Rajan Sharma
956/6, Gandhi Nagar,
Delhi – 110011
(+91-11) 456 789
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1986 to Present KALEIDOSCOPE HOTELS, INC., Marylhurst, OR
Vice-President of Finance & Administration, (1990 to Present)
Directed and oversaw the accounting function for thirteen hotels located throughout Northwest with annual sales in excess of $120M. Supervised Home Office staff of twenty with extended authority over 100 field employees.
Directed the annual budget process from original business plan to final approval.
Administered self-insurance programs for Workers’ Compensation by directing attorney selection, investigations and claim settlements.
Designed system to track capital spending.
Company (Corporate) Controller, (1988 to 1990) Reported all consolidated financial performance for the divisions of Kaleidoscope, which consisted of hotels, residential apartments, telecommunications stations and a construction division. Supervised a staff of fifteen.
Directed selection and implementation of new accounting software for real estate divisions of the company, and new payroll system for entire company which processed payroll for 6,000 employees in seven states.
Integral member of team that implemented change from a premium-based Workers’ Compensation insurance policy to a self-insured one.
Assistant Controller. (1986 to 1988)
Supervised an office staff of ten in the daily accounting function.
Set-up accounting offices in all thirteen hotels in the division.
Chaired committee that selected automated time and attendance payroll system for entire company which ultimately achieved annual savings of over $500K.
1983 to 1986 HUBERT FINE FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, INC., Holyoke, MA
Accounting Manager, (1985 to 1986) Responsible for accounting functions and preparation of annual budget for this “spin off corporation of Marriott Corporation’s purchase of the Howard Johnson Company. Supervised a staff of six.
Worked with Marriott Corporation on pre- and post-acquisition adjustments.
Staff Accountant. (1983 to 1985) Prepared corporate financial statements for senior management and annual audit.
EDUCATION
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 1983
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Microsoft Word, DOS, Lotus 1-2-3, Pascal