Branch Manager
Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :16 years, 8 أشهر
Responsible for overall operations and administration of the branch, achieving monthly income and profit
target, conducting cash sales, hire purchase sales,
Achieving monthly outstanding target and inventory management.
Ensure financial and management reporting is done in a timely and accurate manner.
Monitor adequacy of cash flow and report to Director General and the preparation and payment to creditors, lecturers and payroll.
Maintain and control bank accounts and bank facilities.
Supervises the function of accountants and performs of timely audit the work of assigned personnel.
Actively involved in recruitment of new employees
Checking and verifying bank reconciliation, receive vouchers and payment vouchers to register in the system.
Handle the statutory payment such as Income Tax, VAT, EPF and ETF.
Prepare and ensure the monthly accounts are prepared on time and accurate.
Ensure monthly reconciliation of banks, cash, suppliers, clients, inventory.
Prepare and maintain accounting reports (balance sheet, profit and loss, project costing, inventory.
Preparation of budget and forecast.
Make periodic journal entries such as fixed asset accounting, depreciation, reviews accruals and accrual expenses and bad debt etc. to ensure accurate reporting.
Liaise with external auditors and other regulatory bodies such as banks, labour department etc.
Secure financial information by completing database backups; keeping information confidential.
Key Achievements
Successfully implemented QuickBooks for college’s accounts.
Successfully developed and implemented an effective Students Database System using MS Access & MS Excel
Assisted to finance manager in preparation of quarterly, interim and annual internal and external financial statements.
Preparation of monthly and annul various type of budgets and forecast ed cash flow statements.
Performed customers’ and vendors’ ageing analysis to execute account receivable and account payable functions for construction and other expenses.
Monitoring and coordinating the renewal of lease agreements related to office promises, hanger and vehicle.
Performed monthly reconciliation of banks, cash, suppliers, clients, inventory, and inter-company branch accounts
Responsible of calculation of payroll for employees’ and recording them in the system.
Prepare month-end and year-end transactions.
Ensured timely booking of all unpaid invoices and Payment Certificate.
Actively involved in physical stock counting in each quarter.
Established Letters of Credit for suppliers/ Subcontractors and follow up required amendments and preparation of import documentation.
Dealt with bank/ preparation of credit documents such as Bank Guarantee, Letter of Credit, and Credit Transfer Form.
Assisted auditors for the purpose of providing supporting documentation and/or information on internal process that is required for audit.
Supervised the workflow of accountants and replace the Finance Manager in case of absence/travel.
Reviewed/ verified invoices with Delivery Note/ Local Purchase Order (LPO) and prepare related payments for review by the Finance Manager.
Maintained of fixed assets accounts ensuring accurate calculation of depreciation.
Responsible for maintaining and updating provision for vacation payment, gratuity and annual air ticket expenses.
Key Achievements
Established and maintained an effective Fixed Assets Depreciation Registry and Provision Registry for Workers’ Vacation Payment, Air Ticket Payment, and Gratuity using MS Excel.
Worked successfully with lead 3 junior accountants in completed two quarter end close procedures in extreme deadlines.
I dealt with the weekly payments 200 suppliers.
I was in charge of the reconciliations for 4 large bank accounts
Review / Preparation of daily Journal Vouchers for all expenses with all
supporting documents.
Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
Preparation of Accounts Payable schedule and Accounts Receivable schedule along with ageing analysis.
Prepare calculations and processing of staffs’ entitlement such as vacation payment and end of service payments.
Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
Assisting the Senior Accountant in reviewing the Profit and Loss account, Balance sheet, Interest calculation, Variance analysis and prepare monthly reports to our clients.
Maintaining financials records, review accounting entries, reconcile intercompany accounts.
Audit contracts, invoices, and prepare reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement.
To support higher management for any info needed for effective decision
making.
Handling petty cash.
Any other duties assigned.
Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
Accounting Specialist assist in preparation and analysis of accounting data, timely preparation of accounting reports and statements by applying appropriate accounting control and procedures in line with corporate accounting procedures.
The job holder is accountable for posting of financial transactions in line with all accounting policies and procedures as well as monitor & control of financial planning process to facilitate timely and accurate completion of all company accounts and financial statements.
Undertakes monthly accounting reconciliations, investigates and corrects discrepancies
Books, maintains and analyses the monthly accruals and performs accrual justification
Generates control reports to check accounting data quality and reliability
Performs tracking and recording of quarterly post-closing adjustments
+Examining balance sheets, loss accounts and profit in detail
+Identifying the problems and risks for assessing the reporting systems of the company
+Paying attention to all the details associated with the job of an audit trainee
+Acquiring the skills that are necessary for excelling in the work of auditing, these include hard-work, observance, dedication and analytical skills.
Thesis work in progress
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https://www.casrilanka.com
http://www.seu.ac.lk/
http://www.seu.ac.lk/
http://www.aatsl.lk/
One year part-time course covering all the syllabus
Six months Part-time course covering following software Peachtree QuickBooks Tally MYOB MS Excel with advanced formulas and functions Introduction to ERP software such as MS Dynamics NAV
