Sharissa Winston
Oranjestad
Summary
Detail-oriented and results-driven Accountant with 14 years of experience managing financial operations. Adept at leveraging cloud-based accounting software to streamline processes, maintain accurate financial records, and deliver actionable insights. Known for effective communication, meeting deadlines, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Financial Administrator
St. Eustatius Health Care Foundation
06.2023 - Current
- Runs the financial administration and coordinates and monitors payments and administrative tasks
- Manage general ledgers
- Reconcile cash and bank accounts
- Handle tax related tasks
- Assist with audit preparations
- Execute payroll
- Evaluate and optimize financial controls and procedures
- Manage accounts receivable and payable, as well as expenses
- Review and audit financial statements and reports, ensure all calculations and data entries are correct
Hybrid Junior Accountant
TacT B. V
01.2019 - 05.2023
- Assist in delivering accounting, payroll, and tax services to clients
- Perform accurate and timely bookkeeping including recording bank/ cash transactions, updating AP/AR accounts, completing account reconciliations, posting payroll journals, and maintaining general ledger accounts
- Support senior accountants in audit engagements conducted by external auditing firms
- Handle of basic payroll administration for employer's clients including entering payroll mutations, updating employee information, processing payroll, generating, and distributing payroll reports to clients
- Prepare monthly interim reports
- Prepare financial statements
- Prepare and process payments for specific clients
Accountant Assistant
Papaya Solutions
09.2016 - 12.2018
- Perform bookkeeping activities to keep clients' accounts accurate and up to date
- Bank reconciliation
- Data entry
- Journal entries
- Prepare monthly/quarterly/yearly financial reports
- Handle monthly salary administration
- Provide assistance and reports to senior accountants as needed
Accounts Clerk
J. Astaphan & Company Limited
07.2010 - 08.2016
- Prepare and mail monthly billing statements
- Journal Entries
- End of Day Cashing
- Identify and act on delinquent accounts
- Generate and send out invoices
- Reconcile daily cash summary
- Follow up, collection and allocation of payments
- Carry out billing, collection, and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
- Generate age analysis
- Carry out month end reports
- Maintain customer files
- Investigate and resolve customer queries
- Carry out customer interviews for credit accounts
Education
Graduate Certificate - Human Resource Management
Ashworth College
04.2017
BBA - Business Management
Monroe College
08.2012
Associate of Science - Economics
Dominica State College
10.2010
High School Diploma -
Dominica Grammar School
08.2007
Skills
- Bookkeeping
- Report Preparation
- Recordkeeping
- Financial Statements
- Financial Reporting
- Relationship Building
- Effective and Professional Communication
- Reliability and Integrity Improvement
Certification
- 2023, Certificate I Investment Management, University of Geneva
- 2024, Certificate I Microsoft Excel- Pivot Tables, Udemy
- 2024, Certificate I Microsoft -Power BI, Udemy
Timeline
Financial Administrator
St. Eustatius Health Care Foundation
06.2023 - Current
Hybrid Junior Accountant
TacT B. V
01.2019 - 05.2023
Accountant Assistant
Papaya Solutions
09.2016 - 12.2018
Accounts Clerk
J. Astaphan & Company Limited
07.2010 - 08.2016
Graduate Certificate - Human Resource Management
Ashworth College
BBA - Business Management
Monroe College
Associate of Science - Economics
Dominica State College
High School Diploma -
Dominica Grammar School
Similar Profiles
SIMRANJEET KAURSIMRANJEET KAUR
Personal Care Worker/AIN at Allity Holly Aged Care, Anglicare, Uniting, Catholic Care, Estia, St. Vincent’s Health, Residential Hostel, Regional Contract at HospitalsPersonal Care Worker/AIN at Allity Holly Aged Care, Anglicare, Uniting, Catholic Care, Estia, St. Vincent’s Health, Residential Hostel, Regional Contract at Hospitals
Oluwole OnisuruOluwole Onisuru
Healthcare Support Worker at Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust - Healthcare Support WorkerHealthcare Support Worker at Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust - Healthcare Support Worker
Cole TuckerCole Tucker
Financial Analyst at The Health Care FoundationFinancial Analyst at The Health Care Foundation
Kenneth Sjiem FatKenneth Sjiem Fat
Fulltime Care Giver to Various Family Members at Clear Water Investments N.V.Fulltime Care Giver to Various Family Members at Clear Water Investments N.V.
Devah LeenheerDevah Leenheer
Artistic Swimmer & Coach at Lindenwood UniversityArtistic Swimmer & Coach at Lindenwood University