Shameera Wedage

a) Managing Finance Department, overseeing the POB, Cost and Strategies

b) Maintain relationship with the Owners and keeping the transparency

c) Strategical Guidance to other HODs and key members

d) Preparing various reports for Hilton International Regional office and Owners

e) Preparation of Budget/ Forecast & Capital Reviews for the Department and Hotel

f) Develop best practice financial accounting and control procedure and continually review the process and procedure to maximize impact and efficiency.

g) Comply the Hilton Worldwide policies and procedure across the hotels

h). Ensure Balance Sheets are a fair reflection of the assets and liabilities of the hotels

i) Managing Finance Department, overseeing the POB, Cost and Strategies

j) Maintain relationship with the Owners and keeping the transparency

k) Strategical Guidance to other HODs and key members

l) Preparing various reports for Hilton International Regional office and Owners

m) Preparation of Budget/ Forecast & Capital Reviews for the Department and Hotel

n) Develop best practice financial accounting and control procedure and continually review the process and procedure to maximize impact and efficiency.

o) Comply the Hilton Worldwide policies and procedure across the hotels

p) Ensure Balance Sheets are a fair reflection of the assets and liabilities of the hotels

a) Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success of Hotel Pre opening

b) Performed advanced reviews of business operational trends and expected obligations to prepare accurate forecasts.

c) Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement.

d) Preparing of monthly management accounts & year-end final accounts.

e) Preparing reports when requested by the DOF.

f) Updating and maintaining the reports for fixed assets and all other financial documents as necessary

g) Communicating, Dealing and controlling banking activities such as deposits, commissions, bank charges, Obtaining daily bank statements.

h) Maintaining all accounting entries and other functions electronically and manually wherever necessary.

i) Cash Flow management.

j) Working on month end JV’s on very strict deadlines.

k) Preparation of monthly Financial Statements and reporting to Asia Pacific Regional Office and Owning Company, on very strict deadlines

l) Preparations of Monthly reconciliation of all Balance Sheets accounts and resolve any discrepancies.

m) Preparation of monthly accrual journals and maintaining fixed cost register for all annual costs.

n) Reconciling all Inter Hotel (Hilton properties) receivables and payables.

o) Involves in decision making on all Finance related matters

p) Monitoring the compliance to SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) and Hilton Finance SPI (Standard Practice Instructions)

q) Handling Internal & External Audit issues. Review & do the systematic & structural changes as recommended by the auditors.

r) In additions to above work performing in regular basis by supervising / executing when it was

necessary to continue the operation smoothly

s) Conduct the monthly P&L meeting with GM for all department heads

t) Preparing accurate monthly/weekly forecast & submitted to Asia Pacific Regional Office

a) In charge of the Department in the absence of the DOF.

b) Preparation of Financial Statements on a monthly basis and reporting to the management.

c) Control over all type of Batch entries

d) Preparation of management reports.

e) Preparation of Bank Reconciliations.

f) Control over Payments (Petty Cash and Cheques)

g) Control over Receivables.

h) Organizing and handling the Internal and External audits.

l) Assist the DOF in staffing, interviewing, departmental training and in the day to day operation.

j) Banking activities such as deposits, commissions, bank charges, obtaining daily bank statements Communicating, Dealing and controlling.

k) Establish the internal controls, Measure the performance, Note the deviation & take corrective action.

Successfully completed the task force duties at Doubletree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

as a task force Assistant Finance Controller

a) In charge of the Department in the absence of the DOF.

b) Preparation of Financial Statements on a monthly basis and reporting to the management.

c) Control over all type of Batch entries

d) Preparation of management reports.

e) Preparation of Bank Reconciliations.

f) Control over Payments (Petty Cash and Cheques)

g) Control over Receivables

h) Organizing and handling the Internal and External audits.

l) Assist the DOF in staffing, interviewing, departmental training and in the day to day operation.

j) Banking activities such as deposits, commissions, bank charges, obtaining daily bank statements Communicating, Dealing and controlling.

k) Establish the internal controls, Measure the performance, Note the deviation & take corrective action.

Successfully completed the pre-opening & month end task force duties at Hilton Kota Kinabalu Malaysia.

a)AR Supervisor 05/2013-12/2013

b)Credit Controller 01/2014-10/2015

c)AP Supervisor 11/2015-07/2016

d)General Accounts & Preparation of monthly Financial Statements