Accounting Professional

Jose Ayala

**** ***** **** *****

Alexandria, VA. 22315

703-***-**** (cell)

202-***-**** (work)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Embassy Suites Hotel Chevy Chase, Washington, DC

Assistant Controller; August 2006-Present

• Responsible for A/P maintenance and processing invoices and payments

• Over see A/R and act to prevent accounts from falling behind

• Handle General Cashiering duties, daily deposits etc.

• Verify daily revenue reports

• Verify Food and Beverage Inventories, check prices and spot check

• Participate in a Guest Service Committee(President of CARE Committee)

• Handle credit card retrievals and charge backs

• Serve as Manager on Duty quarterly for the whole weekend

• Handle Guest issues pertaining to accounting

• Asst. the Controller on end of month activities

• Sales Tax Reconciliation

• Payroll Processing when Controller is out.

Hilton Crystal City @National Airport, Arlington, VA

Assistant Director of Finance; January 1999- August 2006

• Responsible for A/R billing, collection and maintenance.

• Analyzing credit applications and approvals.

• Setting up new accounts in the accounting system for new contracts.

• Scheduling and conducting credit meetings monthly.

• Assisting the Director of Finance in closing the month i.e. journal entries, sales tax rec.

• Handling guest complaints that pertain to accounting.

• Manager On Duty

• Government Contracts

• Assisted with Payroll when needed.

• Worked Closely with Convention Services, Catering.

• Analyzed Contracts with Sales Managers on a weekly basis.

Capital Hotels, Washington, DC

F&B Controller and Assistant Controller; July 1997-January 1999

17th Street Bar & Grill

• Responsible for preparation of daily sales reports, daily cash & credit card deposits.

• A/R, A/P functions and maintenance.

• Food & beverage inventories on a monthly basis.

• Maintenance of vendor’s database, purchasing, receiving and controlling beverage items.

• Petty cash distribution.

• Preparation of end of month reports i.e. Financial Statements and Journal entries.

• Processing and transmission of payroll on a weekly basis.

Governor’s House Hotel

• Responsible for A/R, A/P & supervision of night auditors.

• Analysis of front desk transactions.

• Handling accounting related inquiries from guests, daily cash & credit card deposits.

• Assisted in payroll preparation & transmission.

Holiday Inn Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA

Bookkeeper; July 1991-July 1997

• Responsible for billing customers, maintaining A/R files & handling credit applications.

• Preparation of daily report for the controller.

• Processing of tour & travel Agents commissions.

• Supervising and training night auditors.

EDUCATION

• Business Management Associate Degree Program; Northern Virginia Community (enrolled)

• Hotel /Restaurant Management Certificate (1990-1991); ATI Career Institute, Falls Church

• Languages: Spanish & English

• References available upon request

SKILLS

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

• PowerPoint

• Lotus Suites

• ONQ Systems, Syst 21

• Oracle

• Outlook

• TimeSaver

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