About
Serendata
Serendib is the old name for Sri Lanka, and the root of the English word serendipity. Add data to it and you have us. The island is a big part of how we work.Serendib is the old name for Sri Lanka. Add data to it and you have us.
02The people
The people on your file.
We’re a new firm, but not new to this. Between us, we’ve spent decades keeping books for firms and businesses in Sri Lanka, the US and Australia.
Ali Hussain
Ali trained at Deloitte. He went on to lead Brand Finance’s office in Sri Lanka, so he has spent years on both sides of the review table. He knows what a reviewer looks for in a file before they ask. Ali sets the standard the rest of us work to: nothing leaves us that he wouldn’t put his own name to.
On file
- Chartered Accountant (ACA)
- CPA (Canada)
- Trained at Deloitte
- Led Brand Finance in Sri Lanka
Murtaza Abbas
Seven years inside US and Australian businesses, closing the month and building the budgets and forecasts behind them. Murtaza stays calm on a deadline and explains numbers in plain English, so the people he works with always know where they stand.
On file
- Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
- Seven years with US and Australian businesses
- Month-end, budgets and forecasts
Dilhani Rashantika
Thirty-five years of keeping books straight for small firms and their clients. Dilhani is the person you want when a file is messy, a client is anxious, or the numbers don’t quite add up. Clients trust her because she listens first.
On file
- 35 years in practice
- Small firms and their clients
Dilhani reads people and paper, Murtaza builds the forecasts and budgets, and Ali brings the senior judgement that holds it together.
03Why Sri Lanka, and why us
Accounting here is a profession, not a call‑centre floor.
A deep pool of talent.
Sri Lanka trains accountants to international standards, and many of the best want to work on international books.
Hours that work with yours.
Our day overlaps with Australia and Europe, and we arrange calls around US time zones.
Small on purpose.
We’re a new firm started by people with decades in the profession. You’ll always know who’s working on your file.
We’re a new firm, but not new to this.
Nothing leaves us that we wouldn’t put our own names to.