Renato Wilson
Phoenix
Summary
Dynamic financial professional with extensive experience at Admiral Inn, excelling in compliance and financial reporting. Proven analytical skills and ethical judgment led to successful audits and enhanced internal controls. Adept at budget preparation and fostering team productivity, ensuring timely financial statements and strategic cost management.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Consultant (Part-time)
Admiral Inn
St.John
02.2020 - 05.2023
- Ensured compliance with financial and accounting procedures across all operations.
- Resolved complex accounting and reporting issues to maintain regulatory standards.
General Administrator
Admiral Inn
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Ensuring all relevant financial and accounting procedures are put in place and followed
- Undertaking and coordinating the analyses required for the outstanding audits and acting as the liaison with Grant Thornton
- Overseeing the accounting and providing timely, complete budgets and financial reports
- Creating and implementing practical cost control measures.
Financial Controller
Halcyon Cove by Rex Resort
02.2015 - 01.2018
- Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
- Prepare and publish timely monthly Financial Statement
- Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
- Support month-end and year-end close process
- Ensure Quality control over Financial transactions and financial reporting
- Develop and Document business process and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Maintains and enhances the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices
Financial Consultant
Cocos Caribbean
05.2014 - 12.2014
- Financial Planning and Cash flow forecast for construction of new hotel and additional rooms
- Participate in budget preparation activities.
- Perform financial analysis, reporting and management activities.
- Review the accounting procedures and recommend improvements.
- Develop and submit annual budget plan and finance plan to senior management for approvals.
- Monitor and manage all expense within the allotted budget.
- Prepare and submit monthly financial report and expense report to management.
- Perform financial analysis to support business development planning.
- Guide and motivate finance team to enhance productivity and revenue.
Hotel Manager/ACCOUNTANT
Coconut Beach Club
09.2004 - 10.2011
- Organize all accounting activities and perform upgrades to system if required.
- Prepare financial statements, monthly management reports and weekly food and beverage reports.
- Supervise efficient working of all accounting personnel.
- Monitor all financial records, ensure authenticity of all data and prepare appropriate presentations.
- Maintain documentation of all expenses incurred in organization.
- Develop annual budgets and prepare monthly forecasts
- Manage External Audit
- Observe and monitor workers' performance to make sure that company rules and procedures are being followed.
- Confer and cooperate with other department managers to coordinate hotel activities, such as weddings.
- Answer questions about hotel policies and services. They also include solving customer's complaints.
- Inspect hotel for cleanliness and appearance.
- Coordinate front-office duties and resolve problems.
- Assign duties to workers and schedule shifts.
- Inspect hotels to gather information and monitor surroundings and decide what needs to be done.
- Communicate with other managers to plan large events. May negotiate with managers about whose staff will help with projects.
- Identify staffs' actions and evaluate whether it meets hotels' standards.
- Answer customers' questions, make them feel at home, and build on-going relationships.
- Schedule work activities and communicate duties and hours to staff. Coach staff on how to do the job and motivate them to finish projects.
- Coordinate front desk staffs' work, and build a team environment.
- Interview applicants and judge the quality of their skills to staff various positions in hotels.
ACCOUNTANT
Cocos Hotel
05.2001 - 09.2004
- Oversee the overall budgeting preparation, management and monitoring processes.
- Perform financial analysis, reporting and management activities.
- Ensure that the financial and management reports are prepared and delivered on time.
- Review financial data for accuracy, correctness and completeness.
- Hire and train new employees on financial operations.
- Monitor and manage all expense within the allotted budget.
- Establish key financial strategies to enhance business profitability.
- Ensure financial team follows company policies and regulations.
- Develop standard accounting procedures to improve financial operations efficiency.
- Participate in performance evaluation of finance staff and conduct counseling sessions to identify skill development needs.
- Review annual budgets and recommend any changes if needed.
- Assist in account payable and receivable activities.
- Perform account reconciliation activities.
- Generate financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses, etc.
- Ensure accurate calculation and distribution of salaries and other benefits to employees.
Education
Certified Chartered Accountant - Accounting
Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA)
United Kingdom 01-2014
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Antigua State College
Antigua09-2000
Secondary School (CXC) - 9 Subjects
Caribbean Examinations Council
Antigua01.1997
Skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Decision-making abilities
- Trustworthiness and discretion
- Ethical judgment
- Resourcefulness and efficiency
- Multi-tasking capabilities
- Ability to work under pressure
- Detail orientation
- Organizational skills
- Accounting systems experience
Accomplishments
- Top Student of the Year in Business Stream (Antigua State College)
- Best Accounting Student (Antigua State College)
References
Available on request.
Key Skills And Competences
- Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to make well thought out decisions.
- Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical.
- Resourceful in the completion of projects, effective at multi-tasking.
- Ability to work long hours, often under pressure.
- Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with experience in accounting systems.
Other Information
Throughout my career I have been committed to continual Professional Development, not only on my behalf but for others as well. As a result of I am currently providing ACCA tuition on a part-time (Evening) basis to aspiring accountant to ensure that I keep up to date with current accountancy practices.
Languages
English
Professional
Timeline
Financial Consultant (Part-time)
Admiral Inn
02.2020 - 05.2023
General Administrator
Admiral Inn
10.2018 - 01.2020
Financial Controller
Halcyon Cove by Rex Resort
02.2015 - 01.2018
Financial Consultant
Cocos Caribbean
05.2014 - 12.2014
Hotel Manager/ACCOUNTANT
Coconut Beach Club
09.2004 - 10.2011
ACCOUNTANT
Cocos Hotel
05.2001 - 09.2004
Certified Chartered Accountant - Accounting
Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA)
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Antigua State College
Secondary School (CXC) - 9 Subjects
Caribbean Examinations Council
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