Jasmin Vrban
Controller/Hospitality Professional
New York City,NY
Summary
Hospitality professional with over 11 years of experience in the industry as F&B Controller in luxury and fine dining operations in NYC with strong background in financial analysis and proven performance in management, leadership and communication. Creative, detail-oriented, organized and problem-solving professional. Hospitality is my passion and with my knowledge and experience I am ready to make an immediate contribution to your organization.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director of Finance
Hotel Barriere Fouquet's NY
03.2023 - Current
- Prepared financial statements and monthly journal entries
- Managed reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts
- Managed and prepared weekly cash flow projections
- Direct, trained and evaluated accounting staff of 3 to support department growth
- Led implementation of new credit card provider, gift card system and Sertifi integration
- Maintained audit compliance with corporate standards on monthly basis
- Managed income audit process: outlet revenues, cash comps, voids
- Assist DOF with maintaining the effectiveness of internal controls following USALI procedures
- Managing tax compliance and company policies
- Streamlined the budgeting process for improved financial planning and forecasting for 50 mil $ budgets
F&B Cost Controller
Hotel Barriere Fouquet’s NY
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Managed and developed POS and PMS systems during pre-opening process for F&B, Spa and Rooms in luxury hotel
- Developed departmental objectives, budgets, policies, procedures and strategies for new opening
- Improved financial accuracy by monitoring project expenses during opening
- Prepared recipes entries, menu costing and pricing for 6 outlets and banquet event packages
- Monthly journal entries, P&L reporting, budgeting and forecasting, daily revenue reports
- Oversees all hotel cash handling and procedures
- Identified ways to improve efficiency in operations and implemented process changes
- Tax reconciliation
- Oversees AP and AR accounts
- Implemented efficient internal control procedures
F&B Controller
Morton’s Steakhouse
02.2014 - 06.2022
- Conducted regular audits of F&B operations, identifying areas for improvement and implementing appropriate corrective actions
- Created purchasing procedures for F&B Operations Managed budgeting and monthly accruals for capital expenditures
- Managed all vendors relationships, negotiated favorable contracts with suppliers, reducing overall food costs by 4% without compromising on quality
- Inventory management - prepared accurate inventories, monitor and reduce food waste, portion control, optimized inventory turnover rate
- Implemented quality control measures and maintained high health and safety standards
- Owned daily, monthly and quarterly financial reporting - Income audit, P&L, Comps and Voids, PMIX and Menu Engineering
- Managed AP and payroll data entry for 40+ employees
- Hired and trained new employees as designated company trainer for North East Region
- Managed Flagship location at 5th Ave and Downtown WTC location
- Acting General Manager for 6 months
Banquet Manager
230 Fifth Rooftop
08.2015 - 12.2017
- Supervised team of 50+ servers and other support personnel at various events, delegating tasks as necessary
- Maintained accurate records of all food, beverage, and other supplies used for each event
- Managed budgets for multiple banquets, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources.
- Developed comprehensive training programs for staff to improve service quality and efficiency.
- Oversaw timeliness and quality of food execution at high-volume events for 500+ guests
Education
Master - Finance and Banking
University of Rijeka
Croatia05.2013
Skills
- Bank reconciliation
- Policy Planning
- Budget Development
- Month-End and Year-End Closings
- Cost Monitoring
- AP/AR
- Audit coordination
- Cash flow forecasting
- Inventory Management
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Operational efficiency
- Preparing financial statements
- Internal controls
LANGUAGES
Croatian - Native
English - Fluent
German - Intermediate
Software
EMC
Opera
ProfitSword
Micros
WorkDay
MS Office
Peoplevine
Stripe
Timeline
Assistant Director of Finance
Hotel Barriere Fouquet's NY
03.2023 - Current
F&B Cost Controller
Hotel Barriere Fouquet’s NY
07.2022 - 03.2023
Banquet Manager
230 Fifth Rooftop
08.2015 - 12.2017
F&B Controller
Morton’s Steakhouse
02.2014 - 06.2022
Master - Finance and Banking
University of Rijeka
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