Finance Manager
Beetle & Goliath FZ-LLC, Dubai
Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months
Key responsibilities:
Managing company’s financial accounts, payrolls, budget, cash flow and IT functions
Plan, implement and supervise the company’s financial strategy Analyse and approve project costing of client marketing plans Consult with the management team to develop company business plans
Recommending, implementing and enforcing policies, controls
for assigned areas of responsibility
Correcting account discrepancies as appropriate to ensure IFRS/GAAP compliance.
Head of Finance department of the company and also overlook IT, HR, Admin, Marketing and Operations departments’ functions, reporting to CFO of the group (Al Islami Foods).
Achievements
Involved in re-organizing company practices by Implementing an ERP System, Internal Controls to improve productivity and contributed to convert loss making departments into profit centers and breakeven.
Job Role
⎫ Preparation of Finance and MIS reporting, Annual Budgets & Business Plan of the Company.
⎫ Overlook IT, Call Center, Central Warehouse, Central Kitchen operations, Marketing, HR and Admin departments’ regular functions, apart from the Finance department responsibilities.
Head of Finance and IT departments and responsible for planning and leading the finance and IT functions. As a Member of the Senior Management Team, reported to the CEO and COO of the company.
Achievements
⎫ Increased financial performance by managing the finances and overheads.
⎫ Automated the existing computer system to an ERP based system and increased staff efficiency.
⎫ Implemented a web based call center and integrated with Point of Sales (POS) system.
Job Role
⎫ Reviewed, studied and reorganized the finance and operational work flows to increase efficiency of processes.
⎫ Prepared Annual Budgets, Financial and Business Plans, for the review of Nandos global office in South Africa.
⎫ Responsible for all Finance and MIS reporting of the Company to internal and external parties.
Handled Nandos Imports, Inventory, supplier negotiations, Treasury Management, Project Finance, Insurance and IT requirements of the Company.
Job Role
⎫ Head of Claim Payments, branch receipting units and administrated the Company Investment ledger.
⎫ A team member of Company IPO (initial public offering) with Colombo Stock Exchange.
⎫ A member of annual report preparation team of the company.
Joined as a Trainee Management Executive in May 2001 and promoted as Assistant Accountant and finally performed in corporate finance division of the company. Directly reported to Finance Manager of the Group.
Achievements
⎫ A customized HIMS (Hospital Information Management System) System implementation - Involved in the process of designing accounting modules including Chart of Accounts.
⎫ Company listing with Colombo Stock Exchange - Involved in preparation of the IPO Prospectus report according to the CSE guidelines and other statutory requirements.
⎫ Involved in preparing the Business Plans of the company as the coordinating member with Consultants and Senior Management team.
Job Role
⎫ Responsible for all MIS reporting, budgets, feasibility reports and organizing project finances.
⎫ Prepared group consolidated annual financial accounts according to the statutory requirements.
⎫ Responsible for Annual Report preparation up to the stage of the report delivery to shareholders before the statutory deadlines.
⎫ Responsible for the company Insurance portfolio and the investment portfolio.
⎫ Handled VAT (Value Added Tax) process of the company imports, purchases and sales and liaised with Sri Lanka Tax authorities to resolve related matters.
⎫ Liaised with Company Secretaries and Registrars to the company to handle Shareholders’ issues.
Awaiting Certificate.
Second class Upper (Honors)