Gathendra Sonnadara

Financial Analyst - Reporting to Executive Chairman
• Overall responsibility of financial statements of UAE accounts
• Project costings and tender calculations
• Responsible for Group KPIs
• In charge payroll of UAE staff & offshore workers
• Responsible for business valuations for acquisitions
• Preparation of management accounts & cash flows
• Preparation of feasibility studies of new investments
• Preparation of project budgets, sensitivity analysis, paybacks
• Evaluation of efficiency in operations & making recommendations
• Preparing annual budgets, management reports for board of Directors
• Liaising with external auditors, corporate banks & lawyers
• Evaluation of business risks of projects
• Responsible for group company restructuring process
• Preparing cost benefits analysis
• Managing the UAE office

A multinational Marine Engineering company involved in Shipbuilding, Ships repairing & trading of ship spare parts incorporated in Channel Islands, Jersey. Also the company represents major marine products agencies such as Castrol lubricants, Chokofast, Woodward spares etc with annual revenue over USD 50 Million with more than 500 employees.

Sr. Accountant - Reporting to Finance Manager
• Overall responsibility of monthly financial statements, cash flow statement & Intercompany accounts
• Responsible for General Ledger entries in month end closing
• In charge of sales analysis reports
• Prepare financial & operational ratio analysis & evaluation of performance
• Responsible for weekly management meeting reports
• Preparation of projections of sales & cash flows
• Cash flow management
• Preparing annual budgets, management reports for board of Directors
• Liaising with external auditors & corporate bank
• Supervising accounts receivables with more than 500 customer base
• Conducting receivable meetings on weekly basis
• Supervise in performing of bank reconciliation & monthly balance sheet schedules
• Review of Monthly Credit Control Reports including aging reports, DSO calculation & AR charts
• Prepared daily, weekly and monthly reports for collections and submitted to the management
• Approving Credit Facilities
• Responsible for opening new customer a/c in the system
• Evaluation of debtors risks

• Worked at MAS Holdings - Intimates Division Sri Lanka as an Assistant Management Accountant since January 2006 to Dec 2008.

Experience in SAP FI/CO (Financial & Controlling) model with preparing strategic management information for evaluation of performance & decision making including,
o Responsible for preparation of the management information reports on a monthly basis for Linea Clothing Pvt. Ltd
o Prepared annual budget and reviewed with department managers & financial controller
o Prepared three month projected Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements for Close Comfort Project & MAS Research & Innovation
o Responsible for all tax matters on Withholding & Value Added Tax which include, making sure that payments are made on time & supervision of staff handling the respective area
o Preparation of monthly projections and monthly management accounts booklet
o Responsible for Annual Audit (Year 2007)
o Preparation and reporting of monthly Ratio Analysis and operational statistics reports to Joint Venture partners
o Was overall responsible for finance module in SAP for Linea Clothing, including trouble shooting
o Ensuring the accuracy of Raw Material Stock, WIP stock and Finish goods stock in the SAP system

o Carry out all project evaluations, feasibility studies and other ad-hoc reports for Linea Clothing, Close Comfort Project & MAS Research & Innovations
o Preparation of Monthly Bank Reconciliations Statements
o Team leader for 5S implementation project in finance department

• Worked as a Money Dealer at Taprobane Investments (Pvt.) Ltd from January 2005 to December 2005. Gained experience in,
o Inter bank transactions
o Money market dealings
o Capital market dealings
o Exchange rate markets.