Versatile Accounting Professional with Payroll Expertise

RESUME

NAME: Vanessa Ryan, nee Johnson

DATE OF BIRTH: September 27, 1981

SEX: Female

MARITAL STATUS: Widow

CONTACT #: 347-***-****

E-MAIL ADDRESS: ***********@*****.***

ADDRESS: Lot 435

East 23rd Street

Brooklyn

New York

11226

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION:

1. ACCA/CAT (2008-2012)

ACCA/CAT

Paper I - Recording Financial Statement Pass Paper II - Information for Management Pass

Paper III - Maintaining Financial Records Pass

Paper IV – Accounting for Cost Pass

Paper V – Managing People and System Pass

Paper VI - Drafting Financial Statements Pass

Paper VII– Planning Control & Performance

Management Pass

Paper VIII- Implementing Audit Procedures Pass

Paper IX- Foundation in Taxation Pass

2. University of Guyana (2003-2006)

Diploma Banking & Finance Pass

3. Computer World Guyana Ltd. (Jan 00 - Aug 00)

Diploma Computer Studies - Distinction

4 Christ Church Secondary School (1993-1998)

C.X.C (General) Grades

Six CXC including Math and English II-III

AWARDS AND HONOURS: ACCA/CAT

Top Performer-Overall Exams-Barbados (2012)

TRAINING & PROFICIENCIES: 1. Received training from BRA on how to use TAMIS. (2018)

2. Customer Care Training from Guyana Revenue Authority (2002)

3. Proficient in Microsoft Suit and QuickBooks from working experience

4. I can comfortably navigate G-Suites tools from work experience

EXPERIENCE: 1.Payroll Specialist

The Business & Employment Centre

(June 2024-September 2025)

Duties

Correspond with entities via email, Microsoft Teams and calls.

Enter source information for Weekly, Fortnightly & Monthly in Micro-Pay for large and small entries.

Calculate sick leave & final pay for employees of the various entities.

Calculate Pension & Medical for the employees for the various entities.

Create payroll runs for Weekly, Fortnightly & Monthly in Micro-Pay.

Reconcile the various payrolls in Excel.

Reconcile Pension deductions.

Merge NIS and PAYE for the various pay groups in a entity.

Create and upload PAYE & NIS returns for various entities.

Create reports for the various payrolls reports and distribute them to the relevant people in a timely manner.

2 External Accountant (Part Time)

Palmetto Lawn & Garden.

(September 2017- January 2026)

Duties

Update Quick Books to a newer version.

Trained the staff to use this version of QuickBooks

Enter bills and invoices into QuickBooks

Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable accounts.

Bring their accounting records up to date.

Prepare management reports for several years.

File Corporation tax returns for several back years,

File annual return with Corporate Affairs for several back years.

Pay employees via bank transfer and cheques.

File VAT returns.

File NIS returns.

File PAYE returns.

Enter payroll in Excell, QuickBooks & Micro Pay.

Reconcile Payrolls.

Did a stock count and updated QuickBooks inventory according.

Train the staff to manage inventory in QuickBooks.

Establish internal controls to ensure that inventory management is efficient and effective.

Establish internal controls for cash & deposits.

Reconcile bank and credit cards in QuickBooks.

Register the business on TAMIS.

Create a fixed asset register and train the staff on maintaining it.

3. Assistant Accountant

Corporate Systems Inc.

(December 2018-January 31st, 2024)

Duties

Enter bills into QuickBooks.

Prepare invoices in QuickBooks.

Reconcile accounts payable and accounts receivable accounts monthly.

Received and issued payments by cash, cheques, cards and online transactions using QuickBooks.

Contact customers about outstanding payments.

Prepared bank deposits

Reconcile cash, bank, and credit cards in QuickBooks.

Did a stock counts and updated QuickBooks inventory according.

File documents.

Receive orders by emails and telephone.

4.Assistant Treasure

Amazing Grace Seventh Day Adventist Church

(2015- 2021)

Duties

Receive money from members.

Count and write up deposit slips for all monies received from members.

Help with church budget.

Review & process spending from the various departments to ensure it is in accordance with church policy.

5. Audit Intern

The Accountants’ Centre

(September 2015- November 2016)

Duties

Auditing:

Performed audit on financial statements provided by the clients of small to medium-sized businesses.

Prepared various schedules in performing audit tests for financial statements.

Work along in a group on audits for large businesses.

Drafted audited financial statements.

Prepared working paper file (electronically and physically).

Accounting:

Prepared cashbooks from client’s source information.

Prepared Bank reconciliation statements.

Prepared cash receipts and disbursement schedules from client’s source information.

Prepared reconciliation statements for cash receipts and disbursements.

Prepared and maintained fixed assets registers.

Prepared receivables and payables schedules.

Posted transactions through journal entries to the relevant accounts.

Prepared working trial balance.

Drafted financial statements based on the balance on the various accounts.

Prepared projected income statements.

Prepared payroll for clients in various accounting software. (Mico pay, QuickBooks, etc.)

File client’s returns (VAT and income taxes).

File the client’s source information for the various categories in date order or sequential order where necessary.

Prepared working paper file (electronically and physically).

6. Teacher

Windsor High School (January 2012- June 2015)

Duties

Set lesson plans.

Teach Principles of Accounts from Form 3 up to CSEC Level.

7. Assistant Examiner-Principles of Accounts (part-time)

Caribbean Examination Council

(June 2014- 2017)

8. Clerk III/Checking Officer

Internal Revenue Department

Guyana Revenue Authority

(November 2002 - June 2008)

Duties

Checked the work done in taxpayer’s files by other officers, to ensure that the liabilities established were accurate.

Interacted with the public.

Prepared taxpayer’s liability statements in a timely manner, using MS Word and Excel software.

Analyzed and reported to my superiors, on issues brought up in correspondence by taxpayers, using Outlook Express.

Prepared statistical reports on taxpayer’s files, using MS Word & Excel software among others.

Informed taxpayers via letter of their tax position and other issues pertaining to their file, using MS Word software.

Maintained an electronic and manual filling system

HOPPIES: Listening to music, playing Sudoku, interacting with interesting people, and reading.

REFERENCES: 1. Sabrina Wiggins

Supervisor / The Accountant’s Centre (Barbados)

Tel#:246-***-****

2. ACCA/CAT Top performer for Barbados in 2012.

2. Carson Branch

Corporate Systems Inc. (Barbados)

Tel:246-***-****/ 246-***-****/246-***-****

3.Wayne Morgan

Human Resources Manager/ Digicel (Barbados)

Tel #: 246-***-****

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