The KPMG Sri Lanka Academy presents a virtual session on Comprehending Financial Statements for Non-Finance Managers on Monday, 14th February. The session will be conducted by Ms. Kamaya Perera (Partner, KPMG Sri Lanka) and Mr. Akila Gunarathna who is a leading tutor for CIMA in Sri Lanka and an experienced finance professional.
Akila works as the Head of Finance of Resus Energy PLC and a veteran lecturer for CIMA case studies in Wisdom Business Academy. He is a Director in Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Monitoring Board and serves as the Chairman of the IT steering committee. Apart from that, he is a member of The Association of International Certified Professional Accountant’s MESANA (Middle East South Asia and North Africa) Regional Advisory Panel.
Ms. Kamaya Perera is a Partner in the Advisory practice of KPMG and heads the Management Consulting Division, Integration and Separation Advisory Services. She also heads the National Development Assistance Sector which focuses on the public sector, development agencies and the private sector who invest in the country’s social and economic growth priorities. She also leads the AAOS (Accounting Advisory and Outsourcing services) and KPMG Executive Services (Pvt) Ltd.
She counts 18 years’ experience in carrying out advisory engagements and Implementation projects for both Government and Private sector Institutions.
Despite the academic background of a manager, he or she will have to interact with the finance function and get involved in decision-making for which comprehending financial statements is essential. Does it mean that the manager should be a finance expert? The answer is “No”. The manager should not learn finance from the beginning but the manager should understand some of the important principles that would help them to comprehend financial statements better. Upon completion of the session, the non-finance manager should be able to understand the financial position and performance of a company and incorporate the understanding into their decision-making.
The session has been crafted carefully by analysing the industry requirements. The program will not focus on a traditional teaching approach to finance, instead a nimble approach on stimulating the thinking process of a non-finance manager to consider financial aspects when making business decisions.
The session is scheduled for 14 February 2022 (Monday) from 3 p.m. onwards.
For registrations contact Seneli on 077 444 6649 or sjayatunge1@kpmg.com.
