Samitha Ranaweera Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia And Boston, Usa

Manager – Finance June 2010 to dateLiberty Mutual Insurance Company T/As Liberty International Underwriters – AustraliaManager-Finance (Australia) – 2014 to dateSenior Financial Analyst (Boston, USA) - 2014 Senior Financial Accountant (Australia) – 2010 to 2014Regulatory reporting:Responsible for all APRA reporting (regulatory) and I have carried out several projects to review and improve existing processors to identify areas and in turn reduce capital charges to the company. Management & Financial reporting:- Coordination and consolidation of monthly financial statements for the company including regional (APAC) analyses as required including ad-hoc analyses for the US Home Office. - Responsible for reporting and monitoring of the technical reserves of the Australian entity. - Actively represent Finance in quarterly performance meetings. Business partnering – EPC lines:I am the primary point of contact for the Energy, Property and Construction (EPC) business lines where I provide financial analysis, management reports, business initiative evaluation and monitoring etc. Strategy & planning:- Actively participate in the strategy and planning meetings especially for the EPC lines to establish new initiatives and business cases. - Assisting in carrying out the regional business planning process including presentation lines for the US Home Office.- Was part of the local finance team in implementing the ‘planning systems’ and its annual enhancements and updates. Financial operations & treasury:- Responsible in managing the accounts receivables and accounts payable teams which manages the working capital for the company. Provided leadership initiating system enhancements to improve the accounts receivables process. - Review of existing banking partners and renegotiating towards improved services and cost structures

Management and financial reporting:- Preparation of monthly underwriting financial statements and flux analysis for internal and external reporting purposes. - Monitoring & reporting of performance of the investment portfolio.- Establishing and monitoring SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) controls Forecasts & planning:- Was responsible for preparation and consolidation of annual planning process as well forecasts as required throughout the year.- This involved in managing deadlines driven by the US home office and providing leadership to teams located in Ireland, London and Dubai. Highlights- Successfully carried out a process workflow improvement study for the planning and forecasting process. My recommendations resulted in the reduction of costs and improved productivity across multiple geographical locations. - Worked closely with the Financial Controller & Global IT to maintain consistency and improve financial reports for data quality and analysis.

Bermuda

I was responsible for managing a portfolio of 8 global captive insurance companies, whose parent/holding companies are mostly ‘fortune 500’ corporations (USA, UK & Japan). My primary responsibilities were:- Preparation of Financial statements in US GAAP / Canadian GAAP/ and Statutory insurance reports. This includes liaising with auditors, Third Party claims handlers and the Monetary Authorities.- Actively involved investments strategies and working capital management of the captive entities- Proactively provide advice or set-up consultation to be abreast of latest developments in the global insurance & finance markets and to meet all regulatory obligations.

Assistant Manager, Risk Advisory Services: April 2005 – January 2006Advisor; Assurance & Information Risk Management: June 2003- April 2005Audit Trainee/Team Leader – Audit & Tax Advisory Services: June 2000 – December 2002I have carried out assignments primarily in the financial services sector while at KPMG in Assurance (Audit), Tax advisory and Information Risk Management teams.

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Fellow Member, Accountancy

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Associate In Risk Management, Risk Managemnt

Acma, Management Accountant

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Associate In Risk Mnagement

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