Steven Benedett, CMA

Experience

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  Honeywell International

  Dec 1979 - Jun 1989

  Inventory Accountant / Staff Accountant / Corporate Financial Accountant

  Worked and supervised staff in Standard and Job Cost manufacturing environmentsAllocated indirect expenses to military contractsServed as a financial liaison between corporate headquarters and the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

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  Paster Enterprises, LLC

  Aug 1989 - Jul 1991

  Property Manager

  Managed seven strip malls and two apartment complexesSupervised the collection of company revenueDirected maintenance and capital expenditures for each property

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  Minneapolis Athletic Club

  Jul 1991 - Jul 1995

  Financial Controller

  Managed all financial aspects of the business including cash management, banking relations, accounts payable/receivableAnalyzed and presented financial data to General Manager and Board of DirectorsServed as acting General Manager in the absence of the General Manager

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  Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

  Jul 1995 - Jun 2010

  Directed all functions of casino finance including compliance, cage and vault operations, banking center, count team, casino audit, check services, ATM processing, Title 31 currency transaction compliance/reporting (CTR), and suspicious activity compliance/reporting (SAR)Organized and reduced cage staffing through automated cashier functionsImplemented online check deposit that reduced bank and armored feesManaged the design and launch of new cage, vault, banking center and count rooms while maintaining operational functionality throughoutImproved various banking functions through increased automation.Managed the transition from manual to automated filing of Title 31 IRS documentsSupervised the expansion of data collection and analysis to strengthen governance, risk and compliance Show less

  • Director of Casino Finance

    Feb 2006 - Jun 2010

  • Property Controller

    Mar 2000 - Feb 2006

  • Hospitality Controller

    Jul 1995 - Mar 2000
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  Richfield Hospitality

  Jul 2011 - Feb 2012

  Area Controller

  Director of Finance at DoubleTree by Hilton - Bloomington MN. Also providing controller support for other Richfield Hospitality properties.

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  Morrissey Hospitality Companies

  May 2012 - Oct 2012

  Controller

  Controller for Pazzaluna, Tria, and RJ's restaurants and The Crossings at Parkers Prairie, MN hotel.

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  Black Bear Casino

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2018

  Controller

  Responsible for all financial operations (Cage, Vault, Drop, Revenue Audit, A/P, General Accounting, Budgeting, Payroll) for Black Bear Casino Resort. Also a member of the Executive, Compliance and Procedure Review committees. Black Bear Casino Resort has approximately 1800 slot machines, 408 hotel rooms and 5 restaurants and bars.

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  Retired

  Sept 2018 - now

  Retired