Evelyn Hewagama

Asst. Accounting Manager - The H Hotel
United Arab Emirates UAE

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ABOUT

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Basic Info

Industry: Hotels & Resorts

Department: Finance and Accounts

Job Level: Management

Job Role: Accountant

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Current Country: United Arab Emirates UAE

Education Level: Diploma

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Education

(ACCA) certification
January 2003 - December 2006

(ACCA) certification, United Arab Emirates UAE
GCE O/L (Ordinary Level)
January 1998 - August 2000

Presidents Collage , Sri Lanka
AAT (Association of Accounts Technology)
January 1998 - August 2000

AAT (Association of Accounts Technology) , Sri Lanka

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Experience

Asst. Accounting Manager
2018 - Present (6 Years)

The H Hotel, United Arab Emirates UAE
• Reviews the General Ledger Accounts, prepares financial statements for the users of financial information on a timely basis, and also prepares analysis of financial statements. The Chief Accountant Verify the General Cashier’s Report, and Income JV • Review supplier invoices, and General Ledger coding of expenses, Verify supplier payments with supporting invoices, LPOs etc • Verify expense reimbursement with supporting documents, and ensure that they are in accordance with the policies and procedures • Review payroll reports with supporting documents at the month end • Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information. • Summarizing current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports. • Perform Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents. • Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures. • Complies with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions. • Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential. • Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
Paymaster/ General Cashier
2017 - 2018 (1 Year)

Coral Dubai ,Al Barsha, United Arab Emirates UAE
• Maintains payroll guidelines by updating policies (SOP’s as per the local standards) and procedures.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements.
• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
• Update all employee attendance on Paytrax system as per on their duty roster.( Absent , Vacation, Compensatory day off , Sick leave)
• Coordinate with the Human Resources monthly of any employee status change/ merit change and obtain the approved documentation before Payroll process.
• Coordinate with the Human Resources of resigned / terminated employee details and process the Final settlement accordingly before the Payroll process.
• Processing Payroll by the 17th of every month , rechecking the gross salaries , other earnings payable and deductions on the Net salaries and obtain signatures of Director of Finance and General Manager and the owners representative.
• Complete the process of Salary Transfers to Personal Bank Accounts and Salary prepay accounts ( ENBD Smart business)
• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.

• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, deductions, leave, disability, and Basic wages.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Paymaster
2016 - 2017 (1 Year)

Raffles Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE
• Maintains payroll guidelines by updating policies (LSOP’s as per the local standards) and procedures.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements.
• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
• Apply New Bank Accounts for new employees.
• Coordinate with the Human Resources monthly of any employee status change/ merit change and obtain the approved documentation before Payroll process.
• Coordinate with the Human Resources of resigned / terminated employees details and process the Final settlement accordingly before the Payroll process.
• Processing Payroll by the 20th of every month , rechecking the gross salaries , other earnings payable and deductions on the Net salaries and obtain signatures of Director of Finance, Director of Human Resources and General Manager.
• Complete the process of Salary Transfers to Personal Bank Accounts and Salary prepay accounts (ENBD Smart business).
• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, deductions, leave, disability, and Basic wages.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Income Auditor
2012 - 2016 (4 Years)

Raffles Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE
• Update Daily revenue batch – Daily
• Balance Guest Ledger with General Ledger – Daily
• Review rebates on daily basis and forward for approval process –Daily
• Verify room rates posting – Daily.
• Complete sequence control for all F&B checks. – Daily
• Follow up on rate discrepancy / Housekeeping report – Daily
• Review & post General Cahier Summary – Daily
• Reconcile Credit Cards – Daily , Credit card Refund processing
• Credit Card Disputes inquires – Daily
• Ensure Daily Revenue has been posted to the adequate revenue codes and to be verified in PMS (Oracle)
• Update Budget and Forecast for the respective month in the Daily Revenue Report and update the Management Reports
• Ensure to update relevant department heads on the variance on the Forecast and Actual before processing the Month end. If the Variance is high to get explanation and update the comments accordingly for P&L review.
Credit Supervisor
2010 - 2012 (2 Years)

Raffles Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE
• Ensure that the invoices transferred from Front Office are in agreement with Opera reports and supported by a billing authority and necessary backups and that all transfers listed are available for invoicing.
• Ensure Group invoices are finalized and billed to company/ Travel Agent within 8 days after the group is checked out from the hotel along with the necessary backups.
• Ensure that all invoices are dispatched according to the specified timetable with emphasis on accuracy and professional presentation.
• Process commissions due and commissions payable on a priority basis attending promptly to any queries that may arise.
• Outstanding Invoice Payment collection (Sales on credit basis) and attend to any inquiries immediately.
• Assist with the whole month end process and Prepare Balance sheet reconciliations, Print Age Analysis Report for audit purposes and calculate the depth in days.
• Checking Credit Risk report which is prepared by the Night Manger
• Relive the Credit Manager when he is on Annual vacation.
Senior Accounts Receivable Officer
2005 - 2010 (5 Years)

Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa And Grosvenor House – Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE
• Ensure that the invoices transferred from Front Office are in agreement with Opera reports and supported by a billing authority and necessary backups and that all transfers listed are available for invoicing.
• Prepare credit, Debit and Set Off notes promptly and accurately when required ensuring they are adequately supported.
• Ensure that all invoices are dispatched according to the specified timetable with emphasis on accuracy and professional presentation.
• Process commissions due and commissions payable on a priority basis attending promptly to any queries that may arise.
• Outstanding Invoice Payments collection (Sales on credit basis) and attend to any inquiries immediately.
• Assist with the whole month end process and reporting of Credit Note Analysis Report, Debit Note Analysis Report, Setoff Note Analysis Report, and Print Age Analysis Report for audit purposes and calculate the depth in days.
• Relive the Credit Manager when he is on Annual vacation
Materials Cost Analyst
2004 - 2005 (1 Year)

Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa And Grosvenor House – Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE
• Performed daily physical spot checks of beverage stocks held in outlets, compared with reported balances, identified variances.
• Assisted in carrying out Market Surveys, Yield Testing, Recipe Costing, preparation of menu engineering reports and daily flash food cost reports.
• Assisted with updating of kitchen production inventories in the Food & Beverage system during month end cost of sales report preparation process.

• Updated invoices for goods received to enable inventories, cost reports and accounts payable transactions to be maintained up to date on a daily basis.
• Ensured that monthly stock counts covering all inventory items are carried out and compared with book records, identified any variances and completed standard reports for this purpose.
• Assisted with the overall month end process.
Accounts Assistant
2002 - 2004 (2 Years)

Kelsey Homes (PVT) LTD, Sri Lanka
• Mainly worked as an accounts receivables officer and assisted in the whole process.

Asst. Accounting Manager - The H Hotel United Arab Emirates UAE