André Campbell
Spanish Town
Summary
Seasoned accounting professional knowledgeable about data analysis, cost reduction options and financial processes. Decisive and persuasive communicator with proven problem-solving, leadership and planning abilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Accountant
Celebration Brands Ltd
09.2023 - Current
- Supervise team of two
- Participated in cross-functional projects, applying accounting expertise to support other departments with financial-related tasks.
- Review team's monthly Accruals and accounting entries
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
- Supported cash flow management initiatives through regular monitoring of outstanding invoices and proactively following up on overdue payments from customers.
- Maintain monthly Accruals schedule
- Ensured accurate expense allocation with diligent review of invoices for proper general ledger coding.
- Increased visibility into vendor performance through creation of custom reports that tracked key metrics such as average days to pay.
- Prepare Ap weekly cash flow
- Review and sign Weekly Payment batch
- Review monthly supplier Reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly audit schedules.
- Reconcile AP sub ledger monthly.
- Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback for development
- Supported monthly and year-end closing process
- Set team's KPI
- Managed and motivated team of accounts payable clerks, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices.
Credit & Collection Support Supervisor (Secondment)
Celebration Brands Ltd
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Supervise team of two
- Review team journal and accounting entries
- Carry out duties in accordance with Cash Management Policy
- Review Bank reconciliations for all 13 accounts daily
- Set team's KPI
- Support with reviewing of general ledger reconciliations
- Support with reviewing of preliminary Trial balances
- Still carry out Treasury officer duties
- Built highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities.
- Prepare Balance and Expense schedules by the 10th and 15th working day of each month.
Treasury Officer
Celebration Brands Ltd
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Prepare Daily cash position report by 10:00 am
- Ensure all relevant entries related to cash movements and other bank transactions are accurately entered in sap on timely basis
- Contributed to thedevelopment of business continuity plans for treasury operations, ensuring minimal disruptions during unforeseen events or crises.
- Audit Petty Cash floats and ensure that all entries are done timely
- Manage relationship between cash courier and the business
- Track and call out all Lodgment variances and suggest ways to improve accuracy.
- Prepare monthly withholding tax schedule.
- Ensure that all withholding tax certificates are safely filed and reported for audit and tax purpose along with all schedules.
- Ensure that all signatories/bank approvals are updated timely
- Review and reconcile the cashier report from all 6 location with Beryllium confirmation report
- Open/Close accounts with Financial Institutions as required
- Prepare and submit for approval the rolling cash flow forecast by Tuesday of each week
- Support the short term (1-3 Months) range cash flow Forecast, taking into accounting timing differences and likely outcomes
- Ensure funds are available to meet funding requirements (JMD/USD currency)
- Prepare Balance and Expense schedules by the 10th and 15th working day of each month
- Perform the quarterly certification of bank signatories to guarantee the permeant presence of authorized signatories for any bank requirement
- Be the point of contact for banking related issues
- Also ensuring that all discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
- Support the treasury team in period close exercise
- Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
- Manage, maintain and audit all Point-of-Sale Machines.
Accounts Payable Clerk
Celebration Brands Ltd
08.2019 - 11.2021
- Validate and scan invoices to be posted at the offshore facility
- Run Open item report
- Prepare payments based on the open item report and payment proposal
- Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Process Payment every Friday as it regards the vendor's payment terms
- Ensured vendor files were accurate and up to date to expedite payment processing
- Reconcile the General Ledger accounts monthly
- Prepare Balance sheet and Expense reconciliation by the 10th and 15th workday
- Utilized talents and expertise when conducting monthly closing processes, journal entries, and accruals by working day 3
- Reconciled processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balance
- Collected and arranged information and entered details into computer database
- Suggested budgetary changes to increase company profits.
Accounts Payable Clerk
Total Jamaica
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Manually post vendor invoices into the accounting software (SAP)
- Manage 700 vendor accounts
- File company's withholding taxes and Contractor's levy
- Identify transactions that attract Contractor’s Levy and book the necessary accounting entries.
- Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Generated and submitted invoices based upon financial schedule
- Process Payment every Friday as it regards the vendor's payment terms
- Post payments to the respective vendor account and clear payments against invoices
- Ensured vendor files were accurate and up to date to expedite payment processing
- Generated accounts payable reports for management review
- Utilized talents and expertise when conducting monthly closing processes, journal entries, and accruals
- Verified the accuracy of accounts payable payments resulting in a 25% reduction in payment errors and check reissues
- Reconciled processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balance
- Collected and arranged information and entered details into the computer database
- Suggested budgetary changes to increase company profits.
Accounts Paybles Clerk /Payroll Officer
Spanish Grain Store
04.2016 - 05.2019
- Played a key role in implementing a new timekeeping system that led to more accurate reporting of hours worked across departments.
- Provided exceptional customer service by responding to employee inquiries regarding payslips, deductions, taxes, and benefits in a timely manner.
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for 150 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
- Finalize Payroll run each Wednesday to finalize payment every Friday at 12PM.
- Managed and updated employee benefits information.
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Ensure Payroll Taxes are paid by the 15th of each month.
- Review SO1 monthly and SO2 Annually.
- Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Prepare weekly Payment run.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management Studies: General
The University of The West Indies - Mona
Kingston, St. Andrew Parish07.2023
Leadership Workshop -
Leadership Factory
08.2022
Intermediate and Advance excel -
Universidad Del Valle De Guatemala
GuatemalaPower BI
Universidad Del Valle De Guatemala
GuatemalaAutomation With Microsoft Power Automate
Universidad Del Valle De Guatemala
GuatemalaSkills
- ERP Systems Proficient (SAP)
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modelling
- Forecasting
- Cash Management
- MS products (Excel, Word & Power Point)
- General Ledger Management:
- Team Building and Leadership
- SAP expertise
- Tax Compliance
- Data Analysis
- Reconciliation Skills
Accomplishments
- Recovered $36 million In unreconciled bank item.
- Employee of the Month August 2023
- CBL Gold award recipient for exceptional ideation which led to overall savings amounting to $325k USD.
References
Will be made available upon request
Timeline
Accounts Payable Accountant
Celebration Brands Ltd
09.2023 - Current
Credit & Collection Support Supervisor (Secondment)
Celebration Brands Ltd
08.2022 - 08.2023
Treasury Officer
Celebration Brands Ltd
11.2021 - 08.2022
Accounts Payable Clerk
Celebration Brands Ltd
08.2019 - 11.2021
Accounts Payable Clerk
Total Jamaica
05.2019 - 08.2019
Accounts Paybles Clerk /Payroll Officer
Spanish Grain Store
04.2016 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Management Studies: General
The University of The West Indies - Mona
Leadership Workshop -
Leadership Factory
Intermediate and Advance excel -
Universidad Del Valle De Guatemala
Power BI
Universidad Del Valle De Guatemala
Automation With Microsoft Power Automate
Universidad Del Valle De Guatemala
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