Janitha Chirath
Financial Controller (HoD) at Prime Association Management Services- Claim this Profile
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Ayub Khan
I highly recommend Janitha, a well rounded analyst with extensive exposure to global equity markets, economics and accounting. Janitha has excellent communication skills enabling to him to effectively execute on his ideas and goals. He knows his way around people, he is good with the clients, does whatever it takes to help colleagues and gets things done.
Prashan Muthugala
I had the opportunity to work with Janitha at PwC assurance and realised that he is very sound in his technical skills as well as he is a hard working individual with a very friendly personality. He was capable of managing large audits and achieve tight deadlines whilst having a good team spirit. Highly recommend him for any suitable roles.
Ayub Khan
I highly recommend Janitha, a well rounded analyst with extensive exposure to global equity markets, economics and accounting. Janitha has excellent communication skills enabling to him to effectively execute on his ideas and goals. He knows his way around people, he is good with the clients, does whatever it takes to help colleagues and gets things done.
Prashan Muthugala
I had the opportunity to work with Janitha at PwC assurance and realised that he is very sound in his technical skills as well as he is a hard working individual with a very friendly personality. He was capable of managing large audits and achieve tight deadlines whilst having a good team spirit. Highly recommend him for any suitable roles.
Ayub Khan
I highly recommend Janitha, a well rounded analyst with extensive exposure to global equity markets, economics and accounting. Janitha has excellent communication skills enabling to him to effectively execute on his ideas and goals. He knows his way around people, he is good with the clients, does whatever it takes to help colleagues and gets things done.
Prashan Muthugala
I had the opportunity to work with Janitha at PwC assurance and realised that he is very sound in his technical skills as well as he is a hard working individual with a very friendly personality. He was capable of managing large audits and achieve tight deadlines whilst having a good team spirit. Highly recommend him for any suitable roles.
Ayub Khan
I highly recommend Janitha, a well rounded analyst with extensive exposure to global equity markets, economics and accounting. Janitha has excellent communication skills enabling to him to effectively execute on his ideas and goals. He knows his way around people, he is good with the clients, does whatever it takes to help colleagues and gets things done.
Prashan Muthugala
I had the opportunity to work with Janitha at PwC assurance and realised that he is very sound in his technical skills as well as he is a hard working individual with a very friendly personality. He was capable of managing large audits and achieve tight deadlines whilst having a good team spirit. Highly recommend him for any suitable roles.
Credentials
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CFA Accredited Advanced Financial Modelling and Analysis Course
Moody's AnalyticsJan, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
From Poverty to Prosperity Certification course, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
Experience
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Prime Association Management Services
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United Arab Emirates
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Controller (HoD)
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Aug 2022 - Present
Manage the finance department in one of the leading Owner Association Management companies in Dubai, UAE responsible for strategic financial management, accounting and administration of financial and related services. Manage the finance department in one of the leading Owner Association Management companies in Dubai, UAE responsible for strategic financial management, accounting and administration of financial and related services.
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East Indies Company Ltd.
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Seychelles
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Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Controller
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2021
Instrumental in strategic planning, problem solving and risk management for the group being a key member of the three member leadership team. Budgeting for sales targets and annual plan, supervised the sales mix and promotions and took the ownership on payroll, commissions and rewards. Special restructuring related initiatives included staff layoffs, loan rescheduling, change in banking partners, change in supply chain and logistics procedures. Business process improvement via introduction of internal controls for Sales, Purchasing, Marketing, Logistics, HR and Finance departments amongst other daily finance functions. Was instrumental in teamwork for corporate restructuring, change management and brand acquisitions that resulted in a PBT growth to 11.0% from 3.0% and market based research and pricing enabled a GP growth of 300bp. Prepared and ensured timeous communication of group reporting with monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Reviewed reconciliations on a daily basis. Reconciled and monitored accounts receivable, accounts payable, accruals, variance analysis, cash management, management accounting reports and bank reconciliations. Show less
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Moody's Analytics
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Consumer Goods Rental
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Manager, Investment Research
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Nov 2012 - Jun 2018
Managed financial services teams including financial modelling for equities, investments, review of work, performance appraisals, providing inputs for planning purpose and achieving quarterly and annual revenue and profit targets. Prepared fully fledged financial models and reviewed the same including the preparation of revenue and cost drivers, forecasting, FCFF calculation, DCF valuation, Portfolio Management, Relative valuation and sensitivity analysis. Conducted secondary corporate finance research across capital markets to understand financial position, growth drivers, cost breakdown, ownership analysis, segmental analysis, industry KPIs, historical trends & forecasts, macroeconomics analysis and reported to globally renowned asset management companies and investment banks. Launched a new equity research account from Colombo which subsequently increased the head count to over ten. Multi-Centre and multi-cultural work experience included performance of assignments both in Bangalore and Colombo. Delivered on the NP targets for revenue centers on a consistent basis. Show less
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Associate, Assurance Services
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Oct 2009 - Oct 2012
Supervised and managed teams which performed financial audits and assurance services for major MNCs in diverse industries including but not limited to Hospitality, Dairy, Telecommunication and Apparel sectors. Overall responsibilities included planning and completion of financial audits, data analysis, identifying inadequate, inefficient, or ineffective internal controls; recommending improvements through management letter, internal audits and financial services related other engagements. Led the one and only PWC Sri Lankan team that achieved the Full Compliance status under UK quality control review for a Dairy MNC financial audit in 2012. Show less
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Education
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2007 - 2012
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
BSc Accounting First Class Hons., Accounting and Finance -
2020 - 2022
Staffordshire University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
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