Sandy Walding
Cypress,TX
Summary
Accomplished Director of Finance with a proven track record at Westmont Hospitality, adept in leveraging Oracle and ADP for efficient financial management. Excelled in enhancing financial protocols, achieving significant cost reductions while fostering robust internal controls. Demonstrates exceptional audit management and strategic budget planning skills, ensuring compliance and financial integrity.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Finance
Westmont Hospitality, Hotel Icon
Houston, Tx
07.2015 - Current
- Supervising employee performing accounts payable duties
- Prepare financial statements, reports for management, weekly and monthly forecasts, annual budgets
- Prepare and submit semi-monthly payroll via ADP
- Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources
- Billing and collections, and General Cashier duties
- Analyze financial details of past, present and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed
- Ensured compliance with local, state, and federal tax filings and other regulatory financial obligations.
- Managed HR duties effectively in the absence of the HR Manager.
- Analyzed actual financial results to budget, preparing variance reporting to General Manager
- Audited daily revenues to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Controller
Benchmark Hospitality, Hotel Granduca
Houston, Tx
01.2010 - 10.2012
- Prepare financial statements, reports for management, monthly forecasts, annual budgets
- Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards
- Supervising employees performing income audit, billing, collections, payroll, cash, and accounts payable duties
- Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources
- Analyze financial details of past, present and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed
Education
MS - Accountancy
University of Houston
12.1994
BS - Hotel and Restaurant Management
University of Houston-Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
05.1989
Skills
- Oracle
- MS Office
- Micros and Simphony back office
- ADP
- Opera
- Profitsword
- Birchstreet
- Audit management
- Cash flow management
- Internal controls
- Revenue recognition
- Cost control
- General ledger accounting
- Account analysis
- Financial statement preparation
- Business forecasting
- Financial forecasting
- Budget planning
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Director of Finance
Westmont Hospitality, Hotel Icon
07.2015 - Current
Controller
Benchmark Hospitality, Hotel Granduca
01.2010 - 10.2012
MS - Accountancy
University of Houston
BS - Hotel and Restaurant Management
University of Houston-Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
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