Summary
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
References
Timeline
AccountManager

Harshani Karunarathna

Newport

Summary

Enthusiastic, hardworking individual graduate gained Project Management experience over 8 months in my final year of master of Business Administration in UK. Recently moved to in 2022 and have been working in McDonald's and RF Brookes. The food industry to gain reliable experience and build in my valuable skills. Now seeking a job position can start my management career in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting fields. I have been working as Accounts assistant in two years.

Work history

Crew member

McDonald's
Newport
2022.11 - Current
  • Trained in food safety and hygiene practices.
  • Acted as team player by helping colleagues finish their tasks.
  • Achieved excellent customer service by greeting customers and meeting quality expectations.
  • Leveraged strong ambition and business acumen, regularly exceeding targets and expectations.
  • Supported store goals by maximizing sales opportunities and providing great quality service.

Food production operator

RF Brookes
Newport
2022.09 - Current
  • Achieved weekly production targets by correctly understanding and following weights and measuring guidelines.
  • Maintained excellent levels of cleanliness in working areas, continually adhering to strict health and safety regulations.
  • Packed and labelled finished goods before delivery.
  • Worked on fast-paced food production line to process more items per shift, to fulfill company target.

Accounts assistant

Sierra Construction
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2020.09 - 2022.07
  • Prepared Excel spreadsheets to track banking transactions and financial performance.
  • Kept up-to-date general ledger, balancing out transactions and Produced accurate general ledger entries.
  • Prioritised administrative tasks based on tight deadlines and Prepared balance sheets and trial accounting balances.
  • Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
  • Managed payroll by tracking employee hours and entitlements and Completed daily and monthly bank reconciliations and noted any discrepancies.

Cashier

People's Bank
Kadugannawa, Sri Lanka
2015.01 - 2015.12
  • Handled cash and card payments with precision, maintaining customer confidentiality and discretion throughout and reduced customer wait times through optimized checkout processes.
  • Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs and helped meet business needs by working extra shifts.
  • Used cash registers and POS systems to request and record customer orders and compute transactions.
  • Handled currency payments, secured funds in register and prepared deposits at end of day.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Business Administrations

University of South Wales
Pontypridd
2022.09 - 2024.01

Bachelor of Commerce - Business Commerce

Eastern University of Sri Lanka
Batticolar
2016.01 - 2020.06

A-Levels - Commerce

Kadugannawa National College
Kadugannawa. Sri Lanka
2001.04 - 2014.08

GCSEs -

Kadugannawa National College
Kadugannawa, Sri Lanka

Skills

Key Skills

  • Admin, Customer Service and Training and Development
  • QuickBooks, SAGE, Bookkeeping
  • G-Soft ERP software and Payroll, AP/AR
  • Microsoft office and Excel

Soft Skills

  • Excellent level of English, Sinhala and Tamil
  • Teamwork and Fast Learner
  • Leadership skills
  • GDPR and H&S

Affiliations

  • Dancing, Music and Drama
  • Sports and Games
  • Travelling and Photography

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Crew member

McDonald's
2022.11 - Current

Food production operator

RF Brookes
2022.09 - Current

Master of Business Administration - Business Administrations

University of South Wales
2022.09 - 2024.01

Accounts assistant

Sierra Construction
2020.09 - 2022.07

Bachelor of Commerce - Business Commerce

Eastern University of Sri Lanka
2016.01 - 2020.06

Cashier

People's Bank
2015.01 - 2015.12

A-Levels - Commerce

Kadugannawa National College
2001.04 - 2014.08

GCSEs -

Kadugannawa National College
Harshani Karunarathna