Senior-level Supply Chain and Accounting professional with extensive experience in both fields. Excels in leading execution of all global supply chain activities, from procurement to importation/exportation and inventory management. With over 20 years of accounting experience in financial management, budgeting and financial reporting along with over 7 years of experience in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Planner
PharmaChem Technologies G.B. Ltd.
10.2016 - 01.2024
Approval of local and international non-stock purchase orders with value up to $25,000
Assisted Supply Chain Manager and assumed the role in manager's absence
Trained and supervised Purchasing and Logistics Assistants
Planning and procurement of chemical and non-chemical raw materials from global sources.
Purchasing and importation of Quality Control lab equipment and chemicals required for lab analysis.
Organized and maintained correct raw material inventory levels to meet production demands without delay or interruption.
Established effective purchasing arrangements with suppliers and logistic partners.
Built and maintained supplier relationships to mitigate risk to the production process.
Assisted Quality Assurance with the qualification of raw material suppliers.
Assisted SCM manager in the creation, updating and training of staff on various SCM standard operating procedures (SOP) in compliance with the company's, customer's and cGMP regulations.
Calculated and maintained standard product cost.
Maintenance and reconciliation of Inventory Sub-ledger.
Liaised with Finance to ensure accurate monthly reconciliation of Inventory Sub-ledger to General Ledger.
Reconciled inventory levels and reported and investigated significant variances.
Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end inventory reports for internal and external users.
Processed the documentation and the logistical requirements for the return rejected raw materials to supplier.
Notified suppliers of complaints due to non-compliant raw materials.
Worked with suppliers to investigate the root cause of non-compliant raw materials.
Prepared supplier complaint investigation reports to report deviations and document the corrective/ preventative measures undertaken for Quality Assurance and management review and approval.
Root cause investigation and reporting of deviations related to the SCM department.
Exportation of samples, final product and equipment.
Senior Staff Accountant
PharmaChem Technologies G.B. Ltd.
01.2011 - 12.2015
Coordinated general ledger, month-end close process and on-time posing of journal entries.
Reconciliation of accounts for monthly closing.
Ensured accuracy of revenue and expense accounts.
Monthly accrual preparation and analysis.
Gathered, analyzed and reported financial information.
Developed customized financial reports tailored to specific stakeholder needs, enabling efficient decision-making processes at all levels of the organization.
Prepared fortnightly payroll.
Monthly reconciliation of payroll accounts.
Prepared weekly cashflow report for management,
Maintained fixed asset registers.
Provided budget information for approval of capital projects purchase orders.
Worked with project engineers to maintain capital projects expenditure files.
Reported significant CAPEX variances to management.
Worked with project engineers to ensure on-time closure of capital projects.
Management Accountant
PharmaChem Technologies G.B. Ltd.
12.2015 - 10.2016
Assisted with the refinement of company's cost accounting system.
Maintained company's cost accounting system.
Assisted SCM Manager with establishing standard product costs.
Prepared variance analysis of raw material usage and batch cost against established standards, investigated and reported significant variances to management.
Prepared and analyzed purchase price variances and reported significant variances to management.
Developed financial models to assess and analyze financial performance per product.
Monitored raw materials inventory levels and prepared monthly inventory reports.
Reconciled SCM's inventory sub-ledger to the general ledger monthly.
Worked with SCM Manager and external auditors to perform periodic inventory counts.
Assisted Finance Manager with the preparation of month-end financial reports for internal and external users.
Assisted Finance Manager with the preparation of the annual master budget.
Monitored actual performance against budget per account.
Prepared monthly reports of actual expenditures against budget for internal managers and liaised with managers to understand the cause of significant variances to report to the CFO.
Processed bi-weekly payroll.
Journal entry posting related to cost accounting and payroll activities and accruals.
Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
Accountant
Marine And Land Ind.
08.2006 - 05.2007
Maintained accounts payable records.
Processed payments to all local and international vendors.
Reconciled vendor statements.
Worked with vendors to resolve discrepancies.
Assisted Financial Controller with weekly payroll.
Reconciled and prepared payments to National Insurance Board.
Calculated landed cost on inventory and posted to GL.
Calculated sales price of inventory.
Worked with Bahamas Customs and local broker to clear import shipments.
Assisted with collection of accounts receivable.
Staff Accountant
PharmaChem Technologies G.B. Ltd.
05.2007 - 12.2010
Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry postings, and transaction reviews.