Dhakshana Kulasekere, Chief Financial Officer CFO

Dhakshana Kulasekere

Chief Financial Officer CFO

Braga Malasia Inc.

Location
Malaysia - Sibu
Education
Bachelor's degree, Management Accounting
Experience
29 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :29 years, 5 Months

Chief Financial Officer CFO at Braga Malasia Inc.
  • Malaysia - Sibu
  • My current job since March 2020
Group Chief Financial Officer at Shaksy Group LLC
  • Oman - Muscat
  • April 2015 to January 2020
Financial Controller Subsidiares at Al Jaber Group
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2011 to February 2015

Accounting. And account departments management, team of 5 - 7 personnel, budgeting, forecasting, MIS reporting, financial analysis, account finalization - monthly, quarterly, half yearly, annually. Assisting in Administrative and licensing issues, banking, facility enrichment, proposal forwarding and project financing, cash flow management, AR AP management, cash flow statement preparation.

Restructuring the accounting and finance departments, procument and warehousing departments inclusive of revamping and startups of entities.

Asset recording and maintenance, closing entries relating to provision, accruals and depreciation being assessed and evaluated.

Procurement and ware house management, understanding justifying and compliance's work relating to procurement and ware housing and storage procedures.

Recovery, credit control, follow up, reshedulement of both payables and receivables, retention and commercial contract finalization.

Group Finance and Administration Manager at Shafa Al Nahdha Group of Companies
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2006 to March 2011

Job responsibilities included the similar roles and responsibilities mentioned in the last employment role.

Finance and Administration Manager at European Arabian Company LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah
  • January 2002 to December 2005

Job responsibilities included similar to the last employment roles and responsibilities mentioned.

Senior Credit Officer / Financial Analysis/ executive officer at Seylan Bank Limited
  • Sri Lanka
  • October 1994 to December 2001

 Management of a client base - a Relationship role with the bank’s clients as a credit officer.
 Evaluation of individuals and companies under bank regulation for the purpose of rendering credit facilities and the evaluation of securities offered to the bank for the credit facilities under consideration.
 Granting of credit facilities under individual and corporate entities after obtaining relevant approvals. (Term Loans/Over Drafts/Guarantees/Import Loans/LC / Project Facilities & Lending).
 Ensuring all legal requirements and documentation are carried out prior to actual grant.
 Follow up for recoveries and timely deposit of repayments from the debtor - cliental.
 Preparation of Weekly, Monthly and quarterly reports relating to bank activities.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Management Accounting
  • at Certified Management Accountant
  • March 2010

Specialized in management accounting

Bachelor's degree, Cost Accounting
  • at Chartered Institute of Cost and Management UK
  • April 2007

Degree in cost accounting and financial management

Master's degree,
  • at University of Honolulu
  • January 2005
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Association of Business Executives
  • December 2003

Specialized in business administration

Specialties & Skills

Management
Finance
Business Administration
Administration
Credit Facilities
Cash flow management, AP AR management, reconciliations
Recovery, banking, credit control, facility management .
IFRS and GAAP standards practice and initiation and accout management.
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Budgeting, forecasting, MIS reporting, financial analysis, KPI's
Customized ERP Systems
Ms office
accounting
annual budgets
planning
payroll
auditing
team management
analysis
sales tax
mis reporting

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Associattion of business executives
  • Associate
  • March 2005
Institute of professional financial managers UK
  • Associate
  • September 2007
Institute if internal auditors US
  • Member
  • September 2010
Certified professional manager
  • Member
  • March 2010
Charterd institute of cost and management accountants
  • Fellow.
  • November 2007

Training and Certifications

WHIMS CErtification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2012
Valid Until:
May 2012