Ross Horwitz has over 10 years of experience in accounting and finance roles. He currently serves as Senior Staff Accountant and Business Manager for Entercom Communications, where he facilitates financial reporting and analysis for radio markets. Previously, he held roles with the City of Philadelphia analyzing grants and the HEI Hotels & Resorts chain managing accounts receivables and daily financial reporting. Horwitz has a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Florida State University and is proficient in various financial software programs.

1. Ross Horwitz Contact Information:
1604 Annin Street reh04e@gmail.com
Philadelphia, PA 19146 727-452-1079
Experience:
Entercom Communications………………………………………………… ………………………February 2012-Present
Senior Staff Accountant & Business Manager, Corporate Office – Business Support Center; Philadelphia, PA
Facilitated and oversaw the purchase of Lincoln Financial media in July 2015, and acquired five radio markets
Trained two of the new markets from Lincoln Media on all aspects of our financial structures / Procedures / SOP
Manager both Financial and Payroll Sarbanes Oxley documentation for quarterly and yearly audits for five markets
Post all applicable journal entries for Revenues, cash and expenses on a monthly basis
Reconcile all cash, expense, AR & liability accounts monthly for a publicly traded company
Oversee assistant business managers located separate markets to ensure they have the guidance to handle all necessary tasks
Collect, consolidate, and balance all Fixed asset/ CIP information for all 26 Entercom markets monthly
Track contractual changes and bonus calculations for Programming, G&A and Sales
Calculate commissions for all sales managers/account executives monthly
Analyze and audit P&L for both revenues and expenses on monthly finalized figures
Responsible for forecasting revenues and expenses based on pacing figures and reasonable estimates of expenses
Approve all Accounts Payables for payment
Process and approve payroll on a bi-monthly basis
Advise and oversee business offices in properly tracking and managing radio tower and Studio lease agreements
City of Philadelphia………………………………………………………………………………….December 2011-January 2012
Financial Analyst, Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Department; Philadelphia, PA
Analyze grant reconciliations to ensure proper funding is being allocated to specific G/L line items
Review G/L accounts to ensure expenditures and obligations are properly calculated
Manage Federal, State, and Local non-government grant expenses & obligations
Manage and process invoices and labor costs/ Fringe Benefits to ensure items are accounted for accurately
HEI Hotels & Resorts………………………………………………………………………………October 2008- August 2011
Staff Accountant, Embassy Suites Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA April 2010-August 2011
Process daily labor report showing productivities on a month to date basis
Consolidate weekly labor reports to track actualizations versus forecasted labor usages with analysis of variances
Compile a weekly revenue flash report based on actual revenues versus budget
Assist in month end reconciliation of revenue and expense accounts
Manage account receivables including vendor payments and all group billings
Analyze night audit reports; ensuring the hotel ledgers are in balance
Process credit card disputes and maintain guest inquiry log
Assist in the conduction of an outside audit
Aided the controller in processing month end financial entries
Accounts Receivables, Westin Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA February 2009- April 2010
Manage all current and outstanding group accounts for a 294 room hotel with 10,000 sq. ft of banquet space
Post all group banquet charges and calculate group discounts offered per contract
Process and authorize all credit applications for current and prospective clients
Investigate group and individual billing inquiries
Hold monthly credit meetings to ensure accounting and the sales staff are working together efficiently
Manager in Training, HEI Hotels & Resorts; Philadelphia, PA October 2008-February 2009
Managed daily audit of the properties revenues for both rooms and catering orders
Trained in the processing of both Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Finance, Florida State University; Tallahassee, Florida August 2008
Completed college-level courses in the areas of Finance, Accounting, Security Analysis, Portfolio Management, Investments, and
Strategic Management
Skills:
Proficient with SAP, Excel, FAMIS, Wide Orbit, Microsoft Dynamics/Solomon, Metafile Accounts payable software, FAS, and
property management systems including Galaxy and ONQ/ Tagetik
Awards & Affiliations:
Bright Futures Scholarship Award Recipient
Member and New Member Class President for Sigma Nu Florida State University Chapter