Assistant Head of Finance - The Westin London City - London, UK
(2024-06)
- Support the Head of Finance in the day-to-day management of the hotel finance function and accounting operations.
- Supervise and support the finance team, providing guidance and ensuring accurate and timely completion of accounting tasks.
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and financial reporting.
- Review revenue, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and general ledger activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
- Prepare and analyse financial reports, budgets and forecasts, highlighting variances and providing relevant information to management.
- Support cash-flow management, balance sheet reconciliations and the timely resolution of outstanding financial items.
- Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring supporting documentation is complete and financial records are maintained to a high standard.
- Work closely with operational departments and senior management to resolve finance-related issues and improve financial processes.
Management Accountant/Interim Financial Controller - Royal Air Force Club - London, UK
(2023-08)
- Supervising and mentoring accounting team and activities.
- Supporting Club Operating processes with finance related issues, communicating with all levels within the organization and being able to present financial information to non - finance members of staff.
- Preparing morning report to monitor daily revenue and meet the budget.
- Reconciling Club & CTC revenue and making sure all transactions are correctly transferred/coded firstly in PMS from Symphony, Mastel etc. and then to Sage 200.
- Processing direct debits for membership, creating new Stripe links, managing payments for different income, and reallocating accordingly for the month end management reports.
- Reconciling Vending Machine, Shopify, and donation monthly income & payment from different sources.
- Processing suppliers pay run on weekly and monthly basis.
- Reconciling Club, CTC, and Membership bank accounts with accuracy.
- Calculating and posting monthly journals such as prepayments, accruals, petty cash, laundry, canteen, change order, service charge, and other similar accounting entries within reporting deadlines.
- Calculating and posting F&B; stock and cost journals according to Venners report.
- Reconciling, preparing, and posting management allowance journals.
- File VAT return to HMRC.
- Checking and ensuring accuracy of all nominal ledger entries.
- Reconciling Balance sheet and P&L;, adjusting as required.
- Reconciling and analyzing monthly reporting to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
- Supporting Audit for annual statutory accounts for Club and its trading company.
- Taking other duties to help improve the Club operations, like covering Lobby when required.
Regional Accounts payable - Morgans Originals UK - London, UK
(2022-02 - 2023-07)
- Handled supplier invoices from receipt through to timely payment.
- Raising, matching, batching of purchase orders.
- Processing of purchase invoices into accounts payable system and purchase order system.
- Processing staff expenses and company credit card statements.
- Supplier statement reconciliations.
- Preparing weekly suppliers, foreign and expenses payment run.
- Reconcile designated general ledger accounts i.e. prepayments, accruals, and prepare and post month end journals to accounting system.
- Review, analyze and close at month end AP control account.
- Stock and inventory spot check for month end.
Accounts supervisor - Hilton Garden Inn Tbilisi Chavchavazde - Tbilisi, Georgia
(2019-01 - 2020-04)
- Supervise and provide guidance to Account team.
- Review and check payments & receipts entries.
- Planning, organizing, managing, and executing finances and financial goals of hotel.
- VAT return submission for outsourced company.
- Liaise with external auditors and tax agents.
- Assessed staff effectiveness, conducting time sheet analysis to identify productive/ non-productive time.
- Supervised consistent and accurate financial reporting, resulting in zero audit findings for consecutive years.
- Work closely with various departments to resolve any operation finance issues.
- Assisting FC with daily activities.
Duty Manager - The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Tbilisi, Georgia
(2017-01 - 2019-01)
- Supervise hotel operations through allocating tasks to hotel staff and ensuring high efficiency of service.
- Responsible for managing hotel resources to ensure guest satisfaction in the hotel during weekends.
- Troubleshoot all guest issues / problems and determine and process all guest compensation issues.
- Ensure all correct procedures are followed for Direct, Wholesaler and Group check in / outs.
- Maintain Health & Safety standards, emergency response procedures, WHMIS, and location of emergency shut off valves / fuses.
- Wrote end of shift reports to facilitate service continuity.
Accounts payable - The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Tbilisi, Georgia
(2018-08 - 2019-08)
- Handled supplier invoices from receipt through to timely payment.
- Raising, matching, batching of purchase orders.
- Processing of purchase invoices into the accounts payable system and purchase order system.
- Processing staff expenses and company credit card statements.
- Supplier statement reconciliations.
- Preparing weekly suppliers, foreign and expenses payment run.
- Reconcile designated general ledger accounts i.e. prepayments, accruals, and prepare and post month end journals to accounting system.
- Review, analyze and close at month end the AP control account.
- Stock and inventory spot check for month end.
Credit control /Accounts receivable - The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Tbilisi, Georgia
(2016-01 - 2018-01)
- Reconciled general ledger accounts with 100% accuracy.
- Assist sales, reservations in establishing customer credit in accordance with hotel policies and procedures.
- Monitor the guest ledger, advance deposit ledger, and other related subsidiary ledgers to ensure proper internal control.
- Maintain an efficient collection process and prepare bad debt write-offs.
- Respond to customer inquiries effectively and promptly.
- Deliver accurate and timely invoices, statements, and schedules to customers.
- Perform reconciliation and preparation of bank accounts on weekly basis to identify and clear transactions.
- Attend and contribute to regular credit meeting with head of department.
Income Auditor - The Chelsea Harbour Hotel, Copthorne Hotels plc - London, UK
(2014-01 - 2016-01)
- Prepare all necessary daily reports including the daily revenue report.
- Perform an audit of the daily night audit ensuring its accuracy and completeness.
- Maintain filing systems for daily information, registration cards, credit cards, restaurant charges, promotional tickets, discounts and rebates.
- Prepare necessary period end closing reports and journals.
- Maintain petty cash accounts and reconcile parking and miscellaneous revenues.
- Assist the Cost Controller in the month-end storeroom physical inventory.
- Prepare reports as requested to develop a more informative database for improved management decisions.
Credit control Supervisor/Accounts receivable - Wyndham Grand Hotel - London, UK
(2012-01 - 2014-01)
- Chasing clients to procure payments in line with agreed terms and conditions.
- Conducting credit checks and monitoring credit alerts.
- Managing customer accounts and encouraging early settlement of outstanding payments.
- Checking customer credit and approving or denying it based on industry standards.
- Negotiating payment plans and setting up terms and conditions.
- Ensuring customers pay on time and charging them for overdue invoices.
- Starting legal proceedings if clients do not pay their debts on time.
- Implementing changes in the company's credit control system.
Front Office Administrator/Guest Relations/Interim Duty Manager - Wyndham Grand Hotel - London, UK
(2010-01 - 2012-01)
Front of House receptionist - Baglioni Hotel - London, UK
(2009-01 - 2010-01)
Restaurant receptionist/hostess - Brunnelo restaurant, Baglioni Hotel - London, UK
(2007-01 - 2009-01)
room dinning and banqueting attendant - Baglioni Hotel - London, UK
(2005-01 - 2006-01)
Restaurant Waitress - Thistle Marble Arch Hotel - London, UK
(2003-01 - 2005-01)
