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PERSONAL SUMMARY
An ambitious Accountant with more than 10 years of work experience (3+ years in Audit 7+ years in accounting and taxation). A financial due diligence professional with strong analytical and technical knowledge in taxation and accounts payable, regulatory reporting and general operations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Edlocate (Pvt) Ltd (Education Consultation) Colombo,Srilanka
Junior Assistant Manager (February 2018 - Present)
Responsible for monthly accounts payable and receivable procedure
Post business transactions in the relevant cost centers, process invoices, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records, and provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the company.
Obtaining proper information regarding the invoices and checking and cross verify the ledgers not to duplicate the payments.
Perform Bank reconciliations and verifications monthly related to bank statement balance and the balance in ledger and rectify the complex transactions.
Assisting with month end duties such a posting of Utility bills, Telephone bills, Asset purchases, Assets selling’s, other necessary expenses and incomes, accruals, prepayments, depreciations.
Analyzing various expenses and reporting to the management of the variances to make decisions related to expenses.
Supporting the external auditors and internal auditors with providing necessary documents and reports to make decisions.
Create ad-hoc reports for various business needs
Keen Eye Solutions (IT Industry) Colombo,Srilanka
Account Executive Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
Ilma International School Colombo,Srilanka
Accounts Assistant Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
Senara Trading Company Colombo,Srilanka
Accounts Assistant May 2014 - Feb 2016
Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies, procedures and accounting standards
Bank reconciliations liaising with respective banks for any discrepancies and mistakes
Prepare financial statements on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
Handling the Statutory Payments (Taxation (SVAT, Income Tax) and (EPF, ETF)
Preparation of monthly tax reconciliations and SVAT reconciliations and relevant journal entries
Coordinating& managing relationship with Banks, and Relative Company’s.
Liaised with auditors and coordinate the audit process.
Power Plus Holdings (Pvt) Ltd Colombo,Srilanka
Account Executive May 2013 - Mar 2014
T.Idaikkader & Company Colombo,Srilanka
Audit Trainee & Accounts Assistant 2010 - 2013
Reviewing different control environments, business operations and accounting systems.
Developing audit programs for organizations after reviewing and appraising existing controls
Preparation of financial statements and related other reports in accordance to the relevant standards and other legislation
Exposure in the Financial Statements analysis techniques.
Review/evaluation of Internal Control systems of the clients’ for effectiveness and efficiency; preparation of internal control reports based on the review/evaluation and the client’s needs.
Menali Bandara
CONTACT
Colombo,
Sri Lanka
adrh6n@r.postjobfree.com
DATE OF BIRTH
25 March, 1990
MARITAL STATUS
Single
VISA TYPE
Willing to relocate
NATIONALITY
Sri Lankan
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Auditing
Taxation
Value Added Tax
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Reconciliation
SECTOR EXPERTISE
Trading
Education
Information Technology
Auditing
SOFT SKILLS
Effective Communication
Creative Presentation
Negotiation
Leadership & Team Management
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Bachelor’s in Business Management – University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
Commerce - High School- Dudley Senanayake College -Colombo Sri Lanka
English Foundation Course – Vocational Training Center – Colombo Sri Lanka
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Charted Accountancy Sri Lanka – Intermediate
AAT Sri Lanka –Completed
IT SKILLS
MS Office
Quick Books
Tally ERP
Sage ERP
LANGUAGES
English
Sinhala
Tamil