CARLESIA ANN-MARIE
Accountant
OCHO RIOS
Summary
To be a Financial Executive in a vibrant Professional Institution.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Team Leader/Accountant
Oversee Department
01.2016 - Current
- Functions including Stores, Purchasing, Cost Control, Accounts Payables, Payroll, Photo Shop
- Conduct appraisal and monthly one-to-one for General Cashier and Accounting Clerks
- Check in detail Weekly (estimated JMD$6,500,000.00) & Monthly Payroll (JMD$14,000,000) to ensure accuracy
- Prepare Daily Bank Report for seven accounts inclusive of JMD, USD and USD Investments
- Prepare Sale of Funds for USD$10,000.00 to USD$250,000.00 as required to facilitate payments and payroll
- Conduct cash float counts on a weekly basis at the Front Desk and General Cashier
- Post approved journal entries in Great Plains Dynamic approved by the Financial Controller or Assistant Financial Controller
- Assist in Audit preparation
- Assist in the preparation of Monthly Financial Statement
- Check the accuracy of Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet schedules
- Reconcile Bank Accounts
- Check off payment to Local & Foreign Payables Vendors including cheque payment, international and local wire transfers
- Ensure that all journal entries are posted accordance with the accounting policies
- Prepared monthly SO1 remittance
- Prepare annual returns SO2 filling
- Preparation of monthly GCT returns calculations, Contractor Levy, Withholding Service Taxes.
Payroll Clerk
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Prepared Weekly (estimated 400 employees) and Monthly payroll (estimated 150 employees)
- Upload Payroll Transfers to Bank Platform
- Prepare Statutory and Non-Statutory deductions monthly
- Prepared monthly SO1 remittance
- Prepare annual returns SO2 filling.
Income Auditor
01.2003 - 01.2013
- Responsibilities include the auditing rates for all daily guest arrivals
- Audit all charges to guest ledger, making sure all charges are post and collected
- Check-off daily lodgment amounts both local and foreign; against receipt from all revenue areas
- Preparing daily Management Report
- Calculate revenue sharing amount from the Management Report
- Prepare Bank Reconciliation
- Balance amounts paid by cash and credit payments for accommodation
- Prepare schedules to assist with the compiling of financial statement monthly.
Accounting Clerk
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Prepared daily lodgment for all revenue areas
- Prepared spreadsheet for breakdown of cash lodgment amount to the correct GL accounts, also for all credit card transaction
- Change petty cash amount
- Prepared petty cash reimbursement
- Breakdown US currency for guest
- Preparing cash advance from guest credit card
- Change Travelers Cheques to Jamaican dollars
- Prepare purchase orders for goods order by departments
- Receive goods according to the hotel’s specification and standard
- Post receival for goods in ADCO software system
- Participate in monthly and quarterly inventory
- Prepare food and beverage analysis report
- Prepare overseas costing
- Prepare Utilities report.
Payables Clerk
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Enter all invoices on Payables system (Great Plains Dynamics)
- Preparing Cheques for outstanding invoices on Account Payables listing
- Prepare reconciliation for Suppliers
- Customer Service Representative to address queries on invoices and payments
- Preparation of Payables Reconciliation to General Ledger
- Software Proficiency:
- Great Plains Dynamics
- ADACO Inventory Systems
- Interactive Payroll Systems (IPS)
- Resort Data Processing (RDP)
- Smart- tech
- HR Bamboo
- Proficiency in Microsoft excel, word.
Education
Masters - Accounting
University College of the Caribbean
August 2025
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
University of The Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC)
Skills
- Daily Workflow Improvement
- Issue Resolution
- Staff Training
- Account Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Performance Evaluations
- Job Assignments
- Inventory Accuracy
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeImportant To Me
Company CulturePersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsTeam Building / Company RetreatsTimeline
Accounts Team Leader/Accountant
Oversee Department
01.2016 - Current
Payroll Clerk
01.2013 - 01.2016
Income Auditor
01.2003 - 01.2013
Accounting Clerk
01.2002 - 01.2003
Payables Clerk
01.2001 - 01.2002
Masters - Accounting
University College of the Caribbean
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
University of The Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC)