Manage all aspects of financial risks, ensure compliance and regulatory requirements to lead an effective financial management infrastructure. Responsible for completion of long- term financial plan, annual budgets, biannual reforecasts. Finalization of monthly accounts, review and submission of various financial reports to the management and timely completion of year-end annual reports by mediating with external auditors. Treasury management, coordination with banks and financial institutions for investments and borrowings. Liaise with various department heads to formulate strategies, targets, key performance indicators and prepare key analysis against actual performance and targets to evaluate improvement areas. Responsible to coordinate with tax advisors to conform on tax compliances, tax computation, payments and timely submission of tax returns. Coordination with Singapore and Australia accountants for the completion of year-end annual reports and tax returns. Preparation of project cost, customer pricing, project profitability analysis, transfer pricing between companies, employee rate cards and software product cost for pricing and sales decision. Review financial clauses in various agreements, NDAs and commercial proposals. Management of finance team members, provide coaching and guidance to work independently. Effective evaluation of customers and vendors and comply to best practices of onboarding. Monitoring and managing company expenses, timely invoicing and payments, implement effective receivable and payable controls. Experience in process development, BCP planning, ISO implementation and team engagement activities. Complete knowledge on new company incorporation, legal and regulatory requirements and tax registrations in Sri Lanka.

Accountable for timely closure of monthly accounts and annual financial statements liaising with finance team members and auditors. Coordinate with various department heads to complete the preparation of revenue plans, KPI’s, strategic priorities, annual plans and reforecast budgets to present to the GEC committee. Complete responsibility for the record and accuracy of all the financial transactions in the accounting system, review of journal entries and validate balance sheet schedules. Completion of all the financial reports, group reports, treasury reports and various management analysis and submit to group finance, management committee and directors. Oversee all the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions including raising invoices, completion of payments, debtor and creditor management. Preparation of group IT product and services costing and calculate annual service catalogue pricing schedules to all the 70 plus JKH group companies. Completion of bunker fuel costing for each shipment by gathering various vendor costs and recommend sales price and margins. Working capital management, treasury management, LC procedures and coordination with banks. Led finance team with 5 to 9 members and provided technical and leadership support to work effectively. Review of financial clauses in agreements, adhering to all the compliance related to regulatory bodies. Preparation of various tax schedules including income tax, VAT, NBT, stamp duty, payee and ESC. Assisted the finance manager, sector financial controller and chief financial officer by providing all financial related reports and information.