Alicia Barr

Tax Responsibilities:

•Responsible for the tax compliance for all 18 entities within the group. Areas such as: The timely preparation of the Income Tax computations and returns, Deferred Tax computations & Withholding Tax Returns (Jamaica and St. Lucia), General Consumption Return – Jamaica, Value Added Tax Return – St. Lucia – all these returns were successfully filed on time 99.5% of the time.

• Successfully prepare the payroll tax computation and return for the St. Lucia staff members (S01 & S02)

• Provide tax advisory in term of structuring and tax due diligence. Assisted client with the various structuring advice implementation in jurisdictions such as St. Lucia and Barbados

• Representing clients at Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ) with tax matters such as audits and appeals through research of the various tax legislations and case laws.

• Presenter of various tax areas at annual tax seminar

• Currently, reviewing and in the process of preparing a transfer pricing policy for implementation.

Accounting Responsibilities:

• Accounts Receivable

• Accounts Payable

• Settling of treasury transactions

• Bank Reconciliation

• Posting of accounting entries to ledger accounts

• Led the successful creation of charts of accounts for various companies

• Drafting Financial Statements for listed company (monthly and annual for submission to Jamaica Stock Exchange)

• Assisted in yearly audit (Preparation of Audit Schedules and responses to audit queries)

• Payroll

• Presentation of monthly management account to directors

Regulatory Reporting Responsibilities:

• Exposure to Management Report Preparation

• Regulatory Report Preparation

• Tax & Statutory Report Preparation e.g. GCT, Withholding Tax & Stamp Duty

• Variance & Trend Analysis

• Audit Schedule Preparation and providing responses to audit queries

• Assisted with Financial Statements and Notes Preparation

• Internal Communications Ambassador

Brokerage Officer Responsibilities:
• Entering all brokerage related transactions on Jamaica Central Securities Depository (JCSD)
• Entering and sometimes approving securities related trades on Central Securities Depository (CSD) system
• Brokerage transactions settlement
• Transaction reconciliations
• Coaching and development of staff
• Administrative functions

Fixed Income Securities Responsibilities:
• Capital Gains or Loss calculation and posting
• Administrator for Investment file and Securities Log
• Foreign Exchange Reports reconciliation
• Settlement of trades e.g. RTGS Payments, cheque disbursement, wire disbursement
• Budget monitoring and preparation for the department
• Securities Reconciliation
• Confirmation Letter Preparation
• Suspense Account Reconciliation

• Treasury transaction settlement
• Data Entry of all treasury related trades
• Embassy Letter Preparation

• Preparation and posting journal entries on Accpac system
• Bank Reconciliation
• Accounts Payable & Receivable function s