• Reconcile general ledger /Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Review and approve AP.
• Review and prepare distributions to ownership
• Review and prepare consolidated financials
• Review and prepare audit schedules
Consulting Mar 09 – Sep 09
• Prepare bank reconciliations
• Prepare Tax Returns
• Prepare Financial Statements
Prism Hotels, Dallas, TX Feb 07 – Mar 09
Senior Hotel Accountant
• Prepare/complete monthly financial statements
• Prepare journal entries on a monthly basis
• Reconcile general ledger /Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Review and approve AP and Payroll.
• File all operational taxes for each hotel timely and accurately
• Prepare financial analysis for executives on hotel performance.
• Provide a wide variety of customer service for Clients and field locations
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit card and daily reports for all hotels
• Management of cash flow for each hotel
Remington Hotels, Dallas, TX Feb 06 – Dec 06
Senior Hotel Accountant
• Prepare/complete monthly financial statements
• Review weekly Accounts Payable invoices and process loose invoices
• Approve/pay open A/P invoices on a weekly basis
• Prepare/file monthly sales/use and occupancy tax returns
• Reconcile monthly bank statements
• Monitor several bank accounts on a daily basis and fund as needed
• Support/assist controllers and General Managers
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts
• Review monthly financial statements and send inquiries to hotel controllers
• Special projects as assigned
Kforce, Dallas, TX Nov’ 05 to Jan’ 06
Senior Accountant - Contract
• Appropriately process, reconcile, and record cash remitted by service providers
• Aggressively pursue remittance or reporting differences with service providers, escalating aged items to management and business owners as appropriate.
• Document remittance, reporting, and research processes and procedure.
• Daily reconciliation of purchase and sales clearing accounts.
• Gather data necessary to identify service provider performance trends.
• Develop ad hoc reporting to management specifications
Wyndham Mayfair, St Louis, MO(Oct. 04 to Oct. 05) April 2000 to October 2005
Accounting Manager
• Provide consistent accounting and financial leadership by focusing on the profitability of the business, directing the day-to-day operations of the accounting staff and ensuring both productivity and all accounting and finance related staff training.
• Maintain accurate and timely financial reporting, internal control, month end close, journal entries, general ledger reconciliation, bank reconciliation, balance sheet schedules, income statements and tax reports.
• Manage internal control review and compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations and Wyndham Standard Operating Procedures and safeguard owners/investors assets.
Wyndham International, Dallas, TX (Jan 03 to Sept 04)
Accounting Operations Manager - Property
• Ensured a high level of accounting competence for multiple site locations and staff to include month end close, financial reporting, ad-hoc reporting, reconciliation and accounting and finance related reporting and research.
• Assisted in the recruiting and training of newly hired Property Accountants.
• Evaluated the operations of the accounting functions at hotels as directed by the corporate office.
• Determined the areas in which the hotel was not in compliance with Wyndham Standard Operating Procedures.
• Developed an action plan to bring the hotel into compliance.
Wyndham International, Dallas, TX (April 00 - Dec 02)
Property Staff Accountant
• Responsible for all accounting and bookkeeping for five properties.
• Prepared financial reports for month end close.
• Reconciled general ledger accounts and bank statements.
• Prepared balance sheet schedules and reviewed income statements and general ledger to prepare taxes.
• Prepared journal entries on a daily basis.
Robert Half International, Dallas, TX January 2000 to April 2000
Staff Accountant - Contract
• Processed invoices, collection on overdue accounts, prepared journal entries on a daily basis.
• Prepared bank reconciliation and processed payroll transactions.
R&R Uniforms, Memphis, TN December 1998 to January 2000
Staff Accountant
• Generated monthly sales reports to General Manager and completed reports for month end close.
• General accounting work preformed along with supervising one employee included: preparing monthly journal entries, bank reconciliation’s, deposit cash transactions, maintaining check book & interest account balances, processing invoices, matching and encoding invoices, collection on overdue accounts, assisting vendors with billing problems, balancing daily credit card logs, approving credit applications for FedEx, and billing clients for service.
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