Purnima Kate Fernando Mba, Bbm Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

o Look for opportunities to eliminate, simplify and automate processes. Based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs, recommends approaches or changes to streamline and integrate processes to improve overall efficiency.o Lead a team of mixed discipline resources to drive tangible change across key priority processes, adopting a flexible approach with management of resources.o Orchestrates the design, implementation, and implementation of process change, inclusive of post-implementation monitoring processes and KPIs of core Finance Operations processes.o Develop an understanding of organizational interactions and complexity to build effective relationships and collaborate with internal/external stakeholders.o Leads or participates in defining the change/communication plan designed to positively influence or change behavior; develops tailored messaging; and identifies appropriate distribution channels.o Monitors and tracks performance, anticipating and addresses any potential issues before they ariseo Ensures the processes adhere to applicable risk, regulatory and compliance requirements inclusive of SOC compliant controls.o Collect stakeholder feedback following process re-engineering and identify areas that require furtherclarification/improvements.o Coach process owners and other stakeholders through best practices on process and information management during execution of process improvement.o Lead the development of business case models and presentations for client and internal stakeholders to assess the attractiveness of new programs.o Assist in the development of board-level and company-wide presentations & memos

Toronto, Canada Area

o Overseeing the finance operations including Post Sales transactions (AR & AP), collections, and month-end finance processes to ensure timely completion and compliance o Developing workflow efficiencies, Process Improvements, Documentation, and Finance & Operations Testingo Coordinating with Engineering, Data Services, Business Analysts, Business Intelligence, and Quality Assurance (QA) Teams for advising and reviewing finance requirements for new programsTesting (UAT, QA) program changes which impact Finance Operationso Successfully implementing program changes by collaborating with Internal and external stakeholders o Gathering information from various sources to reconcile problematic tasks in a timely mannero Providing analysis and reporting r overall performance changes due to business operationso Analyzing financial data from various source systems to provide actionable insightso Training and mentoring to improve team efficiency

Toronto, Canada Area

o Overseeing the finance operations including Post Sales transactions (AR & AP), and month-end finance processes to ensure timely completion and compliance o Developing workflow efficiencies, Process Improvements, Documentation, and Finance & Operations Testingo Coordinating with Engineering, Data Services, Business Analysts, Business Intelligence, and Quality Assurance (QA) Teams for advising and reviewing finance requirements for new programsTesting (UAT, QA) program changes which impact Finance Operationso Successfully implementing program changes by collaborating with Internal and external stakeholders o Gathering information from various sources to reconcile problematic tasks in a timely mannero Providing analysis and reporting r overall performance changes due to business operationso Analyzing financial data from various source systems to provide actionable insightso Training and mentoring to improve team efficiency

Toronto, Canada Area

o Preparing daily client funding reports to process paymentso Processing sale voids and concessions to dealers and sellers using SAPo User Acceptance Test Cases, performing the tests and providing feedback to the development team (User Acceptance Testing) o Preparing reports for the Controller’s review to achieve SOX compliance o Participating in periodic auditso Identifying opportunities for process automation and business improvements and implementing themo Supervising/Coordinating and delegating tasks/activities of the finance teamo Processing and coding invoices, receipts, payments and deposits using SAP

Mansfield, Ohio Area

o Supervised daily financial activities and ensured operations were completedo Recommended benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operationso Assisted in the management and execution of due diligence processeso Issued financial statements, cost and productivity reports with in-depth analysiso Developed annual and monthly budgets, quarterly forecasts, cash flow projections, built financial models, and performed valuation analysiso Audited ledger accounts to ensure proper accounting standards adheredo Examined financial data by creating financial models for decision supporto Analyzed and reported department operations and financial results at management meetingso Introduced best practices and implemented process improvements to increase efficiency and productivity within the department

o Overseeing the day to day operations of the teamo Assisted with operational analysiso Assisted with due diligence on accounts prior to acquisitions and on-boarded clients from acquisitionso Process improvements and automation within departmentso Handled inquiries from internal and external clientso Collaborated with different departments to prepare revenue projections for prospects

Mansfield, Ohio

o Assisted in completing the day to day operations of the teamo Assisted with due diligence on accounts prior to acquisitions and on-boarded clients from acquisitionso o Handled inquiries from internal and external clientso Collaborated with different departments to prepare revenue projections for prospects

Mansfield, Ohio

o Issued monthly billing and reports using QuickBooks o Assisted with financial analysis for department resultso Implemented strategies for business listings on search engineso Identified marketing keywords for business listingso Prepared monthly reportso Handled client marketing queries relating to local listings

Ashland, Ohio

o Collected, analyzed, and reported data for submission requirements to national organizationso Completed web-based national enrollment surveyso Entered data into the National Collegiate Athletic Associationo Updated analyzed data & reports to the University’s data warehouse system o Assisted in updating electronic reports posted to the Institutional Research web pageo Analyzed, interpreted and reported data in research projects.o Assisted the Department Director with data requests from departments at Ashland University

Ashland, Oh

AVIVA OPERATIONS:o Reconciled monthly Balance Sheet and conducted investigations to validate balances and r resolve issues.o Handled an end-to-end accounting process of a UK client brokero Analytical reviews: Reported monthly performances to corporate partners including review and analysis of the partners Profit and Loss Account to identify anomalieso Financial analysiso Conducted Balance Sheet reviewso Worked with different applications such as Business Objects,Oracle Ledger, and Oracle Financial Analyzer

Colombo, Sri Lanka

o Quality Leader of the conveyancing process, responsible for internal and external audits and ensured adherence to quality standardso Updated ‘Live-Task Report’ daily for team memberso Ensured daily target completion by process members

Mba, Business Administration, 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Representative, Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees at Ashland University.

Graduate Management Accountant Level Certification, Management Accounting

Bachelor Of Management, Business Administration And Management, General, First Class

Activities and Societies: Management Club Graduated top of the class