SPECIALIZED STRENGTHS

Cross-Department Collaboration Managing Departments & People

Month-End Close Year-End Audit SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A/P & A/R Accruals Audit
Budget Commissions Deferred Revenue/Expenses
Financial Analysis/Reporting Fixed Assets Flux Analysis
Franchising Internal Auditor Inter-Company
Payroll Policies & Procedures Pre-Paids
Purchase-to-Pay Reconciliations Sales & Use Tax COMPUTER SKILLS
ADP Cognos Finance Concur
Excel (Intermediate: Vlookup, Pivot Tables) Expense Watch FAS
MAS 200/500 (F9) Microsoft CRM Microsoft Office 2003 & 2007
Oracle Sales Force CRM SalesLogix EDUCATION
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Emphasis in FINANCE and ACCOUNTING
Regis University, Denver, Colorado GPA: 3.81
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado GPA: 3.75
EMPLOYMENT
___2009 a" Present_
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Manage accounting department for domestic and international
franchise consulting business
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Responsible for bi-weekly payroll, month-end close, general ledger
maintenance, chart of accounts, monthly commission payments of $700
thousand per month & cash flow model
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Reduced month-end close by 3 days
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Moved accounting for seven related party entities from Quickbooks to
MAS 200, utilizing standard chart of accounts and reconciling due
to/due from accounts
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Set up Paperless Office to eliminate manual invoice mailing of >800
invoices/statements per month
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Set up Visual Integrator to import large A/P batches and credit card
payments & the export NACHA files, utilizing direct deposit for the
first time in company history
2004 - 2009
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Hired as Accounting Manager and promoted to Assistant Controller for
QSR chain with $210 million in FY08 revenues.
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Supervised, managed, mentored & assisted accounting staff of 25,
consisting of A/P, A/R, Staff Accountants, Travel Manager &
Accounting Department Administrator
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Worked with developer to implement frequent upgrades for homegrown
royalty collection system with 5k+ customers
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Managed & reviewed 20 companies, including a variety of
inter-company & related party transactions
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Produced month-end reporting package, researched variances & flux
and presented to management
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Continually implemented new procedures & wrote policies to improve
and streamline processes
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Directed ERP upgrade from MAS 200 to MAS 500
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Managed & implemented accounting & banking changes for $250 million
securitization
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Led company transition to an on-line purchase order, invoice & T&E
system
2001 - 2004
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Hired as AP Manager and promoted to Payroll Specialist, Internal
Auditor, Sr. Field Accountant, and Sr. Corporate Accountant for
high-end, full-service restaurant chain with $180 million in FY03
revenues
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Managed 32 office managers and assisted with supplier, payment,
payroll, GL, and account issues
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 Executed bi-weekly payroll for approximately 4,500 employees
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Audited internal controls for field offices and reported findings to
regional managers and board of directors
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Improved lease pro formas by adding cash flow and ROI analysis
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Saved $150,000 annually by implementing gas and electric utility
contracts
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Calculated $1.5 million monthly in fixed rent, percentage rent, CAM,
and RE tax for 47 locations
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Reviewed and approved $2 million monthly in capital expenditures
using Oracle Fixed Assets Module
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Calculated $1 million monthly in sales & use tax for 47 locations in
16 states with 100% compliance
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Managed budget for fixed rent, percentage rent and CAM
_References Available Upon Request_