Darshana Semasinghe, CFA

Darshana semasinghe, cfa

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  • About me

    Manager @ KPMG | Financial Analysis, Valuations Expert

  • Education

    • University of sri jayewardenepura

      2010 - 2015
      Bachelor’s degree accounting second class (lower division)

      B Sc Accounting (Special)

  • Experience

    • Central bank of sri lanka

      Sept 2010 - Jun 2015
      Management assistant

      Was a member of the financial markets supervision team and was responsible for assessing the compliance and reasonableness of market activities and investment valuations conducted by financial market participants.

    • Copal amba (a moody's analytics company)

      Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
      Equity analyst

      Provided sell-side analysis support for a Manager at an Investment Bank in Europe through; building financial models and updating them with the latest information, drafting investment theses, and compiling peer analysis and industry analysis.

    • Nation lanka equities

      Jan 2016 - Sept 2016
      Accountant and compliance officer

      Was responsible for financial management and financial reporting, which involved supervising the finance team and handling communications with the ownership.

    • National savings bank

      Oct 2016 - Mar 2020
      Executive officer - treasury front office

      Was responsible for analyzing and managing investments in fixed income and equity securities by building and maintaining financial and economic models, writing investment recommendations, and valuing investment positions.

    • Bank of china

      Apr 2020 - Nov 2022

      Was responsible for identifying, analyzing, and proposing financial market opportunities, executing financial transactions in adherence to regulations, and valuing the positions created to evaluate performance. Was responsible for identifying, analyzing, and proposing financial market opportunities, executing financial transactions in adherence to regulations, and valuing the positions created to evaluate performance.

      • Manager - Financial Markets

        Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
      • Assistant Manager - Financial Markets

        Apr 2020 - May 2022
    • Kpmg sri lanka

      Dec 2022 - Jan 2024
      Manager - frm / valuations

      As a valuation specialist attached to the Financial Risk Management (FRM) team at KPMG in the Cayman Islands, assessing the reasonableness of audit clients' fair value estimates for their financial investments, through creating and maintaining financial models in compliance with international guidelines.

    • Kpmg in the cayman islands

      Jan 2024 - now
      Manager - frm / valuations

      As a valuation specialist attached to the Financial Risk Management (FRM) team at KPMG in the Cayman Islands, assessing the reasonableness of audit clients' fair value estimates for their financial investments, through creating and maintaining financial models in compliance with international guidelines.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered financial analyst (cfa) charterholder

      Cfa institute
      Nov 2023
    • Fcca

      Acca
      Mar 2019
    • Aca

      Institute of chartered accountants of sri lanka
      Oct 2020