LAKSHAN FERNANDO
Purchasing Manager
Broadly contribute to their company's success by working to make the right buy, at the right time, for the right price and from the right source. From meeting business requirements to controlling costs and maintaining relationships, effective purchasing management strategies and tactics help companies meet key business objectives. Purchasing Manager
Supera Fulfillment LLC – Houston, Texas
Jan 2022 - Present
Prepare a product to find solutions with suppliers, provide preliminary negotiations, and collect purchase prices for goods in order to determine better the cost of goods and services.
Optimize all procurement according to procurement policies & customer contacts to maintain or improve margins & manage risk.
Focus on reactivity: Realism & pragmatism should guide their behavior to improve performance.
Responsible for all purchases involved in the project until the end of the "Contractual obligations of supplies" with a particular focus on risk management, supplier risk assessment visiting supplier sites/ offices to locate critical/ key suppliers, and examine the suppliers' ability to meet quantity, delivery quality requirements.
Maintain legal & ethical business relationships with suppliers.
Internal Audit Manager
VisionFund Lanka Ltd Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dec 2015 – Mar 2022
Develop and implement yearly audit plan for assigned region.
Conduct and record controls self-assessment in assigned region.
Manage and perform internal audit projects recording existing control environment over business risk.
Conduct audits working directly with all internal management levels as well as external clients.
Contact Information
***********@*****.***
Address
2850 Oak Rd, Apt 12207
Pearland, Texas 77584.
Phone
Date of birth
Jul 25, 1990
Link
linkedin.com/in/lakshan-fernando
Skills
• Teamwork
• Problem-Solving
• Customer service
• Leadership
Review existing company assets and ensure to maintain apt safeguards from all sorts of losses.
Analyze integrity and reliability financial information and means used for identifying measure, classifying and reporting information.
Direct planning, organizing and monitoring of internal audit operations.
Recommend methods to enhance and improve control procedures. (Thematic Audits)
Prepare audit plan for every Operation Divisions and develop schedule to conduct audits every year.
Audit Supervisor
W S Kiruparatnam & Co. - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jan 2012 - Nov 2015
External Audit (Trade, Service, Manufacturing & NGO sector).
ERP systems (SAGE, TALLY, QUICK BOOKS) and other Accounting systems.
Preparation of set of Books of Accounts.
Income Tax computation of companies and Indian
VAT,CSD & TDS (Other Rules & Regulations)
Computation of VAT, Filling and filing monthly VAT Returns and handling of relevant taxes.
Attending to secretarial duties connected with
incorporation of companies.
Human Resource aspect Salaries, E.P.F, E.T.F, Bonus. Education
Business Administration
Birmingham City University - UK
Oct 2019 – Sep 2020
Certified Business
Accountant
CA Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka
Jan 2019 – Nov 2019
MAAT Sri Lanka
AAT Sri Lanka- Colombo, Sri
Lanka
Jan 2019 – Nov 2019
Certification Courses
Certification for MS Office – CA
Sri Lanka
Dec 2011