Office of the Controller, University of West Georgia

John D. Roessler

Experience	1999–2003 Grand Hyatt Washington Washington, DC Senior Controller Areas of responsibility included, monthly and year-end closings, preparation of forecasts, budgets, cash flows, financial analysis, training future Assistant Controllers and Controllers, contract administration and shared responsibility for capital and major FF&E expenditures. Served as an integral member of the executive management team establishing and implementing policies and procedures throughout the hotel. Departments supervised included accounting, credit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing, receiving, and MIS. Responsible for maintaining a good working relationship with the owners of the hotel. As a Senior Controller, I was responsible for internal accounting review and executive assistance to four other Hyatt Hotels. § Member of Hyatt Hotels Standards Review Committee. The purpose of the committee is to review and update accounting polices and procedures. As part of the committee, I helped author and write several accounting policy and procedural changes. § Accounting Management Operations Review, MOR Controller, reviewed other Hyatt hotels reconciliation’s and compliance with policies and procedures. § Trained one other Controller for the MOR program. § No outside auditor adjustments due to accounting problems. Requested a write off adjustment due to notification from a bankrupt group, after the year-end audit was completed. § Reduced staffing by 20% after “9/11”, without any disruptions in accounting services. § Assisted owners in due diligence preparation for refinancing of hotel. § Pre-opening accounting for Hyatt Regency Chesapeake. § Enhanced cash flow report by linking it to month-end actual and forecast files allowing for automatic updating, allowing for increased efficiency and additional improvements. § With the use of several software programs, developed more efficient and comprehensive reconciliation’s for a variety of accounts. Created a report based on 16 months of transient guest information to analyze the recent effect of Internet bookings on transient business. Developed a program designed to easily generate manual payroll checks saving man-hours of labor. § Due to my background and knowledge in accounting and computers, Hyatt hotels selected our hotel for beta testing of various program updates. Supervisors: Marc Ellin, Vice President & Managing Director
	1996–1999 Hyatt Regency Dallas Dallas, TX Controller Areas of responsibility included, monthly and year-end closings, preparation of forecasts, budgets, cash flows, financial analysis, training future Assistant Controllers and Controllers, contract administration and shared responsibility for capital and major FF&E expenditures. Served as an integral member of the executive management team establishing and implementing policies and procedures throughout the hotel. 1996–1999 Hyatt Regency Dallas, continued Dallas, TX Departments supervised included accounting, credit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing, receiving, and MIS. Also, responsible for maintaining a good working relationship with the owners of the hotel. § Accounting Management Operations Review, MOR Controller, reviewed other Hyatt hotels reconciliation’s and compliance with policies and procedures. § Trained one other Controller for the MOR program. § Year-end closings with no outside auditor adjustments. § Pro-forma preparation for hotel’s expansion of a ballroom and 200-room addition. § Assisted owners in due diligence preparation for refinancing of hotel. § Daily Report installation trainer, assisted other hotels in installing new automated income journal and daily report program. Supervisors: Steve Vissotzky, General Manager, and Jim Howard, Vice President & Managing Director
	Controller 1990–1996 Hyatt Regency Baltimore Baltimore, MD Areas of responsibility included, month-end and year-end closings, preparation of forecasts, budgets, cash flows, and financial analysis, training future Assistant Controllers and Controllers, contract administration and shared responsibility for capital and major FF&E expenditures. Served as an integral member of the executive management team establishing and implementing policies and procedures throughout the hotel. Departments supervised included accounting, credit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing and receiving. § Accounting Management Operations Review, MOR Controller, reviewed other Hyatt hotels reconciliation’s and compliance with policies and procedures. § Trained one other Controller for the MOR program. § Compliance and Legal Audits with only minor corrections § No outside auditor adjustments due to accounting problems. Requested two adjustments, after completion of audit due to write offs for two billing accounts. 1987–1990 Hyatt Regency Washington Washington, DC Areas of responsibility included, monthly and yearly closings, preparation of forecasts, budgets, cash flows, and financial analysis, contract administration and shared responsibility for capital and major FF&E expenditures. Served as an integral member of the executive management team establishing and implementing policies and procedures throughout the hotel. Departments supervised included accounting, credit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing and receiving. Also, responsible for maintaining a good working relationship with the owners of the hotel. § Regional accounting responsibilities over seven other Hyatt hotels. § Accounting Management Operations Review, MOR Controller, reviewed other Hyatt hotels reconciliation’s and compliance with policies and procedures. § Successful installation of Encore/PMS computer system 1983–1987 Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, OH Areas of responsibility included, month-end and year-end closings, preparation of forecasts, budgets, cash flows, and financial analysis, training future Assistant Controllers and Controllers, contract administration and shared responsibility for capital and major FF&E expenditures. Served as an integral member of the executive management team establishing and implementing policies and procedures throughout the hotel. Departments supervised included accounting, credit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing and receiving. Also, responsible for maintaining a good working relationship with the owners of the hotel. 1981–1983 Hyatt Regency Atlanta Atlanta, GA Areas of responsibility included, monthly and year-end closings, preparation of forecasts, budgets, cash flows, financial analysis, and training future Assistant Controllers and Controllers. Served as an integral member of the executive management team establishing and implementing policies and procedures throughout the hotel. Departments supervised included accounting, credit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, purchasing and receiving. § Accounting Management Operations Review, MOR Controller, reviewed other Hyatt hotels reconciliation’s and compliance with policies and procedures.
	1973–1981 Hyatt Regency Atlanta Atlanta, GA Assistant Controller, Chief Accountant
	1970–1973 Indianapolis Hilton Indianapolis, IN Assistant Comptroller, Accounts Payable, Income Audit
Other Skills / Interests	§ Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point and some experience in Microsoft Access. § Good working knowledge or experience in DOS, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and some experience in Novell. § Hobby – Building home computers. § Attending college to achieve a major in accounting.