Financial Analyst

Goal-oriented professional targeting challenging assignments in Finance & Accounts with a leading

organization of repute

P R O F I L E S U M M A R Y

A dynamic professional with over 13 years of experience in Finance & Accounts, Auditing and Taxation

Currently associated with Descon Engineering-Doha Qatar as Project Financial Controller

Handle full spectrum of financial and cost accounting role

Monitor the financial performance of the company’s expenses against budgets, latest forecasts, so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and rectified promptly in order to capitalize potential performance improvement opportunities.

Develops and implements accounting policies, coordinates systems and procedures, and prepares operating data and special reports as required.

Prepares and reconciles consolidated financials (Statement of Comprehensive Income accounts, Statement of Financial Position and statement of cash flows for all the group of companies) and special reports as required, including interim and year-end financial statements

Develop and maintain internal controls and effective accounting system and policies for the set up

Perform cash flow forecasting, for standalone and group of companies and working closely with the operations and project teams in analysing margins, variances and cost analysis.

Control the management of the Accounts Receivable & Payables

Effective leader with excellent motivational skills to sustain growth momentum while motivating peak individual performances

Review the financials to ensure in compliance with the IFRS requirements. Fair knowledge in terms of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 & 16. C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S

Cost Control: Monitor the financial performance of the company’s expenses against budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified and rectified promptly in order to capitalize potential performance improvement opportunities.

Analysis & Reports: Perform studies and analyses in order to provide reports on status of accounts, and business in order to assist management in financial planning & decision making.

Reviewing financial results; undertook year-on-year and quarterly comparison of company performance both in terms of the top line and bottom line

Interface Meetings: Close interaction with Project Management & Operational Departments. Interface meetings within finance, and concerned departments in order to facilitate resolution of issues and promote good working relations.

Managing People: Achieve financial objectives through the strong leadership by – setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisal in order to optimize the performance of the department.

Establishing procedures for recording of capital expenditure and accounts payable to enable more effective control

Controlling and maintaining fixed assets; streamlining reports and entries, managing site wise capitalization and provision, undertaking physical verification of assets, ensured that all assets were insured at the correct value

Preparing and presenting weekly and monthly management reports on cost and benefit analysis, productivity analysis and cost variance analysis

Supervising the annual audit and coordinate audit schedules P R O F E S S I O N A L Q U A L I F I C A T I O N

Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACA) A C A D E M I C Q U A L I F I C A T I ON

2007 BBA (Finance) Sp. Hons from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Other Courses:

Completed the multimedia English course held by the ICASL(ICFE)

Advance Excel program

C A S E S T U D Y

Successfully completed the Case study held by the ICASL W.A.C.S.HARSHA

E-Mail: ****.******@*****.***

Skype: wacs.harsha

Contact: Doha Qatar +974-********

O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Since Mar 2018 to Till date Descon Engineering as Project Financial Controller Doha Qatar Key Result Areas:

Managerial Exposure

Develops and implements accounting policies, coordinates systems and procedures, and prepares operating data and special reports as required. Maintains the Organization’s system of accounts and keeps books and records on all Organization transactions and assets.

Coordinates and administers necessary controls and procedures to effectuate the management targeted plan.

Prepares and reconciles consolidated financial (Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position and statement of cash flows) and special reports as required, including interim and year-end financial statements and present them to the FC.

Monitor the financial performance of the company against Budgets, and update the latest forecast for the future period based on the actual progress and best estimates.

Engage with the bankers for the approvals of letter of credits, bank guarantees, bill discounting facilities, term loans etc.

Review the new financial facility contracts are advice to the FC.

Liaise with management to ensure formulation of budgets is calculated correctly in line with the guidelines and assumptions for activity, products pricing, and staff remunerations.

Investigate key variances in budgetary movements and provide clear reasoning for the movements;

Prepare detailed analysis of the management accounts identifying Key variances from budget for inclusion in the monthly Finance Report

Prepares chart and diagrams showing prior, current and projected revenues and expenditures to provide a basis for comparison and evaluation

In conjunction with the FC, review and endorse budget proposals, discuss proposed changes and significant changes.

Engage with the project team to gather information and hold regular meeting with the respective project managers and present them the financial status of the projects.

Compare performance with operating plans and standards, and report and interpret the results of operations to all levels of management.

Engage with the auditors for pursuing the audit. Since Jan 2013 to Feb 2018 Buzwair Holding as Senior Accountant- Doha Qatar Key Result Areas:

Managerial Exposure

Develops and implements accounting policies, coordinates systems and procedures, and prepares operating data and special reports as required. Maintains the Organization’s system of accounts and keeps books and records on all Organization transactions and assets.

Coordinates and administers necessary controls and procedures to effectuate the management targeted plan.

Prepares and reconciles consolidated financials (Statement of Comprehensive Income accounts, Statement of Financial Position and statement of cash flows for all the group of companies) and special reports as required, including interim and year-end financial statements and present them to the CFO.

Prepares Weekly cash flows reports for standalone group of companies as well as consolidated one together with monthly financial facility utilization report.

Guiding the usage of facilities to minimize the financial charges.

Provide the financial reports and Ad-hoc reports required by the bankers for the financial facility renewal and when obtaining new facilities.

Engage with bankers for day to day financial operations

Engage with the bankers for the approvals of letter of credits, bank guarantees, bill discounting facilities, term loans etc.

Review the new financial facility contracts are advice to the CFO.

Consolidate subsidiary profit and loss accounts to create Group results

Control the management of the Accounts Receivable process to ensure that all overdue debt collection procedures are followed.

Control the management of the Accounts Payable process to ensure that all supplier agreements and letters of credit are confirmed with and that all payments are made within the Organization’s policies and terms

Assures protection for the assets of the business and assuring proper insurance coverage.

Manage annual audit process with external auditors (Recommends their appointment and overseeing their audit work) and serves as a liaison between the Organization and third parties.

Liaise with management to ensure formulation of budgets is calculated correctly in line with the guidelines and assumptions for activity, products pricing, and staff remunerations.

Investigate key variances in budgetary movements and provide clear reasoning for the movements;

Prepare detailed analysis of the management accounts identifying Key variances from budget for inclusion in the monthly Finance Report

Prepares chart and diagrams showing prior, current and projected revenues and expenditures to provide a basis for comparison and evaluation

In conjunction with the CFO, review and endorse budget proposals, discuss proposed changes and significant changes.

Compare performance with operating plans and standards, and report and interpret the results of operations to all levels of management.

Improve the existing reports and develop new reports in Navision ERP system as per the requirements.

Provide advice on all matters to the CFO.

June’2010 – Dec’2012 Buzwair Holding as Accountant-Doha Qatar Key Result Areas:

Preparation of Financial and Management Accounts and management information Monthly, Quarterly, Bi-Annually and Annually to the management.

Analysing and Interpreting the Information reported in the above based on management requirements.

Preparation of Annual Statutory accounts according to IFRS/IAS requirements for the audit purposes.

Preparation and Analysing data and provide ad-hoc reports requiring by the management.

Reporting and analysing the information on forecast cycles such as Annual Budgets and Plans.

Implementing process improvements resulting in saving resources and increasing efficiency to the process.

Liaising with cross functional teams on query resolution and work management.

Implementation and Assessment of internal controls.

Initiated to re–engineer and standardize the month end processes of Buzwair Holding team which resulted in significant time saving and increased accuracy and integrity of financial information. Jan’2010 – May’2010 Nikini Automation Systems (Pvt) Ltd-Financial Accountant-Sri Lanka Key Result Areas:

Ensured preparation of:

o Annual financial statements

o Annual budget and cash flows

Assessed monthly financial statements and management reports

Examined the internal controls of the company and implemented the necessary modifications

Monitored the accuracy of journal entries, banking transactions and other transactions taking place in finance department

Created checklist for the staff and made sure that the staff follows the guidelines which required by the company policies

Examined all factory operations and review product recipes and preparation of product costing

Created the entire product costing

Managed inventory of all the warehouses in the factory and coordinated inventory counts

Generated variance analysis and identified the normal & abnormal losses

Entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating physical verifications of the fixed assets June’2006 – Dec’2009 Nexia International, Sri Lanka as Audit Executive Key Result Areas:

Managed both external and internal audits

Ensured preparation of financial statements and tax computation for the clients

Resolved inland revenue department issues on behalf of clients

Entrusted with the responsibility of:

o Analysing and suggesting internal controls to the client o Assisting in implementation of internal controls to the clients o Providing technical training sessions for the staff o Participating in annual stock taking of different clients IT S K I L L S

SAP ERP system, Microsoft Navision ERP system, MYOB, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Tally, MS Office, E-mail and Internet Applications

P A R T T I M E E X P E R I E N C E

Jan’2009 – May’2010 Sigma Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka as a lecturer P E R S O N A L D E T A I L S

Date of Birth: 24th June 1983

Nationality: Sri Lankan

Languages Known: English, Sinhalese

Passport Number: N 3223112

Marital Status: Married

No. of Dependents: 02

Visa status: Transferable visa with NOC

Driving License: Available

R E F R E E S

Mr. Sarath Kumara G H ( FCA ) Mr. Sachitha Wickramaarachchi, ACA Director - Audit and Advisory Senior Group Financial Analyst Rödl & Partner Middle East Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad & Sons Group Holdings P.S.C. Tel : +974-****-**** Tel : +974-********

Mobile :+974-****-**** Mobile : +974-********

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I certify that the information furnished by me in this resume is true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thanking you

W.A.C.S.Harsha

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