Sugath Priyantha Gomez

Lactalis Dairy Products & Trading LLC- Dubai, U.A.E.

I am working as a General Accountant of the above company. My responsibilities & duties include the following,


1.ensure accurate and timely monthly close activities
2. prepare monthly account reconciliations
3. review and verify accuracy of reported data
4. present all monthly and year-end financial reports
5. report on variances
6. Update & review of accounts payable and accounts receivable
7. ensure compliance with all statutory and company requirements
8. prepare for and coordinate internal and external audit processes

Lactalis Dairy Products & Trading LLC- Dubai, U.A.E

I am working as a Chief Accountant of the above company. My responsibilities & duties include the following,

• Preparation of cost sheets for existing & new products, allocating product cost, fixing profit margin & selling price.
• Preparation of actual production costs, cost of goods sold and compare with standard cost.
• Analyzing and monitoring raw material inventory & identifying cost saving opportunities.
• Preparation of actual and budget variance report, wastage report based on production.
• Monitoring the production plans and identifying the inventory requirements
• Preparation of feasibility reports for new investment projects - (Ex:- warehouse project )
• Preparation of monthly Profit & Loss account, Balance sheet & Cash Flow statement.
• Update & review of accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Preparation of annual budget for the company.
• Preparation of monthly review presentation
• Managing and supervising the Staff of the Accounting division & purchasing division.

Almarai is the largest dairy company in the Middle East with a turnover of approx US$500
million. It currently employs over 6, 000 people in manufacturing, distribution and sale of dairy
food products to over 30, 000 outlets each day.

I worked as a Sr. Accounting Officer of the above company. My responsibilities & duties include the following,

Preparation of Financial Statements

•Preparation of monthly Profit & Loss account, Balance sheet & Cash Flow statement for five cost centres
•Monitoring & Maintaining the books of Accounts for the five cost centres
•Preparation of Consolidated accounts
•Preparation of Budget on Annual basis & Revising it on quarterly of the year
•Analysing the Actual figures vs. the Budgeted figures on timely basis
•Preparation of Forecasted Profit & Loss accounts

Preparation of Management Reports

•Finalising and Reviewing weekly MIS report
•Providing information on costs and highlighting variances on expenses and usages
•Providing financial information to farm top management on a proactive basis upon which decision could be made
•Monitoring the levels of inventory and providing information to Head Office


Implementing Internal Controls

•Advising the Farm management on implementing Internal control system & matters
•Organising the quarterly and annual stock count & verification
•Safe guarding the Assets by organising periodic checks

Administrative & Others

•Supervising the Farm Payroll system and related matters
•Monitoring the Petty cash related transactions
•Updating the Fixed assets register on movement & depreciation charges

Responsible for smooth operation of Computer based Accounting system

Golden Bake (Pvt) Ltd is a subsidiary of Maliban Biscuits Manufactories Ltd; Maliban is a household name in Sri Lanka for biscuits. Golden Bake (Pvt) Ltd is specialised in the manufacturing of cream wafers and ice cones. Due to its high quality product, Golden Bake was the market leader for cream wafers.

•Preparation of monthly financial statement including Profit & loss account, Balance sheet & Cash flow statement
•Providing information to the management regarding the inventory on daily basis
•Preparation of actual and budget variance report, wastage report based on production
•Analysing the Debtors & Creditors
•Preparation of monthly review presentation
•Preparation of budget of the entity on annual basis

The Finance Guarantee is a subsidiary of Ceylinco Consolidated. Also it is a registered finance company approved by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka offering a range of value added financial products. This includes Leasing, Hire Purchase, Loans and easy payment schemes, fixed deposits and other fixed income financial instruments.

•Responsible for the Overall information technology infrastructure

•Communicating with IT Service providers, and convening weekly progress review meetings

•Administrating the IT system, reporting the errors and updating the system and providing required security measures to the system

•Providing information to the management

Newdale Dairies (Pvt) Ltd & New Zealand Milk Lanka (Pvt) Ltd is direct subsidiary of New Zealand Diary Board, which is a world famous multinational engaged in the manufacture of dairy products. The Sri Lankan operations involve importing raw materials and manufacture of dairy products for the local market.

•Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, the Profit & loss account, Balance sheet & Cash flow statement
•Preparation of Bank reconciliation statement

•Maintaining and monitoring the inventory system and reporting the management on daily basis to keep the smooth production process

•Providing management reports to Inbound management and to the overseas management

•Monitoring the production plans and identifying the inventory requirements

•Preparation of annual budget and forecasting according to the current performance

•Managing and supervising the Staff of the Accounting division

•Maintaining and updating of fixed asset and investment registers