• Job Title Finance Manager
  • Gender  Male
  • Core Competencies

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Education

  • - 2020
    Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICASL)

    Partly Qualified Chartered Accountant

  • - 2018
    University of Sri Jayawardenepura

    Bachelor of Science Accounting (Special) Degree

Experience

  • 2022 - Present
    Ernst & Young

    Assistant Manager

    Lead an engagement from the Global Delivery Service front and ensure the team delivers timely and high-quality work, as per EY Global Audit Methodology and in line with the Global team expectations.
    Demonstrate strong understanding of aligned engagement and EY GAM while performing reviews of procedures performed by GDS staff, along with knowledge of EY tools to make reviews more efficient and meaningful.
    Develop and maintain productive relationships with key EY Global counterparts (Assurance executives based out of Americas or Europe).
    Ensure EY Quality and Risk Management procedures are embedded into the engagement team’s work.
    Proactively discuss workflow management with the assurance teams, allocating resources to the assigned work and monitoring performance against standards

  • 2021 - 2022
    Hutchinson Telecommunication Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd

    Senior Executive – Financial Reporting

    Preparing and finalizing monthly management accounts (Including IFRS reporting) and Year end statutory Financial Statements by ensuring the technical accuracy and quality of all reporting deliverables.
    Preparing monthly, Quarterly reporting pack to the parent company (CK Hutchison Holding Ltd. Hong Kong).
    Carrying out monthly quarterly and annual variance analysis/ ratio analysis and identify the reason for any significant fluctuation to submit to the group.
    Preparing detailed working capital movement and KPI reports monthly. Handling payroll related transaction and reconciliation.
    Submitting reports to the statutory bodies such as Board of Investment, Telecommunication Regulation Commission.
    Responsible for the audit function of the company and liaise with Internal and External Auditors.
    Preparing ad hock reports for both Hutch management and Etisalat International

  • 2019 - 2021
    Hutchinson Telecommunication Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd

    Executive – Financial Reporting

    Preparing and finalizing monthly management accounts (Including IFRS reporting) and Year end statutory Financial Statements by ensuring the technical accuracy and quality of all reporting deliverables.
    Preparing monthly, Quarterly reporting pack to the parent company (CK Hutchison Holding Ltd. Hong Kong).
    Submitting reports to the statutory bodies such as Board of Investment, Telecommunication Regulation Commission.
    Responsible for the audit function of the company and liaise with Internal and External Auditors.
    Preparing ad hock reports for both Hutch management and Etisalat International.

  • 2019 - 2019
    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

    Executive

    Overall in charge of multiple audits with varied industry portfolio liaising with group auditors involving in multinational companies and listed companies with complex group structures, technical aspects, operational and business complexities.
    Independently lead client audit engagements, which include planning, executing, directing, completing financial audits and review of financial statements.
    Directly reporting to top management including engagement partner, quality review partner and director whilst liaising with the senior management of the multinational companies.
    Preparation of statutory financial statements (Including IFRS reporting) by ensuring the technical accuracy and quality of all client deliverables.
    Drafting Management Letters indicating lapses and providing recommendations for evaluated systems and internal controls to communicate with Board of Directors and Those charged with Governance.
    Performing Solvency tests for dividend distribution (Special purpose audit) and agreed upon procedures. Report to Group engagement team (PwC Australia, PwC Hong Kong and PwC Germany).

  • 2017 - 2019
    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

    Senior Audit Associate

    Review of financial statements and demonstrate thorough knowledge on application of International Accounting Standards (IFRS).
    Identifying key audit risks including the instances where financial statements do not reflect the economic substance of the transactions or where the accounting is inaccurate.
    Evaluating control environment (including corporate governance), client automated system and internal control procedures.
    Discussion of the audit approach, business risks and significant risks identified at the risk assessment stage of the engagement specially by performing analytical review procedures with the clients.
    Solvency tests for dividend distribution (Special purpose audit) and agreed upon procedures.
    Awarded “1” – (Outstanding Performer) performance rating by PwC Sri Lanka in 2019 January, Mid-Year Performance review 2018/2019.

  • 2017 - 2017
    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

    Audit Associate A3

    Review of financial statements and demonstrate thorough knowledge on application of International Accounting Standards (IFRS).
    Evaluating control environment (including corporate governance), client automated system and internal control procedures.
    Discussion of the audit approach, business risks and significant risks identified at the risk assessment stage of the engagement specially by performing analytical review procedures with the clients.
    Exposure Computer aided Audit techniques, “PwC Aura” (CAAT).
    Annual Inventory reconciliation performed on Agreed upon Procedures.

  • 2016 - 2016
    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

    Audit Associate A1

    Review of financial statements and demonstrate thorough knowledge on application of International Accounting Standards (IFRS).
    Exposure Computer aided Audit techniques, “PwC Aura” (CAAT).
    Awarded “2” – (High Performer) performance rating by PwC Sri Lanka in 2017 January Mid Year Performance review and promoted as Audit Associate (A3).

Languages

English
Proficient
Sinhala
Proficient

Skills