Kameka Harris
Mount Rainier
Summary
With 16 years of accounting experience, as a personable and detail-driven professional excels in examining and analyzing accounting records, financial statements, operational management, and financial reports. With expertise lies in assessing accuracy and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards. I continue to have a proven track record of identifying deficiencies in accounting processes and formulating effective corrective action plans to achieve compliance and mitigate risk. Committed to maintaining a high standard of work while continuously improving operational efficiency.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager
IREX
07.2022 - Current
- Support change management by understanding and addressing impacts of new accounting policies, financial statement initiatives and non-standard transactions.
- Manages and supervises IREX billing, revenue, and general ledger accounting functions on a regular basis.
- Manages journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and revenue and billing processing.
- Tracks business revenue and expenditures and reconciles accounts to maintain high accuracy.
- Reconciles travel recon for the IREX travel program with their travel agency.
- Manages and updates Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for the Billing, Revenue, Credit Management and Travel Reconcilation
Senior Accountant
IREX
07.2021 - 06.2022
- Identified, researched, and resolved billing variances to maintain system accuracy and currency.
- Managed invoicing , billing, and payment processing operations.
- Credit Card Management of the IREX Credit Card Program
- Travel reconciliation of the travel program
- Ensuring accurate records and updating of payments received from funders and donors
- Manages financial reports and cash requests for government and private funders are completed and approved on a timely basis
Staff Accontant
IREX
01.2020 - 07.2021
- Recorded and maintained AR, Billing, and Credit Card records and documentation.
• Contributed to the financial reporting of IREX via monthly reports and maintain accurate financial records. - Updated financial management systems to reduce financial discrepancies and increased cost savings through implementation of internal controls.
Staff Accountant
Robert Half
07.2019 - 01.2020
- Increased efficiency, support and documentation of accounting processes by creating detailed schedules for journal entries.
- Submitted cash and check deposits and generated cash receipts to record money received and update Costpoint.
- Prepared and create bills to funders, processed payments and documented account updates usingg Costpoint
Staff Accountant
Caribbean Examinations Council
12.2008 - 05.2019
- Over 15+ years’ experience working in various business sectors and multicultural international environments
- Experienced in A/P and A/R process and managing stakeholders/vendors relations
- Skilled in Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Payables, Payroll, and Account Reconciliation
- Major Projects and Accomplishments, Working over ten (10) years with the accounting department interacting with various stakeholders from the Caribbean and North America
- Based on my ability to adapt to new technology I was always the point person for all new or improved software
- Implementing emailed pay slips to temp staff instead of printing them
- Maintain and scheduling payment of over 2,000 payees and responding to queries upon request
- Coordinate, resolve/fix and process employee travel expense reports
- Provide and process information and timely responses to internal and external customers regarding payroll
- Shortlisted among the top 5 persons for Employee of the Year
- Manage and maintain account receivable including ensuring regular payment collections
Senior Payables Specialist
Sandals Resorts International Limited
12.2007 - 12.2008
- Process over 100 vendor invoices and track payments to be made weekly
- Research and resolve invoice issues while maintaining and clear vendor reconciliations
- Preform month-end closing process for AP include accruals
- Maintain accurate and update AP vendor files
Acting Payroll Specialist/Payables Clerk
Sandals
06.2005 - 12.2007
- Prepare accurate and timely weekly payroll for the three Montego Bay Properties (Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Inn and Sandals Warehouse) using IPS program
- Coordinate all payroll record keeping processes and identified payroll discrepancies and processed necessary corrections for over 200 employees
- Prepare monthly reports documenting activity for retirement, insurance, and payroll accounts
- Awarded Employee of the Department
- Sandals Montego Bay – Acting Income Auditor
- Audit and prepare reports for the different revenue outlets (Photo Shop, Weddings, Front Desk and Gift Shop
- Verify validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, promotions, customer service departments, and from customers
- Resolve authorized or unauthorized deductions by entering adjusted entries and following pending deductions procedures.
- Prepared vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.
- Reviewed vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and validity prior to payment.
Education
Master of Science - Master of Business Administration, Accounting
University of South Wales
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Accounting
Excelsior Community College
Skills
- Cash Management
- Inventory Management
- Expense Reports
- Office Administration
- Bookkeeping
- Accounts Receivable
- AP and AR Management
- Strong teamwork
- Monthly account / bank reconciliation
- Audit support
- Journal entries
Personal Information
Title: Accounting Manager
Software
Deltek Costpoint
Timeline
Accounting Manager
IREX
07.2022 - Current
Senior Accountant
IREX
07.2021 - 06.2022
Staff Accontant
IREX
01.2020 - 07.2021
Staff Accountant
Robert Half
07.2019 - 01.2020
Staff Accountant
Caribbean Examinations Council
12.2008 - 05.2019
Senior Payables Specialist
Sandals Resorts International Limited
12.2007 - 12.2008
Acting Payroll Specialist/Payables Clerk
Sandals
06.2005 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Accounting
Excelsior Community College
Master of Science - Master of Business Administration, Accounting
University of South Wales
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