Shashitha Gunasinghe

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Assistant Manager
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka


Career objective
As an enthusiastic, adaptive young learner I would like to develop my career path in Accounting and Finance field and actively contribute to the overall success of organization which utilizes my knowledge and skills.

COMPUTER LITERACY & TECHNICAL SKILLS
·         MS Office with advanced Excel

·         Experience in Sage50, MS Dynamics, QuickBooks CargowiseOne & Marksys Accounting packages

·         Competent in data analytical software (SPSS & IDEA)

·         Knowledge in Accounting, Finance and Auditing (SLFRSs,         LKASs)

·         Hands on experience in Microsoft Power BI

·         Able to multitask and prioritize to meet deadlines

·         Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

·         Ability to adapt for new work environment

Extra Carricular activities
·         Member of Accountancy and Financial Management Association (AFMA), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2018)

·         Deputy Head Prefect of the school (2013 – 2015)

·         President of the IT Club of the school (2012)

·         Vice President of Commerce Society of the school (2014-2015)

·         Vice President of the Science Society of the school (2012)

Education

2017 - 2020

Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Special) Degree at University of Sri Jayewardenepura

2016

Following Corporate Level at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL)

2013 -2015

Passed Finalist at Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT)

Completed in 2023

Certificate Course in Cloud Accounting and Practical Bookkeeping (2023 - QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, QuickBooks Desktop) at GESLA Academy

Experience

From 1st August 2022 to Present

Assistant Manager | MIS & Compliance Management at Dart Global Logistics (Private) Limited

Duties and Responsibilities
• Analyze monthly Financial Statements issued by group of companies to make sure it is in line with company accounting policies and country accounting policies.
• Implement and execute controls on financial and non-financial processes.
• Identify and outline processes and suggestions for improvement.
• Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members to successfully execute financial review reports.
• Closely work with financial Managers at each station to clear compliance issues and report them to CFO.
• Involve in group credit control function & Engage in ERP system compliance requirements

From 15th March 2021 to 29th July 2022

Accounts Executive at Richard Pieris & Company PLC

Duties and Responsibilities
• Preparation of Monthly Consolidated Group Cash Flow Statement, Monthly Group Stock Aging Analysis, Management Reports and Analysis of Financial Statements & Product Costing and Project Evaluations
• Preparation of Quarterly Financial Statement Analysis for Audit Committee & Preparation of General Ledger Reconciliations
• Preparation of Monthly Financial Statements in line with Accounting Standards, Quarterly Accounts, Forecasts and Statutory Reports, Budgets & Maintain Budgetary Controls
• ERP system monitoring & reporting: Marksys System and maintaining manual filing system
• Preparation and supervision of all statutory requirements of the company (Submission of VAT, Stamp Duty, Income tax return etc.)
• Liaise with Tax Consultants, External Auditors, Inland Revenue, BOI, Banks and Other authorities
• Member of the Annual Report Committee
 Preparation of Corporate Social Responsibility Report and GRI Indicators, Compliance and Statutory Reports, Integrated Value Model of the Group, Notes and Other Disclosures of Annual Report

From 28th October 2018 to 12th February 2021

Audit Associate to Senior Auditor at BDO Partners

Duties and Responsibilities
• Plan, execute, deliver and finalization of audits of financial statements of the clients from a diverse range of industries
• Allocate responsibilities to juniors and review team members’ work for accuracy and compliance
• Performed industry, competitor and risk analysis for the audits undertaken
• Documentation of significant information streams such as, review of internal controls, compliance testing and identifying important significant variances to take necessary actions by management.
• Complete the audits on time and submit reports to the audit manager and present audit findings & find ways to increase compliance and efficiency.
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.
• Prepare income tax computations & ensure the compliance for sales tax and other statutory requirements.

From 11th January 2016 to 10th August 2016

Bank Trainee at People’s Bank

Duties and Responsibilities
• Accept cash deposit and withdrawals
• All type of bill payments
• Document the details of all the type of accounts open and close
• Handle customers and provide the service with building close relationships

  • Accounting/Finance
  • Updated 3 years ago

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