Mr. S.G. Sanarathna was appointed as Commission Member to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL)on 13th February 2023 and subsequently appointed as the chairman of Audit and Management Committee of the PUCSL.
He is the former Director General of Department of State Accounts General Treasury, and he served at the same department in the capacity of a Consultant. He has devoted his full capacity to serve public sector for over 42 years with the extensive experience in accounting and reporting, financial management project management and monitoring of public enterprises. He is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant, UK (CPFA). He is a fellow member of CA Sri Lanka (FCA), Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCMA), Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka (FPFA) and Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (FMAAT)
He holds a B.com (Special) Degree from University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Higher National Diploma in Commerce from Poly Technical Institution at Kandy, Diploma in Public Financial Management from Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business & Financial Administration from CA Sri Lanka.
He started his career as a teacher in Department of Education. By completing 7 years in teaching service, he joined the Sri Lanka Accountant’s Service and served for several departments, ministries, public enterprises and foreign funded projects in different capacities as an Accountant, Director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Director General and as a Consultant. Not only that, during his career life, he served as a visiting lecturer in several universities, SLIATE, AAT, banking institutions and public sector capacity building institutions.
He has extended his service by serving as a board member of the State Mortgage & Investment Bank, Sri Lankan Air Lines Limited,Sri Lanka Katering Limited, Putlam Salt Ltd, Lanka Mineral Sands Ltd. Mantai Salt Ltd, Gal-oya Plantations Ltd, Agarapathana Plantations Ltd & Government Officers’ Benefit Association, Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka, Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund, Judicial Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund and Jem and Jewelry Training Institute.
Further, “Professional Excellence Awards 2018 was awarded to Mr S.G.Senarathna from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka(CMA) evaluating his contribution to the Public Sector on Accounting Reporting and Financial Management.