Danushka Walisingha, Accountant

Danushka Walisingha

Accountant

Miraj Islamic Art Centre & Saga World Dubai

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, CIMA Dip MA
Experience
26 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 9 Months

Accountant at Miraj Islamic Art Centre & Saga World Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since April 2016

- Preparation of Financial Accounts
- Preparation of monthly MIS
- Preparation of Payroll
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- VAT implementation

Accountant at First Select Employment Services (A G4S Company)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2013 to April 2016

Accounts Receivable;
• Preparing invoices
• Preparing sales reports for MIS
• Sales Reconciliation
• Accounts Receivable management
• Reconciliation and Invoicing of Rechargeable Expenses.
• Contract / Agreement Review
• Costing Review against contracts / agreement.
• Attending Customer inquiries

Payroll;
• Preparing salaries to comply with WPS system & UAE Labour law
• Preparing Leave salary and maintaining Leave Tracker
• Preparing EOSB as per UAE labour law.
• Preparing salary reconciliation
• Attending for employee’s payroll inquiries.

Accounts Payable;
• Audit purchase procedure
• Accounts Payable management
• Preparing reports

General Ledger
• Bank reconciliation
• Month end closing

Achievements

• Introduced a control sheet to monitor payroll up to invoice delivery to avoid duplication.
• Introduces a control sheet for rechargeable expenses to avoid duplication.
• Managed to finish month end process on given deadline.

Accountant at Sahara Trading Company, Sharjah, UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • May 2010 to January 2013

• In-charge of Accounts Team (Includes: Sales, Purchasing, Payroll, General & Inventory).
• Posting monthly closing entries & Preparation of Quarterly Financial Reports.
• Preparing salaries (Company wise) & SIF Files for WPS
• Posting all Local & import purchases to the Accounting System (PACT) after auditing.
• Auditing all inventory related transactions.
• Handling Debtor & Creditor Control Accounts (Up to date)
• Bank Reconciliations
• Preparation of L/C documents
• Preparing Sales & Financial reports to the management
• Auditing all transactions.

Accountant at Damians Group, Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka
  • November 2001 to May 2010

- Preparing Financial Reports for Management & Government
- Directly handled Debtor Controlling
- Sales Order Monitoring
- Payroll
- Office Administration
- Costing
- Taxation
- Administration

Cheif Coordinator & Merchandiser at Devon Overseas (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka
  • December 1999 to November 2001

- Coordinating with foreign buyers & local buying officer
- Preparing Costing & Arranging Materials
- Preparing Shipping Documents (L/C)
- Price Negotiations
- Production Monitoring

Computer Instructor & Operator at Lankanet Computer Institute, Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka
  • August 1997 to December 1999

- Handling Lectures
- Maintaining Student Register

Education

Bachelor's degree, CIMA Dip MA
  • at Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - CIMA
  • December 2015

Continuing

Bachelor's degree, Intermediate
  • at Institute Of Chartered Accountant Of Sri Lanka (ICASL)
  • June 2009
Bachelor's degree, MAAT
  • at Institute of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AATSL)
  • December 2008
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at University Of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • November 2007

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Costing
Accounts Receivable
Internal Controls
Costing
ISO Compliance For Invemtory
Month End Closing
Book Keeping
Adhoc Analyzing
Contract Review
Receivable Management (AR)
Advanced Excel User
L/C Documentation
Inventory Management
Payroll Processing
Preparation Internal Control Systems
Payroll Preparation / Accounting (WPS)
ERP Handling
accounting
purchase accounting
purchasing
payroll
payments
microsoft powerpoint
reconciliation
major accounts
mis reporting
managed accounts
petty cash
sales tax
teamwork
team management
payroll processing
month end
monthly closing

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AATSL)
  • MAAT - Life Memebership
  • September 2013

Training and Certifications

ISO 9001 :2008 Training Program (Training)
Training Institute:
ISO 9001 :2008 Training Program
Date Attended:
May 2011