Vinoth Prasath Kaneshan
Senior Accountant
Summary
Seasoned financial management professional with over 18 years of diverse industry experience, including telecommunications, FMCG, automotive, BPO, construction, and auditing. Proven ability to drive financial planning, budgeting, and reporting accuracy, combined with expertise in tax compliance and audit finalization. Strong leadership in team management, process improvement, and strategic planning, leveraging data analysis and modern financial systems to enhance decision-making and business performance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
25
25
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Accountant
Intelvision Ltd
12.2020 - Current
- Assisted in the financial planning & forecasting to prepare the annual budget and business plan long and short-term
- Prepared consolidated management accounts for monthly/ quarterly/yearly
- Prepared direct (Income Tax) and Indirect (VAT, CSR, WHT, TMT) taxes liabilities and submitted returns and coordinated with Seychelles Revenue Commission
- Physically verified and tagged all fixed assets; computerized the manual fixed asset register in Sage 300.
General Manager
Capital Trading (Pty) Ltd
10.2018 - 12.2020
- Managed a warehouse and a wholesale store with 500 types of products from world-renowned brands
- Responsible for the P/L of the business and led to walking customer revenue growth of 44% by introduced social media marketing, email marketing and company website
- Archived budgeted sales targets in 2018 - 78%, 2019 - 85% and 2020 - 84%
- Implemented and monitored daily debt collection route plan and improved debt collector's efficiency: which resulted in recovery speed of debt has increased and total outstanding debts have dropped to 0.9 Mn from 4 Mn within a year.
Finance Manager
A.V.Group
4 2015 - 10.2018
- Headed the finance department
- Supervised head office and six branches of finance transactions with two accountants and five account assistants.
- Monitored the cash flow by taking adequate measures for optimum utilization of available funds, developing an optimal cost framework through acceptable levels of residual risk
- Implemented adequate financial procedures and policies for the group.
Group Accountant
A.V.Group
04.2013 - 04.2015
- Prepared annual financial statements for external audits and MIS reporting.
- Prepared direct (Income Tax) and indirect (VAT, CSR, WHT) tax liabilities, submitted returns, and coordinated with the Seychelles Revenue Commission.
- Worked with the ERP (Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017) implementation team by providing the required information and reports.
- Automated the finance department manual processes using Excel macros and formulas to speed up the processes and maximize accuracy.
Fund Accountant
HSBC HDPL (Pvt) Ltd
01.2012 - 03.2013
- Preparing Financial Statements for Private Equity Funds and Hedge Funds
- Escalate fund accounting issues and aged items to the team manager
- Ensure all positions are priced correctly
- Comply with HedgeServ's defined checklists, procedures and controls
- Ensure pre-agreed internal and external deadlines are met consistently.
Senior Auditor
Kreston MNS & Company - Chartered Accountants
02.2006 - 12.2010
- Carried out statutory and non-statutory audits of Quoted & Private Limited Liability Companies, Proprietorship & Partnership concerns, Banks, Hotels, Nonprofit making concerns, Estates etc
- Prepared the income tax computation for every person and partnership
- Responsibilities include all activities from planning to the finalization of audits and tax-related issues
- Prepared financial statements from the books of prime entry
- Evaluation of internal controls and suggesting improvements to ensure that the system functions more effectively.
Accounts Assistant
Sierra Water Works (Pvt) Ltd
02.2011 - 01.2012
Education
Associate Member Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACMA2471) - Management Accounting
05.2021 - 05.2023
Batch top result and subject prize winner of Computer Based Accounting in CMA Apex level in December 2023.
Master of Business Administration - Financial And Marketing Management
01.2013 - 05.2015
Completed the 2 years MBA in Financial Management and Marketing Management with B+ Grade pass in the final examination held in December 2015 (Reg.No. F15AUG/4988)
Certificate in Accounting & Business - Financial Accounting
09.2010 - 05.2013
Corporate Level (Stage 3) - Financial Accounting
01.2011 - 05.2011
- Passed Financial Reporting Framework examination paper in December 2011.
- Passed Advanced Taxation and Strategic Tax Planning paper in June 2011.
MAAT - Financial Accounting
02.2011 - Current
G.C.E. O/L And A/L -
04.2001 - 05.2005
- Passed G.C.E A/L in 2005.
- Passed G.C.E O/L in 2002.
Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Financial Reporting
Financial Accounting
Taxation
Auditing
ASYCUDA World (Automated System for Customs Declaration)
Microsoft Office
Competent in Advanced Microsoft Excel (Array Formulas, Pivot Table, Charts, VBA, Kutools & ASAP Utilities)
Experience in developing Excel Macros to speed processes and maximize accuracy
ERP (Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017, Sage 200 Evolution Explorer), Tally, Quick Book, EX - Next Generation, SAGE, Wings
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/12/86
- Nationality: Sri Lankan
- Driving License: Class 2 only (B3238425)
Languages
Tamil
Proficient
C2
English
Advanced
C1
Sinhala
Upper intermediate
B2
References
- Mr. Alvin Joseph Chang-Sam, HR Manager, A.V.Group (Seychelles), hr@abhaye.com, 248-2517175
- Ms. H.D.S.C.A.Tillekeratne (FCA, ASCMA), Audit Partner, Kreston MNS & Co., tillekeratne@kreston.lk, 0112323571
Extracurricular Activities
Member of Event Management Committee at HSBC HDPL (Pvt) Ltd., Sri Lanka Member of Kreston Sports Club at Kreston MNS & Co., Sri Lanka Treasurer and committee organizer of the school Hindu Society at School Member of school Tamil Literary Association and Commerce Society at School
Hobbies
Photography,Reading, Travelling,WatchFilms.
Timeline
Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka - Associate Member Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACMA2471), Management Accounting
05.2021 - 05.2023
Senior Accountant - Intelvision Ltd
12.2020 - Current
General Manager - Capital Trading (Pty) Ltd
10.2018 - 12.2020
Group Accountant - A.V.Group
04.2013 - 04.2015
National Institute of Business Management, India - Master of Business Administration, Financial And Marketing Management
01.2013 - 05.2015
Fund Accountant - HSBC HDPL (Pvt) Ltd
01.2012 - 03.2013
Accounts Assistant - Sierra Water Works (Pvt) Ltd
02.2011 - 01.2012
The Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka - MAAT, Financial Accounting
02.2011 - Current
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka - Corporate Level (Stage 3), Financial Accounting
01.2011 - 05.2011
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka - Certificate in Accounting & Business, Financial Accounting
09.2010 - 05.2013
Senior Auditor - Kreston MNS & Company - Chartered Accountants
02.2006 - 12.2010
D.S. Senanayake College. - G.C.E. O/L And A/L,
04.2001 - 05.2005
Finance Manager - A.V.Group
4 2015 - 10.2018