Chief Accountant
Zen Resort Pvt Ltd
Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months
Over looking all areas of the Finance Departmen and Reporting to Directors / Shareholders of the company.
Currently I am working as the Accountant of the company of which operates in the Diving Industry and I am responsible in
Developing & Maintaining thorough financial procedures & internal control systems for the organization.
Ensuring all financial records is kept accurately and securely and in line with International Accounting standards and legislative requirements.
Administering the bank accounts and reviewing of bank reconciliation statements.
Planning of cash flow management and timely settlement of payments.
Preparation of monthly accounts and performing analytical reviews.
Preparation of annual budgets working on development of budgetary control.
Liaising with external auditors for statutory requirements.
Timely invoicing to the client and following up for collections.
Liaison with Maldives Inland Revenue Authority for Business Profit Tax matters.
Monitoring & maintaining company’s Fixed assets & Inventory on a monthly basis.
Reporting to - Finance Manager / Adviser to the Board / Directors
I was attached to Eureka Technology Partners (Pvt) Ltd from July to November 2008 as an Executive - Quality Assurance & Compliance. During this period my responsibilities were;
Ensuring that Operations team performs duties in compliance with ISO 20000 procedures.
Performing Compliance tests for ISO 20000 processes & reporting to relevant Process Owners/Director-Operations along with recommendations for improvements in procedures.
Reporting to customers the level of services given to them according to the ISO 20000 guidelines & also following up on un-resolved issues by the company’s technical team.
Monitoring customer complaints and analyzing & reviewing trends of such complaints in order to provide information for technical team.
Ensuring daily procedures of the Finance operations are followed accurately on a timely basis.
Reporting to Operations Manager / Director - Operations
I was attached to e-Services Lanka Ltd from March 2006 to May 2007 as an Accounts Executive. During this period my responsibilities in the Accounts dept were;
Preparing daily Bank reconciliations in order to update CEO on daily collections bank balances.
Following up on Debtors collections & reporting to the Accountant.
Planning of cash flow management and timely settlement of payments to maintain good confidence with suppliers and negotiating with suppliers for better credit terms.
Updating ledger by ensuring any daily transactions have been recorded in a timely manner on a daily basis.
Preparation of Monthly accounts after passing relevant month end journal entries.
Maintaining & filing monthly VAT returns & other Tax related work such as Stamp Duty, WHT etc.
Preparing monthly Sales and Bank reconciliations.
Initiated designed & implemented a proper filing system was for all documents related to the Finance Dept.
Reporting to - Accountant / CEO
I was attached to Ernst & Young from September 2002 to September 2005 and at the time of resigning I held the position of Audit Senior. During my years of service, I involved, at different capacities, in carrying out External Audits and Other Special Assignments for clients in various sectors. The following are the main activities carried out during my tenure at Ernst & Young
Preparation of Summary Review Memorandum and assessing overall audit conclusions, quantification of Summary of Audit Differences (SAD) and concluding on the Summary of Audit Differences based on the evaluation of Materiality.
Reviewing of clients’ financial statements and performing ARP’s to gain a better understanding of the business trends.
Preparation & reviewing of financial statements including cash flow statements & notes.
Suggesting ideas to improve the system of internal control, procedures, policies, method of keeping accounts in conformity with the accounting standards and best practices.
Reporting of system weakness & security lapses by carrying out system tests.
Motivating and guiding staff, assigning duties to subordinates, providing technical assistance.
Attending audit committee meetings and management meetings.
Preparing & Reviewing of the Management Letter.
Preparation of financial statements including cash flow statements & notes.
As an Audit Assistant I was involved in auditing & evaluating the accuracy of accounting treatments for Income & Expenditure as well as Assets & Liabilities of companies which belonged to Organizational categories such as
Manufacturing & Trading
Banking Institutions
Hotel Industries
Non Governmental Organizations
Other Service Sectors