SHAWN GARDINER
Freeport,Grand Bahama
Summary
Results-oriented professional with a strong background in transforming financial and operational frameworks. Successfully led initiatives at Grace Bible Fellowship to streamline processes, significantly enhancing financial stability. Demonstrated analytical skills and leadership capabilities by achieving a 25% reduction in accounts receivable backlog at Absolute Comfort. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, SQL, and JavaScript, combining technical expertise with strategic insight to drive organizational success.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrator / Acting Administrator
Grace Bible Fellowship / Grace Christian Academy
Freeport , Grand Bahama
07.2023 - Current
- Managed financial and business operations of Grace Bible Fellowship Church.
- Processes transactions accurately on a monthly basis.
- Processes, recording, and management of all accounts payable and receivable.
- Verify and analyze monthly financial statements.
- Developed comprehensive future stability recommendation reports.
- Developed new control measures streamlining management processes.
Junior Developer
Clearly Innovative
Washington , DC
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Worked as a developer on EDL project, developing React components in Remix for various functions required by client
- Built and designed frontend and backend for EDL login and register systems
- Assisted with coding EDL core skills analysis functions
- Created initial wireframe sample for EDL project
- Assisted with data and financial cleaning for re-development of NMAAHC Project
- Assisted with team and project management and daily task creation of development projects in Atlassian Jira Software
- Prepared analytical reports of business growth with recommendation reports
- Remote Contract work
Finance Manager
Absolute Comfort
Freeport , GB
08.2021 - 09.2022
- Executed and reconciled all transactions in QuickBooks
- Reconciled bank statements monthly basis
- Controlled, processed, and maintained accounts receivables
- Reduced backlogged accounts receivables spanning 2 years by 25% after taking control
- Prepared monthly Balance Sheet, P&L, and transaction reports monthly
- Assisted with sales desk and served customers
- Assisted with the preparation of customs dutiable and Vat returns
- Prepared analytical reports of business growth with recommendation report
- Oversight of Vat filing and company dutiable
Senior Finance Officer
Samaritan’s Purse (NPO)
Freeport , GB
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Company Overview: Formally Jasmine Corporate Centre
- Processed, verified, recorded, monitored, and reconciled all financial transactions in Serenic Accounting system general journals and various ledgers
- Managed and maintained Account receivable and payables ledger
- Oversight and management of all finance remote teams, for various categories
- Reconciled bank statements and vendor accounts monthly
- Recorded and ensured all vendor banking information is accurate and processed all wire transfer payments in online banking system
- Assisted with program budget monitoring, month end financial reporting, providing financial analysis, revenue growth insight, and report insight
- Managed financial information, confirming all reports, transactions, and receipts are properly processed, secured, and filed
- Oversaw safe access, petty cash, and cash count ledgers
- Implemented new processing procedures for Finance office
- Processed NIB and payroll payments and reports
- Formally Jasmine Corporate Centre
- 7 months remotely and partially in office
Head of Finance
Bahamas Adventures Ltd.
Freeport , GB
07.2019 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Formally Jolly Rodgers Drive
- Processed and recorded all financial transactions of income an expenditure in QuickBooks and producing financial statements monthly
- Managed an accounting team of three, overseeing accounts receivable, payable, and inventory and receiving departments
- Delivered greater cash flow by providing data and analysis 20% faster from A/P and A/R reports
- Streamlined and improved inventory process by implementing procedures for data analysis resulting more accurate counts and storage
- Streamlined accounts payables and extended DPO to fully take advantage of credit periods while preserving creditor relationships
- Processed months of back log of unprocessed information in QuickBooks and Excel from previous employee, for months May to July 2019
- Implemented new and various cash processing procedures for Finance office
- Implemented greater cash flow measures, by streamlining profit and cost analysis procedures
- Travelled when needed to work in Nassau and Miami offices when needed
- Formally Jolly Rodgers Drive
Project Manager
GIBC Digital
Freeport , GB
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: Formally #9 Jasmine Corporate Centre
- Served as project manager for the “Tech Workforce Initiative”, consulting work executed for the Office of The Prime Minister in Grand Bahama, leading and managing a team of 10 consultants with daily management of operations
- Solely provided insight and suggestions on project pricing structure which led to the company winning the Tech Workforce Initiative 150k government project
- Delivered procurement budget, costing, and fee analysis strategy, detected trends, and financial reconciliation for all proposals, ensuring accounting standards, internal controls, and financial requirements, policies, and procedures were strictly adhered to
- Worked with Business Manager to revamp accounting and CRM systems, also adding important KPIs for payables and receivables
- Formally #9 Jasmine Corporate Centre
Financial, Sales, and Budget Analyst
Breitling Caribbean / Mercantile Trading
Freeport , Bahamas
06.1997 - 02.2018
- Company Overview: Formally, #9 Jasmine Corporate Centre.
- Began tenure as Accounts Clerk and Sales Analyst, overseeing transactional processes in QuickBooks and Excel.
- Created customized payment plans aligned to retailer rankings.
- Worked closely with creditors to maintain great relationships, assuring that payment commitments were always met.
- Promoted in 2003 to overall Data Analyst for the Freeport, GB, office, I was promoted again in 2007 to overall Financial and Budget Analyst for all three company locations internationally.
- As a Financial and Budget Analyst, I retained my role as an Accounts Clerk and Data Analyst, and additionally managed, processed, and performed monthly data analysis on complete sales and inventory from sales data sets, transactions, and financial data in company journals, payables and receivables, ledger entries, and business strategy reporting for over 70 Breitling retailer accounts throughout the Caribbean, South America, and Central America, with management of total purchasing budgets averaging over 25 million dollars and total retail sales averaging over 40 to 50 million dollars yearly.
- Conducted detailed data analysis for market research contributing to retailer expansion.
- Executed, analyzed, and reported company cost analysis and P&L statements every month, with detailed recommendations that led to company owners saving an average operational cost of 9% every year since the last promotion.
- Provided detailed monthly analysis of key metrics.
- Implemented business strategies that increased retailer inventory purchases.
- Managed cross-departmental responsibilities enhancing overall operations.
- Formally, #9 Jasmine Corporate Centre.
Education
Certificate - SQL
Udemy
04-2016
Graduated - Majored in Commerce
Eight Mile Rock High School
01.1988
Certificate - Android Mobile Applications Developer
Tech Edge Bahamas Program
Certificate - Advance JavaScript, and Programming
ZTM
Certificate - Web and Mobile Applications Development Advance Level, JavaScript, React, Ionic, Node and Express
Fulbright
Certification - Complete Financial Analyst
365 Careers – Udemy
Majored in Accounting and Finance -
First Providence Community College
Skills
- Highly analytical
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- JavaScript
- SQL
- Python
- Android Software Development
- Effective Problem Resolution
- Adaptability
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Team-oriented
- Self-starter
- Initiative
- Time management
- Deadline management
- Learning ability
- Multitasking
- Leadership
- Relationship building
- Integrity
- Reliability
- Dedication
- Competence
References
- John Swain, Accountant, 1-242-359-4070
- Audley Swain, Pastor, Grace Bible Fellowship Church, JP, 1-242-477-9199
- Jean Bjercke, Former Chairman, Breitling Caribbean, Mercantile Trading Ltd., 1-242-373-6587, 1-242-727-1820
- Brian Dareus, Former Managing Director, GIBC Digital, 1-242-807-6129
- Walter Whatley, Former Finance Manager, Samaritans Purse Bahamas, 1-334-703-5430
Timeline
Administrator / Acting Administrator
Grace Bible Fellowship / Grace Christian Academy
07.2023 - Current
Junior Developer
Clearly Innovative
09.2022 - 12.2022
Finance Manager
Absolute Comfort
08.2021 - 09.2022
Senior Finance Officer
Samaritan’s Purse (NPO)
03.2020 - 05.2021
Head of Finance
Bahamas Adventures Ltd.
07.2019 - 01.2020
Project Manager
GIBC Digital
08.2018 - 05.2019
Financial, Sales, and Budget Analyst
Breitling Caribbean / Mercantile Trading
06.1997 - 02.2018
Certificate - SQL
Udemy
Graduated - Majored in Commerce
Eight Mile Rock High School
Certificate - Android Mobile Applications Developer
Tech Edge Bahamas Program
Certificate - Advance JavaScript, and Programming
ZTM
Certificate - Web and Mobile Applications Development Advance Level, JavaScript, React, Ionic, Node and Express
Fulbright
Certification - Complete Financial Analyst
365 Careers – Udemy
Majored in Accounting and Finance -
First Providence Community College
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