Wiran Korala

Experience

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  National Development Bank PLC (NDB)

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2005

  Treasury and Commercial Lending Internship
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  KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Co.

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Audit Intern
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  Ernst & Young

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Assurance Intern
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  The University of Arizona

  Sept 2008 - May 2009

  MAcc Program Coordinator
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  Ernst & Young

  Oct 2009 - Nov 2013

  Assurance Senior

  Auditing provided a solid basis for an excellent grounding in business that created avenues that are conducive and open to a wider array of career options. Served on two-to ten-member teams on audits of public and private clients. A wealth of expertise and experience were gained in the following areas: - Audit skills, project planning, testing accounts receivable walk through, accounts receivable model testing, accounts receivable data analytics, revenue testing and fixed asset addition testing of assets placed into service.- Client relationships skills within various levels from staff employees to C-suite executives.- Leadership skills by providing guidance and playing an active role in mentoring and empowering assurance teams of one to four staff level employees. Work included detail reviewing and commenting on staff work.- Broad industry knowledge working on 20+ client engagements ranging from inventory counts of wind turbines to fixed asset testing of a +$350M hospital tower. Show less

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  Galle Fort Capital

  Aug 2013 - now

  Managing Director

  Involved in all aspects of multifamily operations and ground up development from deal sourcing, meeting with the city officials, sourcing debt, debt compliance, sourcing equity from individual retail investors to working with institutional equity groups, asset management, tax compliance and dispositions.Throughout the years, we’ve established and forged deep relationships with multifamily brokers, contractors and lenders, which offers us an edge in optimizing our operational infrastructure leading to increased efficiencies in asset-management and value creation. Show less

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  FTI Consulting

  Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

  Corporate Finance/Restructuring Consultant

  Consulting expertise provided in the application of business, accounting, finance and analytical skills in various client situations. Developing and gaining a wide range of know-how in the following areas: - Decision support skills by preparing situation overviews used in contract negotiations and new business development.- Budgeting skills by preparing weekly budget vs actual cashflow schedules and weekly cash flow projections.- Prioritizing work activities to meet deadlines in a time sensitive and multi-task environment.- Experience in restructuring —see select list of client engagement below:• Creditor advisor for a Scottsdale office building with $22.5M of liabilities - Prepared various analysis and exhibits regarding the financial projections used by the debtor.• Interim manager for a solar general contractor with $29.3M of liabilities- Assisted the Chief Financial Officer with the monthly close and prepared monthly bankruptcy financial statements and prepared the 13-week cash flow model. Show less

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  Clear Sky Capital

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2021

  A joint venture platform deploying a market agnostic strategy of acquiring multifamily buildings from 10 units in Escondido, California to a 1,000-unit portfolio in Jacksonville, Florida. Responsibilities include, sourcing joint venture equity from high-net-worth aggregators to institutional groups, underwriting of new deals, asset management tasks including debt compliance and discussions with property management and assisting on dispositions of investments. Supervising the preparation of monthly financial statements for 10+ multifamily complexes (10 units+), which are conducting a central Phoenix infill reposition strategy. Supervised the audit and tax preparation of cross border entities and other less complex entities. Advising asset manager regarding contractor payments and construction budgets, underwriting of Central Phoenix multifamily buildings and assisting with the sale process.

  • Associate Vice President

    Feb 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Accounting and Finance Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2019