Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Volunteerandotherexperiences
References
Timeline
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Vichara Udawatte

Henley Beach,South Australia

Summary

Dynamic finance professional with over 2 years of experience in operational finance management and strategic reporting. Expertise in driving profitability improvements, optimizing inventory, and ensuring cash flow management for international brands and manufacturing plants. Recognized for strong multitasking and time management skills, with a focus on fostering team collaboration to achieve budgetary goals. Ambitiously pursuing a long-term opportunity to leverage financial expertise to support organizational growth and deliver exceptional results.

Work History

Accounts Executive

MAS CAPITAL (PRIVATE) LIMITED
, Sri Lanka
08.2022 - 08.2024
  • Company Overview: Sri Lanka
  • Contribute to the operational finance unit to ensure accurate stock-to-final product alignment, enabling seamless end-to-end operations
  • Managed and handled the financial operations for 8 international brands and 2 manufacturing plants
  • Provide periodical strategic financial reports for the allocated international brands and the manufacturing plants
  • Ensure accuracy in month-end work and timely finalization of reports
  • Achieve the budgeted inventory level & inventory days to achieve budgeted cash generation
  • Finalize the monthly sales forecast on time, accurately
  • Analyze pre and post order profitability of the allocated customer brands for earning improvements on a monthly basis
  • Review and approve cash inflows and outflows related to the transition from raw materials to finished goods
  • Enhance management decision making process via rigorous business review on Customer Accounts
  • Evaluate monthly production order variances for the management decision making
  • Effectively engage in the sales clearance process of the business unit by liaising with internal teams
  • Cycle Stock Verifications and Annual Stock Takes to be conducted on timely and accurate manner
  • Inventory management by optimizing inventory levels
  • Manage raw material ordering accurately
  • Sri Lanka

Intern

ACUITY PARTNERS (PVT) LTD
, Sri Lanka
08.2020 - 10.2020
  • Company Overview: Sri Lanka
  • Assisting in gathering and analyzing market data, news, and trends to support the team's investment decisions
  • This includes monitoring stock prices, sector performance, and economic indicators
  • Observing and learning the process of executing trades under the guidance of senior brokers
  • Learning about the regulatory landscape and assisting in ensuring that transactions and documentation adhere to industry regulations
  • Observing and learning directly from experienced stockbrokers, gaining insights into their day-to-day work and decision-making processes
  • Gaining knowledge in managing client relationships
  • Sri Lanka

Education

BA (Honors) - International Business – Specialization Finance

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE (UK)
09-2022

Diploma in Accounting and Business -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
09-2019

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MAS Capital (PVT) LTD
05-2024

Skills

  • Financial Reporting & Analysis
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Inventory Management & Optimization
  • Sales & Profitability Analysis
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Month-End Close Process
  • SAP, PLM
  • Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
  • Strong Team player
  • Time management
  • Analytical abilities
  • Problem-solving
  • Meeting deadlines
  • Prioritizing tasks
  • Adaptability
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Accomplishments

  • Streamlined the operational finance, ensuring smooth end-to-end processes, and delivered timely, accurate financial reports for international brands and manufacturing plants.
  • Managed inventory levels, resulting in a 15% reduction in excess stock, optimized raw material ordering, and maintained budgeted cash generation targets while overseeing accurate stock verifications and annual audits.
  • Finalized monthly sales forecasts, drove sales clearance efforts, and analyzed profitability to enhance earnings and improve decision-making.
  • Conducted business reviews on customer accounts, evaluated production order variances, and supported strategic decision-making with data-driven insights.

Volunteerandotherexperiences

  • Professional ballet dancer (2003 – 2019)
  • Ballet Teacher (2022-2024)
  • Executive prefect in high school, senior prefect’s guild (school leader).
  • Senior Band Leader
  • Senior leader of the school dancing group

References

Referees can be provided upon request.

Timeline

Accounts Executive

MAS CAPITAL (PRIVATE) LIMITED
08.2022 - 08.2024

Intern

ACUITY PARTNERS (PVT) LTD
08.2020 - 10.2020

BA (Honors) - International Business – Specialization Finance

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE (UK)

Diploma in Accounting and Business -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Refine Training -

MAS Capital (PVT) LTD
Vichara Udawatte