Experience

Ambeon

• Sri Lanka
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager Finance

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Diversified listed conglomerate with a presence in financial services, textiles, porcelain, leather, real estate and IT and operates via 19 subsidiaries. Areas of Expertise include: Team Building and Leadership /Strategic Business Planning /Board Relations /Statement of Financial Position Restructuring/ Mergers& Acquisitions/ Group Tax Planning/ Group Consolidation/ Treasury Management/ SEC, CSE, SLAASMB Regulatory & Compliance Reporting /Financial Analysis & Modeling/ Process Re-engineering/ ERP implementation M&A Deal Making: Executed and spearheaded the acquisition of Millennium IT ESP (formerly under London Stock Exchange. Visionary Leadership: Merger of Dankotuwa Porcelain with Taprobane Capital; improved profit by Acting Head of Finance to Dankotuwa Porcelain and Stabilized Balance Sheet for and rectified accounting irregularities, streamlined operations. Restructuring: Identification and proposition of strategies for disposal of weak entities within the Group and spearheaded recapitalization efforts. Spearheaded the carving out process of the Retail Business of Ceylon Leather Products (CLPL) for the sale of the Manufacturing business. Structuring the transaction for the transfer of South Asia Textiles (subsidiary of CLPL) to Parent entity through share repurchase and redemption; first company to carry out a share repurchase and redemption while being listed. Structured the debt novation and share swap arrangements among Brown and Company, Browns Investments PLC, Dankotuwa & Ambeon Holdings PLC. Show less



Lanka Sathosa Limited

• Sri Lanka

• Accountant- Financial Reporting

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts, Annual Financial Statement and interpretation of financial information as well as monitoring and Interpreting cash flows and forecast future trends Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions. Preparation of special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends. Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options. Comply with local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions. Reviewing the company's systems and Analyzing Risk and performing tests to check financial information and systems, implementation of internal controls. Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager (joined as Junior Auditor)

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2014

  Identification of conversion gaps from Sri Lanka Accounting Standards to International Financial Reporting Standards, Assurance Services on financial statements, Assurance Services on financial statements and other Services on Corporate Governance & Internal Control Mechanism for the following portfolio of companies: Hayleys PLC, John Keells Holdings PLC (Blue Chip Company in Sri Lanka), Associated Motorways (Pvt) Ltd, Keells Food Product PLC, Ceylon Cold Stores PLC, Rileys (Pvt) Limited, Haymat (Pvt) Limited, Creative Polymats (Pvt) Limited, George Steuart Teas (Pvt) Ltd, George Steuart Export (Pvt) Ltd, Jay Kay Marketing Services (Pvt) Ltd, Associated Motorways (Pvt) Ltd, Associated Motorways (Pvt) Ltd, George Steuart Travel Ltd, John Keells Business Process Outsourcing Companies (Industries- Diversified Conglomerate, Manufacturing & Retail, Manufacturing & Export, Retail, Automobile, Finance, Leisure, Services) Show less