Tharaka Jayasinghe
Pelawatta,Sri Lanka
Summary
Dedicated and hardworking post graduate seeking a dynamic and challenging career in an organization for making positive contribution towards the organization and materialize my academic knowledge and interpersonal skills to obtain a career after being pursued of my higher education in Australia.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
6036
6036
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Executive Officer
Bank of Ceylon
Colombo, Sri Lanka
11.2019 - 01.2023
- Performed Front Office Operations as Customer Service Officer, Personal Banking Officer, Pawning Officer
- Performed Back Office Operations as Cheques Clearing Officer, Cash Officer
- Performed Administration functions as Chief Clerk Officer and Branch Human Resource Officer
- Participated in risk management and compliance activities, monitoring transactions and ensure adherence to AML and KYC regulations, as per the regulatory requirements and compliance policies that banks must follow.
Management Trainee
Bank of Ceylon
Colombo, Sri Lanka
11.2017 - 10.2019
- Handled day-to-day operations of branch including branch cash handling (processing deposits, withdrawals and transfers), and Onsite and Offsite CRM and ATM cash handling
- Provided exceptional customer service by addressing client inquiries, providing best banking products, resolving complaints, and ensuring overall satisfaction through cross-sell of banking products as well
- Rotated through various departments such as Cash, Pawning, Customer Service, Personal Banking,Human Resource, Cheques Clearing
- Engage in promotion of new products through onsite and offsite promotional campaigns in order to achieve monthly targets
Finance Intern
Capital Alliance Holdings
Colombo, Sri Lanka
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Performed daily, weekly and monthly bank reconciliations on Microsoft Dynamics Navision system
- Prepared monthly statutory accounts
- Prepared monthly accounts for Central Bank of Sri Lanka
- Monthly depreciation calculations both on system and manually (Excel)
- Prepared monthly presentations for executive committee meetings
- Liaised with auditors in regard to confirmations (bank confirmations, creditors and debtors, investments lawyers, inter-company, etc), issued confirmations and followed up
- Handled petty cash and processing and issuing of payment cheques
- Entering of journal entries: provisions, prepayments, investment and redemption of unit trust funds, etc on Microsoft Dynamics Navision System
Assistant Accountant
Saranga Enterprises
Colombo, Sri Lanka
09.2015 - 02.2017
- Dealing with overseas suppliers in obtaining documents for imports, Opening Letters of Credit, Observing Japanese car auctions
- Analyzing exchange rates and custom rates in order to clear documents of imports, advice on clearing shipments, duty payments
- Costing of imported vehicles, preparation of selling prices of vehicles for each shipment
- Issuing Proforma Invoices to banks/other financial institutions in cases of loans/leasing facilities, following up settlement and payment of lease. Handling documentation and obtaining insurance facilities for vehicles.
- Preparing VAT & NBT Returns quarterly
- Obtaining information needed for year-end accounts preparation and prepare schedules to make final accounts
- Raising monthly invoices, coordinating and ensuring the invoices delivered on time, following up for receipt of cash/bank and following up invoices for receipt of cash/bank
Trainee Associate - Audit Division
KPMG (Chartered Accountants)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
02.2012 - 01.2013
- Learn proper functioning of client through interviews, past records, etc
- Examine financial statements in detail and obtain breakups for each section
- Identify risks and assess reporting system of client, point out loopholes to seniors and obtain advice on necessary actions to be taken
- Perform test of controls on samples to ensure audit control compliance in daily sales transaction cycle, purchasing cycle and petty cash cycle
- Re-calculation of month end reports to check accuracy
- Re-perform bank reconciliations of selected months of financial year
- Participated in year end stock count processes of companies
- Check accuracy of non-current assets of company with depreciation and amortisation
Education
Masters of Applied Finance -
Monash University
07.2014 - 06.2015
Bachelors of Commerce - Major in Accounting & Finance
Deakin University
02.2013 - 06.2014
International Advanced Diploma in Business -
NCC Educations, UK- Gateway Graduate School
International Diploma in Business -
Gateway Graduate School
Edexcel GCE Advanced Level Examination -
Gateway College
Skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Work with minimum supervision
- Perform multiple tasks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in an innovative environment
- Team oriented
- Adaptability to new conditions
- Interactive skills
- Responsible and Reliable
- Detail-oriented
- Analytical thinking
- Leadership skills
- High level of computer literacy
- Knowledge in MS Office
Professional Qualifications
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) - Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Completed “Skills Stage” and “Knowledge Stage”
- Currently taking up exams of the Professional Stage
Accomplishments
- Dean's Merit List Honoree for 2015
- Member of Golden Key International Honour Society, representing top 15% of graduate students of university based solely on academic achievements from April, 2014 (ID:11859126)
- Recipient of International Scholarship for 2013
- Awarded NCC Educations Global High Achiever Award for September 2010 Examination
Deakin University
Gateway Graduate School
References
- Mr A.Nadun Guruge, Commissioner General Department of Inland Revenue (Retired) nadunguruge@yahoo.com / (+94)77 308 9311
- Mr L.P Ariyaratne, Director of Customs Sri Lanka (Retired)
(+94)77 735 5720
Languages
English
Fluent
Sinhala
Fluent
Timeline
Executive Officer
Bank of Ceylon
11.2019 - 01.2023
Management Trainee
Bank of Ceylon
11.2017 - 10.2019
Finance Intern
Capital Alliance Holdings
02.2017 - 08.2017
Assistant Accountant
Saranga Enterprises
09.2015 - 02.2017
Masters of Applied Finance -
Monash University
07.2014 - 06.2015
Bachelors of Commerce - Major in Accounting & Finance
Deakin University
02.2013 - 06.2014
Trainee Associate - Audit Division
KPMG (Chartered Accountants)
02.2012 - 01.2013
International Advanced Diploma in Business -
NCC Educations, UK- Gateway Graduate School
International Diploma in Business -
Gateway Graduate School
Edexcel GCE Advanced Level Examination -
Gateway College
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