Noelia Alexander-McDonald
Vieux Fort
Summary
An accounting professional adept at performing financial tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Proficient in producing and distributing invoices, reconciling accounts and maintaining files. Result driven professional with strong leadership qualities, and proven planning, organizing and management experience.
Experienced with financial record management, data entry, and reconciliation in accounting environments. Utilizes accounting software and tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Knowledge of regulatory compliance and reporting standards, ensuring precise and timely financial documentation.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Assistant
OECS Commission
Morne Fortune, Castries
08.2023 - Current
- Maintain security and confidentiality of sensitive information in accordance with organizational policy.
- Ensure that valuables and other assets are properly stored and secured in accordance with prescribed guidelines.
- Support the day-to-day operational activities of the assigned business units within the Finance and Accounting Unit.
- Managed high-volume invoice processing tasks while consistently meeting tight deadlines for vendor payments.
- Manage customer and vendor relationships for the efficient handling of payments, requests and queries.
- Prepare payments to suppliers, consultants, service providers,contractors and grants promptly and in accordance with prescribed guidelines.
- Manage bank lodgments promptly and securely, ensuring that these are supported by appropriate documentation where necessary.
- Generate and dispatch customer invoices and take appropriate follow-up action for collection of receipts.
- Prepare bank, credit card, general ledger and supplier account reconciliations in a timely manner.
- Record expenses and revenue receipts into the accounting software in a timely manner.
- Prepare travel advances and review retirements as per travel policy.
- Assist with the preparation of quarterly reports to business units.
- Support the Accountants in meeting external and internal audit requirements.
- Prepare and dispatch payroll and related submissions for the Organisation as may be required.
- Maintain the physical and electronic filing of records of all relevant financial information.
- Partner with the Portfolio Management Office to lead the successful delivery of projects.
- Contribute to the formulation and execution of the unit’s workplan.
- Preparation of Quarterly Cash Flow Statements.
- Facilitated smooth financial audits by maintaining organized records and providing necessary documentation to auditors.
- Preparation of budgets for project activities
- Assist with any other related duties assigned by the Manager.
Accountant
Duty Free Shoppers Inc
Vieux Fort, St. Lucia
09.2021 - 07.2023
- Preparation of timely monthly financial statements
- Cash Flow Management
- Supervision of all duties performed by the Accounts Clerk
- Preparation of Company Tax, NIC and Inland Revenue statements
- Verification and uploading of payroll
- Management of all accounting operations including, Billing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Inventory Accounting
- Assisting auditors and providing required statements and information for the annual audit
- Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations
Accountant (Ag.)
Baron Foods (St. Lucia) Ltd
Vieux Fort
12.2020 - 08.2021
- Verification and posting of invoices in Sage 300
- Verification and posting of payments, cheque and debit vouchers in Sage 300
- Oversee the processing of sales invoices
- Reconciliation of multiple bank accounts
- Supervised the accounting team
- Verification of wire transfer payments
- Reconciliation and Posting of Van Sales Deposits as well as other cash deposits
- Verification of Payroll
- Verification and approval of monthly NIC, PAYE and VAT remittance forms
- Assist external auditors and provides required statements and information for the annual audit
- Plan and supervise annual stock taking activity
- Preparation of financial reports to assist with decision making
- Maintain fixed assets register
Accounting Assistant
Baron Foods (St. Lucia) Ltd
Vieux Fort
02.2020 - 12.2020
- Recording invoices into Sage 300
- Processing Payroll
- Processing and printing cheques
- Processing supplier payments
- Ensuring utilities and other payments are made on time
- Verifying invoices against purchase orders
- Assisting Accountant with yearly stock taking activity
- Assisting Accountant with yearly audits
- Reconciling Van Sales Deposits
- Verification and posting of Daily Sales Reports
- Preparation of debit vouchers
- Verification and signing of sales invoices
- Verification and posting of daily Cash Receipts Journal
Senior Accounts Clerk
Duty Free Shoppers Inc
Vieux Fort, St. Lucia
02.2018 - 02.2020
- Oversee preparation and coordination of deposit activities
- Prepare and input journal entries into general ledger
- Monitor customers account for nonpayment and delayed payments
- Perform bank reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, vendor and customer statement reconciliations and other reconciliations as assigned by the auditor
- Managing company’s bank accounts
- Maintain vendor and customer files
- Processing and receiving wire transfers
- Payments of bills and invoices
- Post customer payments by recording cash, cheques and credit card transactions
- Overseeing the issuing and recording of cheques as per company policy
- Verify and approve monthly value added tax, NIC and PAYE remittance
- Preparing P&L reports and financial statements for review by management
- Preparation of monthly Break-Even Analysis Report
- Assisting Auditor with end of year audit
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Accounts Clerk
Duty Free Shoppers Inc
Vieux Fort, St. Lucia
09.2014 - 01.2018
- Prepare and coordinate deposit activities
- Enter key data of financial transactions in database
- Check, verify and process invoices
- Processing and receiving wire transfers
- Payments of bills and invoices
- Issuing and recording cheques
- Filing of monthly value added tax
- Monthly preparation and submission of NIC contributions
- And PAYE deductions
- Assisting Office Manager with Payroll preparation
Merchandiser
Renwick and Company Ltd
Vieux Fort
01.2013 - 08.2014
- Maximize customer interest and sales levels by displaying products appropriately
- Analyzing customer reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs
- Monitoring stock movement and recommend markdowns, promotions and price changes to Brand Manager
Accounts Receivable Clerk
St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority
Vieux Fort
08.2010 - 12.2012
- Answered inbound calls to provide information and answer questions
- Filing of correspondence
- Managing and reconciling Petty Cash
- Monthly preparation of customers invoices
- Verification of airline statistics
- Preparing daily bank deposits
- Preparing and recording local Purchase Orders
- Recording cheques
- Assisting with cashier duties
- Other job-related duties as assigned by my superior
Education
No Degree -
No Degree -
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Southern Extension, Vieux Fort12-2010
Skills
- Proficient in QuickBooks
- Proficient in ACCPAC software
- Proficient in SAGE 300
- Proficient in Unit 4 ERP
- Proficiency in data entry and management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office such as excel and word
- Team leadership
- Sound Judgement
- Team Player
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Ability to work independently
- Highly organized
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
Certification
- Financial Management and Disbursements Training, World Bank Group - Aug 2024 - Oct 2024
- Financial Accounting and Analysis - Edex - Ongoing
Timeline
Accounting Assistant
OECS Commission
08.2023 - Current
Accountant
Duty Free Shoppers Inc
09.2021 - 07.2023
Accountant (Ag.)
Baron Foods (St. Lucia) Ltd
12.2020 - 08.2021
Accounting Assistant
Baron Foods (St. Lucia) Ltd
02.2020 - 12.2020
Senior Accounts Clerk
Duty Free Shoppers Inc
02.2018 - 02.2020
Accounts Clerk
Duty Free Shoppers Inc
09.2014 - 01.2018
Merchandiser
Renwick and Company Ltd
01.2013 - 08.2014
Accounts Receivable Clerk
St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority
08.2010 - 12.2012
No Degree -
No Degree -
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College