Carmisha Taylor
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven accounting and finance professional with a proven track record of delivering strategic financial leadership and driving business growth. Strong technical knowledge of general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, forecasting, risk management and payroll functions. Actively engages with staff to train, supervise and support financial performance and functions. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, streamline processes, and implement innovative solutions to optimize financial performance. Seeking an opportunity to contribute practiced knowledge of accounting principles within an organization that values efficiency and allows for further career advancement.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate and Property Accountant
Robert Half - Contract
08.2025 - 10.2025
- Work collaboratively with the Accounting Manager, Property Operations to align financial processes across corporate, development, and property operations.
- Support the transition of properties from construction to operations, ensuring proper accounting for loan conversions and stabilization funding.
- Coordinate with Housing Development and Asset Management teams on financial reporting, draws, and compliance requirements.
- Process accounts payable and receivable, including managing tenant billing and vendor payments.
- Perform bank and general ledger reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy.
- Balance sheet reconciliations for 12 properties.
- Initiate intercompany wires and transactions.
- Do monthly bank reconciliations for two corporate accounts.
Accounting & HR Manager
Grand Stage Lighting Co
05.2024 - 09.2025
- Monitor and control project costs against budget plan.
- Prepare and analyze monthly financial reports, including WIP, profit and loss, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
- Manage accounts payable and receivable related to construction projects.
- Complete G702 & G703 pay applications, and waivers for sub-contractor companies.
- Submit certificates of insurance to subcontractors and customers.
- Work with departments to perform regular inventory audits.
- Primary point of contact with external accounting agency for preparation of financial documents and tax filings.
- Complete monthly city and state tax reconciliations.
- Oversee and complete weekly payroll, including certified payrolls, payroll taxes, and union contributions.
- Complete monthly census labor reporting.
- Complete monthly state unemployment wage reporting.
- Process new hire paperwork and social security verification.
- Handles disciplinary action and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
- Managing employee compensation and benefits programs, including salary reviews and bonuses.
Assistant Director of Finance
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
10.2022 - 05.2024
- Managed accounts receivable by developing and implementing a credit control strategy, reducing bad debt and improving cash flow.
- Collaborated with the sales department to streamline the accounts receivable process, by working closely with clients and setting up deposit schedules to ensure a timely collection of payments.
- Ran accounts receivable ledger daily to follow up with any accounts 30 days past due.
- Completed 80% of month-end journal entries and general ledger reconciliations.
- Completed monthly bank reconciliations.
- Streamlined the monthly close process and implemented more effective internal controls.
- Prepared financial statements, accruals, and journal entries and maintained reconciliations to summarize current and projected figures of company financial position.
- Processed bi-weekly payroll for over 150 employees, including hotel and restaurant staff.
- Created daily labor reports and scheduled weekly labor meetings with managers to ensure they're keeping track of their forecasted hours.
- Liaised with department heads to communicate accounting activities and establish metrics for operating decisions.
- Coordinated monthly forecast meetings with department heads.
- Process multiple contribution reports for different unions to ensure we're in compliance with CBA.
- Supervised day-to-day activities of accounting staff and delegated tasks to increase productivity.
Accounting Manager
Warwick Chicago Corporation
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees.
- Managed relationships with external vendors, ensuring timely payments and accurate recording of expenses.
- Planned, implemented and supervised the company's financial strategy.
- Completed weekly cash flow and revenue forecasting to give ownership a projection of upcoming week financials.
- Reviewed and reconciled daily postings, accruals, various general ledger accounts, and bank statements to ensure accurate financials.
- Worked closely with the General Manager to keep payroll labor cost at 28% or better.
- Assisted controller with P&L and month end related duties.
- Monitored AP functions and processed a large variety of invoices daily, while also building relations with vendors to make sure we were kept in good standing.
- Managed weekly check-run by running AP aging and ensuring vendors are listed and received payment by due date.
- Uploaded positive pay to an online banking portal after cutting checks during weekly check-run.
- Worked closely with the union, being the main form of contact and making sure our union employees, dues and payments are calculated and allocated/applied properly.
- Initiated wires for intercompany balances and selected vendors.
Complex Staff Accountant
Nath Companies
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Prepared monthly journal entries and month-end account reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate financials.
- Reconciled assigned general ledger and sub ledger accounts.
- Assisted the corporate office with any additional information needed for prompt and accurate month end closing.
- Audited front desk paperwork and ensured allowances are correct and detailed.
- Researched credit card disputes and built dispute cases to recover funds from merchants, while also monitoring disputed transactions for possible fraudulent activity.
- Created daily flash and revenue reports for two hotel properties to give management a snapshot of the company’s profitability.
- Prepared, verified, and processed deposits and invoices for all sales clients and upcoming groups.
- Initiated collection proceedings for all accounts 31 days past due.
- Posted customer payments by recording cash, checks, credit card and wire transfer transactions.
- Summarized receivables by maintaining invoice accounts and coordinated monthly transfers to accounts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Florida Memorial University
Miami, FL05-2019
Skills
- Month-end close
- Bank reconciliation
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts payable
- Payroll processing
- Cash flow forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Financial forecasting
- Account Reconciliation
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Yardi
- Great Plains
- Sage 100
- M3 Accounting Core
Timeline
Corporate and Property Accountant
Robert Half - Contract
08.2025 - 10.2025
Accounting & HR Manager
Grand Stage Lighting Co
05.2024 - 09.2025
Assistant Director of Finance
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
10.2022 - 05.2024
Accounting Manager
Warwick Chicago Corporation
08.2021 - 10.2022
Complex Staff Accountant
Nath Companies
09.2019 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Florida Memorial University