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Gary Johnson

Hotel Management │Corporate Finance│Real Estate Hospitality & Leisure

Executive Leadership • Financial Reporting & Control • M&A • Strategic Planning • Asset Management • Hotels • Real Estate • Sports & Leisure • Competitive Landscape • Business Development • Organizational Behaviour • Oral & Written Communication • Culture Building • Interpersonal Relationships • Recruiting

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About Me

  • A strategic and analytical senior business executive with a proven track record of management leadership in a finance and accounting capacity. 

  • Comprehensive experience building and managing hotel properties and real estate across the world, driving profitability and impressive growth trajectory.

  • Strong understanding of all aspects of successful financial management & control, including financial statement analysis, reporting, compliance, regulatory, audit, tax, insurance, human resources and contract negotiations.

  • Skilled in opportunity identification, corporate strategy, strategic planning, risk mitigation, vendor selection and procurement.

  • Effective in the recruitment, training and supervision of high-performance, cross-functional teams to meet strategic business and financial goals.

  • Experienced in the coordination of the essential functions of a company while cultivating a creative and inclusive team culture to attract and retain quality people. 

  • Reputation for strong analytical skills, conceptual problem solving, collaborative leadership and negotiation skill.

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Professional Experience

Background and Expertise

YAS PLAZA HOTELS

Area Director of Finance (Acting Area General Manager Feb 1, 2020 -  Sept 1 2020)

September 2019 –November 2020

RADISSON HOTEL GROUP

KUMUL HOTELS LTD & KHL SUBCO LTD / IHG

Cluster Director of Finance & Business Support - Papua New Guinea

March 2012 – May 2015

Crowne Plaza Port Moresby, Holiday Inn Port Moresby, Holiday Inn All Suites Port Moresby and Holiday Inn Express Port Moresby

District Financial Controller, UAE (promoted from Cluster Financial Controller – Yas Island)

November 2015 – August 2019

LINKS HOPE ISLAND LTD

Acting General Manager April 2011 – October 2011

Financial Controller May 2009 – April 2011

RYDGES HOTELS & RESORTS

Financial Controller – Rydges Plaza Doha, Qatar

June 2005 – January 2009

Financial Controller – Rydges Oasis Resort Caloundra, Australia

March 2002 – June 2005

SUNLAND HOTELS

(Legends Hotel, Surface Paradise)

Assistant Financial Controller

November 2000 – March 2002

HAYMAN 

Accountant

August 1999 – November 2000

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Education

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Hotel Real Estate and Investment Management

New York, United States of America

Class of 2021

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND

Graduate Diploma in Business with a specialization in Accounting

Toowoomba, Australia

Class of 2011

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Hotel Management

Gold Coast, Australia

Class of 1996

CURRENT COURSES​​

CPA Australia (expected finish 2023)

Australia

AFFILIATTIONS

CPA Australia – Associate membership (ASA)

Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand – Fellow (FIML)

HFTP (Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Accounting: Sunsystems, Accpac, iScala

PMS / POS: Opera, Micros

Procurement: Check EAM, ADACO

Payroll: Oasys, Prism, ADP (web-based), Able Payroll, Civilsoft

Business Information Tool: HOBI

Databases: MMS, MiClub (golf booking system)

Skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); financial modeling & forecasting; fundraising

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