WARUNA PUSSELLA
Sri Lanka / Colombo
Summary
To work in a Competitive working environment to contribute the best of my ability towards the growth and development of a progressive organisation by fully utilizing my interpersonal and academic skills to pursue my challenging career.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
General Cashier
Sun Siyam Olhuveli / TUI BLUE
12.2024 - Current
- Maintained daily cash balances and cash collections accurately.
- Reconciled credit card transactions and ledger accounts.
- Verified refunds, paid-outs, and prepared petty cash vouchers.
- Coordinated weekly cash dispatch and month-end cash counts.
- Assisted management with financial reports and other assigned duties.
Assistant Income Auditor
Sun Siyam Olhuveli /TUI BLUE
12.2022 - 12.2024
- Conducted daily revenue audits, ensuring accuracy between PMS (Opera) and POS (Micros) systems across all outlets.
- Reconciled sales, credit card transactions, and accounts; identified and resolved discrepancies promptly.
- Verified F&B and room revenue, including rebates, paidouts, and PM/administrative folios.
- Audited General Cashier deposits, investigating variances and ensuring compliance with financial controls.
- Supported month-end closing by reconciling trial balance with the general ledger and preparing financial reports.
- Performed outlet spot checks, maintained audit records, and assisted the Financial Controller with audit and reporting tasks.
Account Executive
The Kingsbury Hotel
Colombo
11.2021 - 12.2022
- Processed refunds for banquet wedding events, ensuring accurate balance payments.
- Verified supplier invoices against GRN summaries; grouped VAT invoices received from cost control.
- Ensured timely payment of invoices and adherence to supplier due dates.
- Reconciled bank accounts and posted to the general ledger; submitted monthly reconciliation sheets to the Finance Controller for approval.
Cost Control Executive
The Kingsbury Hotel
Colombo
01.2020 - 11.2021
- Prepared Daily Flash Food Cost reports, analyzing discounts, voids, and variances to ensure effective cost control.
- Monitored inventory levels, identified slow/non-moving items, and implemented strategies to reduce excess F&B stock.
- Managed GRN postings, item creation, and pricing updates while coordinating with Purchasing on approvals and requests.
- Conducted recipe costing and ensured accurate menu pricing alignment within POS systems.
- Performed regular audits across outlets, kitchens, and stores, verifying BEOs, POS accuracy, and inventory reconciliation.
- Led month-end and year-end closing processes, including buffet costing, variance analysis (CCG/Linen), and F&B reconciliation reporting.
General Cashier
The Kingsbury Hotel
Colombo
01.2013 - 01.2020
- Managed daily cash collections from outlets and front office, ensuring secure handling and accurate reconciliation.
- Verified cash remittance slips against deposit summaries, confirming balances and number of cash packets.
- Reviewed foreign currency, cheque transactions, and balances in line with night audit reports.
- Prepared daily General Cashier reports, ensuring all receipts banked matched recorded transactions.
- Controlled petty cash operations, processing IOUs and expenses with proper approvals and ensuring timely settlements.
- Maintained accurate documentation and ensured cash float balances were consistently reconciled.
- Administered staff salary payments, ensuring timely disbursement and proper record-keeping.
- Performed credit card reconciliation, verifying transactions against settlement reports and posting receipts accurately.
Asst. Income Auditor cum Income Auditor
The Kingsbury Hotel
Colombo
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Reviewed final guest ledger, room revenue, F&B revenue, and other income reports from night audit.
- Verified guest ledger figures against available backups and checked PM accounts in Opera.
- Monitored hotel room rate changes and ensured accuracy in the system.
- Reconciled guest ledger balance reports with the night auditor's final F&B summary totals.
- Checked cash, cheques, city ledger, credit cards, rebates, and paid outs against guest ledger balance reports.
Night Auditor
Ceylon Continental Hotel
Colombo
01.2007 - 12.2009
- Verified and posted F&B and room revenue, ensuring accurate reconciliation of all system transactions and backups.
- Audited outlet and banquet bills against F&B summaries, function prospectus, and system records for accuracy.
- Verified discounts, paid-outs, travel counter bills, and manually posted adjustments in the system.
- Reconciled cash, debtors, city ledger, and credit card accounts, ensuring accurate daily balances and settlements.
- Reviewed room rates, meal plans, market codes, and prepared Daily Flash reports for distribution to department heads.
Accounts Trainee
The Ceylon Continental Hotel
Colombo
09.2006 - 01.2007
Education
MBA Accounting and Finance
Cardiff Metropolitan University
01-2010
Diploma In Human Resource Management
Jayasekara Management Center (Pvt) Ltd.
01-2001
G.C.E. Adavanced Level
St,Sylvester's College
Kandy01-2001
Skills
- Cash Handling
- Auditing
- Account Reconciliation
- Time Management
- Hard Working and Multitasking
- Leadership
Accomplishments
- Achieved for the Employee of the Month (Heart Of The House) in August 2013 at The Kingsbury Hotel Sri Lanka.
Languages
English
Sinhalese
References
- Mr. Lakshmi Narayana, Cluster Director of Finance, Sun Siyam Olhuveli, South Male Atoll, Maldives, +960 664 2788 / +91 964 050 7000
- Mr. Chesley Wijesinghe, Chief Accountant, Centara West Bay Hotel & Residences Doha, Doha, Qatar, +974 3049 3543
Timeline
General Cashier
Sun Siyam Olhuveli / TUI BLUE
12.2024 - Current
Assistant Income Auditor
Sun Siyam Olhuveli /TUI BLUE
12.2022 - 12.2024
Account Executive
The Kingsbury Hotel
11.2021 - 12.2022
Cost Control Executive
The Kingsbury Hotel
01.2020 - 11.2021
General Cashier
The Kingsbury Hotel
01.2013 - 01.2020
Asst. Income Auditor cum Income Auditor
The Kingsbury Hotel
01.2010 - 01.2013
Night Auditor
Ceylon Continental Hotel
01.2007 - 12.2009
Accounts Trainee
The Ceylon Continental Hotel
09.2006 - 01.2007
MBA Accounting and Finance
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Diploma In Human Resource Management
Jayasekara Management Center (Pvt) Ltd.
G.C.E. Adavanced Level
St,Sylvester's College