Suren Rajakarier

Partner - Chief Operating Officer, Head of Audit & Assurance

KPMG in Sri Lanka

Suren has over 30 years of experience in audit & assurance service and functions as the Head of Audit and Chief Operating Officer of KPMG in Sri Lanka, serving multinationals and local companies in a wide range of industries. As head of Learning and Development for the firm he leads, trains, reviews and monitors progress with globally recognized CPD requirements. He leads the financial service practice in Sri Lanka, specially in Banking & Insurance operations. He also served as the Head of Financial Services for the Middle East & South Asia Region, overlooking business activities of 15 countries operating in the region, which include; strategizing, product/solutions introduction, regular review and implementing thought leadership initiatives, etc.

  • Assurance
  • Audit
  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Financial Statement Audit
  • Insurance
  • International Markets
  • Investment Management
  • South East Asia

  • Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA)

  • Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK (FCMA)

  • Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)

  • Chairman of ACCA Sri Lanka Member panel for 2018-2020

  • Member of the Statutory Accounting Standards Committee | Chairman Statutory Auditing Standards committee 2018 - 2020

  • Member of the Audit Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka

  • Member of the Financial Reporting faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka

  • Former Head of Financial Services line of business in the Middle East & South Asia Region for KPMG