anna mcfarland

About

Anna McFarland is an Entrepreneur and Global Hospitality Consultant, an international consultant that provides relationship-based, boutique-style consulting, internal audits, hotel opening / dispositions and training solutions to hospitality organizations worldwide. Anna is a global financial services veteran with 30 years of finance and performance management, fraud, and compliance experience, derived from her tenure in public accounting, executive positions with high profile hospitality management companies / owners and consulting clients in the United States and internationally. Anna is also a past Global President with Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals - HFTP. Anna is a licensed Certified Public Accountant - CPA, including Certified Fraud Examiner - CFE, Certified Hospitality Accounting Executive - CHAE and a Certified Hospitality Technology Professional - CHTP. Anna is a frequent university and conference speaker on fraud, ethics, management performance, strategy, innovation and collaboration for industry performance.

Country

united states

City

dallas

Industry

hospitality

Skill

forecasting, budgets, hospitality, hospitality management, hospitality industry, managerial finance, hotels, accounting, revenue analysis, income statement, financial reporting, finance, management, internal controls, cash flow, internal audit, team building, strategic planning, revenue forecasting, strategy, training, entrepreneurship, resorts, financial analysis, food and beverage, general ledger, business planning, auditing, payroll, cash management, financial accounting, operations management, variance analysis, cost accounting, capital budgeting, financial audits, cost control, accounts receivable, due diligence, accounts payable, financial modeling, time management, mergers and acquisitions, property management systems, strategic financial planning, contract negotiation, front office, budget process, corporate finance, management consulting

Experience

vice president of finance and management reporting

sofitel luxury hotels and resorts

2005-9 - 2009-12 · 4 yrs 4 mos

global president

hospitality financial and technology professionals

2007-1 - 2008-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

acting chief financial officer and corporate director of finance

rosewood hotels & resorts

2001-12 - 2003-7 · 1 yr 8 mos

audit manager

bdo usa, llp

1995-1 - 2001-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

volunteer - board of directors treasurer - instructor trainee

prospect mountain therapeutic riding center

2012-6 - 2013-11 · 1 yr 6 mos

Non-profit organization dedicated to special needs individual by providing therapeutic equine therapy.

director of finance and purchasing

deloitte

2010-6 - 2012-4 · 1 yr 11 mos

audit manager

lane gorman trubitt llc

1993-8 - 1995-1 · 1 yr 6 mos

project coordinator and anaylst

hftp

2012-11 - 2014-11 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* GHACP Task Force has turned the project over to the HFTP GHACP Committee as of the end of Oct 2014. * I am currently serving on the following HFTP committees for 2014-2015: * GHACP Committee , participant * CHAE Advisory Committee * Chair * Strategy * Innovation * Collaboration * For me ~ this is where the fun begins! * A vision without execution is a hallucination." * Thomas A. Edison

executive task force specialist

carver hotel group

2014-10 - 2016-5 · 1 yr 8 mos

Carver Hotel Group (CHG) was developed to serve both hotel owners and management companies. Our industry-leading executive, finance, sales, marketing, ecommerce and revenue management resources, within an award- winning, comprehensive network, focus on meeting the needs of your hotels and portfolio. CHG provides each property with a tailored, strategic process to drive top line sales and maximize revenue. Our team of task force and contract professionals is ready to step in quickly, as needed to assist your staff; ensuring revenue generation and customer focus are maintained consistently. We know every opportunity is unique – that’s why we customize our services to address the challenges and concerns specific to your property or portfolio. Let us show you how we can bring our talent, skills and expertise to you at an effective price point for your organization.