Sohan Wijeyesakere Email & Phone Number

Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia

• Support, direct, guide and advise a team of 8 credit controllers for VIC & NSW• Provide manager with weekly and monthly reports on activities and issues arising• Liaise with branch managers and other national office managers as needed• Review the PFD credit policy and recommend changes if necessary. Work on building awareness of the policy within the collection teams.• Gain an understanding of the other functions within credit and collections and how they fit in with the collections team

Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia

• Leading, coaching & developing the Rebates & Claims team for both Australia and New Zealand by driving efficiency gains through teamwork and cross functionality.• Acting as a change agent within the Sales Support Team by bringing about innovation for better understanding of critical processes and strategies,• Identifying process improvements & efficiency gains through getting things right the first time.• Managing own rebate & claims portfolio and assisting the team by leading by example.• Work closely with the management and senior leadership and management team by bringing out ideas for improvement.

Melbourne, Australia

• Managing Accounts Receivable end to end function for all stores in Victoria and Tasmania.• Proactively managing overdue accounts and resolve payment discrepancies.• Successfully exceeded in achieving the collection target for every month as a result of effective and concise communication with stores and members across both states• Ensure all credits are well received and updated to the general ledger and follow up on missing credits with suppliers.• Manage and follow up on all claims with suppliers and stores to ensure they are resolved in an accurate and timely manner• Month-end tasks as required by the financial controller.• Review debt recovery procedures and recommend changes regularly• Active use of JDE system for daily maintenance of claims, credits and account ledgers.

Melbourne, Australia

• Exceeded in achieving the Monthly Cash Collection Goal for each month over the past 3 years for the largest collection territory globally for the organization and includes ANZ, China, Japan and Korea amongst 22 countries in total.• Reduced the 90+ aging debts for assigned territory significantly over the past 3 years.• Managing Accounts Receivable end to end function.• Proactively managing overdue accounts and resolve payment discrepancies.• Active use of Sales Force and Oracle daily for Reconciliation, adjustments & refunds• Prepare Accounts Receivable reconciliation and weekly, monthly Ageing Reports.• Ensure that all accounts ageing are on Credit hold and follow up accordingly.• Review debt recovery procedures and recommend changes regularly• Reconciliation of invoices against contracts and budgets before sending for approval.• Assisting with bank statements coding and bank reconciliations both locally and internationally.• Assisting with contract renewals as per guidelines.• Managing and filing all important documentation such as invoices, licenses and contracts.• Managing and assisting with some accounts Payable areas.• Managing and assisting with Cash application functions.• Assisting with other month-end tasks as required by the financial controller.• Working with various stakeholders to resolve account queries

Sri Lanka

• Achieved the planned revenue and profitability by exceeding expectations during every year that I was a part of the company.• Spear headed the implementation and development team of introducing SAP accounting module to the organization.• Ensured that the entire organization and the finance team in particular was ready and trained in the transition from using Oracle to SAP.• Ensured that all journals are posted and completed, accurate and validated for monthly preparation of the P&L.• Preparation of monthly balance sheet and Reconciliations.• Implemented daily, weekly and monthly reports where the management could monitor the performance of each hotel/the entire sector in a snapshot with KPIs in focus.• Provided valuable feedback by means of a feasibility analysis when refurbishing 2 key performing properties.• Ad hoc analysis of spends/ maintenance of various reports• Exploring opportunities that drive profit, create value for clients & encourage innovation.• Processing accruals and finalizing month end and year end accounts.• Ensure audit queries are responded to in a timely manner, including compliance audits by the government.• Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders. (Owners, corporate, guests, etc.)• Was a member of the award winning team which led the flagship hotel of the group being awarded the leading 5 star hotel of the country for 3 consecutive years, thereby entering the hall of Fame at the Presidential awards for tourism of Sri Lanka.

•Plan, Co-ordinate, Import/Purchase of finished products, label and packing material requirements and Inventory control ensuring a timely, and cost efficient supply, meeting required specifications. •Raising Purchase Orders using the SAP (ERP system), running required management reports relevant to product planning and control of goods movement.•Co-ordinate exports of certain finished products to affiliates and other customers globally, ensuring that a timely and cost efficient supply is met to suit required specifications.•Co-ordinate the clearing of cargo. (Base oils, additives, finished products, labels, packing materials and other miscellaneous products)•Co-ordinate the delivery of cans and other packing material with local vendors.

Cpa (Aust), Accounting And Business/Management

CPA (Aust.)

Acma , Cgma, Management Accounting

Management Accounting

Education record

Activities and Societies: Interact Club, English Literary Union, Drama, Rugby, Cricket, Badminton Senior Prefect of the College.