Chandrika Ganewatte
Senior Accountant at Transamerica Life Canada- Claim this Profile
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Transamerica Life Canada
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Canada
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Insurance
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Oct 2012 - Dec 2016
Toronto, Canada Area Expense Management Department • Prepared monthly/quarterly financial information and product results in accordance with GAAP. • Reconciled fixed assets, lease commitments, and inter-company accounts on a monthly and quarterly basis and confirm the balances to USA and AEGON Netherland (Holding Company) for consolidation. • Prepared monthly and quarterly variance and trend analysis and investigated period to period material changes/variances to provide analytical comments to senior… Show more Expense Management Department • Prepared monthly/quarterly financial information and product results in accordance with GAAP. • Reconciled fixed assets, lease commitments, and inter-company accounts on a monthly and quarterly basis and confirm the balances to USA and AEGON Netherland (Holding Company) for consolidation. • Prepared monthly and quarterly variance and trend analysis and investigated period to period material changes/variances to provide analytical comments to senior management. • Prepared and analyzed working papers and schedules for external auditors engaged in financial statement audits and management requirement on ad hoc basis. • Managed semiannual (midterm) and annual divisional and central budgets providing information to cost center managers for budget planning and estimating; and updated budget templates with US expense management team. • Prepared all expense management related journal entries, maintained supporting documentation, various schedules, and invoice coding. Accounts Payable Department Complete payments and control expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices. • Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances. • Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries. • Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments. • Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions. • Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions. • Maintains historical records by microfilming and filing documents. Show less
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United States
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Accounts/Financial Analyst
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Nov 2009 - Oct 2012
Toronto, Canada Area • Arrange payment plans, forbearance agreements or other feasible options via telephone • Implementing call center operations through Magellan, Cisco and DOS based programs • Received Canada wide collection licenses after completed collection agency act training • Multi-functional role as 1st and 3rd party collection, CSR and informational agent • Clients include: Bell TV, 407 ETR, City of Toronto, Rogers, Virgin, Ryerson, TD Bank
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Abans Environmental Services Pvt Ltd
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Sri Lanka
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Sep 2000 - Aug 2006
Colombo, Sri Lanka • Monitored the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual profit & loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement in compliance with International Accounting Standards and regulations laid down in Companies Act • Filed all reports according to International Accounting Standards • Managed annual budget • Prepared and coordinated income and sales tax filings • Initiated and implemented internal controls ensuring compliance with Accounting Standards • Prepared product… Show more • Monitored the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual profit & loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement in compliance with International Accounting Standards and regulations laid down in Companies Act • Filed all reports according to International Accounting Standards • Managed annual budget • Prepared and coordinated income and sales tax filings • Initiated and implemented internal controls ensuring compliance with Accounting Standards • Prepared product profitability statements and prepared variance analysis with actual and budgeted • Evaluated cash flow statement, profit & loss statement, balance sheet and presented to company’s senior management to support of executive decision making • Checked the funds were utilized at lowest cost • Handled financial investment and portfolio management • Communicated with banks to obtain letter of credits, bank loans and other facilities Show less
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Audit Trainee
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Oct 1998 - Nov 2000
Colombo, Sri Lanka • Performed statutory audits of organizations operating in the fields of manufacturing, trading, Investing, venture capital, communication, advertising, travel, insurance and charities
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Education
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University of Connecticut
MS in Actuarial Science, Actuarial Science -
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy & Finance Management, Accounting and Finance