Jason Stuart

CONTROLLER

Expertise, knowledge and skills in such areas as:

* Budget Creation/Monitoring
* Automation of Processes
* Financial Reporting

* Good Accounting Practices
* Transaction Reconciliations
* Cash Management

* Month & Year End Closings
* Operational Restructuring
* Auditing Processes

Professional History

Brinker International, Chili's, Boston, MA (Multinational restaurant company, large Cap)

* Managed all restaurant operations including supervision of an 80-person staff, food and supply ordering, receiving, quality   
    assurance, bookkeeping, training, and human resources functions.
* Received numerous positive customer emails and letters of appreciation for improving customers' visits to the restaurant
    that directly lead to a positive mention in a Boston Herald article.
* Worked with systems and processes that reduced food and liquor costs by 4%.
* Significantly reduced staff turn-over rate to the lowest in all of New England.

Design Management Institute, Boston, MA (Non-profit educational foundation, small cap)

* Coordinated international business activities including A/P and A/R in 16 countries and event planning in four countries.
* Reduced expenses 12% on an annual budget of $1.4 million by renegotiating all vendor contracts.
* Planned and organized hotel, food and beverage, transportation and entertainment for five 200-attendee conferences and
    twenty 25-attendee seminars a year.
* Cut average A/R aging from than 45 days to less than 33 days, a 12-day reduction.
* Managed a 1200 membership program which included inquires, information requests, and sales of memberships.
* Prepared and delivered all financial statements for the board of director presentations.

Allied Domecq Retailing, TOGO's, Boston/Chelmsford/Everett, MA & NYC

* Managed all aspects of restaurant including recruitment, training and supervision of 12-20 staff, financial accounting, cash
     management, product orders, scheduling, and inventory.
* Planned, organized, and coordinated all tasks/events in opening new stores including planning modifications, contractor
     coordination, utilities setup, and resolving issues during the building.
* Established an Excel based computer inventory control system for all East Coast operations.
* Retained staff and modified operational procedures at Chelmsford location that resulted in an immediate 4% increase in
     sales.

United States Navy, San Diego, CA

* Managed Navy's Pacific Region Credit Card Program consisting of over 210 credit accounts handled by over 90
     organizations with combined purchasing totaling over $8 million a year.
* Oversaw daily operations of Retail Outlet with annual revenue of $450,000.
* Processed $1.7 million payroll, Travel and Separation arrangements for over 300 personnel.
* Directed operations of food service division including management of inventory and staffing in providing over 1100 meals,
     3 times daily.
* Computerized all inventories that reduced out-of-stock material by 38% and inventory errors 23%.
* Increased available storeroom space by 32% by modifying existing spaces.
* Designed and implemented a training program that greatly improved performance of all personnel.
* Improved Customer service and quality of meals in Food Service Operation.
* Redesigned layout of retail store that increased sales by 60% and which significantly increased customer satisfaction; 
     this concept was subsequently adopted by other ship stores in the Pacific.
* Trained in Budget and Financial Management, Payroll Management, Hazardous Material Management, Inventory 
     Management, Food Service, and Retail Operations.

Education