General Manager Gm
Transnational Security Solutions Lanka
Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months
Responsible for the results of the company. I am directly supervising client engagement, business development, and Human Resources Management, and all other departments are reporting to me through heads of departments.
Special Ability.
Leadership,
Team Management
Time Management
Project Management
Soft Skill Development
Business Development and Solutions Development
Problem-solving
People Management
Financial Performance Analysis
Strategic Business Planning
Risk Management
A very good hands-on experience in MS 360 collaboration platforms.
Securitas head office is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The group has approximately 370, 000 employees over 58 countries worldwide. Securitas AB is listed at Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, Large Cap segment.
www.securitas.com
Work performed
As a Country Controller
Prepare business Plan and Strategic Budget for the company.
Meet monthly reporting deadlines of HFM, GARIS, Palantir Company register, and balance sheet reconciliations with HFM bridge.
Responsible for IFRS application, Accounting, Treasury, Taxation, etc
Liaise with Internal & external auditors (PwC Sweden and PwC Sri Lanka)
Prepare and apply internal control system together with local staff
Liaise with all statutory authorities (tax, labour, defence, law in force, local government, trade associations)
Planning & controlling of Supplier Chain Management
Training all staff to Securitas model of business,
Developed succession plan for Country Controller
As a Risk & Compliance Manager
Compliance Risk
Obtain annual license by submitting required
Meet the statutory compliance
Monitor all compliance requirements of client
Prepare client wise compliance matrix
Compiled all internal control polices and apply to comply global policies
Prepare “Country ERM Business Plan” plan to mitigate high risk areas of the company. (Contractual Risk, Price/Production cost risk, Assignment execution risk, Employee retention risk, Compliance Risk, Business Continuity Risk, Insider threat risk, Values & ethics risk, Anti-Corruption Violation risk, etc.
As IT Manager
Setup Sri Lanka server to facilitate future expansion together with Divisional IT management.
Implement new payroll system Sri Lanka (Change Management)
Planning and procuring hardware, software, servers, routers, internets, accounting/payroll software together with approval of divisional IT team and divisional management
Performed as the Project manager of Sri Lanka to implement Microsoft 365 collaboration flatform
Member of One AMEA - One Collaboration team
Performed as the Project Manager of Sri Lanka for “Securitas workplace by Facebook” and update all local members to workplace. This is powerful communication tool with all 58 Countries for advises, supports and collaborate with workplace colleagues.
As a Business Development Manager
Follow the sales process in find the new prospects
Actively involve on business development process of the company (Retain, growth, transform sales contracts more profitable way.
Negotiation with clients for quality improvement of our services and convince them to increase price successfully.
Meeting global clients to develop business relationship (Google, Amazon, GE, Mitcat Advisory Services, McKinsey & Company, Hilton Asia Pacific team, Pepsi Indian investors, etc)
As a Communication Manager
Member of Communication Mangers Network of the group.
Educate employees on Securitas 2020 strategy ”
Protect Securitas brand
Leading to Finance, Human resources, Procurement and administration team of the company.
As an Operation Manager
Exposure to real time operation management, issue solving, implementation of site-specific solutions, retention technique, grievance handling as part of CP’s operation team.
Training and Achievement.
Based on country level personal achievements, Securitas has selected me for the Senior Management Training (SMT) 2018/2019.
Securitas Group has appointed me as one of local Board Director with effect from 04.05.2017.
Feb 2003 - Sept 2015
The Capital Maharaja Organization Limited is the largest privately held group of companies in Sri Lanka. It comprises over 20 operating companies, divided broadly into eight spheres of activity: chemicals, media & entertainment, personal care & consumer products, plastics, Information Communication Technology (ICT), projects, services, and tea
www.capitalmaharaja.com
Working history of Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd
Accountant (Head of Finance) of Stein Studios
The largest media production studio complex in the South Asian specializing in the production of game shows, documentaries and sitcoms/soaps and provides content to other stations as well. Company further provides audiovisual presentations, event management, documentaries, advertising commercials as well as digital non-linear editing, post-production and graphics, location services, etc. www.stein-studios.com
01. Setup accounting and internal control systems in order to implement ERP system.
02. Performed as a team leader of SAP ERP System implementation at all stages.
“The group embarked on a very ambitious and challenging SAP implementation process in 2014. The Nineteen companies in the group were scheduled to go live in nine month. SAP implementation teams of each subsidiary were handpicked by the main Board. I was made the Team Leader in Stein SAP Implementation Team. My Job as the Team leader involved liaising with the SAP consultants and coordinating with the team at the Centre, ensuring that all processes have been mapped best practices are adopted wherever possible, ensuring the accuracy of the cut over data, motivating my team ensuring that day to day operational action, etc.”
03. Prepare business Plan and Strategic Budget for the company
Prepare the rate card for company services by allocating overhead to facilities (use ABC costing method)
04. Responsible for monthly management accounts and prepare executive summary on it
05. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annually review presentation for the management
06. Supervise Project costing, Program costing, Investment Appraisal and variance analysis
07. Managing all the taxes (IT, VAT, NBT, ESC, WHT & Custom duties)
08. Carrying out necessary documentation for company Formation’
09. Supervise and control the procurements of the company through SAP MM Module with the overall objective of cost control.
10. Managing finance staffs( 11 members with Assistant Accountant) Performance appraisal, Leave management, Overtime management and listen to their grievances.
Accountant of S-Lon Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (the flag ship SBU of Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd) the biggest PVC manufacturing hub in Sri Lanka, Mainly concentrate on Management Accounting, Financial Accounting & IFRS application for the business, preparation and presentation of Strategic Plan (annual budget) & leading to finance staffs in order to achieve the company goal.
Directly report to Finance Director of the organization
Work performed & to be performed
• Responsible for the Cost & Management Accounting of Manufacturing hub and develop reporting format in order to generate accurate management report.
• Responsible for the IFRS applications
• Identify and address the system issues then and there for better information system to management
• Managing Finance Staffs and Lead to them specially for costing reports, other financial information and reconciliation thereto, as well as resolution of their complicit of interests, HR matters, and others.
• Consultation for the tax issues of the organization and for the group.
• Follow up the balance sheet reconciliation of monthly management accounts
• Work out incentives and analysis performance of sales team, (MR, ASM, and DSDM) & attending production meeting in order to discuss issues related to sales & production too.
• Monitoring and evaluation of recommendations of purchase of fixed assets (PP & E) at IPL factory
• Planning the annual stock count at all Delivery points and factory as well as report stock status to the management accordingly
• Involved in selection process of a new ERP environment and analysis modules carefully in order to submit the recommendation to management.
• Involved in deciding of new business modules for the enterprise such as Direct invoicing Modules from consignment and analysis advantage of single company scenario from two different manufacturing & trading houses.
• Conducting Debtor meeting & fixing collection target for the Project Debtors & approve the incentives of Sales team.
• Participate as an active member of SAP implementation process, Preparing ASIS process & scenario analysis of the company
• Introduce supplier registration and procurement system to the company under the MM module of SAP.
Radaan Talent Factory (Pvt) Ltd (Joint Venture with Radaan Media (India) Limited) and Creative Talent Factory (Pvt) Ltd (SBUs of Capital Maharaja Conglomerate “Producing all TV programs, Commercials, Trailers, etc.
directly refers to the management decision making system of an Organization and report to the CEO of the entity and Group Director Finance in financial aspect. Responsible to the all Financial reports, Annual Audit of Financial Statements, Management reports, Tax matters, Staffs matters in Finance Department and all other administration works in time to time.
Work Performed
• Prepare Strategic Plan (Annual Budget) for company forecasting Revenue, Material, Cash, Staff, etc
• Managing construction of Studio Complex at Ratmalana which is the biggest studio in the South Asia for Television programs
• Involving the Administration work of the company to run the operation smoothly with Director Administration and CEO such as Obtaining approval of Municipal Council (Site plans, Building Plans, ) Communicating with suppliers & come to an agreement in order to get the best services to the company (Drinking Water supplier, Pest Control, Fire Policies, Insurance of Property Plant & Equipments & employees, Transport Services, Equipment suppliers, Maintenance Agreement Office A/C & A/C Plant of the Studios, Staff welfare facilities, Security Services, Constructors, Telephone providers, Electricity Board, Water Board etc..)
Involving staff motivation works such as (Promotions, Salary Increment & encourage to work in a friendly manner, make opportunity to rotate the work and transfer within the group companies, listen to grievances of employees, Get the people ideas for decision making process and make them opportunity to work independently.
• Attending Accounting Meeting and knowledge sharing with other Finance heads of the Group regarding Tax issues, Financing Issues, Banks Facilities etc.
• Attending Budget Committee meeting for each job and discuss previous cost of similar production with production teams.
• Attending Management meeting of company to discuss weekly status reports such as Financial Status, Production Status, and Operational Status etc.
• Member of Tax forum of Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd and consult for group companies on IT, VAT, ESC, WHT, SD, PAYE, NBT, TT, Tax Administration and tax planning)
• Managing Finance Staffs and Lead to them for their complicit of interests, HR matters, and others.
• Communicating with external Auditors & Finalizing Annual Financial Statements' Audit and tax computation thereto.
• Re set and update the Accounting & Internal Control System of the Organization with Internal Audit Department and support them to proceed
• Filing Annual Financial Return of BOI and compliance with the BOI regulations.
• Prepare Cost Management Accounts & do Variance analysis of job costing for each month
• Cash Float management of companies and communicate with Banks when ever necessarily
• Preparing and present monthly and quarterly review report
• Monitoring all foreign transactions and CBSL requirement (Foreign Drafts, Telegraphic Transfers, Travelers Cheque for expatriate, Letter of credit for foreign suppliers etc.)
• Prepare the pre cost & post cost analysis, variance analysis, reasons for variances and monthly cost management reports of production with relevant presentations
• It makes sure compliance with all legal requirements of company Act with the corporation of Legal Department, Environment regulations, Fire regulations, BOI regulations, Intellectual Property Act, IRD Act, provincial council requirements etc.
“Accounts Executive” mainly refers to the management aid decision supporting of an Organization. And the most of the time reports directly to the CEO, GM and Finance Manager of the entity. All financial and administration work have to be handled and report generation, keeping them under safe custody.
The job description in the capacity of Accounts Executive involves the following;
Work Performed
• Preparing corporate plans for the coming year and with forecasting Financial Information such as Profit & loss Accounts, Cash flows, Cost of Sales Schedules, Sale Forecast, Administration cost, Manpower requirement, Capital Expenditures, Contribution Margin, Analysis of Past few years with forecast year performances.
• Preparing Monthly Management Accounts for each companies and analysis variances against the last month performances.
• Prepare Cost Management Accounting for each month, WIP Schedules (Use BPCS ACC)
• Monitoring and management cash float of companies and communicate with Banks when ever necessarily and negotiate with factoring companies.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly review report to top management of the organization as their requirement (monthly performance, financial position of the entity, WACC, EVA, ROIC and MVA, Finish Episodes at Standard cost Vs Actual cost, Report of share holder value deviation etc.)
• Debtors control and discussion with them and recover the outstanding within the credit period of time, if there is a long outstanding immediately discuss with them sending reminders.
• Handling all tax matters, Tax issues and filing return with Inland revenue Department in accordance with current laws and regulations imposed by Government and communicate with Assessors, Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner General of IRD (Corporate tax, Value Added Tax, Economic Services Charges, With Holding Tax etc.)
• Purchase fixed assets to company and calling quotation from supplier and processing document therein (Cap ex, Performa Invoices, PO, GRN, Tax Invoices)
• Arranging all foreign transactions and processing documents as per the requirement by regulatory bodies and compliance with CBSL regulations (Foreign Drafts, Telegraphic Transfers, Travelers Cheque, etc.)
• Age analysis of loan and advances and provision for bad debt in accordance with standard, analysis performing and non performing loans, collecting interest and record them, fund management with group requirement
• Leasing vehicles and repair requirement of individual companies raise PO to registered garage and communicate with them, other necessary action.
“Accounts Clerk” mainly refers to the personnel involvement of day to day operation of the Organization. Mainly reports to the Accountant
Work Performed
• Prepare and check the picture program budgets of Programs.
• Balancing production cash float by considering Artist’s payments, Unsettled Cash advances, Reimbursement documents and petty cash.
• Float reconciliation, Main cash float of the organization, variance analysis and prepare report.
• Updating “As 400” Accounting system by selecting accounting model.
• Checking transport bills, electricity bills, telephone bills and variance analysis of those expenses.
• Checking the all documents before make payment whether those documents are in order as Organization requirement specially constructions works (quotations, work flow approval, approved PO, GRN and other approval.
• Petty cash maintaining and preparing reimbursement sheets periodically as per the requirement.
• Preparing Bank Reconciliation and report to immediate supervisor.
• Communicate with artist, suppliers, production staff, management to solve problem when those erased at the same time.
Legal Frameworks of Forensic Accounting and Investigations Principles of Forensic Accounting Frauds and Types of Frauds Investigation methods Case Studies related to forensic investigations Practical Sessions
People Management, Digital & Global Marketing, Business Ethics, Accounting, Financing, Strategic Management and MBA Project
Bachelor of Science Management (Special) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura - Sri Lanka