Errol Castillo

A highly motivated and finance professional with over nine years of experience in accounting and accounts payable seeking an opportunity to learn and develop new skills. Possesses good analytical, communication, and organisational skills. Focused on the task at hand and dedicated to achieving the goals and objectives of the company.

Fulfilment Coordinator at Carib shopper (2024-03 – Present)

Receives, organise, and package orders for regional and international customers

• Receives, organise, and package orders (products, invoice and tracking number) to be shipped for regional and international customers
• Updates daily new order listing and compiles a completed listing for products fulfilled to customers
• Reviews and updates product listing and communicates stock levels to logistics/procurement supervisor to ensure adequate stock levels
• Performs monthly stock counts to ensure that there are no irregularities
• Provides status updates for work completed to the logistics/procurement supervisor at the end of work day

Accounting Assistant at ANSA Merchant Bank Limited (2014-03 – 2024-02)

Accounts Payable and General Accounting responsibilities

• Entered approved invoices on T24 system in preparation, to be paid to by ACH or cheque
• Coded approved invoices to the correct expense line to ensure accuracy of GL for management analysis
• Processed refunds to customers for overpayment, standing orders to closed loans and insurance claims
• Disbursed appropriate funds for loans to customers, suppliers or third parties based on loan disbursement sheets provided by the operations department
• Liaised with signatories to obtain approvals for disbursement of funds (ACH or cheque) for urgent and non-urgent payments
• Processed invoices for Barbados team and organized supporting documents and AP entries to be sent to Accountant for approval
• Prepared journals for AP and VAT for review and approval to accountant in T24 system to clear suspense account and bank entry
• Correctly apportioned intercompany recharge invoices to Tatil Life, Tatil Gen, and ANSA Motors to ensure no intercompany mismatches
• Filed all supporting packages (ACH or cheque) processed in IXL folders by appropriate batch number or cheque numbers
• Prepared monthly bank reconciliation for local (TTD - main), and foreign (CAN, JPY, GBP, XCD) accounts to ensure reconciling items are cleared timely
• Prepared journals for bank charges and interest credit for review and approval for accountant
• Investigated reconciling items with operations team to ensure entries are booked in the GL to reduce outstanding items
• Prepared Financial Services Tax (FST) for payment to BIR by the 15th of each month
• Performed relief casher duties such as received payments via cash, cheques or linx for customer payments
• Assisted with bank advices and post-dated cheques for loan payments
• Assisted with the reimbursement of petty cash float by entering all transactions on the system
• Organized and filed documents such as journals, cheque vouchers, cashiers receipt (tellers day work) for each day
• Prepared stale dated reconciliation and investigated items so appropriate entries can be booked
• Entered journals for mutual funds to be reviewed and approved by Mutual Funds Accountant
• Prepared audit confirmation letters for auditors in preparation for annual year end audits

Courier at ANSA Merchant Bank Limited (2008-03 – 2014-03)

Delivery and administrative support

• Delivered cash/cheque deposits to the bank and BIR for monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly statutory tax obligations
• Arranged and sorted internal and external mail to be dispatched to Group companies
• Assisted vault staff with finance queries and sorting boxes and IXL folders in area
• Archived files in storage area so that data can be easily retrieved

Messenger at Catholic News (2008-01 – 2008-03)

Delivery and administrative support

• Delivered Catholic newspaper and mails on a weekly basis to members and staff
• Facilitated payment of bills and bank deposits to ensure timeliness
• Entered tax invoices and credit notes to ensure no unprocessed invoices

ACCA Level 2 in Accountancy – Student Accountancy Centre (2009)

Certified Accounting Technician/Foundations in Accountancy in Accountancy – Student Accountancy Centre (2009)

CSEC in General Education – South East Port of Spain Secondary School (2004 – 2006)