{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:56:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/charmain\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;150&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DRhWfzswAAAAJ%26hl%3Den|||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FCharmain-Patrick%3Fev%3Dhdr_xprf||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ORCID ID&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0009-0001-8314-5349|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Ms. C. H. Patrick<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Finance<\/h3>\n<h4>Email: charmain@dac.cmb.ac.lk<\/h4>\n<h4>Phone: 011 \u2013 2552362<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ms. Charmain Patrick<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, University of Colombo, with over five years of university teaching experience across financial accounting, auditing, management accounting, accounting information systems, and related disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">She holds an MBA in Accounting &amp; Information Management with Merit from the University of Colombo and a First Class Honours BBA in Accounting from the University of Colombo, with a GPA of 3.97 out of 4.00. She was awarded the Gold Medal for the best performance in the BBA Accounting Degree Programme, nominated for the University\u2019s Academic Excellence Award, and received a scholarship in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">She is currently pursuing Chartered Accountancy with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, with only the Capstone remaining, and is an Affiliate of the Institute of Analytics. A former student of Bishop\u2019s College, Colombo, she excelled academically and was recognised for achieving the best G.C.E. Advanced Level results in the Commerce stream. Prior to her current appointment, she served as a Lecturer at NSBM Green University and as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, University of Colombo. She also has over four years of professional experience in audit and assurance practice, including experience with KPMG and Tilakaratnam &amp; Co.\/KRR Associates. Her academic experience encompasses teaching, curriculum and assessment development, academic coordination, research supervision, and student mentoring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Her research interests include accounting and auditing, digital transformation and emerging technologies in accounting, artificial intelligence in auditing, accounting information systems, financial modelling, and audit quality. She has contributed to journal and conference publications and presented research at national and international academic conferences. She has also contributed to academic research and conference activities through editorial, reviewing, and organising roles at the University of Colombo and other higher education institutions.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">MBA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">MBA in Accounting &amp; Information Management- Merit Pass<\/p><p class=\"where\">Faculty of Management &amp; Finance, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">BBA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">BBA Accounting (Special) \u2013 First Class Honours<\/p><p class=\"where\">Faculty of Management &amp; 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