Derrick Bernard BBA(Finance)sp
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Tamil Native or bilingual proficiency
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Sinhala Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Hindi Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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General French
Alliance Française de NormandieJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Certificate in Total Immersion English Programme
Oxford College of Business Sri LankaNov, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
Advanced Diploma in Computer Software Engineering
Asian Computer EducationJun, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
Certificate Course on Computer Applications
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri LankaMay, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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tgl.travel
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Sri Lanka
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accountant
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Apr 2023 - Present
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English Tea Shop
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accountant
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Dec 2019 - Nov 2022
Responsibilities Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts Preparation of Segment Analysis Reports. Implementation of internal controls. Preparation of annual budget and preparation of monthly forecasted cash flow statement Preparation of Consolidated financial statements(Parent with Two subsidiaries) Handling HSBC invoice finance(Receivable finance) & Debtor Reconciliation Working Capital Management and Cash flow forecasting VAT Calculation and Submission of VAT Debtors follow up and credit control Maintenance of Accounts Payable, Account receivables and General Ledger in SAP Bookkeeping, Bank Reconciliation & Intercompany Reconciliation. Online Payment processing Payroll processing Show less
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SAKS
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Sri Lanka
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Executive - Finance Operations
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May 2019 - Nov 2019
Responsibilities Preparation of monthly management accounts Monthly & weekly cash flow forecasting Preparation of Segment Analysis Reports. Liaise with banks & Tax authorities. Preparation of annual budget. Cash flow management Handling annual audit Financial Reporting Maintenance of Accounts Payable, account receivables and General Ledger Payment Processing. Raising invoices and follow up for payments Dealing and negotiating with banks Dealing and negotiating with clients. Statutory payments including EPF, ETF etc. Regulatory payments including NBT, ESC etc. Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register Show less
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WNS
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India
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Associate-Operations
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Apr 2016 - Feb 2017
Accomplishments Developed new automated Excel templates for daily accounting process which reduced 80% of the time Cleared all the entries of the 2nd largest account in the team which had been non-compliance over past 04 years. Contributed significantly to the “In-Control Project”(Most Challenging Project in the team) and received many appreciations from my mangers and clients for my contribution to the project Implemented new accounting treatments for the new scenarios and trained them to my team membersResponsibilities Performed and monitored the Surrender payment account reconciliation for individual savings &retirement policies of Transamerica ensuring all payments, Tax entries & other entries were recordedaccurately. Performing and monitoring inter divisional transfer reconciliation for individual savings & retirement policies Preparation of Volume Dashboard ensuring that all the team members have completed their daily accounting process on time Performed complex general accounting functions, including preparation of journal entries. Responsible for issues arising due to stop payments, void checks, write offs & reclaims. Analyzed Daily and weekly Sales revenues reports and reported to the onshore respective departments. Liaised with the Senior Manager and the client and conducted meetings to resolve issues. Reviewed other team members’ account in the team with minimum supervision. Prepared Bank Reconciliation Statement on daily basis and helped the AP team to resolve the issue if any Handling the queries coming from SBU and assigning them to the relevant person in the Team Advised the relevant Business units with regard to the accounting treatments for new scenarios when necessary. Maintained fixed asset register and calculated and recorded monthly depreciation expense. Carried out comprehensive training programs for newly joined Associates within shorter period of time Show less
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Senior Associate-Operations
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Feb 2015 - Mar 2016
Achievements Received Award of Shining Star (Performance Award) for the year 2015/16 from WNS Global Services Received The Cheers Award(League of Championship) for the year 2016 from WNS Promoted as a Lead Associate with 50% salary increment within one year at WNSResponsibilities Involved in daily bank reconciliation processes & identification of unclear cheques from bank website and check whether the corrective decision is made, if not, advised the AP team to take correct decision for unclear checks Analyzed Daily and weekly Sales revenues reports and reported to the onshore respective departments. Performed and monitored the Surrender payment account reconciliation for individual savings & retirement policies of Transamerica ensuring all payments, Tax entries & other entries were recorded accurately. Prepared the Ad hoc reports depending on the management requirements. Handled the 30 State & Federal tax accounts & advised the PWR team regarding issues when necessary Journal Ledger Updating (Posting Journal Entries, Correction Entries & Suspense Clearing Entries) Show less
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Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC
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Sri Lanka
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Food & Beverages
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1 - 100 Employee
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Analyst
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Apr 2014 - Dec 2014
Accomplishments Developed a new automated Excel template for preparation of various analysis reports Responsibilities Analysis of Statistics, Variance Analysis, Data Analysis, Evaluating & Presenting Reports Statistical Comparison and Compile Power Point Presentations by using Graphs, Tables, Charts & Visuals. Preparation of Ad hoc analysis reports depending on the management requirements Provided with monthly performance auction sales reports to the management & the client(Estate owners) Supported Chief Operating Officer & other mangers with weekly auctions operations. Show less
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Harshaitha Bandara & Co.
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Kottawa, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Audit Trainee
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Feb 2013 - Apr 2014
Responsibilities Involved in the External Audits Preparation of Financial Statements Drafted the complete annual audit reports including all footnote disclosures. Income Tax Computation Involved in preparation of corporate Income Tax Returns Book keeping in Tally Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statements Responsibilities Involved in the External Audits Preparation of Financial Statements Drafted the complete annual audit reports including all footnote disclosures. Income Tax Computation Involved in preparation of corporate Income Tax Returns Book keeping in Tally Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statements
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Education
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Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri lanka (CMA)
Certified Management Accountant- Partly Qualified., Accounting and Finance -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Chartered Partly Qualified, Accounting and Finance -
University of Colombo
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting and Finance -
De La Salle College,Colombo-15
G.C.E.(Advanced Level) Examination, Commerce Stream -
St. Joseph's College, Colombo-14
G.C.E.(Ordiney Level) Examination