H Connect Private Limited, a subsidiary of Hirdaramani Group, is pleased to announce that its HR team has been recognized as Runners-Up under the Medium Category at the inaugural Great HR Awards, organized by CIPM Sri Lanka in collaboration with Mercer. Poised as the “Oscars of HR Professionals,” this platform celebrates organizations that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and strong people practices.

At the awards, H Connect secured the Runners-Up position in the Medium Category, competing against participants from 17 sectors, highlighting the company’s impactful HR initiatives and commitment to excellence and continuous progression.

Providing HR services across multiple industries, H Connect emphasizes a modern and inclusive HR philosophy, valuing individuals for their potential rather than expecting them to fit predefined norms. The company focuses on identifying individuals with the right attitude, right skills, and right knowledge, and nurturing them within an empowering environment where they can thrive, learn, and grow.

At H Connect, HR is positioned as a driver of human potential. Every initiative is designed to support individuals in developing their capabilities, succeeding in their roles, and feeling valued, whether they continue their journey with the company or become part of its proud alumni community.

This recognition underscores H Connect’s commitment to strengthening a people-first culture while continuing to uplift HR practices across the diverse sectors it serves.

H Connect is delighted to announce that it has been certified as one of the 40 Best workplaces in Sri Lanka according to a recent survey conducted by Great Place to Work®

“Great Place to Work” is the initiator in studying and recognising the best workplaces around the world for over 3 decades in over 60 countries. The assessment of Sri Lankan entities is based on the global model and methodology which has been researched and tested amongst a multitude of companies on a global scale. What is unique is that it applies to global geographical boundaries, industries and multiple size entities. It measures factors such as trust, fairness and respect which is the binding factor in these great organisations. Customer centricity, Teamwork, Integrity, Innovation and Quality are the core values of H Connect that drives employees to go above and beyond in unprecedented times. These values have been instilled in all employees, having been disseminated via team building exercises, training programs and a strong belief in leading by example. The continuous delivery of these values in daily business functions is quintessential to make it a great place to work.

Due to a solid business continuity plan in place, it was a mere plug and play when the government imposed an island wide lockdown due to Covid-19. H Connect was able to provide its clientele with an undisrupted service during the lockdown which magnifies its emphasis on customer centricity. Innovation has led the company to take on more challenging tasks which also drove the performance and improvements on service level agreements. The feedback received via the “Voice of the Customer” survey substantiated ample evidence on the level of focus on customer centricity.

Given the challenges encountered during the year amidst unprecedented times, H Connect echoes its commitment towards employee wellbeing. All employees were remunerated with no interruption to their unstinted service. With a culture focused on trust and performance, employees are dedicated, loyal and motivated to go the extra mile for the Company. These attributes are the force that would spearhead H Connect to even greater heights in the years to come.

In addition to being one of Sri Lanka’s 40 best places to work H Connect was also honoured as one of the 10 best Small and Medium IT/ITES workplaces in 2020 by Great Place to Work®

H Connect Private Limited, a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, completed the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 re-certification, reflecting its compliance with ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards that ensures security of information assets such as financial information, intellectual property, employee details or information entrusted to a company by third parties.

The certificate was handed over to key H Connect senior management staff by officials from Bureau Veritas Certification Holdings SAS – UK.

“As a leading Business Process Management company, we believe that investing in resources to achieve ISO/IEC is important to our business practices. We are ensuring that H Connect is a world-class organisation that can match the highest international standards across all our operations, so that we continue making a mark in the international arena,” said Akshay Hirdaramani, Director, H Connect.

H Connect (Pvt.) Ltd. is a Business Process Management (BPM) company operating out of Sri Lanka and is a fully owned subsidiary of Hirdaramani Group. Established in 2012 as a shared service arm for the Hirdaramani Group, H-Connect has grown beyond its mandate to deliver the full continuum of business process management services, across all aspects of the Hirdaramani Groups business including Apparel, Leisure, Power, Retail, and Information Technology.

Today, it is acknowledged as a rapidly growing business process management Outsourcing entity operating out of Sri Lanka and is reputed for its wide client base spanning many countries.

H Connect is renowned for its expertise in multiple accounting systems & process management consultancy backed by a qualified resource pool. H Connect now employs 215 employees and is ISO 27001 certified.

Sri Lanka’s leading Business Process Management (BPM) and Shared Services experts, H Connect, was certified as a great workplace today by independent analysts at Great Place to Work® in Sri Lanka (GPWSL). The certification was awarded to the company based on a series of evaluations and anonymous employee surveys conducted by GPWSL.

“We applaud H Connect for seeking employees’ feedback and the opportunity to certify itself,” said Kshanika Ratnayaka, CEO of Great Place to Work® in Sri Lanka. “These ratings measure its capacity to earn its own employees’ trust and create a great workplace. These are critical metrics for anyone considering working for – or doing business with H Connect. This certification therefore provides a reliable indicator of the overall quality of the organisation’s high performance, and strong commitment to its employees.”

Notably, this year’s certification marks the very first instance that H Connect has engaged with the Great Place to Work® evaluation process. According to H Connect CEO, the company’s certification is no coincidence.

“From the outset, we were always deeply conscious of the fact that the success of any enterprise in the service sector hinges on its people. So, we’ve worked hard to create a corporate culture which is designed around the needs of our people and geared to encourage consistent training and skills development.

“The resounding positive responses which we received on the Trust Index Survey and enthusiastic endorsements by our employees of H Connect as a Great Place to Work® is a tremendous validation of the values we have collectively built into this organisation. We remain firmly committed to its further enhancement as we progress in our journey to become a world-renowned organisation,” Dilush Perera, CEO, H Connect stated.

Over the recent past, H Connect further augmented its employee training and development strategy with the introduction of E-Learning modules aimed at ensuring that every employee is provided with the knowledge necessary to consistently excel as individuals in their respective areas of expertise.

Employees are also given a strong voice within the organisation, with open exchanges taking place at regular intervals between the company’s leadership and operational teams – another factor which contributed towards H Connect’s excellent scores on its Culture Audit.

About H Connect: H Connect (Pvt) Ltd. is a Business Process Management (BPM) and Shared Services company operating from Sri Lanka and is a fully owned subsidiary of Hirdaramani Group. Established in 2012 as a shared service arm for the Hirdaramani Group, H Connect has grown beyond its mandate to deliver the full continuum of business process management services, across all aspects of the Hirdaramani Groups’ businesses including Apparel, Leisure, Power, Retail, and Information Technology. Today, it is acknowledged as a rapidly growing business process management outsourcing and global service centre with a wide client base spanning many countries.

About Great Place to Work®: Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, including Best Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognise outstanding workplace cultures.

Photo caption: (From left) Kshanika Ratnayake, CEO Great Place to Work presents H Connect’s GPTW certificate to Ayesha Ediriwickrema, Senior Manager Human Resources and Administration and Fazla Faris, Junior Executive, Human Resources

H Connect Private Limited, a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, won a Gold award at the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Corporate Health and Productivity Awards ceremony held on 13th February 2019 at BMICH. The company was given this recognition as an outstanding enterprise that has successfully carried out efforts focusing on employee health from a management perspective. H Connect was bestowed the award under the Medium category, based on the number of employees. The first-ever Sri Lanka Corporate Health and Productivity Awards 2019 was organised by the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

The selection process to pick the winning companies was based on five criteria, namely, the positioning of health and productivity management within management philosophy and policies, organised frameworks established for tackling health and productivity management issues, specific systems established for ensuring health-conscious management as well as measures introduced for implementing them, measures established for assessing and improving health and productivity management, and adherence to laws, regulations and risk management. The Sri Lanka Corporate Health and Productivity Awards aim to raise public recognition of enterprises engaging in health and productivity management programmes.

H Connect (Pvt.) Ltd. is a Business Process Management (BPM) company operating in Sri Lanka and is a fully owned subsidiary of Hirdaramani Group. Established in 2012 as a shared service arm for the Hirdaramani Group, H Connect has grown beyond its mandate to deliver the full continuum of business process management services, across all aspects of the Hirdaramani Groups business including Apparel, Leisure, Power, Retail, and Information Technology. Today, it is acknowledged as a rapidly growing business process management outsourcing entity and is reputed for its wide client base spanning many countries.

Photo Caption: (L to R): Mr. Nishan Wasalathatri – Past Chairman, Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs, Mr. Kei Kawano – Director, Standards and Regulations Division, Intellectual Property and Innovation Department, JETRO Japan, Dilush Perera – Chief Executive Officer, H Connect PVT Ltd and Director Finance Hirdaramani Group, Ayesha Ediriwickrema – Manager, Human Resources, Learning & Development & Administration

Reference:

http://bizenglish.adaderana.lk/h-connect-wins-gold-at-first-ever-sri-lanka-corporate-health-and-productivity-awards/

http://www.dailymirror.lk/press-releases/H-Connect-Wins-Gold-at-first-ever-Sri-Lanka-Corporate-Health-and-Productivity-Awards/335-163297

 

H Connect was the proud recipient of the Bronze Award at the Shared Service and Outsourcing Network (SSON) Regional Excellence Awards 2017, which recognises and rewards annual achievements of the highest level for shared services operations around the globe.

Moreover, the Asian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week held in Singapore in November 2017 provides organisations with opportunities to benchmark against peers in the region in order to stay agile and competitive in an increasingly automated and digital environment. The award was accepted by the CEO of H Connect in the presence of an august gathering of global business leaders from over 40 countries.

Commenting on the win, H Connect CEO Dilush Perera said: “Our continued success at the SSON awards showcases our unwavering commitment to our people, customers and quality. I am thankful to the team at H Connect for their continued passion and commitment in creating and nurturing a culture recognised at a global forum.”

The SSON Regional Excellence Awards honour, recognise and promote shared services that demonstrate leading practices. These awards form the industry’s benchmark in terms of best practice and process excellence, and provide an opportunity for shared services professionals to gain recognition for their achievements and their initiative.

H Connect has been going from strength to strength in recent months, counting over 220 employees this year with the migration of the commercial, imports and procurement divisions of Hirdaramani to its portfolio.

Starting as a Shared Services Centre, H Connect has evolved to provide its services to clients in Australia, the US, Europe and APAC and has become a fast-growing Offshore Back Office service provider specialising in finance and accounting services, HR outsourcing, PMO consulting and data management. With expertise and certifications in multiple accounting platforms like Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB, H Connect caters to small to medium enterprises whilst servicing large companies through complex ERP-based transactions processing on systems such as Microsoft Dynamics.

The company recently relocated to a purpose-built facility in Colombo to accommodate its continued expansion and provision of finance and accounting services to a growing local and regional client base.

H Connect Ltd. is a Business Process Management (BPM) company operating out of Sri Lanka and is an exclusively-owned subsidiary of Hirdaramani.

Reference

http://www.ft.lk/it-telecom-tech/H-Connect-gains-recognition-at-Regional-Shared-Services-SSON-Awards-2017/50-645665

H Connect (Pvt) Ltd, the shared services arm of Hirdaramani, won the Silver award for the Best Shared Services Team in Asia at the 19th Shared Services Excellence Awards held recently in Singapore.

The event was part of the Shared Services and Outsourcing Week – Asia, organised by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON), the largest professional networking organisation for the global shared services industry. H Connect won the Bronze award for the same category in 2015, effectively creating history by being the first Shared Services Centre in Sri Lanka to win two years consecutively, the company said in a media release. Dilush Perera – CEO, H Connect accepted the SSON award at the ceremony held at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore.

“To win Silver amongst a highly competitive list of nominees is a reflection of H Connect’s commitment to best practices, whilst also underscoring the fact that we have improved on last year’s Bronze award performance. As a Business Process Management company with a focus on financial and accounting solutions, we deliver high quality solutions to clients. I believe that our customer-centric culture is one of the core values that have brought us these accolades,” Mr. Perera said.

The release said H Connect has been going from strength to strength in recent months, counting over 200 employees this year with the migration of commercial, imports and procurement divisions of Hirdaramani to its portfolio. Starting as a Shared Services Centre, H Connect has evolved to provide its services to clients in Australia, USA and UK and has become a fast growing Offshore Back Office service provider specialising in Finance and Accounting services.

The company recently relocated to a purpose built facility in Colombo to accommodate its continued expansion and provision of finance and accounting services to a growing local and regional client base.

Reference:
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170212/business-times/h-connect-wins-silver-for-best-shared-services-team-in-asia-singapore-awards-227835.html

http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/02/07/business/106882/h-connect-wins-silver-%E2%80%98best-shared-services-team-asia%E2%80%99

H Connect Pvt Ltd, a leading provider of Global Business Process management (BPM) services, was awarded the Bronze prize at the 2015 Shared Services Excellence Award for ‘Best Team’ by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON), presented at the 18th Annual Asian Shared Services and Outsourcing Week in Singapore.

A media release from the local company said H Connect was recognised for its ‘outstanding shared services’ delivery for the Hirdaramani Group. Dilush Perera, CEO of H Connect, accepted the award on behalf of the company, before an audience of global business leaders from 40 different countries including Australia, Bangladesh, China, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, UK and the US.

Commenting on the award, Mr. Perera said, “We competed against some well-known brands from around the world such as DHL Express, Flextronics, McDonalds and SMRT Singapore. To have won from amongst this distinguished industry giants is a great demonstration of the hard work and dedication of the H Connect Team to become a world-class shared services solutions provider”.

Reference:

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160214/business-times/h-connect-awarded-global-industry-excellence-award-for-its-unique-shared-services-delivery-182571.html

http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/02/10/business/h-connect-wins-shared-services-award