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DIVASSINI PERAMPALAM

Toongabbie,NSW

Summary

Goal-focused Accountant with record of accurate reporting and budget management. Offering almost 10 years of experience handling finances for various locations in Australia and Sri Lanka. Diligently working with high standards of performance towards the vision of the employer and ensuring value creation to respective stakeholders

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Accountant

Questas Corporate Pty Ltd
09.2023 - Current
  • Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy.
  • Assisted with timely month-end closing procedures, resulting in accurate financial reporting.
  • Checked general ledger entries to increase accuracy, prevent significant errors, and identify adjustments.
  • Improved financial accuracy by conducting thorough account reconciliations and adjusting journal entries.
  • Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
  • Facilitated month-end and year-end closing processed to support accuracy and completeness of financial reports.
  • Contributed to the annual budgeting process by providing accurate forecasts and analysis of expenses.
  • Prepared accurate financial statements for management review, aiding in informed decision-making processes.
  • Supported audit preparation efforts by compiling relevant documents and addressing auditor inquiries promptly.
  • Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
  • Collaborated with team members on special projects, leading to improved interdepartmental communication and understanding of accounting processes.
  • Participated in cross-functional team meetings, providing valuable financial insights to inform strategic decision-making by business leaders.

Assistant Accountant

Cranbrook Care (Pty) Ltd
11.2020 - 09.2023
  • Assisting in preparing monthly Financial Statements by creating month end journals (intercompany, accruals, prepayments etc.) to close the monthly books in Epicor Accounting System (Epicor)
  • Performing resident Billing each month by reviewing and entering resident agreements, processing cash receipts from residents, loading ad-hoc expenses of residents, performing account adjustments, and sending monthly resident statements (180 residents)
  • Loading direct debit rejects for resident accounts and sending receipts for the resident payment made through Epicor
  • Maintaining Refundable Accommodation Deposits (RAD) Register and Reports to the top management
  • Reconciling the Mean Tested Care Fee (MTCF) received from Government for each resident against MTCF charged to the residents for compliance purposes
  • Handling resident account queries with both operational team and resident families
  • Reconciling and Running Aged Receivables reports monthly with the commentary on overdue balances to the management
  • Processing of Supplier Payment invoices (Approx 250 invoices) fortnightly basis and ensure the operational team to have smooth process to order the goods and services for the residents
  • Reconciling Accounts Payable reports each month to keep clean and tidy accounts with supplier to ensure loyal supplier relationships and to report the balances to top management
  • Processing fortnightly Payroll (for approx
  • 140 employees) through SaaS EPayroll System by complying with the Enterprise Agreement and Employees Attendance Records with number of awards, loadings, and allowances (Human Force system)
  • Processing Loyalty Bonus Scheme on quarterly basis by analyzing eligible employees
  • Documenting the capital assets invoices and maintaining Fixed Asset Register
  • Performing bank and credit card reconciliations for all sites on a monthly basis
  • Assisting in preparation of monthly and quarterly BAS for 13 entities.

Accounts & Operations Coordinator

Ampar (Pty) Ltd
12.2019 - 10.2020
  • Assisting in finalizing monthly financial statements (management accounts pack) to provide the reports to the management
  • Analyzing the accounts receivable and account payables reports to ensure whether it is recorded properly or not and checking against their credit terms
  • Preparing cash budgets by comparing projected vs actual cashflows
  • Liaising with customers and suppliers to collect the payments and delay the payments to maintain the cash flows and deal with their enquiries
  • Performing AUD and USD bank reconciliations weekly to reconcile the bank balances against the bank statement balances
  • Processing invoices, bills and staff receipts on a daily basis to record the day-to-day transactions
  • Familiarized with XERO and NetSuite (Oracle) accounting software together with email Outlook, Gmail, advanced Excel and other company related IT tools
  • Preparing ad hoc report to the managing director when necessary.

Accountant

Coral Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd
04.2018 - 09.2019
  • Liaised with financial institutions and brokers to establish funds management arrangements
  • Prepared financial statements, conducted financial investigations, prepared reports and undertaken internal audits
  • Assisted in formulating budgetary and accounting policies
  • Introduced and maintained accounting systems and advised on the application of computer-based accounting systems
  • As a team leader, guided the accounting staff by coordinating activities and processed payroll of project site laborers.

Assistant Lecturer

University of Kelaniya
04.2016 - 02.2018
  • Delivered lectures on teaching interest course units, and prepared teaching materials for tutorials
  • Actively attended and took minutes at the Department meetings and invigilated end semester examinations
  • Attended ICARE, ICBI and IPRC Conference Committee Meetings and published research articles
  • Assisted students through a pastoral or advisory role and provided support to the Students' Activities of the Department
  • Participated for Research Centre Sessions and Staff Development Centre sessions conducted by Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies.

Audit Trainee/Associate

KPMG Sri Lanka
11.2014 - 03.2016
  • Conducted statutory audits in accordance with Sri Lanka Auditing standards, Companies Act and other regulatory requirements including listing rules
  • Assisted clients in reporting of financial Statements under Sri Lanka Accounting Standards, Companies Act & other applicable reporting frameworks
  • Achieved reporting deadlines while the quality of the engagement was at its best.

Education

MPA & MBA -

Holmes Institute
Sydney, NSW
11.2020

MAAT -

The Association of Accounting Technicians
Sri Lanka
09.2016

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants
Sri Lanka
04.2016

BBMgt (Spl) (Acc) -

University of Kelaniya
02.2016

Skills

  • Month-end reports
  • Journal Entries
  • Accruals and prepayments
  • Financial Reporting
  • Decision-Making
  • Annual reports
  • Statement Reconciliation
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Reasoning
  • Work Prioritization
  • Accounting Software Proficiency
  • Budgets and forecasting
  • Budget Preparation
  • Staff Training

Websites

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 5 staff members.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Achieved timelines by completing month-end with accuracy and efficiency.

References

References are available on request

Certification

  • MPA - Master of Professional Accounting
  • MBA - Master of Business Administration
  • CBA - Certified Business Accountant
  • MAAT - Memeber of AAT
  • BBMgt (Spl, Acc') - Bachelor of Business Management specialised in Accounting


Additional Information

I am an experienced Accounting in Financial Reporting, Auditing, FBT, GST, Payroll Tax, Budgeting and other compliances, I have used Infor LN, Prophix, Epicor, Xero, Netsuite Oracle, MYOB etc accounting systems, banking systems, MS Office Packages (no days without Email and Excel) and managed internal servers.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native or Bilingual
Sinhala
Professional Working

Timeline

Assistant Accountant

Questas Corporate Pty Ltd
09.2023 - Current

Assistant Accountant

Cranbrook Care (Pty) Ltd
11.2020 - 09.2023

Accounts & Operations Coordinator

Ampar (Pty) Ltd
12.2019 - 10.2020

Accountant

Coral Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd
04.2018 - 09.2019

Assistant Lecturer

University of Kelaniya
04.2016 - 02.2018

Audit Trainee/Associate

KPMG Sri Lanka
11.2014 - 03.2016

MPA & MBA -

Holmes Institute

MAAT -

The Association of Accounting Technicians

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants

BBMgt (Spl) (Acc) -

University of Kelaniya

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