Dulashi Waidyatilaka
Banker
No. 9/1 A, Charles Place, Rawathawatte, Moratuwa,
Summary
To seek a mutually rewarding career, to share the skills and abilities that I have gained and to positively contribute to the success story of your esteemed organization. I have developed a wide and diverse variety of skills including leadership, which I believe is a pre-requisite to manage any assigned task, and work autonomously within tight deadlines. I am a confident, dedicated and a focused team player; look forward to bringing in collaborative team focus along with a positive attitude whilst demonstrating highest level of work ethics.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Manager
National Development Bank
12.2023 - Current
- Responsible in liaising with different departments and working on different projects to display data on Dashboards for management decision making
- Build models, analyzing and creating dashboards to aid in achieving strategic priorities (i.e. Fee income models, Credit card merchant category trend analysis models, credit card customer profitability models, etc.)
- Liaising with internal teams in order to focus and drive customer-based projects
- Supporting towards driving a data driven culture in the organization
- Enhancing the models and dashboards for accurate decision making by the management
Senior Executive - Strategic planning and Control
Stretchline (Pvt) Limited
04.2022 - 11.2023
- Responsibility over managing company’s management dashboard
- Self-taught individual on PowerBI and have been contributing towards managing the company dashboard which is published monthly to the top management, shareholders, and other users for decision making and planning purposes
- Responsible for the continuous development of the dashboard according to the management requirements
- Providing training and guidance to new/existing dashboard users per their requirements
- Maintaining accuracy and ensure timely publishing of the dashboard
- Preparation of monthly Sales reports to the management
- Liaising with different teams across plants in different countries to obtain key management information for the dashboard
Executive - Finance
Stretchline (Pvt) Limited
06.2019 - 03.2022
- Assisting the Group CFO in financial planning through preparation of monthly management reports for management decision making. Monthly reports include current and historical behavior of key financial indicators, variance analysis with budgets/projections and analyzing of key financial ratios
- Tracking and updating forecasted cashflow positions and debtor details of each manufacturing plant for weekly management operational calls
- Working with audit partners based outside of Sri Lanka to better understand and present financial information through latest online platforms for clear and concise information to be presented to stakeholders
- Liaising with finance teams of each plant in obtaining and reconciling required information
Graduate Intern
Hatton National Bank
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Completed a graduate internship program, assisting the finance team to perform relevant IFRS adjustments for financial reporting. Relevant computations consisted of: Impairment provisioning based on LKAS 39, Fee Income Amortization, Calculation of pre-paid staff cost, FV calculation of loans, Involvement in various reconciliations
- Contributing to the team to complete various tasks to meet deadlines for audit reviews
Relationship Associate - Corporate Banking
Citibank N.A., Colombo
06.2016 - 06.2018
- First escalation point for clients and coordinating with the relevant internal partners to ensure client requirements are serviced promptly
- Coordinating with Relationship Managers, Credit Officers, Risk Managers and the Head of Corporate Bank to obtain required approvals for the banking facilities of clients
- Assist the RMs in setting up the credit facilities, preparation of offer letters as per legally approved formats, guiding clients on the required documentation, and ensuring the documentation is in place prior to releasing of credit limits
- Analyzing facility reallocation requirements for clients’ varying needs and requesting relevant approvals within limits/regulations imposed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
- Assisting RMs in quoting competitive lending rates to the customers and ensuring the timely recovery of loans
- Involvement in the preparation of annual credit reviews for clients, assessing the financial stability and interpreting credit information
- Coordinating account opening and maintenance activities for clients
- Carrying out the know your customer due diligence exercises for current and prospective clients, in accordance with local financial regulations and internal bank policies
- Liaise with senior finance personnel of the top-tier clientele for client requirements
- Supporting RMs in monitoring revenues to plan and maximize revenue potentials
- Liaising with RMs and Parent Account Managers to onboard prospective clients, enhancing the current portfolio. This includes assessing market share of the new clients, credit worthiness and prospective growth.
- Participating and organizing meetings with clients to understand and address issues faced by them to ensure better services being provided as an initiative towards building and maintaining a strong relationship/ better client experience
- Assisting RMs with completion of AML reviews by communicating with clients and analyzing account details/transactions
Education
CIMA, UK
Management Accounting
01-2016
B.Sc. (Hons) in Business & Management -
Northumbria University
01-2016
GCE Advanced Level
Holy Family Convent, Colombo 04
01-2013
GCE Ordinary Level
Holy Family Convent, Colombo 04
01-2010
ACCA, UK
Financial Accounting
Skills
Fluent in Sinhala and English
Managing dashboards on PowerBI
Proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel
Leadership skills
Self-motivated individual and a team player
Good time management skills
Good analytical skills
Quick learner
Extracurricular Activities
School Deputy Head Prefect for year 2012
Committee member of the English Union (2012-2013)
Member of the Western Band (2008- 2011)
Member of the Sinhala Orchestra
Member of the Health and Nature Club
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/13/1994
Gender: Female
Nationality: Sri Lankan
NIC No: 945440910V
Timeline
Deputy Manager
National Development Bank
12.2023 - Current
Senior Executive - Strategic planning and Control
Stretchline (Pvt) Limited
04.2022 - 11.2023
Executive - Finance
Stretchline (Pvt) Limited
06.2019 - 03.2022
Graduate Intern
Hatton National Bank
08.2018 - 06.2019
Relationship Associate - Corporate Banking
Citibank N.A., Colombo
06.2016 - 06.2018
CIMA, UK
Management Accounting
B.Sc. (Hons) in Business & Management -
Northumbria University
GCE Advanced Level
Holy Family Convent, Colombo 04
GCE Ordinary Level
Holy Family Convent, Colombo 04
ACCA, UK
Financial Accounting