Pasan Kariyawasam
Head Of Finance at GeeBee Bangladesh- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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GeeBee Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Finance
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Oct 2017 - Present
• Commanded a reporting staff of one Senior manager, one manager, two assistant managers & five staffers • Prepare, reconcile, and finalize monthly financial accounts pertaining to two of the company’s manufacturing facilities under my direct purview. • Responsible for treasury & cash flow management of the group & develop close relationship with bankers and negotiate the terms & conditions, where organization can agree • Supervise & monitor payments made on imports & establish cost controls, reductions, & optimizations • Developed MIS reporting system for the firm & was an active contributor to ERP implementation team • Supervise monthly departmental budgeting to maintain strict overall expenditure controls • Improved processes related to order cut to ship reconciliation, asset replacement, & inventory optimization • Advise senior management on technical aspects related to cost analysts, fiscal allocation, & budgeting • Oversaw payroll, foreign employee remuneration, and other policy & procedural implications Show less
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Univogue Group Company Limited.
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Import & Export
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1 - 100 Employee
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Group Finance Manager
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Jul 2016 - Sep 2017
• Commanded a reporting staff of two assistant managers & eight staffers • Prepare, reconcile, and finalize monthly financial accounts pertaining to four of the company’s manufacturing facilities under my direct purview • Responsible for treasury & cash flow management of the group & develop close relationship with bankers and negotiate the terms & conditions, where organization can agree. • Responsibilities permeated entire operational chain from budgets & costing to internal controls, audits, KPIs, & management evaluations • Principally tasked with performance optimization within all plants , I worked closely with factory heads & operations teams to achieving their respective KPIs • Prepared budgets & ensured strict compliance vis-à-vis a combination of cost controls, overhead management strategies, & pre/ post costing variance analyses • Worked in tandem with external audit teams to review payroll, transportation, export, inventory systems & SOPs in the group. • Liaised with merchandising teams to minimize inventory days & costs by adopting effective control systems, material forecasts, and policy/ procedures Show less
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Paradigm Clothing
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Sri Lanka
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Senior Accountant
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Apr 2014 - Jul 2016
• Commanded a reporting staff of two assistant accountants & four staffers • Fully Responsible for treasury & cash flow management of the group & develop close relationship with bankers and negotiate the terms & conditions, where organization can agree. • Oversee the process of settlements of loans taken from banks. • Liaised with merchandising teams to minimize inventory days & costs by adopting effective control systems, material forecasts, and policy/ procedures • Supervise & monitor payments made on imports & establish cost controls, reductions, & optimizations • Prepared budgets & ensured strict compliance vis-à-vis a combination of cost controls, overhead management strategies, & pre/ post costing variance analyses • Oversaw account finalization with the Finance Manager. Show less
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Brandix
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Accountant
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Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
• Responsibilities permeated entire operational chain from budgets & costing to internal controls, audits, KPIs, & management evaluations • Principally tasked with performance optimization within my cluster, I worked closely with business heads & operations teams to achieving their respective KPIs • Prepared budgets & ensured strict compliance vis-à-vis a combination of cost controls, overhead management strategies, & pre/ post costing variance analyses • Worked in tandem with audit teams to review payroll, transportation, & inventory systems • Conduct periodic physical verification of fixed assets and inventory, and preparation of ad-hoc reports for management decision making • Improved processes related to order cut to ship reconciliation, asset replacement, & inventory optimization Show less
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EAM Maliban Textiles Jordan Pvt Ltd
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Executive Finance
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May 2011 - Nov 2012
• Responsible for Commercial Operations such as Import/Export LC opening, Export document negotiation with bank, TT and dollar drafts and dealing with buyers and suppliers with regard to day to day issues. • Prepared budgets & ensured strict compliance vis-à-vis a combination of cost controls, overhead management strategies, & pre/ post costing variance analyses • Responsible for supervision of petty cash in the organization. • Worked in tandem with the team to review payroll on monthly basis. • Oversaw account finalization with the Senior Accountant. Show less
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Hirdaramani Group
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Sri Lanka
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Junior Executive Finance
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Sep 2009 - May 2011
• Responsible for overhead management strategies, & pre/ post costing variance analyses • Value Stock of raw material, finished goods and work in progress on monthly basis. • Prepare & analyze reports based on past financial & operational data in support of future decisions as required by the management. • Entering routing transactions to the books, payment vouchers & invoices. • Responsible for supervision of petty cash in the organization. • Responsible for overhead management strategies, & pre/ post costing variance analyses • Value Stock of raw material, finished goods and work in progress on monthly basis. • Prepare & analyze reports based on past financial & operational data in support of future decisions as required by the management. • Entering routing transactions to the books, payment vouchers & invoices. • Responsible for supervision of petty cash in the organization.
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Education
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Administration and Management, General -
Mahinda College, Galle, Sri Lanka
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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Accounting and Finance, Cima Finalist