PATHUM

GUNATHILAKE

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Winnipeg, MB

OBJECTIVE: FINANCIAL ANALYST

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Self-motivated, proactive, and results-driven finance professional with over 6 years of experience, having the utmost desire in serving organizations with continuous learning and commitment.

Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication (report-writing, presentation), negotiation, and leadership skills.

A good team player with the ability to deliver the best in a timely manner adapting to dynamic changes in the business environments with a can-do approach.

Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and cross-functional teams to fulfill business needs and enhance operational efficiencies.

A passionate individual who seeks potential opportunities to learn new aspects with an inquisitive mindset and apply particulars to real-world issues.

Capability to handle stressful situations, multiple priorities and accomplish set goals with tight deadlines. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Practical experience in SAP

Proficiency in working with Advance Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint

Experience in Power BI dashboards

WORK EXPERIENCE

Manager Finance Business Partnering – Manufacturing (Most Recent Employment) May 2022 – July 2023 Assistant Manager Finance Business Partnering – Manufacturing May 2021 – April 2022 Finance Division, Atlas Axillia Pvt Ltd., Sri Lanka – Stationary Manufacturing & Distribution Company

Preparation of annual budget along with a simulation model to support monthly forecasting, long-range planning, scenario planning, and variance analysis.

Controlling the budget to achieve the department KPIs while delivering cost-effective solutions to improve processes and maintaining the same conversion cost per unit over the years.

Coordinating the IT team and the manufacturing team to develop SAP reports to support day-to-day functions and rectifying process laps in the system for a smooth workflow.

Converting management reports to Power BI dashboards with the help of the IT team to ensure effective data visualization and real-time update.

Factory Accountant September 2020 – April 2021

Brandix Apparel Solutions Ltd.- Casualware, Sri Lanka – Apparel Manufacturing Company

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare the budget and forecast and managed the factory expenses below the budget and the industry average within the period.

Took corrective actions to fix weak controls to ensure the safeguard of the asset within the premises and achieved zero unauthorized asset movements or asset misplacements within the period.

Evaluated the financial feasibility of the capital expenditures to assure the expected outcome and planned the projects without an unfavorable effect on the cash flow.

Streamlined and automated financial processes, while improving efficiency and reducing the required headcount from two to one.

Project Accountant September 2018 – August 2020

Brandix Apparel Bangladesh Ltd., Bangladesh – Apparel Manufacturing Company

Conduct thorough financial analysis and modeling to support management decision-making on project expenditure and completed the project 7% below the forecasted budget.

100% assurance of maintaining regulatory information & approvals using the project document tracker.

Maintaining a capital expenditure tracker to record all the financial movements of the project and ensure the financials have complied with IFRS regulations and are free from material errors.

Led cost-optimizing projects and achieved a 30% cost reduction on factory overheads to face Covid-19. Graduate Trainee - Finance June 2017 – August 2018 Brandix Apparel Solutions Ltd.- Casualware, Sri Lanka – Apparel Manufacturing Company

Assisted in preparing financial models to evaluate new projects on cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

Conducted financial data analysis and generated reports to support business decisions.

Participated in annual budgeting and forecasting activities while contributing to accurate financial projections.

Achieved 99.8% usage in cut fabric by implementing a new cut-to-ship process. Intern - Accounts Payable Division Mar 2016 – April 2017 MAS Legato PVT Ltd., Sri Lanka – Financial Services Company

Handling discrepancies between purchase orders, goods received notes, and invoices.

Clearing over 30 days GRIR balances.

Comprehensive training on SAP transactions in the Accounts Payable division EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration University of Sri Jayewardenepura – Sri Lanka 2021 – 2023 CIMA Passed Finalist Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – UK 2012 – 2022 BSc. Industrial Statistics & Mathematical Finance University of Colombo – Sri Lanka 2014 – 2017 LICENSE & CERTIFICATIONS

Excel Skills for Business: Essentials (Credentials) - Macquarie University

Excel Skills for Business: Intermediate I (Credentials) - Macquarie University

Initiating and Planning Projects (Credentials) - University of California, Irvine

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