Melroy Wijewardena, Accounting officer

Melroy Wijewardena

Accounting officer

Almarai

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Diploma, CMA Part Qualified and.
Experience
7 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 7 Months

Accounting officer at Almarai
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2012 to May 2014

Almarai company-Saudi Arabia
Accounting officer
Duration 27-May 2012 to Date.
Nature of the Company
Almarai was established in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1977.Today, Almarai is one ofthe largest vertically integrated dairy company in the world with a revenue over SR10 billion.


Handling of depot finance operation including following criteria's.

• Handling the debtors and Temporary credits with following up with over dues, Reconciliations, monthly Journals, Allocation and other reports when management required.
• Handling cash and bank as per the company policies and procedures including bank reconcilation, monthly Journals, Draw downs from sales cash and all other cash and bank related duties and reports.
• Responsible for verification of depots assets (Fixed assets, Stocks etc) timely and submitting the relevant reports to the regional management.
• Handling depot's petty cash including payments, system entries, Expense analysis reports, journals etc.
• Giving IT support to the other departments as depot's IT issues handling by finance.
• Submitting of Financial reports and other information to the regional management timely and when required.


WORK EXPERIENCE
( Previous Employment)

Account Executive at Lanka Bell (Pvt.) Ltd
  • April 2008 to April 2012

Lanka Bell (Pvt.) Ltd
Account Executive
Duration 07-April 2008 to 30 Apr 2012.
Nature of the Company
One of the giant in the telecommunication and internet service providers and the second largest fixed line operator in Sri Lanka. Member of the DCSL group, which is ranked among the Top 10 companies in Sri Lanka.


• Assisting to the Senior Accountant to prepare the monthly financial statements using oracle finance system.

• Responsible for various reconciliation statements such as Bank reconciliations, petty cash, Employee advance etc and adjusting errors entering and unrecorded transactions.

• Responsible for providing Management information such as cost calculations, Operational and Capitalization expenses analysis reports, Weekly cash flows, Creditor day's analysis etc

• Responsible for negotiating and accounting for Lanka Bell's Infrastructure (LBI) facilities provided to other Telecommunication operators. This Involves Invoicing for infrastructures provided (Tower sharing / electricity etc) and following up with the receivables, and passing the Journal entries to the system. This also involves monthly reconciliations to eliminate revenue leakage.

• Approving Payments by checking relevant documents, Accounts due dates etc.

• Processing of internal Payments within the stipulate time period, Coordinating with internal/external customers to obtain relevant information needed for the daily operation. Preparation of Timely and accurate payments reports for management review and for special assignments.


(Previous employment)

Accounts Assistant at Swedish Trading Co Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • November 2006 to April 2008

Swedish Trading Co Ltd
As an Accounts Assistant
Duration - From November 2006 to April 2008.

Nature of the Business
A company which is in to Automobiles and electronic machinery and equipment. Owns the dealership for Volvo automobiles in Sri Lanka and several leading brands in the electronic sector.


• Responsible for the bank reconciliation in 13 bank accounts. Adjusting the errors in the cash book, checking un realized cheques by coordinating with bankers, checking un-banked cheques and cash receipts from the cashiers.

• Preparing daily main Collection Summery report by obtaining the collection summaries from cashiers and presenting to the management.

• Maintaining the Company's cash advance register, following up monthly unsettled cash advances, up-dating system entries for advance settlements, preparing advance reconciliation and Monthly unsettled list to the management.

• Maintaining the company debtor's ledger by adjusting the errors cancellation of erroneously entered invoices, provision for bad debts and presenting monthly unsettled debtor statement to the management.

Education

Diploma, CMA Part Qualified and.
  • at AAT Sri Lanka
  • June 2006

Won you made a difference award from Almarai company for Hard working and taking responsibilities.

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Microsoft power point
Microsoft Excel
Oracle finance

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Managing people (Training)
Training Institute:
AAT
Date Attended:
March 2005
Duration:
4 hours

Hobbies

  • Singing