Accounting Account Executive

NILUKSHINI (NILU) GOONERATNE

917-***-**** acpzw8@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/nilukshinigooneratne

EDUCATION

SIMON BUSINESS SCHOOL, University of Rochester – Rochester, NY

Master of Science in Accountancy GPA: 3.43 / 4.0 June 2015

Merit Scholarship recipient

Expected to be 150 credit-hours compliant for CPA Exam by June 2015

Admissions Ambassador - Simon Business School

VP of Corporate Relations - Simon Accounting Association

Member of the Advisory Student Panel for MS Accountancy students

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT GENESEO – Geneseo, NY

Bachelor of Science in Accounting GPA: 3.11 / 4.0 May 2010

Dean’s List (Spring 2010)

Member of Accounting Society, Finance Club and Class Gifts Committee 2010

Geneseo Opportunities for Leadership Development (GOLD) workshops

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – Colombo, Sri Lanka

2+2 Transfer Program GPA: 3.89 / 4.0 December 2007

President’s List (4.0 GPA), Spring 2007

Dean’s List (3.5 GPA), Fall 2006

Student Council: Assistant Secretary

EXPERIENCE

ASIA CAPITAL PLC – Colombo, Sri Lanka 2011 - 2014

Account Executive / Project Coordinator: May 2013 – August 2014

Junior Account Executive: June 2011 – May 2013

• Transitioned among branches of businesses including hospitality, construction, movie production, corporate social

responsibility (CSR) and tea packaging in roles related to financial and management accounting and project

coordination.

• Analyzed monthly financial statements of hospitality and tea packaging subsidiaries both horizontally from month

to month and vertically as a proportion of revenue; created summary reports recognizing any irregular expenditure and

monitoring revenue trends.

• Managed CSR accounting by obtaining management approval for disbursements, sourcing funds from Group CFO,

issuing payments and receipts, preparing schedules to monitor sponsorships and book sales and maintained ledger.

• Maintained General Ledgers for small sized subsidiaries using QuickBooks software, ensuring inter-company

transactions were in agreement.

• Coordinated with film directors and crew members for production of films as line producer in preproduction,

production and postproduction stages by confirming budgets, monitoring purchases and equipment rentals, preparing

cash and check payments, maintaining schedules and preparing reports.

• Coordinated construction of two hotel projects for values LKR 400 million and 350 million, communicating

externally with relevant Authorities, architects and suppliers to file paperwork, verified budgets, obtained quotations,

engineering recommendations, technical reports and cleared imports, while coordinating internally to file Board Papers,

award contracts, issue progress payments, and prepared periodic reports for management and foreign investors.

NANDHA TRAC MOTORS – Colombo, Sri Lanka 2011

Account Assistant: March 2011 – June 2011

• Contributed to internal audit of the firm’s three subsidiaries, all within agricultural equipment industry.

• Reconciled ledgers and ensured that all figures balanced according to corporate and company accounting policies.

NEIL B BAKER & CO. – Elizabeth, New Jersey 2010 - 2011

Accounting Intern: October 2010 – February 2011

• Prepared client expense reports and entered depositories on a bi-weekly basis using Quicken software, prioritizing regular

and extraordinary expenditure and categorizing according to tax regulations.

• Entered in-house and outside payroll information using Payroll accounting system in order to calculate quarterly taxation.

SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES

• Microsoft Office: Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Familiar with Access and Project.

• Accounting Software: Proficient in QuickBooks; Familiar with Quicken and Payroll.

• Member of the New York State Society of CPAs and Student Affiliate of the American Institute of CPAs.

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