LAKMALEE PANAPITIYA
Accountant
Aylesbury
Summary
An enthusiastic and resourceful individual with a 9 plus years’ experience in Accounting & Finance, Auditing, Banking. Excels at all levels of Finance processes and with people at all levels within a highly competitive environment to ensure that departmental and organizational goals are achieved.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Staff Accountant
CFO Plans
Los Angeles
02.2018 - 03.2021
- Served for USA based clients from Sri Lanka
- Handling all accounting functions from daily accounting to delivering final accounts to clients
- Customer inquiry handling
- Respond to mails, participating to Client’s meetings
- Giving financial solutions for any situation.
Receivable Accountant
FDC International
Dubai
07.2015 - 08.2018
- Timely collection of PDC’s and entering the same into the System
- Follow-up with customers/Bankers in getting the timely payment
- Entering the Receipts and matching of the same with the Outstanding Invoices, on daily basis
- Carrying out collection & reporting of activities according to specific deadlines
- Reconciliation of Accounts
- Maintaining customer account details for – Non payments, delayed payments & other irregularities
- Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash, credit notes, bank charges, etc
- Investigate and resolve customer queries
- Maintain effective work related communication with all the team members
- Performing other duties as required by Superiors, within the Finance Dept
- Performing the day-to-day processing of AR transactions to ensure that AR is maintained in an effective, update & accurate manner
Payables Accountant
FDC International
Dubai
02.2011 - 07.2015
- Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
- Sort and distribute incoming mail
- Prioritize invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms
- Match invoices to cheques and TTs, obtain all signature and distribute accordingly
- Respond to all vendor inquiries
- Enter and upload invoices into system
- Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments
- Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies
- Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
- Enter all vendor invoices and credit notes to the system
- Process purchase returns
- Entries for staff payment and petty cash payments
- Produce monthly reports and discuss with team
Logistics Accountant cum Logistics Coordinator
FDC International
Dubai
10.2009 - 02.2011
- Prepare export documentation
- Coordinate with freight forwarders and monitor shipments move until main warehouse and to customer warehouses
- Mainly handled KSA customers
- Handling disputes on charges, mishandling shipments, custom issues, damage claiming with forwarders and custom
- Handling petty cash
- Process all freight invoices, credit notes and payment on that.
Banking Assistant
Bank of Ceylon
Sri Lanka
11.2007 - 05.2009
- Personal Banking Assistant
- Chief Teller
- Chief Clerk
- Loan Assistant
Audit Assistant
Manoharan and Sangakkara Audit firm
Sri Lanka
05.2007 - 10.2007
- Book keeping
- Schedule final Accounts for clients
- Involved to implement & finalize the Audit report of client
Education
Master of Science - Business With Business Analytics
Northumbria University
London, United Kingdom 01.2022 - Current
B.Com(Special) -
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka 01.2004 - 05.2008
CA - Intermediate -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 01.2005 - 07.2006
Skills
SAP
Additional Information
References available upon request
Timeline
Master of Science - Business With Business Analytics
Northumbria University
01.2022 - Current
Staff Accountant
CFO Plans
02.2018 - 03.2021
Receivable Accountant
FDC International
07.2015 - 08.2018
Payables Accountant
FDC International
02.2011 - 07.2015
Logistics Accountant cum Logistics Coordinator
FDC International
10.2009 - 02.2011
Banking Assistant
Bank of Ceylon
11.2007 - 05.2009
Audit Assistant
Manoharan and Sangakkara Audit firm
05.2007 - 10.2007
CA - Intermediate -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
01.2005 - 07.2006
B.Com(Special) -
University of Kelaniya
01.2004 - 05.2008
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