Experience

Caribbean Roasters Ltd.

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Manage the company Financial and Operational requirements for growth, development and success Manage the company Financial and Operational requirements for growth, development and success



United Nations

• United States
• International Affairs

• Finance and Administrative Associate

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2021

  Provide budget and financial support to UN agencies implementing the programme. Responsible for implementing the financial strategies for the program. Ensure compliance with UNDP financial rules and regulations and Secretariat guidelines. Monitor the financial and budgeting reports from each implementing UN agency. Ensure accurate reporting against budgets and in the correct time frame. Review expenditure to identify anomalies and take corrective action. Prepare risk report on the programme with mitigating methods and its likelihood of success. Prepare supporting documents for procurement and contract execution. Prepare financial documents for the release of payment to suppliers or consultants. Liaison between the UN agencies and the Secretariat focal points for financial guidance. Attend meetings and provide information to UN agencies, Government focal points, Civil Society partners, consultants, EU Delegation partners, etc and prepare meetings minutes as needed. Assist with other administrative duties within the program. Show less



European Union Delegation to Trinidad and Tobago

• Assistant Management Accountant

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2020

  Preparation of financial transactions for vendor payments, purchase orders and direct contracts. Maintenance of all vendor information in the ERP for accurate and on time payments. Prepare and execute payments using one of the following methods, ACH or SWIFT transfer, bank transfer letter or cheques; provide support as a back-up signatory for the bank account. Perform bank reconciliations and cash audit on petty cash for closure of accounts. Prepare journals and sub-ledger to General ledger reconciliations for month end and annual closure reports for HQ. Request and confirm budget commitments received annually or as per contract/purchase order approved. Support cash management to the Delegation's Administrative budget and Press and Information annual budget. Ensure proper accounting operations and monitoring of expenditures procedures were in line with the EU Financial Rules and Regulations. Review biannually the total budget of the Delegation and forecast expenditures to ensure adequate liquidity. Prepare housing files for expats and encode in the ERP for accurate reporting to HQ. Perform continuous asset verification and year end reconciliations for IT equipment, office vehicles and furniture for the Delegation's office and Residents. I was a member of the asset maintenance committee where decisions to retire and replace assets are evaluated and executed. Prepare reconciliation of all statutory deduction and ensure on time payments to the authorities. Assist with administrative duties within the Delegation Administrative section. Provide contracts administrative support for recurring and new contracts executed. Liaise with external vendors, contractors and colleagues to assist with efficient operational services being provided to the Delegation. These include all maintenance and repair services. Maintain and keep updated all e-filing of documents on the intranet. Show less



LJ Williams Limited

• United Kingdom
• Construction

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  Plan and execute the company's daily operations to maximize resources while managing the finances. Assign resources and work packages to the departments, i.e sales, project costing, project management, factory operations, accounting and administrative services.Report to the Managing Director on regular update on project scope of work,completion schedules as well as our upcoming targets (per month(s)).Prepare quarterly board reports on the on-going operations and projects; including the short term strategies per quarter, project milestones and financial update reports.Review audit committee recommendations and implement these where necessary.Review, implement and monitor project budgets for each project and provide clarification for variances.Review and authorize all local and foreign purchases.Negotiate subcontractor’s remuneration contracts and work packages with targets.Maintain internal expenditure control and where necessary approval additional non-budgeted expenses on projects, if necessary.Review and approve all fixed asset procurement/acquisition; decide on repairs or replacement. Maintain business relationship with all customers, suppliers, contractors, clients, consultants, etc.Oversee maintenance of factory facility and company vehicles.Maintain stock level for projects and maintenance contracts.Set inventory internal control procedures and improves when and where necessary.Review and approve time sheets for payroll.Review and discuss with employees performance. Show less

• Accountant

  • Feb 2010 - Jan 2017

  Perform the duties of both finance and management accounting.Assist with Project Accounting duties including costing/budgeting.Maintain accounting controls with continuous reviews and recommendations on company policies and procedures.Administration of online banking, ACH transactions and foreign transfers.Sustain financial security by adhering to the company's internal control procedures and implementing corporate governance procedures and risk management.Preparing reports for budgeting and forecasting, commentaries to the financal statements and notes for theaudited accountsAuthenticates financial transactions by auditing documents.Answers accounting procedure questions from external auditors by researching andinterpreting accounting policy and regulations.Provide year-end support of the external auditors.Liaising with external auditors and dealing with any financial irregularities as they arise and responding to auditor’s ML points.Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing project information to be used for future estimating. Show less

• Project Cost Accountant

  • Feb 2008 - Jan 2010

  Prepares special project financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing project information, which includes data on labour and materials resources, equipment usage, etc.Controlling project income and expenditure, by setting milestone based on time.Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts based on usage.Review account totals related to project assets and expenses.Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to upper management to highlight issues and provide solution to mitigate risk.Produce or approve all project-related billings to customers.Respond to customers’ requests with details on their project.Coordinate factory operations and manage the work schedules with project timelines. Supervise and delegate all accounting work for junior staff members.Assist with the preparations of monthly management accounts for submission to group Financial Accountant.Compute monthly sales in accordance with IAS/IFRS standards and prepare invoices for billing purposes.Prepare sales reports, accruals on projects and prepayment journals.Prepare journal entries, reconciled general ledger accounts with the accountant on a monthly and quarterly basis.Assisting with year- end management accounts preparation which includes but not limited to the preparations of bank reconciliation, GL review and journal posting and balancing inventory accounts (work in progress) for each project at year end foraudit reporting.Review purchase orders for all projects and compare with cost estimates before submitting for final approval to the Project Manager. Show less

• Accounting Assistant

  • Oct 2005 - Jan 2008

  Supervise and delegate accounting work for junior staff members.Preparation of monthly management accounts including AR, AP, GL journals, inventory transactions.Review and maintain sales invoices to ensure they are in accordance with IAS 10.Prepare journal entries, reconciled general ledger accounts with the accountant on a monthly and quarterly basis and assisting with year- end management accounts preparation for audit purposes and consolidation with group financial statements.Prepare payments to all vendors and manage petty cash. Prepare Bank reconciliation and posting balances.Review purchase orders for the various projects and compare quotations to aid management with final approval.Assist with planning and executing contracts and assigning resources to work packages to optimize performance.Prepare time sheets for employees and Subcontractors for weekly payroll and submit statutory deductions to the tax authorities.Assist with administrative duties as required Show less

• Accounts Clerk

  • May 2002 - Sep 2005

  Data entry clerk for all accounting transactions including payment, sales, inventories and bankdeposits.Review purchases for all projects and compare quotations to aid management with finalapproval.Assist with administrative duties as required.