Sudarshana Prashad Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

Accounts Receivable (AR) Oversight• Conducted thorough reviews of AR processes, ensuring accuracy in deductions and claim filings• Implemented streamlined procedures for efficient AR management, reducing processing time by 20%Accounts Payable (AP) Excellence• Evaluated vendor applications meticulously, optimizing the vendor onboarding process• Managed vendor inbound work effectively, maintaining strong supplier relationshipsBanking and Reconciliation• Expertly reviewed and processed USD and CAD bank transactions, preparing precise journal entries• Finalized bank reconciliations with 100% accuracy, ensuring financial integrityClient Relations and Reporting• Submitted invoices through client EDI portals (e.g., SPS Commerce) with consistent timeliness• Prepared weekly sales reports and monthly CDC reports, providing crucial insights for decision-making• Computed GST accurately, ensuring compliance with tax regulationsFinancial Analysis and Support• Analyzed weekly shortage and production reports, identifying areas for operational improvement• Supported cross-functional teams with financial data, facilitating informed business decisionsTechnology Proficiency• Demonstrated advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online and Global Banking systems• Leveraged technology to streamline financial processes and enhance reporting capabilitiesKey Achievements• Reduced AR aging by 15% through improved deduction management and claim filing processes• Implemented a new vendor evaluation system, resulting in a 10% reduction in AP processing costs• Achieved 99.9% accuracy in bank reconciliations, enhancing financial reporting reliability

Sri Lanka

Universal Secretaries is a leading chartered accountancy firm in Sri Lankan specializing in bookkeeping solutions, auditing and review engagements, financial reporting, company secretarial and comprehensive tax planning and advisory service.Key Responsibilities• Planning, setting up, and administering accounting systems for diverse industries. • Review of monthly and year ended financial statements & management reports accordance with IFRS and SMEs standered and provide reviews compilations and other assurance engagements.• Streamline the accounting cycle by efficiently posting and processing journal entries, implemented new journel entries coding system, leading to 15% reduction in processing time.• Review of monthly account reconciliations (bank accounts, intercompany, accounts receivable and accounts payable).• Review of VAT, ESC, NBT, stamp duty & income tax computation (corparate and individual), filling returns & submission to Inland Revenue Department achiving deadlines. (VAT, NBT turnover tax in Sri Lanka mirror to GST and HST in canada)• Provided tax planning, advisory and tax returns services to over 100 high-value clients based on their financial situation and maximized tax benefits within legal boundaries.• Review of salaries & wages of company and clients staff submited T10, EPF, & ETF forms and paysheet to labour department and Inlend revenue department. (T10 is almost similer to T4 in canada)• Led and supervised a team of 10-15 staff, ensuring accurate and timely financial sevrvise for clients.• Carried out quarterly fixed assets verification and maintenance of fixed assets register.• Handled well known international clinets with their taxation and administraion work in Sri Lanka over three years period Ex. Etihad Airwasy, Real M.• Handled a variety of administrative tasks and implemented a new client onboarding process, reducing onboarding time by 20%.

Sri Lanka

RKLS Associates is the leading audit firm in Sri Lanka, provides audit & assurance services, tax advisory services, corporate secretarial services, business consultancy services and accountancy services. • Led a team of accountants in streamlining bookkeeping processes, including general ledger, reconciliations, and final journal entries, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. • Preparation of financial statements and reviewed the disclosure compliance with IFRS/SLFRSs.• Perform analytical procedures / analyses to detect unusual financial statement relationship.• Perform internal control and substantive testing.• Preparation of management representation letters, management letters, comments, recommendations and draft audit reports for management review.• Implemented process improvements in the accounts payable function, reducing invoice processing time by 15% and mitigating potential duplicate payments.• Assisting corporate finance in preparation of profitability forecasts, cash flow forecasts on periodical basis and as when required by management.• Generated comprehensive accounts receivable reports (weekly & monthly) to analyze collection performance and identify trends.• Responsible for the custodian of petty cash and handling day to day petty cash transactions and posting the entries in the system.• Reconciled bank and intercompany statements monthly, identifying and resolving discrepancies with a 99.5% success rate.• Provided tax planning and advisory services to clients based on their financial situation.

Sri Lanka

PASE (Integrated 360 Agency) - First Accountant Key Achievements:• Optimized bookkeeping procedures for multiple subsidiaries (Mint & Lemon, Air Supply Productions, and Media Mind). • Assisted in vendor relationship management, ensuring timely invoice processing (98% on-time rate). Implemented a three-way matching system to reduce payment errors by 10%, contributing to improved financial controls.• Coordinating with Statutory Auditors and ensuring smooth review of quarterly accounts and annual accounts by statutory auditors, meeting their requirements, and settling the issues raised by them.• Assisted with payroll processing for all employees, guaranteeing accurate and timely payments.• Maintained a 90% client on-time payment rate through effective communication and follow-up.• Ensured adherence to complex tax regulations and maximized tax benefits within legal boundaries.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Chartered Accountancy firm. (Russell Bedford International)

Sri Lanka

A well-established Chartered Accountancy firm in Sri Lanka.

Chartered Tax Advisor

The groundbreaking course which will be broken into three stages over a period of six month per each stage will cover a wide range.

Accounting And Finance

Chartered Accountancy Program (In Progress with Final Level two Subject)

Accounting And Finance, Accounting Technology, Auditing And Bookkeeping

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Business/Commerce, General

In Progress