Experience

The Westin Melbourne
• Australia
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Finance Officer

  • Nov 2022 - Present


Platinum Accounting Australia

• Australia
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Accountant

  • Nov 2021 - May 2022

  ✔️ Managed accounts payable & receivable tasks including processing invoices, tax codes coding and supplier payments in XERO and MYOB Software. ✔️Conducted comprehensive cost centre analysis and developed a dashboard to present divisional trends and recommendations to improve cost savings. This resulted in implementing controls that saved 2% of costs. ✔️Assisting in Business Activity Statement (BAS) quarterly basis including the calculation of GST, PAYG and FBT. ✔️Conducted credit card reconciliations every month including preparing approval sheets and matching invoices with the statement accurately. ✔️Maintained the fixed assets register in XERO and Microsoft Excel while updating the depreciation of assets and reconciling discrepancies at each month-end. Show less



Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd

• Sri Lanka
• Farming
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Account Assistant

  • Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

  ✔️ Prepared journal entries by extracting the data from the JDE system relevant to payroll and cost centres and conducted posting, maintaining accuracy and KPIs. ✔️Improved the accuracy of GL accounts by preparing customised account schedules and conducting detailed reconciliations. ✔️ Gathered and interpreted data to support financial enquiries, and built trust-based relationships with sales, marketing, IT and other teams to improve transparency. ✔️ Cleared suspense accounts in a timely manner whilst ensuring the control accounts are aligned with the sub-ledger. Show less



People's Bank

• Sri Lanka
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Management Trainee

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  ✔️ Collaborated with senior management, operations and the IT team in key digital transformation projects, improving operational efficiency by up to 20%. ✔️ Handled the local cheque clearing process including entering and processing the cheques in the central clearing system at the end of each day. Recognised for efficiency and attention to detail ensuring the integrity of data entered. ✔️ Reported on margins by product and division as well as seasonal variances and their causes which resulted in optimising the price structure. ✔️ Maintained all accounting-related records and databases and spreadsheets while developing comprehensive reports to produce actionable insights. Show less



EY

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Audit Trainee

  • Mar 2015 - May 2017

  ✔️ Evaluated the internal control framework of the clients and developed visual flowcharts and process diagrams which helped to identify and rectify bottlenecks relating to revenue and payment processes. ✔️ Conducted comprehensive audits related to cash, bank, accounts receivables, revenue and expenses and recommended controls to streamline functions. ✔️ Developed data-driven reports and visual dashboards to present audit findings and business insights which helped to enhance management decision-making. ✔️ Assisted in audit planning, risk assessment and materiality and documented audit procedures. Show less