Palitha athapaththu
Pontypri
Summary
Detail-oriented accounting professional with extensive experience in fixed asset register maintenance, inventory management, and VAT return preparation. Proven expertise in sales ledger handling, cash book reconciliation, and accounts payable and receivable maintenance. Adept at profit and loss analysis and bank reconciliations, consistently ensuring accurate financial reporting. Seeking to leverage skills in a dynamic organization to drive financial efficiency and accuracy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Accountant & Area Sales Manager
UK Taste
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
2024.08 - Current
- Enhanced profitability by managing cost control measures.
- Efficiently managed payroll processing tasks, avoiding errors.
- Completed detailed profit and loss analysis; identified improvement areas.
- Marketing & Business Promotion
Accounts payable assistant
DAC Beachcroft
Bristol , Bristol
2021.09 - 2024.08
- Processing the payments.
- Vendors creation on the system.
- Reconciliation outstanding payments.
Management accountant
Clean Poly Packing (Pvt) Ltd
Kegoll , Sri Lanka
2019.10 - 2021.02
- Preparation pre costing and post-costing report
- Preparation of monthly financial accounts
- Minimize factory manufacturing cost
- Preparation of the monthly wage
- Optimize stock (Raw material and finishing goods)
Accountant & System Analyst
Lalan Printing & Packaging (Pvt) Ltd ·
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2017.07 - 2019.10
- Develop a payroll system & SAP B1
- Minimize factory cost in order to optimize factory profit by eliminating wastage & unnecessary cost
- Check accuracy of stock balances as at month end and valuation of stock
- Preparation Factory Budget forecast on an annual basis
- Preparation Management Report relating to performances of factories in each month
Accounts Assistant
Hayles PLC
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2012.02 - 2017.07
- Preparation and analysis of monthly accounts - SAP ERP ECC 6.0 System
- Intercompany reconciliation of Debtors/ Creditors
- Management accounting reports for management decisions using SAP ERP System
- Monitoring cost of inventory and work in progresses.
Education
Bachelor of Art - Business Management
University of Wolverhampton
West Midlands United Kingdom 2011.05 - 2014.01
Higher National Diploma - Business Management
National Institute of Business Management
Sri Lanka 2008.01 - 2010.02
Skills
- Fixed asset register maintenance
- Inventory management
- VAT return preparation
- Sales ledger handling
- Cash book reconciliation
- Accounts payable expertise
- Accounts receivable maintenance
- Profit and Loss Analysis
- Bank reconciliations
Timeline
Accountant & Area Sales Manager
UK Taste
2024.08 - Current
Accounts payable assistant
DAC Beachcroft
2021.09 - 2024.08
Management accountant
Clean Poly Packing (Pvt) Ltd
2019.10 - 2021.02
Accountant & System Analyst
Lalan Printing & Packaging (Pvt) Ltd ·
2017.07 - 2019.10
Accounts Assistant
Hayles PLC
2012.02 - 2017.07
Bachelor of Art - Business Management
University of Wolverhampton
2011.05 - 2014.01
Higher National Diploma - Business Management
National Institute of Business Management
2008.01 - 2010.02