Weditha Primal Weerakoon

To grow in a progressive organization as a Finance professional where the blend of my 15 years’ experience and enhanced professional educational skills can help in achieving the goals of the company. I would like to exploit my potential and sense of obligation for the benefit of the organization.

• MS Excel
• Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
• SAP
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Hyperion Planning Management (HPM)
• ODOO
• Bloomberg
• Oracle Business Intelligence
• Oracle Finance

• PT Indo Asiana Lestari, Financial Accountant, 07/22 - 01/25, Director, One Finance Manager and four Accounts Assistants, Medium scale, 20 staff, Responsible for monthly Financial/ Management accounts, annual budgeting process, monthly cash flow forecasting process, Income Tax matters and undertake liaison role with Inland Revenue Department, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general Ledger and bank reconciliation processes, Monthly payroll, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, annual statutory financial statements in line with IFRS, capital asset procurements and leasing operations of the group and report against Key Performance Indicators, Providing information to aid key strategic decision making and formulating business strategies, Chairing monthly performance meeting before presenting to key operations and other stake holders, Monthly monitoring and reporting on NPV, payback and profitability of existing and new investments/projects., Project cash flow planning, funding arrangements with Corporate Office and external banking organizations, Develop & maintain effective internal control procedures and conduct regular inspections for compliances. Close monitor current procedures for further improvements, To manage the staffing of the Accounting, Store, Purchasing and IT departments, liaising closely with the plantation’s HR Department. Staffing management involves the selection, employment, supervision, transfer, review, promotion, and dismissal (with due cause) of individuals within the departments, Developed a standardized reporting format for the group, which has 4 subsidiary companies, Developed comprehensive budget framework and template for the group, Preparation of business plan and market action plan to commence operations, Managed to bring EBIT ratio from 8% to 12% through cost reduction by negotiating the logistic providers, Implemented ERP (ODOO), Internal Control process, Internal Audit and External Audit, Manage the investor relations, government authorities, training and performance audit.
• Palmiss SDN BHD, Financial Consultant, 02/22 - 04/22, Managing Director, Medium scale, 200+ staff, Develop Financial models (Cashflow, P&L, BS, NPV, IRR etc) for the project., Financial Analysis and Risk management, Deliver final feasibility report and the presentations to the Government, investors, Secure the supply chain through small holders.
• Olam International, Budget Controller, 04/18 - 01/22, Chief Financial Officer, One Finance Manager and six Accounts Assistants, Large scale, 1000+ staff, Annual budgeting, monthly forecasting of cost and revenue, financial models (DCF, Pay Back, NPV, IRR, WACC)., Budget monitoring and budget controlling, Pricing and transfer pricing, Consolidation of financial/ management reports, Capacity utilization and overhead analysis, Monitoring and approving Capital Expenditure, Cash flow forecasting and Management, Variance Analysis and Cost Management, Business and Asset valuation, Reporting and providing management information to the board and corporate finance department., Conducting ad hoc analysis to address business needs., Manage all stakeholder and Investor relations.
• NMK Holdings Pvt Ltd, Management Accountant, 08/16 - 01/18, Managing Director, Three Assistant Management Accountants, Medium scale, 300 staff, Annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and amalgamation of the budget to the group level, develop financial modelling for the new business ventures, JV and advise to the Management on the project viability. (DCF, Pay Back, NPV, IRR, WACC), Budget monitoring and budget controlling of the group, Monitoring revenue and expenses (Accounts Receivable & Payable), Consolidating and analysing financial statements, Validating the accuracy of key inputs to ERP, Monitoring and approving CAPEX and Cashflow management, Conduct Variance analysis in revenue and cost perspectives and recommend the actions to achieve corporate strategy, Project management, Statutory compliance, Inventory management, Extending support to the Commercial, IT and Logistics departments, Customer profitability analysis, Product costing and pricing, Capacity utilization and overheads Analysis, providing management information and financial accounts review, conducting ad hoc analysis to address business needs.
• Good Hope Asia Holdings Pvt Ltd, Assistant Manager - Management Accountant, 05/13 - 08/16, Head Of Finance, One Management Executive, Medium scale, 600 staff, Annual budgeting and monthly forecasting, Budget board preparation, Monitoring budget completion, consolidating budgets and uploading to ERP, Variance analysis, MIS report preparation for the Board, CEO and CFO, provide analysis for various special projects, ERP and cost improvements, Reporting cash on a weekly, monthly and annual basis, Conducting ad hoc analysis, Monitoring supplier invoices, Transfer pricing.
• Good Hope Asia Holdings Pvt Ltd, Business Analyst, 07/11 - 04/13, Project Manager, Core project team lead for the Hyperion Financial Planning roll out, Business analysis and solution defining, Project planning and milestone setting, Project execution, Technical/ functional recommendation and system testing, Trouble shooting, Successful project completions for end users, provide training for end users, Preparing user manuals.
• HSBC Data Processing Lanka Pvt Ltd, Fund Administrator, 01/10 - 06/11, Manager Operations, Medium scale, 400 staff, Valuation of on shore hedge funds of multiple currencies, Reconciling and analysis on cash and shares, Calculating the final net asset value, Provisioning of additional reports, client valuations and business partners, Training staff, Migration of new processes, Conducting quality assurance checks

• Available: immediately
• Visa Status: Full work rights (23960515)