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Randika Jayatissa
Management Accountant/ Financial Analyst
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Classification | Public Randika Jayatissa (RJ) Strategy & Transaction Consultant CPA, FCCA, MBA FIN (UK) & BA (Hons.) Accounting & Finance (UK) Residence: Kilkenny, Ireland LinkedIn: Randika Jayatissa | LinkedIn PERSONAL STATEMENT A multi-tasking consultant is well-known for successfully taking projects from beginning stages to completion. Polished and professional offering proficiency majoring in Accounting and Finance, Data analytics, and Corporate Strategies. Commended for consistently meeting new technical challenges and finding solutions to satisfy customer needs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Management Accountant
Kizmet Management
Melbourne, VIC
04.2023 - Current
- Supervised offshore team of accounting technicians, liaising between colleagues and management.
- Identified past financial trends, performed risk management and predicted future outcomes and needs.
- Used Software to conduct financial analysis, presenting findings to management.
- Controlled and forecasted incomes and expenditures.
Manager
EY UK&I
, Ireland
09.2022 - Current
- Strategy and Transaction
- Transaction Support service for both buy side due diligence and vendor due diligence
- Took active role in stakeholder meetings and brainstorming sessions, promoting positive changes to project strategies and future implementations.
Senior Manager
Seylan Bank PLC
08.2018 - 08.2022
- Corporate Planning and Implementation
- Developed the corporate strategy of the Seylan Bank for the period of 2021 – 2023 and accomplished the highest PAT made by the Bank in itsyears of history by end of 2021
- Taught employees, customers, and members of public foundational principles and practices of the Corporate Sustainability Road Map to enhance engagement and program success
- Boosted accountability and growth by enhancing processes based on performance reporting, benchmarks, and corporate objectives and introduced performance and effectiveness KPIs to enhance the strategic impact
- Representing management in the Board Strategic Plan Committee and other important sub-committees to drive the needle-moving strategic initiatives
- Financial Planning and Reporting
- Created budgets and forecasts for the management group to meet regular accounting deadlines
- Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions
- Compiled budget figures by reviewing past budgets, evaluating estimated income, and assessing expenses
- Business Intelligence Unit
- Liaised with the DevOps team to integrate business intelligence assets into future development lifecycles in implementing the Business
- Intelligence and Research team of the Bank and instill the data-driven decision-making culture within the bank by integrating the Data
- Warehouse (DB2) with Tableau
- Designed customized data collection models for specific visualization tasks
- Consult and operationalize lead six-sigma concepts within the payments team by using Excel
- Macro basic automation skills (Save 3 Full-Time Equivalent hours)
- Classification | Public
- Project evaluation and feasibility studies conducted on several critical strategic decisions, including IT infrastructure updates, ATM / CRM implementation plans, sales channels performance evaluation, etc
- Investor Relations
- Appointed as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the Colombo Stock Exchange Investor Relations, Foreign Investors, and other external investors on behalf of the Bank
- Facilitated a foreign lending transaction of USD 25Mn with Symbiotic Investors in 2021
- Evaluated compliance of potential updates with established company frameworks and strategic plans
- Investigated market changes and devised approaches to take advantage of emerging opportunities
- Spearhead the Seylan Bank – Green Loan Quick Assessment conducted by DEG (German Investment Corporation) in 2020/21
- Appointed as the single point of contact for all the international senior lenders including Delphos, Blue Orchard, DEG, Symbiotic, and World
- Business Capital, Inc
- Sustainability Strategies and implementation
- Activated Bank’s Environmental, Social Management System (ESMS) policies across the branches by automating workflow systems
- Liaise with DFIs to facilitate ESMS implementation plan.
Senior Manager
Ernst & Young
06.2014 - 08.2018
- Financial Due Diligence
- Delivered multiple Buy-Side and Sell-Side Due Diligence assignments for both local and international clients in Banking & Finance and
- Manufacturing industries
- Participated and led the Sri Lankan EY team on cross-border transactions with EY Singapore and EY India
- Engagement budgeting, time and resource planning, and negotiation of new businesses
- Spearhead statutory audits and review of assurance reports, review compliance to the IFRS standards, and other regulatory directions
- Identified and researched patterns, trends, and anomalies in transactional and customer data to detect and prevent suspicious activity related to money laundering and terrorist financing
- Communicated negative findings to lines of business and supplied guidance on a course of action
- Interpreted regulatory rules or rule changes and communicated with others through corporate policies and procedures
- Strategy Consulting
- Carrying out industry analysis and organizational and identifying the most suitable targets to be acquired based on client requirement
- Boosted accountability and growth by enhancing processes based on performance reporting, benchmarks, and objectives
- Consult companies to find out their strategic directions by analyzing information about the industry and respective markets
- Delivered analytical outputs, business insights, and connecting strategies
- Researched, analyzed, and solved marketing and strategy concerns through a personalized approach
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help the company evolve and grow
- Organized operational sub-committees to propel business and improve service to clients
- Used transactional and customer records, external data, and publicly available information to identify suspicious or unusual activity.
Manager
Aviva PLC
03.2011 - 03.2014
FT Contractor – Manager
WNS Global (Pvt) Ltd
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Financial Reporting
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed consolidated financial statements of the group
- Managed statutory reporting of three group subsidiaries including XBRL tagging, related auditing, and assurance activities
- Key team member in Aviva Group Centre Finance and Consolidation Team delivered different financial reporting cycles, including HY and FY (Part of annual report team in the years 2012 & 2013)
- Owner of the Value for New Business (VNB) reporting in all reporting cycles, Fund Management and Investment accounting
- Key team member in Aviva Group Centre Finance and Consolidation Team delivered different financial reporting cycles, including HY and FY (Part of the annual report team in the years 2012 & 2013
Senior Associate
Ernst & Young
08.2007 - 01.2010
- External Audits – Banking and Finance
- Planning, conducting and finalization of external audits (Sector Specialization: Banking)
Education
FCCA -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
06.2012 - 1 2016
CPA -
Certified Public Accountant - Australia
06.2021 - 1 2021
MBA - Accounting & Finance
University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) - Accounting and Finance
University of West London
Skills
Corporate Strategy formulationExpert financial opinionsStrategy realignmentManagement AccountingAuditing & AssuranceFinancial ReportingExcellent communication skillsLeadership skillsFlexible work ethics and positive attitudeSOFTWAREPower BITableauQuick ViewOracle FinanceMicrosoft Office Packages
Cash Flow analysis
Cash Flow analysis
Debt management
Account reconciliation processes
Strategic financial planning
Advanced financial analysis
Industry analysis experience
Project Management
Data formatting
Data analysis
Microsoft Visio
MS Office
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Timeline
Management Accountant
Kizmet Management
04.2023 - Current
Manager
EY UK&I
09.2022 - Current
CPA -
Certified Public Accountant - Australia
06.2021 - 1 2021
Senior Manager
Seylan Bank PLC
08.2018 - 08.2022
Senior Manager
Ernst & Young
06.2014 - 08.2018
FCCA -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
06.2012 - 1 2016
Manager
Aviva PLC
03.2011 - 03.2014
FT Contractor – Manager
WNS Global (Pvt) Ltd
01.2010 - 01.2011
Senior Associate
Ernst & Young
08.2007 - 01.2010
MBA - Accounting & Finance
University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) - Accounting and Finance
University of West London
Software
Xero
MS office package