PwC Jamaica’s IFRS In-Focus 2025

Gail Moore

Gail Moore, a partner at PwC Jamaica with over 22 years of experience in accountancy, provides assurance services and manages financial statement audits for companies in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, and manufacturing. She leads large consolidation audits involving complex transactions.

Gail spearheads PwC Jamaica’s Net Zero commitment, focusing on reducing carbon emissions, switching to renewable energy, and offsetting air travel. She also builds strategic relationships to promote environmental protection through education, advocacy, and policy efforts.

Additionally, she chairs PwC Jamaica’s IFRS Technical Committee and is part of PwC’s Caribbean accounting consulting group. Gail was seconded to PwC Toronto in 2015, working with financial services clients. She also chairs ICAJ's Continuing Professional Development Committee, is a member of its Accounting Standards Committee, and holds fellowships with ACCA UK and ICAJ, as well as membership in the CFA Society Jamaica.

Garfield Reece

Garfield Reece, an audit partner at PwC Jamaica with over 23 years of experience, leads financial and internal audit engagements across various industries, including manufacturing, financial services, and the public sector. He has managed audits for entities listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and those regulated by the Financial Services Commission and Bank of Jamaica. Garfield has also conducted multi-location audits for large financial institutions and private companies with operations in over 30 countries. A certified chartered accountant and certified information systems auditor (CISA), he has extensive IT audit experience and has led regulatory reviews for utilities in Jamaica and the Bahamas. He was seconded to PwC Canada, where he managed audit clients in the financial services sector, focusing on insurance and mortgage banking.

Kimblian Batson

Kimblian is a partner with PwC Jamaica and has over 18 years' experience as a tax professional, serving in the public sector and the accounting profession. She has had the opportunity to build strong relationships with officials at the Ministry of Finance, Tax Administration Jamaica and professional bodies such as the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) through participation in projects, including the reform of the tax regime for the Life Insurance Industry in Jamaica. 

Kimblian contributes to the provision of advice to a wide range of clients across several industry sectors - including telecom, energy, manufacturing, distribution, retail, tourism, banking, insurance, services - on a wide range of Jamaican tax matters.  

She is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Management Studies from the University of the West Indies. Kimblian also has a post graduate diploma in Tax Audit and Revenue Administration and a Master of Science Degree in Management Information Systems from the University of the West Indies.