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JOHN ATMONAVAGE

Chicago

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Director of Finance & Accounting

Peninsula Hotel Chicago
Chicago
04.2024 - Current
  • Manage all accounting activities, including month-end close, balance sheet reconciliation, cash flow analysis, and forecasting for hotel generating more than $80M in annual revenue.
  • Led financial transition during PMS system change from Opera to OnePMS ensuring no disruption in service and all financials were reported accurately
  • Responsible for all internal audit controls resulting in passing grades from KPMG Hong Kong and internal audit

Director of Finance & Accounting

Bethesda Marriott
Bethesda
11.2022 - 03.2024
  • Led all financial and accounting aspects for hotel generating more than $25M in annual revenue including preparation of operational and capital budgets, weekly and monthly forecasts, cash flow analysis, balance sheet reconciliation, and all month end close activities
  • Established labor management metrics and enhanced daily reporting resulting in savings of over $127K in wages and 6,450 hours across 8 departments compared to best-in-class market labor metrics budgeted in 2023
  • Manage all aspects of capital expenditure budget ensuring projects are completed in the budgeted timeline and costs are in line with projections including a $250K patio renovation and $220K roof restoration in 2023

Accounting Analyst – Treasury/General Ledger

Vail Resorts
Broomfield
10.2020 - 07.2022
  • In charge of all daily cash accounting activities including monthly reconciliation of over $4B in transactions in FY21
  • Led PeopleSoft Treasury and Cash Management implementation project to consolidate all payment and wire activity in one place as well as automate all standard daily cash entries resulting in 750+ working hours saved per year
  • Prepared all audit reports for Treasury function including balance sheet reconciliation, bank fee analysis, wire reports, and current account listings

Sr. Assistant Director of Finance & Accounting

Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
Baltimore
12.2018 - 10.2020
  • Performed all month end close activities including ensuring P&L statement is accurate and all entries are booked, accounts reconciled, and account balances are correct for hotel generating more than $3.4 million in monthly revenue
  • Actualized $283.3K better to budget in Attrition and Cancellation fees FY in 2019 by developing excel macro to automatically send thank you notes to departing groups while simultaneously training and evolving the accounts receivable position into a more client facing role
  • Prepared all components of 2020 Operating Budget including $10.5 million in controllable spending with support from Department Leaders

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
01.2017

Economics - Economics

Corvinus University of Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
01.2016

High School Diploma -

Urbana High School
Ijamsville, MD
01.2013

Skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access
  • Oracle PeopleSoft ERP applications
  • Sun Accounting Systems
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Project Accounting
  • Labor Management
  • Treasury Management

Extracurricular Activities

Young Scholars Program, University of Maryland College Park, 2012 Member of the Indiana Lacrosse GRLC Conference Champions, 2013-2017

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Assistant Director of Finance & Accounting

Peninsula Hotel Chicago
04.2024 - Current

Director of Finance & Accounting

Bethesda Marriott
11.2022 - 03.2024

Accounting Analyst – Treasury/General Ledger

Vail Resorts
10.2020 - 07.2022

Sr. Assistant Director of Finance & Accounting

Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
12.2018 - 10.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Indiana University

Economics - Economics

Corvinus University of Budapest

High School Diploma -

Urbana High School

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