Accountant

SHIRVAN GARNET VALLEY BSc., FCCA, CA.

Contact #: 929 – 666 - 8231

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:

BG Trinidad and Tobago Limited 08/2013 – 06/2015

Project Accountant

Reviewed and analyzed department’s monthly G&A costs

Submission of monthly cost reports (with values ranging from as low as US$2mm to US$700mm) to cost engineers.

Reviewed monthly value of work done (VOWD), prepared and posted monthly capital projects accruals.

Project financial close out of US$80mm project.

Managed the project group’s invoice coding and process function.

Accreditation Council of Trinidad & Tobago 11/2012 – 08/2013

Accountant (Projects & Procurement)

Monitored projects (US$200k to US$500k) under Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP)

Ensured that the procurement function is undertaken in accordance with the Council’s policies and procedures.

Ensured efficient and cost effective implementation of projects. These were small projects ranging in values from US$5k to US$50k.

Collected and compiled project related financial information for variance analysis on project costs.

Prepared monthly progress reports on grant funded projects to management and the line Ministry.

Assisted in preparation of monthly management reports.

Prepared annual PSIP and other grant funded budget estimates (US$500k).

Provided support by preparing, analyzing and reviewing proposals and related departmental budgets.

Concepts and Services Limited 11/2010 – 06/2012

Cost Accountant/Cost Engineer

Reviewed contractor invoices for payment.

Reconciled actual cost with forecasted cost for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contract (US$70mm).

Entered costs for monthly report.

Reviewed and compared actual and approved costs for potential overruns.

Ensured project overrun cost data are fed back to internal project stakeholders.

Executed all cost control aspects of the project in accordance with project Health, Safety, Security and Environmental requirements

Prepared other ad hoc cost reports for client.

World GTL Trinidad Limited 12/2008 – 11/2010

Accountant

Prepared finance policies and procedures.

Assisted with implementation of Accounting Software and Materials Management System (Dynamics & Maximo).

Assisted in preparation of budget.

Reviewed invoices and prepared Construction Requisition (CR) for review by Independent Engineer.

Prepared Value Added Tax (VAT) submission to statutory board.

Reviewed monthly payroll.

PPSL/Methanex Trinidad Unlimited 01/2002 – 12/2008

Management/Treasury Accountant

Responsible for Inventory & Bank Reconciliations.

Produced monthly Variance Reports and Accounts Analysis

Prepared monthly Cost Reports.

Managed the treasury and cash function of the organization (US$1mm – US$70mm)

Assisted in preparation Corporate Tax, Green Fund, VAT and Business Levy payments

Ensured that all payments to suppliers are timely and within contractual terms.

Assisted in the preparation of the annual budget.

Assisted in resolving vendor queries.

Responsible for Payroll Administration.

The National Gas Company of T & T Limited 05/1997 – 12/2001

Assistant Accountant – Accounts Payables/Receivables

Reconciled general ledger accounts and prepared necessary journal vouchers.

Reviewed vendor invoices processed by accounting assistants.

Prepared cheque runs for timely vendor payments as per company’s policy.

Reviewed and signed customers’ invoices

Reviewed and prepared monthly accruals and prepayments.

Monitored and reported on debtors and creditors.

Maintained vendors’ and customers’ files in systems.

Managed the fixed assets.

Answer vendors’ queries in timely and accurate manner

Accounting Technician – Account Payables/Finance

Assisted with preparation of budgeted cash flow statements.

Checked, verified and processed invoices.

Prepared monthly accruals and prepayments.

General ledger account reconciliation.

Coded and entered invoices.

Prepared departmental variance reports.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

BSc. Degree – Double Major in Econ. & Maths.(University of the West Indies)

Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA).

Diploma Human Resource Management (Cipriani Labour College)

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

SAP

Peoplesoft

MS Excel

Quickbooks

Maximo

Systems Dynamics

Outlook

Word

Powerpoint

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