Dinukee De Silva (Ms.)
M.Sc. in Applied Finance (USJ, SL), BBA (Ruh, SL), Dip MA (CIMA)
Lecturer
Department of Accounting
Faculty of Management and Finance
University of Ruhuna, Matara
Sri Lanka
Department of Accounting
Faculty of Management and Finance
University of Ruhuna, Matara
Sri Lanka
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BIOGRAPHY
Ms. Dinukee De Silva is a Lecturer attached to the Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Management and Finance. She holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Applied Finance from University of Sri Jayewardenepura, a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) specialized in Accounting from the University of Ruhuna, and a Diploma in Management Accounting (Dip MA) from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
JOURNAL PAPERS
Impact of Corporate Tax Rate on Capital Structure of Listed Companies in Sri Lanka Vilmada, H.D.L. and De Silva, L.D. Published at Journal of SACFIRE (2024), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
Effect of Corporate Governance on Stock Return in Firms Listed on Colombo Stock Exchange Wanniarachchige, M.K. and De Silva, L.D. Published at IJABF (2022), University of Jaffna
Corporate Governance Compliance among the Listed Firms in Colombo Stock Exchange: Does Size Matter? De Silva, L.D. and Wanniarachchige, M.K. Published at SAJBI (2022), University of Ruhuna
Impact of Board Democracy on Financial Performance of Companies Listed in CSE Wanniarachchige, M.K. and De Silva, L.D. Published at IJABF (2021), University of Jaffna
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Post-war Relation between Beta and Returns in Sri Lankan Stocks Hewavitharana, T.D., Wanniarachchige, M.K. and De Silva, L.D. Presented at EFMP 2025, The Sri Lanka Finance Association. (Published as a full paper)
Impact of Financial Literacy on Investment Decisions: Evidence from Individual Investors in Sri Lanka Satheesha E.A.P. and De Silva, L.D. Presented at IUFRC 2025, The Sri Lanka Finance Association. (Published as an abstract)
Impact of Tax Rate on Capital Structure of Listed Companies in Sri Lanka Vilmada, H.D.L. and De Silva, L.D. Won the second-best paper award at SACFIRE 2023 Accounting, Taxation, & Auditing Track, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (Published as an abstract)
The Relationship between Dividend Payout and Financial Performance: Evidence from Listed Manufacturing Firms in Colombo Stock Exchange Amarathunga, A.A.C.H.H. and De Silva, L.D. Presented at SACFIRE 2023 Accounting, Taxation, & Auditing Track. (Published as an abstract)
Corporate Governance Compliance in Firms Listed in CSE: Does Size Matter? De Silva, L.D. and Wanniarachchige M.K. Won the best paper award at ICME 2021 Accounting Track, University of Ruhuna (Published as a full paper)
Do Firms with Better Corporate Governance Yield Higher Stock Returns? Evidence from Firms Listed in Colombo Stock Exchange Wanniarachchige, M.K. and De Silva, L.D. Presented at EFMP 2021, The Sri Lanka Finance Association. (Published as extended abstract)
Do Larger Firms Comply More with Corporate Governance Best Practices Compared to Smaller Firms? Evidence from Firms Listed in Colombo Stock Exchange De Silva, L.D. and Wanniarachchige M.K. Presented at IRCUWU 2021, Uva Wellassa University. (Published as an extended abstract)
Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Companies Listed in CSE De Silva, L.D. and Wanniarachchige M.K. Presented at ICARE 2020, University of Kelaniya. (Published as a full paper)
ACADEMIC AND SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT
Finance Committee Chair -ICME 2026
Member -Career Guidance Cell of the Faculty
Representative of the Department -Faculty Library Committee
Department Coordinator and Member -Curriculum Revision Committee- 2023
Member- Capital Market Forum 2025- (CaMFO 2025)
Coordinator -Advantis All Around Program- 2025
Co-Secretary of Annual International Undergraduate Finance Research Conference (IUFRC 2025)
Editorial Board Member- Department Magazine (Accounting Sphere- December 2025)
Faculty Coordinator -Cultural Centre (March 2022 - March 2025)
Senior Treasurer -TUFMF (January 2023 - April 2024)
Organizing Committee Member -20 th Academic Sessions and 19 th Vice Chancellor’s Awards 2023
Former Member -Circle of Accounting (CiACC) scholarship of the Department- Selection committee
Former Member -Faculty Sports Advisory Board
CAREER PATH
Temporary Assistant Lecturer in Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Ruhuna (January 2021-November 2021)
Junior Executive Finance- Hayleys Advantis 3PL Plus (October 2020 - December 2020)
Finance Intern- Hayleys PLC (January 2020 - September 2020)