Financial Expert / Director / Controller

To Head the Finance / IT / & Audit Or Commercial Operations

I have more than 20 Years Experience Heading The Finance, Accounting and IT departments of Multinational and Blue Chip Comglomerates. Presently working as the Chief Executive Officer / Director of a Public Listed Company which has more than 9,000 Employees. Controlling over 10,000 hectares of Land area.

Fellow Chartered Accountant

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

I. Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

II. Fellow Member of the Society of Certified Management Accountants

III. Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka.

IV. Reading for the Commonwealth Executive MBA program conducted by the OUSL.

V. Completed a certificate course in computer applications conducted by the ICASL.

VI. Thorough knowledge in Windows, Network (LAN) operating systems and RDBMS, MS Office, Dbase applications and E-Commerce.
Seven years experience in IBM AS400 working environments & ERP Solutions. (FAMAS & IMAS 400 Packages)
Actively involved in initial system analysis, designing and implementations.
VIII. Trained Internationally on Corporate &Treasury Management and Cross Border Treasury Activities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

I have more than 20 years experience in various business sectors in the field of Accounting & Finance, Strategic Planning, Administration, Credit control, Inventory Management, System designing and Information Technology, Administration of RDBMS SQL Server.
Financial Planning & Control, Treasury Management, Credit Risk Management
Company Secretarial Work, Insurances, Taxation and Project Management.

Senior Management level experience of more than 15 years in Multinational, Foreign owned and Blue Chip Companies.


NATURE OF BUSINESS : 160 years old Company. Core business is Managing Plantations Presently own 17 Estates comprising Rubber, Tea and Oil Palm as core activities with Diversified areas such as Exports & Leisure.

PRESENT POSITION : Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO)


WORK RESPONSIBILITIES : In charge of Plantation & Leisure Sectors of the Mackwoods Group. My Scope of functions mainly relates to Treasury Management, Improving systems, Controls and providing financial and Management information, Strategic Planning, Managing the Credit controlling/Risk, General Administration, Negotiating bank facilities and total financial and cost control of the estates. In addition to above, Corporate Taxation, Company secretarial work, Corporate Planning and Project Management.
Member of the Corporate Team for Diversification / Investments & Projects.