Vismini Perera
Notting Hill,VIC
Summary
I am an ambitious professional with a rich educational background from the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT), the Institute of Chartered Accountancy of Sri Lanka (ICASL), and as a graduate from CA Sri Lanka School of Accounting and Business. My career interests lie at the intersection of accountancy, finance, and data analytics. My experience spans across auditing and accounting roles, where I have honed my skills in data interpretation, financial analysis, and client engagement. My professional attributes include strong negotiating and organizing abilities, resilience under pressure, and excellent communication skills, which have been refined through diverse work experiences. I am driven to pursue a challenging career that synergizes traditional accounting with data analytics, aiming to leverage my analytical prowess for strategic financial planning and decision-making.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Reporting Analyst
Global Retail Brands Pty Ltd
10.2023 - Current
- Developed and maintained over 20 interactive dashboards using Power BI, enhancing data-driven decision-making across the operations and planning departments
- Automated weekly and monthly sales reporting processes using Power Automate, reducing manual effort by 60%
- Collaborated with the IT team to integrate Power BI reports with existing databases, improving report accuracy and timeliness
- Assisted in the development of manual sales reports, presenting key performance indicators to stakeholders
- Performed data cleaning and preprocessing using SQL, ensuring high data quality for analysis
- Preparation of ad-hoc reports for planning team, merchandising teams
- Set up automated reports for routine sales reports using the reporting platform The Retail Score (TRS)
- Preparation of necessary reports using TRS which is required by the business for their day to day operations
- Developed custom reports to address specific business needs and support decision-making processes.
- Improved existing reporting by researching data sources, compiling data and designing output.
- Provided actionable insights through detailed analysis of complex datasets, driving business improvements.
- Created visually appealing dashboards that effectively communicated key metrics to stakeholders.
Accounts Assistant
Ishine Cleaning Services Pty Ltd
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Handling all financial-related matters of the business such as Customer Invoicing, Payment Processing, and Bank Reconciliations
- Managing customer receivable accounts and monitoring the outstanding balances and following them up with customers
- Conducted monthly AR and AP reconciliations, identifying, and resolving discrepancies, resulting in more accurate financial reporting
- Creating Purchase Orders and tracked and matched purchase orders, invoices, and receipts to ensure proper authorization and payment
- Perform analysis related to customer settlement trends, customer profitability, and sub-contractor settlement analysis
- Assist in reviewing employee timesheets.
- Preparation of workings for BAS & GST & FBT
Assistant Manager
EY
12.2022 - 02.2023
- Supervising and reviewing Statutory Audits in accordance with Sri Lankan Auditing Standards and International Auditing Standards
- Preparing and reviewing the financial statements per the Sri Lankan and International Accounting Standards
- Reviewing Tax Computations to validate whether they are in line with the local tax regulations to be incorporated in the financial statements by Coordinating with the tax personnel
- Identification of internal control deficiencies of companies and developing recommendations to improve them
- Preparation of audit plans and maintaining proper coordination between the client and the engagement team
- Coached and mentored new employees on auditing methodologies and accounting standards
Plant Accountant
MAS Active Trading Pvt Ltd - MAS Kreeda
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Finalizing the monthly financials, overseeing the posting of entries to the General Ledger by the Accounts Executives, ensuring the Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet are prepared in a timely and accurate manner maintaining 95% accuracy, and conducting relevant checks with the Divisional Manager prior to reporting
- Ensure all the balance sheet accounts are reconciled and cleared monthly and reduce the time utilized from 6WDs to 4WDs
- Preparation of the overhead budget with an accuracy of 90% for the allocated plant and ensuring adequate controls are set to manage the overhead
- Preparation and reporting of management accounts monthly
- Implemented SLFRS 16 - Leases across the company with the necessary adjustments made in the books
- Ensure the reconciliation of intercompany accounts and transactions are recorded on a timely basis
- Assist in the year-end auditing process for the allocated legal entities to ensure timely and effective completion of the process regulatory/statutory requirements for 3 years
- Finalization of month-end payments for the allocated units
- Monitor and analyze the CAPEX expenditure and provide relevant information to the management until the post-evaluation
- Check and approve all the invoices to ensure the accuracy of the payments and adherence to the necessary process
- Preparation of Finish Good related reports and ensuring that the write-off and related activities are effectively done
- Conversion of monthly FG Dashboard from a manual dashboard to a Power BI Dashboard by reducing 70% of the preparation time
- Engaged as the Finance Lead for the Synergy Expansion Project including the data analysis related to productivity increments, Revenue increments, Cost reductions and KPI generation, and future forecasts and trends based on the Style Loading patterns to the factory
- Ensure that all the tasks relating to the expansion projects are executed including the issuing of letters of acceptance/ agreements on time, validating all the payments, monitoring the project progress, and managing the project budget
- Validate legal agreements with the suppliers from a controlling perspective and ensure they are in order
- Verifying Petty Cash Payments
- Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register and successfully performing asset counts and performing the necessary reconciliations to adjust the books
- Preparing the returns for the Board of Investments in a timely manner with an accuracy of 98%
Finance Executive
Amaliya Pvt Ltd
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Handling all financial-related matters of the business (Preparing bank reconciliations/Processing payments/Other basic finance activities)
- Perform Investment Reconciliations
- Performed the data transition for the given legal entities with 95% accuracy
- Perform Petty Cash Reconciliations for both Personal & Amaliya Petty cash
- Co-ordination with tax consultants on corporate tax related matters
- Preparation of monthly financial reports and cashflows within the given timelines
Senior Accountant
Ernst & Young
11.2015 - 05.2019
- Plan, execute, and deliver assurance engagements
- Prepare reports and schedules that will be delivered to management and the Board of Directors
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
- Coach, supervise, and conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
- Trained new employees on accounting principles, auditing, and firm procedures
- Acting as the communication line between the audit staff and the audit manager regarding the audit fieldwork and the identified issues
- Assisting and training the audit juniors regarding the work to be performed in a financial audit
- Review audit work papers prepared by the audit staff to ensure sound audit theory and compliance with the EY methodology
- Applying auditing and accounting standards to guide the audit team in designing and performing audit procedures
- Assisted in the implementation of SLFRS 15 - Revenue from contracts with customers for the allocated legal entities.
- Directed audit teams in the field to assess businesses, identify significant areas, and determine the necessary level of testing.
- Coordinated team members and developed detailed audit work plans to ensure effective audit execution.
- Reviewed engagement team members' work, providing guidance and consultation to meet the required assurance levels.
- Carried out procedures to gather audit evidence for corporate clients, adhering to auditing and accounting standards.
Education
Master of Business Information Systems - Currently Reading Candidate
Swinburne University of Technology
12-2024
Professional Education in Accounting & and Finance - Accounting And Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Applied Accountancy
ICASL - School of Accounting & Business
Sri Lanka01.2022
Professional Education in Accounting & and Finance -
Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
Sri Lanka01.2016
Skills
- Month End Closing
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Audit Performance
- Audit Management
- Fixed Asset Register Management
- Process Improvement
- IFRS/IAS
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Financial Forecasting
- Cost Control
- Financial Statements
- Accounting Standard Implementation
- Power BI
- Accuracy and efficiency
- SQL
- The Retail Score (TRS)
References
Shan Subalape – Ishine Cleaning Pty Ltd
Director - Operations Head of Operations
+61 456 460 732
shan@ishinecleaning.com.au
Karl Neubauer – Global Retail Brands Pty Ltd
Chief Information Officer Head of IT
+61 417 307 795
karln@globalretailbrands.net
Timeline
Reporting Analyst
Global Retail Brands Pty Ltd
10.2023 - Current
Accounts Assistant
Ishine Cleaning Services Pty Ltd
04.2023 - 10.2023
Assistant Manager
EY
12.2022 - 02.2023
Plant Accountant
MAS Active Trading Pvt Ltd - MAS Kreeda
01.2020 - 12.2022
Finance Executive
Amaliya Pvt Ltd
08.2019 - 12.2019
Senior Accountant
Ernst & Young
11.2015 - 05.2019
Master of Business Information Systems - Currently Reading Candidate
Swinburne University of Technology
Professional Education in Accounting & and Finance - Accounting And Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka
Bachelor of Science - Applied Accountancy
ICASL - School of Accounting & Business
Professional Education in Accounting & and Finance -
Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
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