Rakkhitha Ekanayake, Manager Finance Operations and Treasury

Rakkhitha Ekanayake

Manager Finance Operations and Treasury

Pan Fresh International General Trading LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Strategic Management
Experience
19 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months

Manager Finance Operations and Treasury at Pan Fresh International General Trading LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2015

November August 2015 to date : Manager - Finance Operations & Treasury

: Finance Department,
Pan Fresh International General Trading LLC

: Reporting to Chief Financial Officer

My duties and responsibilities at the current position I hold are;

Cash Flow Management

Account Servicing and Management

Daily Operations in terms of Payments and Settlements to suppliers worldwide

Risk and Financial management

Senior Executive at Group Treasury
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • November 2009 to August 2015

Senior Executive - Group Treasury

: Group Treasury, Lanka ORIX Leasing Company PLC

: Reporting to General Manager - Group Treasury

My duties and responsibilities at the Group Treasury are;

• Cash Flow Management

• Daily Operations

• Foreign Funding

• Strategic Risk Management

(Further details can be found in Annexure I)

Executive at Savings & Deposits
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • August 2007 to November 2009

August 2007 - November 2009: Executive - Savings & Deposits

: Savings Business Unit, Lanka ORIX Finance PLC

: Reported to MD/CEO of Lanka ORIX Finance PLC

My duties and responsibilities at the Savings Business Unit were;

• Operations and Branch Coordination in Payment cards, Mobile Banking, Letters of Guarantee and Letters of Undertaking, Foreign Currency Accounts, Foreign Currency Exchange and Inward Remittances
• Preparation and analysis of management Information, Statutory and Regulatory reporting

• Branch visits on regular basis

• Preparation of the processes and procedures

• Coordination with Exchange houses and Outward Banks

• Coordination with Suppliers and Vendors in relation to Card Operations and eZ-Pay

• Planning and execution of Marcom Activities of Savings Business Unit

(Further details can be found in Annexure II)

Executive at Savings and Deposits
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • August 2007 to November 2009

As the charter member of the Savings Business Unit, I was responsible for,

• Spearheading operational arm of Lanka ORIX Finance PLC on below areas,

❖ ATM and Debit card Operations (VISA and MasterCard)
❖ eZ-Pay (Mobile Banking) Operations
❖ Letters of Guarantee and Letters of Undertaking
❖ Foreign Currency Accounts
❖ Foreign Currency Exchange
❖ Inward Remittances
❖ Testing and Implementation of IT Developments

• Coordinating with island wide branches in connection with operational matters of LOFC on below areas,

❖ Fixed Deposits
❖ Savings Accounts
❖ Foreign Currency Accounts
❖ Foreign Currency Exchange at Branches and hotels owned by LOLC
• Preparation of monthly management reporting for decision making- composed of competitor analysis, industry forecasts and performance reports

• Analyzing the financial statements of the Company by calculating various financial and productivity ratios, identifying trends, variances and the causes for such variances and reporting to management on monthly basis

• Carrying out reviews on Branch operations by visiting regularly and maintaining controls remotely.

• Preparing the processes and procedures related to operations of the company

• Coordinating with Money to Money (Italy), Xpress Money (Middle East), Money Exchange (Spain), Valuetrans (Italy) regarding the Funding arrangements and Remittances while being the Contact point for Clients, Exchange houses and Outward Banks

• Statutory and Regulatory reporting and coordination

• Coordination with Suppliers and Vendors in relation to Card Operations and eZ-Pay

• Planning of Marcom Activities of Card Operations, eZ-Pay and worker remittances


EMPLOYMENT SUMMERY - ANNEXURE III

Customer Services Officer at Sampath Bank PLC - Kiribathgoda and Ampara Branches
  • France
  • October 2003 to April 2006

Oct 2003 - April 2006: Banking Assistant
: Sampath Bank PLC - Kiribathgoda and Ampara Branches

• Employed as a Customer Services Officer

(Further details can be found in Annexure IV)

Education

Master's degree, Strategic Management
  • at Middlesex University of London
  • August 2016

Middlesex University of London, United Kingdom MBA in Strategic Management (2015 - Currently reading for)

Diploma,
  • at Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka
  • January 2008

Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (2004 -2008)

Specialties & Skills

Payment Cards
Foreign Exchange Management
Cash Flow Management
Treasury Services
Branch Banking
BANKING
EXCHANGE
FINANCE
OPERATIONS
RISK MANAGEMENT
TRADING

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Treasury Operation & Asset & Liability Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Date Attended:
December 2012