Financial Accounting: Check-ins and Checkbooks: Decoding Hospitality Accounting for Everyone

Run Time: 30 minutes

Speakers: Karla Kannan, SVP, Customer Experience/Customer Success, BirchStreet Systems; Xiomara Pagan, Hospitality Accounting Executive, HFTP Association



Uncover the secrets to effective inventory management tailored for the hospitality newbie. Learn practical tips to keep your stock levels optimized, prevent overordering, and maintain cost-effectiveness across your hotel or casino operations. Ideal for those managing inventory for the first time.


Karla Kannan

SVP, Customer Experience • Customer Success, BirchStreet Systems

Karla is a Senior Management Executive with expertise in SaaS global implementations, hospitality, and e-procurement, with 10+ years of experience developing and leading impactful and measurable strategies that drive revenue growth and interactions with customers.


Xiomara Pagan

Hospitality Accounting Executive

Xiomara is an experienced hospitality finance professional with a degree in Hospitality Management from the University of Puerto Rico. A Certified Hospitality Accounting Executive from the global HFTP Association, with a demonstrated history of working in multiple hospitality environments including experience at Corporate and On Property levels.