ORLANDO FEARON
Kingston, Jamaica
Summary
Experienced accountant and auditor with over ten (10) years of experience in Hotel and Tourism, Destination Management Company, Construction, Insurance Brokerage, Pension Funds Industries and company management. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, building client relation and driving overall operational improvements. Consistently meeting agreed upon deadlines. Strong organizational and analytical abilities. Seeking to take on new responsibilities and build on skills as already developed while imparting my knowledge to make the accounting department more efficient.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Cloud Accounting Manager
Cloud Accounting Limited/SmartBooks
03.2021 - Current
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Evaluated and improved financial records to make important business decisions.
- Enhanced financial decision-making capabilities by providing timely, accurate information to management through regular performance reports.
- Improved financial reporting accuracy through meticulous data analysis and reconciliation efforts.
- Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Streamlined month-end closing processes, resulting in reduced time spent on financial reporting tasks.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
Accountant
Viking Productions Ltd.
10.2019 - 08.2021
- Coordinating and providing professional accounting advice and assistance
- Coordinate the completion of asset, liability, and capital account entries
- Coordination and documentation of financial transactions
- Overseeing the entering of vendor invoices into the system, logging of check leaves, purchase orders and requisitions
- Coordinating the preparation and analysis of the reports weekly, monthly and quarterly as required
- Assist in documentation and monitoring of internal controls systems
- Prepare monthly profit and loss statement along with balance sheet by the 10th of each month for the previous month.
Accountant
KPMG Jamaica
01.2015 - 09.2019
- Test internal controls to determine whether or not they are operating effectively; areas of testing include controls relating to inventory management, revenue recognition, payroll recording
- Communicate to management deficiencies identified in their accounting processes and make suggestion for improvements
- Prepare and analyze journal entries
- Prepare financial statements including consolidations
- Plan, organize, schedule, execute and monitor audit engagements to control costs, optimize resources and enhance productivity
- Administer staff leadership through team building, training and coaching of junior staff members on engagements by allocating task, supervising their work and providing written staff evaluations/appraisals
- Junior staff members being coached ranges from two to six at a time
- Verify that companies are using the appropriate accounting standards and policies in preparation of financial statements
- Provide assurance that financial statements are a true and fair reflection of the entity
- Prepare billing plans, initiate collection and analyze client overruns in order to negotiate additional fees.
Account Analyst
Xerox Business Services
04.2013 - 12.2014
- Preparation and booking of payroll journal entries on a monthly basis using SAP
- Auditing of payroll reconciliation report
- Preparing and balancing of payroll off-cycles on a daily basis
- Researching and clearing of payroll variances on a monthly basis
- Balancing of reconciliation items on a monthly basis
- Preparation of tax credits reconciliation files on a weekly basis
- Resolving various payroll related issues as requested by the client.
Junior Accountant
Nacom Ltd.
09.2012 - 04.2013
- Booking of accounting entries including journals using Quick Books
- Reconciliation of all revenues collected on a daily basis
- Preparing Bank reconciliation on a monthly basis
- Calculate, prepare and distribute wages on a weekly basis.
Customer Service and Risk Management Clerk
Olympic Sports Data Services
01.2006 - 09.2012
- Maintenance of client's individual records and transaction files ensuring that confidentiality and security is not compromised
- Reconcile all Processor balances on a daily basis
- Processing of online payments
- Monitor and prevent potential fraud in order to reduces operational losses
- Provides risk-related support to other departments by performing credit card checks and assigning risk ratings to clients.
Education
Level 3 Professional Qualification: Accountant -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Montego Bay, St. James12.2024
Montego Bay Community College
Montego Bay, St. James06.2012
Skills
- Superior attention to detail
- Financial reporting preparation
- Strong communication skills
- Audit coordination
- Conducting research for complex accounting issues
- Strong professional team building skills
- Good project management skills
- Self-motivated professional
- MS Office Suite
- Google Suite
Social Involvement
- Participate in 5K road races to raise funds for charities
- Participate in annual coastal clean-up activity
- Participate and contribute towards caring for the elderly and indigent.
References
- Provided up on request.
Timeline
Cloud Accounting Manager
Cloud Accounting Limited/SmartBooks
03.2021 - Current
Accountant
Viking Productions Ltd.
10.2019 - 08.2021
Accountant
KPMG Jamaica
01.2015 - 09.2019
Account Analyst
Xerox Business Services
04.2013 - 12.2014
Junior Accountant
Nacom Ltd.
09.2012 - 04.2013
Customer Service and Risk Management Clerk
Olympic Sports Data Services
01.2006 - 09.2012
Level 3 Professional Qualification: Accountant -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Montego Bay Community College
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