Senior Manager - Finance in Dimo Group (Mercedes Benz dealer in Sri Lanka)
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC
Total years of experience :20 years, 7 Months
Shared service, sustainability/integrated reporting, insurance & daily Finance
operation.
Lead the Accounting operation team in overseeing the daily activities of the accounting
department and ensuring that all major projects, month-end, and year-end reports are completed
accurately and on time.
Maintaining accurate and complete financial records and participating in audits or
reconciliations, as needed.
Monitoring and analyzing accounting data and products for financial reports or statements.
Assisting other departments as they develop strategies, establish objectives, and make decisions
that could have a financial impact on the business.
Engaged in-process reviews, Data quality reviews & Established & Timely review of Balance
Sheet Integrity (BSI) KPIs to improve quarterly financial statements.
Leverage lean methodology to achieve results through business process optimization in all
financial and control related areas, as well as automation implementation to complete the
assigned task.
Identify/Leverage training opportunities, improve critical thinking skills & Coaching skills
across the company.
Job role as an Accountant:
Prepare the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, reconciliations, budgets, and
variance analysis and Assist the external audit by providing documents, explanations and
resolved audit queries.
Overseen the Shared Service Centre’s operations are smoothly functioning.
Analysing, summarizing, classifying, and integrating information received from Business Units
(SBU) for Integrated Annual and Sustainability Reporting as per GRI Standards and IIRC
guidelines.
Analysing the types of business requirements and the risks of different SBUs, reviewing, and
ensuring that all assets of the group are protected under an appropriate insurance cover at any
given time.
Analysing information concerning debtors, insurance claims, non-financial information and
providing same to the Board, Group Management Committee, Audit Committee and
Sustainability Committee.
Team leader of an internal audit team of the ISO 9000 (2015), ISO 14000 (2015), SA 8000 & health
& safety standards for group further ensure that employers adhere to the above process within
the Finance Department through the training programs.
Consult with foreign bodies to obtain the assurance and applicability of standard/guidelines
for Non-Financial Reporting & Sustainability Report.
Volunteer Member of group sustainability & CSR Committee to evaluate the group
sustainability project
Committees member for the Cost Reduction Initiatives, Process Improvement and streamlined
internal processes.
was involved in both internal
and external audit assignments carried out by Ernst & Young, Sri Lanka and Middle East (Jeddah)
exposed to different industries.
Plane and conducted audits of the organisations in the businesses of manufacturing, services,
construction, insurance, wholesale, and retail trade as per the Accounting Standards.
Reviewing the existing procedures for the identification, control and monitoring of risks
associated with the achievement of business objectives of the Company.
Checking the effectiveness of the operations of the systems, procedures and controls as laid
down by the company & Suggesting control design improvements based on leading practices.
ACCOUNT ASSISTANT-THE CONSOLIDATED BEARING & SUPPLY LTD
Deal with Kandy Branch accounting operation which has included overseeing the debtors,
making the suppliers settlements and preparation of monthly accounts.
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