Senior Accountant Accounts Payable

Prathibha Lakshan Wengappuli

No ***/* Pinnagolla, Kiribowa, Thalatuoya, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Mobile: +94-779-***-***

Email: **********@*****.***

Career Objective:

Detail-oriented and results-driven, the accountant possesses over a decade of experience in financial analysis, reporting, and strategic planning. Demonstrating a proven track record in optimizing financial processes, ensuring compliance, and driving cost efficiencies, the individual is adept at managing complex accounting systems and leading teams to achieve organizational goals. Skilled in leveraging financial data to support decision-making and improve profitability, the Senior Accountant is detail-oriented and focused on enhancing company financial operations and streamlining processes through effective leadership, planning, and decision-making abilities. Professional Profile:

I am a meticulous, efficient, and organized financial accounting professional with extensive expertise in budget preparation, financial forecasting, accounts payable and receivable management, bank reconciliation, and the meticulous preparation of comprehensive financial statements, including the Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Comprehensive Income, and Cash Flow Statement, as well as non-financial reporting.

I possess expertise in financial statement analysis, costing, pricing, short-term and long-term decision making, as well as working capital management.

I possess the capability and practical experience necessary to oversee administrative duties within the organization, encompassing human resources management, asset management, data management, and social relationship management.

I have received commendation from both my immediate superiors and peers for consistently displaying a strong work ethic and maintaining diligent performance.

Motivated by ambitious objectives, I possess the capability to pursue them with confidence.

I possess a strong aptitude for rapid comprehension across diverse subjects and maintain a keen interest and readiness to acquire comprehensive knowledge and proficiency in new domains.

I am committed to working effectively under pressure and for extended periods. Additionally, I am dedicated to fulfilling more impactful role within the team. Basic Educational Qualifications: General Certificate of Education

Advanced Level – Pass with three credit passes (03 Subjects in Year 2005)

Ordinary Level - Pass with one distinction, one Very Good Pass and eight credit passes (10 Subjects in Year 2001)

Professional Qualifications:

Reading to Strategic Level (Final Level) Examination to obtain Associate Charted Accountant qualification from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

I successfully completed the Corporate Level Examinations at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

Obtained Certified Business Accountant (CBA) qualification from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

I am a member (MAAT) of Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT Sri Lanka) since 2012.

Professional Experience:

I am currently working at Forum for Rural Income & Environmental Development (Guarantee) Limited and FRIENDS for Rural Development (Private) Limited. These companies are collectively known as the FRIENDS Group of Companies (www.friends.lk). I hold the position of Chief Financial Officer / Accountant (Administration & Finance) and have been in this role since February 1, 2012, to the present date.

o Forum for Rural Income & Environmental Development (Guarantee) Limited is an NGO funding by FORUT Norway, Palmera Australia, and SANMARGA Trust UK. It operates in 8 Divisional secretariats in 5 districts in Sri Lanka. o FRIENDS for Rural Development (Private) Limited is a company wholly owned by Forum for Rural Income & Environmental Development (Guarantee) Limited. The company is currently involved in providing bulk money lending services to selected local partnerships in specific divisional secretariat areas. Additionally, it is developing a groundnut value chain development business with the Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Programme

(SAPP) under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture in Sri Lanka, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Key Responsibilities are handling -

a. Responsible for managing all financial and non-financial reporting, overseeing the company's financial activities, including payments, receipts, banking (including bank reconciliations), credit management, costing, inventory handling, tax planning and taxation, and other administrative tasks. Proficient in using Accounting Software

(QuickBooks) and Microsoft Office.

b. Preparing periodic financial statements by applying IFRS, SLFRS, LKS, and SIC. c. Coordinating with Donor agencies, Banks, Service providers, Suppliers, Debtors & Creditors, Government institutes and submitting periodic reporting to respective authorities (Department of Inland Revenue, Department of Labour, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Public Security, National Secretariat for Non-governmental Organizations and Central Bank of Sri Lanka)

d. Prepare budgets and annual targets, and monitor them regularly towards achieving the expected results.

e. Responsible for overall companies Administration Activities including handling interviews, recruitment, registering newly appointed employees in the labour department and central bank, managing conflicts among staff members, and other administrative responsibilities within the group.

f. Responsible for keeping regular communication and updating the board of directors of two companies (Parent & Subsidiary) regarding the financial status as well as administrative background.

g. Attend meetings of the board of directors as required to analyse the financial statements, evaluate planned events and opportunities, and formulate goals and objectives for consideration by the board members.

h. Responsible for managing the interim and annual audits conducted by the two external audit firms. Deloitte Sri Lanka for Forum for Rural Income & Environmental Development

(Guarantee) Limited and Henaka Arachchi & company for FRIENDS for Rural Development (Private) Limited.

Three Years work experience as an Accounts Clark at A.F. Jones Exporters Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd, a manufacturing and exporting value added tea products entity of The Capital Maharaja Organization Limited, from December 2008 to 31st January 2012. Completed two years article training and Signed by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. Key Responsibilities handled -

a. Handle day-to-day financial transactions, conduct bank reconciliations, post entries to the general ledger, and prepare monthly management accounts using the AS400 ERP system. b. Handle Tea Stocks and machine spare parts stocks and assist in preparing annual budgets and targets.

Two Years work experience as an Accounts Assistant in FORUT Sri Lanka Community Development project in Southern Province from September 2006 to Dec ember 2008. Key Responsibilities handled -

a. Prepare day-to-day financial transactions, do the bank reconciliation, release payments, handle debtors & creditors, and coordinate with banks and suppliers. b. Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts and annual project accounts. c. Responsible for facilitating the external audit team (Audit firms were Kreston Sri Lanka, PWC Sri Lanka)

I have one year experience as a Banking Trainee Assistant at Peoples’ Bank School Branch in 2003 to 2004.

IT Skills:

Financial Management of BPCS (Business Planning and Control System), an ERP system which runs on IBM AS/400 system, a Client/Server architecture.

Quick Book Accounting Software

MS Office package: MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-Access, MS-Power Point

Open Office package: Word processor (Writer), Spreadsheet (Calc), Presentation application

(Impress)

I hereby certify that the above particulars given by me are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. 23.09.2023

Date Signature

Prathibha Lakshan Wengapulli

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