Nishantha Jayakody
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Qualified financial professional with proven experience in both service and manufacturing sectors with 15 years of demonstrated positive impact to organizations’ growth. Committed to introducing effective changes to achieve continuous improvement and expertise in group financial statements preparation,consolidation,analysis, and forecasting. Headed accounting/finance departments with strategic initiatives and successfully conducted projects in the areas of cost controlling, streamlining the business processes, implementing effective internal controls and automation.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Accounting Manager
Carpenters Fiji Ltd-MBF Holdings
, Fiji Islands
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Headed the group of companies' accounts & finance departments. (A diversified conglomerate)
- Established financial systems that affected all aspects of company operations.
- Achieved compliance requirements with company standards and legal requirements. (in several countries and industries)
- Supervised preparation of financial statements/reports & presented complex group consolidation. (IFRS)
- Analyzed financial information and made proactive adjustments.
- Disciplined and motivated accounting team to maximized performance.
Finance Manager
Kithsuka Holding (Pvt) LTD
, AAA Hotels & Resorts-Maldives
07.2019 - 03.2022
- Led the entire finances team for established goals.
- Group consolidation, board presentation and completed various audits in several countries (Sri Lanka, Maldives & Hongkong)
- Upgraded & integrated various operational and reporting systems.
- Value protection & addition during the pandemic through various initiatives.
- Constantly met and exceeded departmental targets, overseeing work of finance staff for accuracy and compliance to company standards.
- Collaborated with marketing department on budget preparation to ensure alignment with company requirements.
- Built and maintained financial models to make capital budgeting decisions, allocate resources and forecast cash/investment needs.
- Handled Taxation in the group of companies.(Sri Lanka, Maldives & Hongkong)
- Effectively coordinated with various stakeholders in different countries.(Group included Hospitality, real estate, import/export & investments)
Group Accounting Manager
ZS Trading Group
02.2018 - 06.2019
- Overall responsibility of supervision of finance & accounting tasks.
- Oversaw production & export/import process.
- Could obtain bank facilities through maintaining firm relationship at negotiated rates.
- Developed group budgets and budgetary controls.
- Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximized effectiveness of operations.
- Treasury management including currency, loans, deposits, bills, tele-transfers and etc.
Finance Manager
Amagi Exports/ Amagi Hotesl & Resorts
, Sri Lanka & Maldives
03.2016 - 02.2018
- Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
- Delivered training and development to junior finance employees for progression.
- Managed timely and accurate group reporting of various financial transactions and information for detailed analysis.
- Supervision of foreign subsidiary.
- Achieved and maintained compliance requirements, successfully handled financial audits and other assignments.
- Earned gains from treasury management including investment portfolio.
- Inventory management introducing new internal controls & automated systems.
- Resolved tax disputes and obtained tax refunds.
- Implemented cost-saving measures resulting in a 8% reduction in annual expenses.
Group Assistant Accountant
Orit Trading Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
, A large scale manufacturing and trading/export co.
07.2013 - 03.2016
- Group financial reporting and consolidation (SL and Canada).
- Achieved all the compliance requirements.
- Successfully handled financial audits and other assignments.
- Involvement in treasury management, working capital management.
- Developed group budgets coordinating all the departments and implemented internal controls to smooth line the processes.
- Completed financial reports for management and other stakeholders.
- Completed the projects of operational and reporting system integration.
Inter-company Accountant
Ranfer Group - (Ranfer Teas (Pvt) Ltd)
, (Manufacturer,Services & Real Estate)
08.2011 - 07.2013
- Project champion of ERP implementation.
- Reconciled accounts from income and expense data to net worth and assets.
- Preparation of management reports, financial accounts and consolidated financial statements .
- Analyzed monthly reporting to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger, including chart of accounts.
- Cash flow & inventory management, treasury management.
Senior Accounts Executive
JI Interior Decorators
08.2008 - 08.2011
- Drafted and produced financial reports, VAT & Taxation and other operational tasks.
Education
Qualified Chartered Accountant- CA -
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Certified Public Accountant - CPA -
Certified Public Accountants
AustraliaPassed Finalized - AAT -
Institute of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
A Diploma in Computer Programming -
Tec Sri Lanka
Completed a Course on Accounting Packages - Accounting packages & ERPs
The Institute of Chartered Accountants
IT AcademySkills
- Strategic decision making
- Cash flow management
- Financial statement preparation
- Financial analysis
- IFRS, GAAP, advanced reporting, Consolidation
- Presentation and describing to vast audience
- Working capital management with tight internal controls
- Treasury management assuring targeted gains
- Optimizing risk exposure
- Implementing and maintaining Internal Controls
- Finance facilities, modeling and negotiations
- Taxations, VAT, Tax planning and resolving tax disputes
- Advanced Ms Excel
- Expert in accounting packages (Sage, Tally, Sage-Accpac, QB, Xero, Oracle) & ERP
- Experiences in ERP implementation
- Projects and investigations
- Corporate finance
- Budgeting & cost accounting
- Internal & external audits
- Complex problem solving
- Stakeholders management
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Innovative and creative
- High personal integrity
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager
Carpenters Fiji Ltd-MBF Holdings
04.2022 - 03.2023
Finance Manager
Kithsuka Holding (Pvt) LTD
07.2019 - 03.2022
Group Accounting Manager
ZS Trading Group
02.2018 - 06.2019
Finance Manager
Amagi Exports/ Amagi Hotesl & Resorts
03.2016 - 02.2018
Group Assistant Accountant
Orit Trading Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
07.2013 - 03.2016
Inter-company Accountant
Ranfer Group - (Ranfer Teas (Pvt) Ltd)
08.2011 - 07.2013
Senior Accounts Executive
JI Interior Decorators
08.2008 - 08.2011
Qualified Chartered Accountant- CA -
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Certified Public Accountant - CPA -
Certified Public Accountants
Passed Finalized - AAT -
Institute of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
A Diploma in Computer Programming -
Tec Sri Lanka
Completed a Course on Accounting Packages - Accounting packages & ERPs
The Institute of Chartered Accountants
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