SAMANTHA GAMAGE
Blantyre
Summary
Professional with comprehensive experience in financial accounting. Skilled in financial reporting, budget management, and regulatory compliance. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Adaptable and reliable, excelling in dynamic environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
CHIEF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
Rab Processors Limited
06.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Rab Processors Limited is a prominent company involved in the manufacturing and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Malawi
- They have a diverse portfolio of products
- The company operates a network of 50 retail shops across the country under the Rab umbrella
- They also have sister companies such as A1 Enterprises, specializing in biscuit manufacturing, and Top Soy Ltd, which focuses on producing soy products
- Overall responsibility of Business Finance aspect across Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia including Budgeting, Capital expenditure, monthly financial closing, fund arrangements, etc
- Identify and implement action plans to improve the overall profitability of the organization through reducing production cost & increasing efficiency across manufacturing and central locations
- Monitor the group capacity plans against the set financial targets
- Improve, develop, and implement control mechanisms to align with SOP of the group
- Led and directed treasury operations, secured vital funding from financial institutions and collaborated closely with collateral management firms to ensure precise asset valuation for loan collateral
- Rab Processors Limited is a prominent company involved in the manufacturing and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Malawi
- They have a diverse portfolio of products
- The company operates a network of 50 retail shops across the country under the Rab umbrella
- They also have sister companies such as A1 Enterprises, specializing in biscuit manufacturing, and Top Soy Ltd, which focuses on producing soy products
HEAD OF FINANCE
IIAN Readymix (Pvt) Ltd.
05.2018 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: IIAN Readymix is a modern and progressive company located in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest ready-mix concrete suppliers to Sri Lanka's construction industry
- Company is supplying high quality ready-mixed concrete to construction projects of all shaped and sizes
- Overall responsibility of Finance, Purchasing, Logistic and RM Stores and serving as a Member of Executive Committee
- Was able to deliver best financials results in the history in 2020/21 with immense challenges from Covid-19 pandemic through driving the organization to a cultural change, develop business partnering, implementing performance driven incentive mechanisms and strong drive towards cost optimization initiatives and productivity improvement
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop budgets and forecasts, monitoring financial performance against targets, and providing recommendations for improvement
- Built strong cash position for the company and facilitated new acquisitions and capacity increase
- IIAN Readymix is a modern and progressive company located in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest ready-mix concrete suppliers to Sri Lanka's construction industry
- Company is supplying high quality ready-mixed concrete to construction projects of all shaped and sizes
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Sanken Overseas Seychelles Limited
04.2016 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: A wholly owned Seychelles subsidiary of Sanken Overseas; Sri Lanka’s largest foreign earning construction arm of Sri Lankan largest construction group, Sanken Construction; serving in Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
- Managed the financial and control operations of the company's construction projects, overseeing the aspects related to project management, cost control, and profitability
- Played a key role in enhancing productivity and profitability while leading the organization's 'Profit Optimization' initiative
- Core member of organizational ERP implementation with integration between independent systems of Finance, Project management, Procurement, Estimation, Warehousing and Human Resources
- Analyzed and reported on various financial and non-financial information to Utilized this data to provide insights and recommendations to support project planning, project costing, resource allocation, and overall project performance optimization
- A wholly owned Seychelles subsidiary of Sanken Overseas; Sri Lanka’s largest foreign earning construction arm of Sri Lankan largest construction group, Sanken Construction; serving in Maldives, Seychelles, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
Finance Manager
San Mech (Pvt) Ltd.
01.2012 - 04.2016
- Company Overview: San Mech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanken Construction group specialized in all type of vehicles, machinery and equipment hiring for construction project
- Contributed to convert a small-scale entity into the pioneer vehicle and machinery hiring company in the industry with 1000% sales growth within 06 years through budgeting, budget monitoring, product costing, vehicle and machinery acquisition through fund arrangement, system development and implementation, process automation, entering to new markets & business partnering
- San Mech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanken Construction group specialized in all type of vehicles, machinery and equipment hiring for construction project
Manager Audit & Assurance
Jayasinghe & Co, Chartered Accountants
09.2008 - 08.2009
- Company Overview: Jayasinghe & Co
- Is a leading Sri Lankan Audit & Advisory firm, offering risk assurance, tax, business management, advisory, and secretarial services (Correspondent firm of Russell Bedford International)
- Oversaw statutory audits, inventory and asset verifications, project assessments, and other due diligence assignments
- Jayasinghe & Co
- Is a leading Sri Lankan Audit & Advisory firm, offering risk assurance, tax, business management, advisory, and secretarial services (Correspondent firm of Russell Bedford International)
Trainee, Senior & Supervisor
Jayasinghe & Co, Chartered Accountants
10.2005 - 08.2008
- Company Overview: Jayasinghe & Co
- Is a leading Sri Lankan Audit & Advisory firm, offering risk assurance, tax, business management, advisory, and secretarial services (Correspondent firm of Russell Bedford International)
- Starting my career at Jayasinghe & Co
- In Oct 2005 as Audit Trainee, I was promoted to Audit Senior, and then Audit Supervisor, prior to becoming Audit Manager
- Jayasinghe & Co
- Is a leading Sri Lankan Audit & Advisory firm, offering risk assurance, tax, business management, advisory, and secretarial services (Correspondent firm of Russell Bedford International)
Education
BSc. - Applied Science (General Degree)
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Associate Member (ACA) -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Associate Member (ACCA) -
The Institute Of Chartered Certified Accountants
Associate Member (CPA) -
The Certified Practicing Accountants Australia
Passed Finalist (ACA) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Skills
- Financial Modelling
- Financial Forecasting
- Business Analytics
- Project Finance & Reporting
- ERP Systems including IFS
- Advance Excel
- MS Word
- MS Power Point
- System Implementation & Cut-over experience
- Strategy Development
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Leadership & Communication
- People Management
- Assertiveness
- Detail Orientation
- Teaching & Training
- Teamwork & Collaboration
- Commitment and self-motivated
Hobbies and Interests
- Sports (Soccer, Cricket)
- Reading
- Travelling
- Hiking
- Camping
- Participating in CSR activities
Training
- ERP training -IFS Applications, 7-day workshop, Sri Lanka
- Corporate Finance & investment analysis, 1-day workshop, Sri Lanka
- Mastering Financial Modelling, 2-day workshop, Sri Lanka
- Business Analytics, 2-day workshop, Sri Lanka
- Negotiation & Conflict resolution, 1-day workshop, Malawi
- Transforming the Finance, 2-day workshop, Seychelles
- Strategic cost management, 1-day workshop, Seychelles
- POS -RetailMax pos system, 1-day training workshop, Malawi
Personal Information
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Timeline
CHIEF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
Rab Processors Limited
06.2022 - Current
HEAD OF FINANCE
IIAN Readymix (Pvt) Ltd.
05.2018 - 05.2022
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Sanken Overseas Seychelles Limited
04.2016 - 04.2018
Finance Manager
San Mech (Pvt) Ltd.
01.2012 - 04.2016
Manager Audit & Assurance
Jayasinghe & Co, Chartered Accountants
09.2008 - 08.2009
Trainee, Senior & Supervisor
Jayasinghe & Co, Chartered Accountants
10.2005 - 08.2008
Associate Member (ACA) -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Associate Member (ACCA) -
The Institute Of Chartered Certified Accountants
Associate Member (CPA) -
The Certified Practicing Accountants Australia
Passed Finalist (ACA) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
BSc. - Applied Science (General Degree)
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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