Booshitha Sivakumar

Experience

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  Afroplast Enterprises Limited

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Carried out an investment appraisal for purchase of plant and machinery costing US$ 4,000,000 and made proposals to senior management• Initiated a gap analysis of organisation's systems and procedures and prepared a detailed internal control manual for the organisation's four key departments• Led a three-person interdepartmental team in a CVP Analysis as an initiative to establish Economic Order Quantity (with consideration of changeover loss)• Streamlined Product Price List for approximately 1,350 products with consideration of customer-specific discounts• Performed Contribution Analysis and Profitability Improvement Study and improved profit by 6% using Pareto Analysis• Devised and implemented credit control procedures in a four-person team leading to a decrease in bad debts and average receivable days• Carried out training sessions on goal-setting, PDCA cycle and 8D problem solving and its applications in the workplace Show less

  • Financial Analyst

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Finance Intern

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
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  KPMG East Africa

  Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Audit Intern

  Industries of focus: Microfinance, Health Insurance, Government-funded OrganisationsAverage client sizes: 350 – 400 employees with an approximate annual turnover of US$ 500,000• Engaged with teams of three to five people on financial audits for companies• Designed audit procedures based on understanding of clients and opening meetings with management in order to test the seven high-risk areas of the financial statements• Performed audit procedures and testing, and analysis of historic performance of four entities to conclude on whether the financial statements provide a true and fair representation of the firm• Utilised computer assisted audit techniques to identify irregularities in financial information• Reviewed client's financial statements for submission to two regulatory bodies (revenue authority and insurance authority)• Drafted financial statements and annual reports for three clients based on audit work and meetings with clients• Maintained a good working relationship with clients (in-person and remote) and worked effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and execute audit procedures• Liaised with audit team, client managers and client's finance department to promptly resolve material misstatements Show less

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  University of San Francisco School of Management

  Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

  Teaching Assistant
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  GAVS Technologies

  Jun 2023 - Feb 2024

  Finance Intern
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  Antheia, Inc.

  Feb 2024 - now

  Financial Analyst