Experience

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  Sjms associates

  Feb 2001 - Aug 2002

  Student accountant

  Worked as a senior auditor at SJMS Associates (A firm of Chartered Accountants representing Deloitte Touche and Tohmatsu (DTT) in Sri Lanka.) Carried out audits of manufacturing, service, profit-making and non profit-making organizations, evaluating risk and identifying significant issues concerning client entities, planning audits through an evaluation of systems and controls in place and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and legislation.Extensive exposure to audits & internal controls help me understand the various sitemaps of internal control problems faced at various levels of organizational structure & solutions to them. Show less

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  Management frontiers (pvt.) ltd.

  May 2003 - May 2005

  Financial analyst

  Worked as a financial Analyst for a firm of leading Management Consultants specializing in corporate finance advisory. Work undertook include:• Financial Analysis: In-depth analysis and critical assessment of the performance and position of business organizations using various analytical techniques. Was also involved in financial modeling and financial forecasting.• Process Re-engineering: Studying and reporting on the processes in the finance functions of two leading banks in the island with a view to streamlining, eliminating non-value adding activities and merging the finance functions of these banks. • Corporate Finance Advisory: Providing advisory services to clients on investment decisions, financial management and financial restructuring. Tasks included preparing proposals on behalf of clients to be submitted to financial institutions for raising finance and liaison with these institutions in this regard.• Management Auditing: Carrying out management audits and fraud investigation of a few leading organizations in the private sector. • Business Valuation: Carrying out actuarial valuations/business valuations of a few societies/IT firms in the island and preparing information memoranda for use by management/prospective investors.• Business Process Outsourcing: Managed the finance function of a leading ICT organization in the country, where I was primarily responsible for the following:- Maintenance of General Ledger- Preparation of monthly management accounts pack and discussion at monthly Board Meetings- Preparation of VAT, PAYE and other statutory returns on a monthly basis- Invoicing over 150+ clients on a weekly basis and following up with collections- Liaison with banks, auditors and investors and related reporting Show less

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  Wns global services (pvt.) ltd

  Jun 2005 - Jul 2012

  Senior operations manager

  Served as a Group Manager, responsible for the offshore operations of three subsidiaries of the Insurance Giant AVIVA Plc. Managed the off-shoring of over 800+ client processes ranging from bank statement processing to expense reporting, unit pricing and compliance through a well-planned and structured training, transitioning and implementation approachKey responsibilities include:• Maintenance of Subsidiary Ledgers on ORACLE• Responsible for the daily fund management function of the Healthcare subsidiary• Ensuring delivery of critical outputs in line with agreed SLA’s, • Reviewing key monthly reconciliations, financial statements and quarterly VAT and Tax submissions. • Providing input for budgets and forecasts, • Producing variance reports and relevant MI• Reviewing processes and developing and implementing systems, procedures and effective internal controls,• Managing relationships with internal and external auditors and other key stakeholders,• Addressing staff development requirements,• Implementing ISO and monitoring adherence to agreed standards and liaison with various enabling units and external stakeholders.I was also seconded by Aviva Global Services Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. to Norwich Union in the UK for a period of one year (Nov 2007 – Nov 2008) where I was in-charge of the Governance team of the Unit Pricing division of the largest insurance company in the United Kingdom. Key responsibilities included:Reviewing internal controls and adherence to stated policies, carrying out process audits and risk reviews, liaison with external stakeholders and auditors. Show less

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  Amac investment group (previously al mashal investment group)

  Jul 2012 - now

  Chief financial officer

  Currently working as the CFO for a ultra-high net-worth family business in Saudi Arabia, with diverse investments including Private Equity, Property and Shares across the Middle East and Europe. Responsibilities include ensuring all financial accounting and reporting tasks of the Head Office and Subsidiaries are completed and reports submitted within the stipulated deadlines, GL maintenance, reconciliation of partner investment accounts, liaison with banks/auditors, Year End audits, coordinating and carrying out internal audits, submission of Zakat returns, advisory on UK tax implications, stakeholder management, investment reporting, IFRS Convergence and VAT Implementation etc... Show less