Hi, I’m
MIRAJ D. PATEL
Hospitality
Louisville,KY
Overview
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Derby City HospitalityLouisville, KY
Operations Manager
09.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Oversee daily accounting and finance operations, including financial reporting and budgeting processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal controls.
- Manage the accounts payable function, including invoice processing, expense approvals, vendor reconciliations, and timely disbursements for 2 hotels.
- Collaborate with revenue management and operations teams to analyze financial performance metrics, optimize profitability, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Support P&L reports and cash flow analyses to support strategic decision-making.
3DR LabsLouisville, KY
Billing Analyst
01.2023 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Inspected daily case audits to find and amend errors.
- Prepared monthly Price Volume Mix and AI software performance reports for company executives.
- Guided the addition of new institutions into NetSuite.
Louisville Metro GovernmentLouisville, KY
Accountant I
07.2022 - 11.2022
Job overview
- Organized and balanced reports for more than 5 federal and state grants.
- Analyzed bi-weekly payroll data reports for each of the grants.
Derby City HospitalityLouisville, KY
Accountant/Financial Analyst
01.2020 - 06.2022
Job overview
- Evaluated the market analysis on existing and new construction properties to optimize RevPAR and RGI against comp sets.
- Headed the accounts payable invoice processing to ensure accurate coding, necessary approvals, and prompt payments for 100+ vendors.
- Handled vendor and internal inquiries, maintaining efficient communication and resolution of issues.
- Validated purchase orders, received reports, and invoices through thorough reconciliation processes.
- Conducted weekly check runs and matched company credit card transactions for accuracy.
- Maintained organized vendor records, including W-9s, and reconciled statements to resolve discrepancies.
- Coordinated with procurement and other teams to improve AP workflow and enhance process efficiency.
- Contributed to financial reports with P&Ls, accounts payable, direct billing, etc.
- Examined payroll for 20+ employees and verified bank transactions.
GE AppliancesLouisville, KY
Sourcing - FP&A Intern
05.2021 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Performed weekly and monthly financial report updates for the Sourcing team.
- Collaborated with the Internal Audit team to assess the status of $90 million in assets. The threshold of 80% was surpassed.
- Co-chair of the Career Development department for the Finance intern group.
- Networked with 10+ executive members and fellow interns.
GE AppliancesLouisville, KY
Warehouse & Distribution Intern
06.2020 - 05.2021
Job overview
- Compiled metric performance reports for weekly meetings.
- Tracked and updated freight claim information for the warehouse team.
- Performed quarterly accrual reversals and bonus incentive reports for each of the 9 warehouse sites.
Education
University of Louisville
BSBA from Finance & Marketing
12.2021
University Overview
- Dean's List: Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020
- GPA: 3.568
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Detail-oriented
- Organized
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle E-Business Suite
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
- Hotel Investor Apps
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Certificate of Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA), 2022-02-01Timeline
Operations Manager
Derby City Hospitality
09.2024 - Current
Billing Analyst
3DR Labs
01.2023 - 08.2024
Accountant I
Louisville Metro Government
07.2022 - 11.2022
Sourcing - FP&A Intern
GE Appliances
05.2021 - 01.2022
Warehouse & Distribution Intern
GE Appliances
06.2020 - 05.2021
Accountant/Financial Analyst
Derby City Hospitality
01.2020 - 06.2022
University of Louisville
BSBA from Finance & Marketing