Melissa Krieger: in Portland, OR

• Track, analyze and interpret data to forecast profitability for seven restaurant operations. • Organize and monitor monthly inventory count, reconcile monthly inventory and cost of sale balances. • Prepare and enter journals into general ledger to produce financial statements. • Audit all accounts applicable to food and beverage. • Actively participate in month end financial statement meetings and organize food and beverage committee meetings. • Continually design, implement, and evaluate policies and internal controls over financial reporting, inventory handling, and food preparation. • Performed daily sales audits, research and respond to customer credit card disputes. • Recommend pricing on all food and beverage by costing out products and monitoring profit margins. • Support existing accounting applications and processes. • Update, maintain, and monitor the Point-of-Sale system on screen menu and button design. • Received Accounting Manager of the Year by the Alaska Hotel and Lodging Association.

• Worked directly with store manager and regional manager to review and adjust all business practices. • First point of contact for credit card discrepancies, worked with corporate sales audit to resolve. • Reviewed weekly reporting with management team to achieve highest profitability. • Prepared schedule for all associates, adjusting schedule as business needs changed. • Attended seasonal merchandising meetings to review company standards and trends for new season product. Presented to staff, prepared any product training needed. • Planned, coordinated and hosted company events. • Communicated with outside vendors.

• Developed management skills and contributed to management team at store and regional levels. • Created merchandising visuals based on company direction for seasonal and current trends. • Reviewed sales numbers and statistics to better merchandise and maximize profitability and visual appeal. • Presented new products to staff to motivate sales and company vision. • Kept vigilance with quality assurance to maintain high product excellence and customer service. • Managed operational practices and personal issues on a daily basis and assisted in training and product development with all associates.

• Acted as merchant by promoting sales and accurately ordering merchandise to support business. • Lead management team through weekly walk-through’s to present merchandising maintenance and current selling trends. • Worked closely with designer to create clear signage, presentation and company standards.

• Gained understanding of basic retail operations. • Developed management, organizational and merchandising skills by working closely with the management staff. • Maximized company sales growth and profitability through creative sales skills and merchandising techniques, customer service and teamwork.