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Academic/Professional Qualifications

Professional Qualifications

Associate Member (AIB) Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka

Associate Member (ACMA, CGMA) Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – CIMA

Strategic Level (Still Pursuing) Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka – CA

Passed Finalist Association of Accounting Technicians – AATSL

Academic Qualifications

B. Sc. Accounting (Sp.) First Class with a GPA of 3.98/4.00 University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Current Employment

People’s Bank – Corporate Banking Assistant Manager (November 2019 – Present) Management Trainee (November 2017- October 2019)

Professional Experience

Comtrust Asset Management (Part of CT CLSA Holdings Ltd) Financial Analyst (July 2015 – October 2017)

Research/Articles/Books published

The impact of audit quality on degree of earnings management: An empirical study of selected Sri Lankan listed companies The Journal of Applied Research, ICASL, 2019, Vol. 3, p.47-75 Authors - A.E. Pakianathan, Roshan Ajward, Samanthi Senaratne.

Building a Sustainable Food Supply Chain and Managing Food Losses Emerging Applications in Supply Chains for Sustainable Business Development, IGI Global, 2019, p. 261-281 Authors - ADN Gunarathne, DG Navaratne, MLS Gunaratne, AE Pakianathan, YT Perera.

Sustainable food supply chain management: An integrated framework and practical perspectives Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Supply Chains, New York: Springer, 2018, p. 289-315 Authors - ADN Gunarathne, DG Navaratne, AE Pakianathan, YT Perera.