Carolina Torres
Bronx,NY
Summary
Detail-oriented Accounting/Payroll Manager bringing extensive expertise and successful background to new position with long-term potential and room for advancement. Prepared to offer 17 years of hotel experience including operations, accounting and payroll processing for over 800 employees.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Centralized Payroll Manager
Highgate Hotels
New York, NY
04.2020 - Current
- Maintaining and processing 700+ employees in five hotels with an annual payroll expense of over $15 million
- Developed and created new payroll policies to minimize errors
- Produced and filed payroll reports for both weekly and biweekly properties
- Created SOP to streamline the payroll processes cutting payroll reconciliation time by 20%
- Assisted with audits by preparing accounts and providing information
- Worked with HR staff to accurately track and update paid time off
Payroll/Accounting Manager
Crowne Plaza Times Square
New York, NY
11.2017 - 04.2020
- Manage accounting functions including accounts payable, general cashier and payroll processing
- Managed all payroll processing and changes for 400+ employees with a total yearly payroll expense of 33 million +
- Reduced financial discrepancies through budget monitoring and fiscal funding oversight preventing over 200K in duplicate payments
- Play a key role in assisting with audits by preparing accounts and providing information
- Review monthly hotel financial statements and communicate with department heads to ensure budget constraints are met
- Review and monitor capital expenditures on a weekly & monthly bases with a yearly budget of over 5 million
- Implemented regular workflow monitoring procedures that helped reduce month-end close time by 25%
- Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping
- Delegated tasks to accounting staff of 5 employees based upon strength and expertise
Education
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York
New York, NYSkills
- Proficient in ADP Enterprise/EV5 Payroll Processing, ADP Timesaver, Oracle, Buy Efficient, HSM Birchstreet, ProfitSword/ProfitSage, Blackline, Hilton OnQ Operating System, Opera Operating System, My Digital office (MDO) and MS Office
- Reporting and documentation
- Bi-weekly payroll management
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and a high level of attention to detail
- Employee training
Timeline
Centralized Payroll Manager
Highgate Hotels
04.2020 - Current
Payroll/Accounting Manager
Crowne Plaza Times Square
11.2017 - 04.2020
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York