CFO -Corporate Finance
EPIC Designers Ltd
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 2 أشهر
Responsible for finance of Units in Vietnam., Jordan and Ethiopia and reporting to Board of Directors
Reporting to COO and FD, responsible for finance (garments and washing) of the Company. In addition to finance scope covered IT, Purchase - indirect items. Responsibilities includes
• Monthly Reporting of key management and financial reporting (monthly performance / forecasts/cash flows/ borrowings / projects)
• Streamlining processes and implementing sufficient controls on financial control set up on budget control and project costs on expansions
• Management of cash flows and retain working capital to required levels whilst controlling leverage levels.
as CFO and involved in all Finance activities and key member of the Company’s Senior Management
Team and key involvements in strategy development and execution of growth plans reporting directly to the CEO.
Teams under my direct purview - Finance, Procurement, Warehousing, Batching.
•Ensuring effective financial & management reporting of Quenby Lanka, including monthly & periodic reporting to
shareholders, directors, annual audit completion, periodic forecasting of results and outlook of business operations.
•Implement/ maintain sufficient internal controls/ procedures in place to ensure safeguard of assets and avoid risk
of control weaknesses.
•Supply chain management - Procurement of Raw Materials & Warehouse Management
•Constant review and implement strategies to minimise/ avoid inefficiencies both production and other costs.
•Active involvement in all core business decision making of the Company and also heading the key internal quality
teams with key participations in Company production process.
•Management of cash flows and retain working capital to required levels whilst controlling leverage levels.
•Liaison with regulators/ legal officers for matters concerning regulatory affairs.
•Liaison with Buyers/ Suppliers to build and strengthen business relationships
•Coaching team members and individual development with intention of grooming to required positions to
undertake added
As the Finance Manager my role was primarily related to the financial reporting of Brandix Lanka Limited and directly reported to the Group Reporting Manager. The details are as following;
Ensuring effective financial reporting of Brandix Lanka Limited and in addition Brandix Apparel Limited & Brandix Asia Limited.
Involvement of the successful completion of External Audits of the above said companies.
Identifying and implementing efficient and effective financial reporting and operation efficiencies at Brandix Lanka.
Ensuring that annual budgets are constantly monitored and timely update to the respective heads of divisions on estimated deviances in advance via constant and effective dialogues and frequent communications.
Lead a key role in the SLFRS/LKAS (IAS/IFRS) conversion process as a core team member during 2012-13.
Involvement with other group financial reporting projects as part of Group Finance in assisting SBUs
As Team Manager, my role involved reviewing of Post Sarbanes Oxley implementation of Aviva Plc, UK across all regions. Details are as following.
Setting out the approach for how regions & businesses should assess their financial reporting controls, and further developing the financial reporting control framework (FRCF), including improvements to the functionality of the group wide financial control software.
Validating the scope and approach followed by regions & businesses in their annual control assessment, through a programme of quality assurance (QA)
Assessment of high level controls operating at the group level
Consolidating results from regions & businesses & reporting the group position to senior internal and external stakeholders, including management attestation on compliance with governance requirements for financial reporting control.
As a Senior Manager, I was responsible directly to the Partner(s) and at the same time work with several teams simultaneously at a given time. I was assigned with in management of a designated portfolio of clients. Which included - Retail, Manufacturing, Banking, Financial Services, Micro Finance, Food & Beverage, Leisure, Construction and Engineering, and Oil and Gas related product Manufacturing, processing and distribution.
Overall involvement in Assurance assignments (i.e. managing several assignments simultaneously, staffing, agreeing on timelines, reviewing of work performed by staff, finalisation of assignments)
Business Development (i.e. preparing audit proposals for potential new clients, promotion of permitted services to assurance clients)
Client Liaison Process and Administration & Management of a client portfolio (also, assisting client in formalising with the timeline, fee negotiations and planning for recurring assignment, having discussions with clients for areas of concerns where attention is required)
Resolving of technical issues raised during the assignments
Functioned as a “counsellor” for staff members in evaluation & appraising their performance and areas of concern.
Various other positions at Ernst & Young
Manager - August 2008 - June 2009
Audit Executive - October 2007 - July 2008
Supervisor - April 2007 - September 2007
Senior Accountant - September 2006 - March 2007
Audit Trainee - March 2004 - August 2006
MBA in Finance from the University of Leicester. Specialized in Finance.
courses: Associate Member
courses: Associate Member
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