Gihani Mandalawaththa

Accounts Manager at B & C Plastics
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, AU
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Japanese Limited working proficiency
  • Sinhalese Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Associate Member
    Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Experience

    • Australia
    • Plastics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Accounts Manager
      • Sep 2018 - Present

    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Financial Analyst
      • 2012 - 2014

      • Participate in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes of the company by preparing annual budget, strategic plans and cash flow forecasting • Monitor the monthly closing process in conjunction with the accounting team. • Provide in depth analysis on variance against forecast and report to the top management for proper decision making. • Evaluate financial implications of business decisions in new investments and report to the management accordingly to ensure targeted financial performance achievement. • Support the process of an effective and efficient system of internal controls by regularly monitoring and ensuring data integrity, budgeting, proper financial reporting, and accuracy in information systems and adherence to corporate policies and governmental regulations. • Provide detailed financial analytical reports on monthly financial statements to enhance the management's understanding of the results of operations. • Define and develop key performance indicators; analyzing and interpreting financial and operational performance, and tracking key operational objectives and strategic initiatives to improve the efficiency and profitability of the company. • Verify and analyze of inventory items and highlight slow moving items to the management for proper decision making. • Prepare the monthly reconciliations

    • Financial Analyst
      • 2012 - 2012

      • Production-planning, scheduling for production, preparing production schedules for manufacturing of products. • Planning sequence of assembly, and other manufacturing operations for guidance of production workers. • Determining the status of assigned projects, expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions. • Monitor production reports and analyze daily output according to the customer specifications; dimensions, density, grade, fabrication work and continuously monitor the possibility to meet the planned shipping date. • Monitor yield, wastage, material usage utilization of man power and energy consumption against the target. • Ensures all parties are fully cognizant of production status, & that work planning and execution objectives are integrated & communicated. • Highlight the slow moving item for management for proper decision making • Pre order and post shipment costing. • Preparation of report to management about the weekly to monthly performance of the operation on time. • Inventory Management with proper inventory tracking using quick book.

    • Sri Lanka
    • Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Factory Accountant
      • 2009 - 2011

      • Expense Control within the factory through budgetary control over overheads • Assist in preparation of budgets and measure against subsequent performance • Enhance the control environment of the factory through developing and implementing internal control procedures to control the flow of raw material and finished goods of the factory • Enhance the Operational efficiency of the factory by closely monitoring the labor and machinery efficiency and Calculation of daily factory yield, to include investigation work where required • Financial evaluation and investment appraisal of factory’s special projects –New machineries, New Moulds • Maintaining the factory fixed asset registers, including depreciation calculation • Product costing – prepare and subsequently validate product costing for new products, product changes • Weekly to monthly accounts review – ensure that reconciliations are completed with any variances investigated and appropriate action taken. • Stock counting – oversee and validate weekly stock counts. • Member of ERP (Microsoft Navision) implementation team. • Financial Representative for six sigma projects and process improvement team

Education

  • Queensland University of Technology
    Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Accounting
    2015 - 2017
  • University of Peradeniya
    Bachelor’s Degree, Accounting and Finance
    2005 - 2009

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