John Gere
Huntsville,AL
Summary
Resourceful accountant offering several years of expertise in examining and analyzing accounting records, financial statements, and financial reports to assess accuracy and enforce compliance. Evaluates processes to identify deficiencies and formulate strategies to mitigate risk. Advanced knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and best practices. Personable and energetic with an aptitude for client relationship management.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Accounts Payable/ Payroll Administrator
Trident Security Solutions
Huntsville, US
04.2023 - Current
- Input vendor invoices in QuickBooks Desktop.
- Prepare and pay vendors weekly, and monthly.
- Vendor reconciliation and passing relevant reconciling items.
- Conferred with the CPA officer each Wednesday to stay updated.
- Performed timely payroll processing, ensuring schedules adhered to compliance.
- Managed discrepancies in financial records through reconciliation processes.
- Handled purchasing of office essentials.
- Ensured accuracy and timeliness in keeping petty cash documentation current.
Staff Accountant
JBK Foods Pty Ltd
Durban, South Africa
04.2017 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: KFC Franchise
- Established the Accounting department from scratch, Solved the tax issues that were behind current, Reconciled the inventories for 80 KFC stores, and decreased inventory cost by 25%
- Introduced cash management controls and reduced money theft by 20%, Introduced monthly reporting routine to Directors and improved cash flow of the whole entity by moving all 80 bank accounts balances from overdrafts to positive
- Reconciled the payroll and managed to identify ghost workers saving 15% of the company's money
- We put the savings into a money market account and those funds were used for remodeling and capital purchase
- Introduced daily sales and deposit reconciliation to identify discrepancies earlier than later as KFC is a cash business
- Prepared financial Statements using CaseWare working papers and submitted and paid monthly and annual taxes due
- Established and maintained Fixed Asset Register and calculation of depreciation
- Supervised, trained, and led a group of 8 clerks
- KFC Franchise
Staff Accountant
Certified Accountancy Tax Services & Suppliers
Durban, South Africa
06.2014 - 03.2017
- Company Overview: Accounting Firm
- Handled General Ledger tasks for companies within various fields such as Hospitality and Construction.
- Prepared Taxes monthly and annually
- Decreased late penalty and interest to zero as we were submitting and paying on time
- Trial balance analysis helped reduce fuel costs by 10%
- Reconciled bank and card accounts and picked up irrelevant payments by employees
- Reconciled creditor/vendor accounts only to find that some uniforms and shoes were purchased for a certain branch but delivered to a different address
- Generated monthly management accounts reports and analyzed them
- Established a control system for the client to reduce fuel and maintenance costs of equipment
- Submitted a reconciled Tax liability report for the company and negotiated a payment plan for the debt
- Introduced manager’s maximum expense budget at store level that he/she can approve to reduce loss of money
- Established float cash for cashiers and the maximum amount of money that should be in trays of POS machines
- Established safe deposit frequency per day
- Accounting Firm
Tax Advisor: Part-time
H&R Block
Whitesburg, Huntsville, US
- Research tax issues and ensure their clients are tax-compliant
- Prepare and review tax returns, corporate and personal income taxes, sales and use tax, property tax, franchise tax, and estimated taxes
- Advise and consult on taxation issues
- Review proposed legislation that would affect clients' taxes
Education
Corporate Governance & Public Accounting - Accounting
Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (CGISA)
Johannesburg, South Africa12-2024
Higher National Diploma - Accounting
Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic College
12.2007
Skills
- Journal entry preparation
- Controls verification
- Bookkeeping
- General ledger accounting
- Auditing
- GAAP compliance
- Fixed assets review
- Year-end closing
- Controls monitoring
- Tax preparation
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Payroll process
- Budgeting assistance
- Automated systems & procedures
- Month-end closing
Certification
LinkedIn profile, http://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gere
Relocation
South Africa, Huntsville, AL, K1 Visa, 10/01/21, 11/30/22
Timeline
Corporate Accounts Payable/ Payroll Administrator
Trident Security Solutions
04.2023 - Current
Staff Accountant
JBK Foods Pty Ltd
04.2017 - 09.2021
Staff Accountant
Certified Accountancy Tax Services & Suppliers
06.2014 - 03.2017
Tax Advisor: Part-time
H&R Block
Corporate Governance & Public Accounting - Accounting
Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (CGISA)
Higher National Diploma - Accounting
Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic College
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