bassam zahreddine, Chief Financial Officer

bassam zahreddine

Chief Financial Officer

Dar SSH International Engineering Consultants

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, accounting and auditing
Experience
22 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 7 Months

Chief Financial Officer at Dar SSH International Engineering Consultants
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since October 2014

Heading the Finance and Accounting Department, comprising of 10+ individuals who are responsible for handling the financial and accounting affairs for a multi-region business operating in 10 countries. Key areas of responsibility: financial planning and budgeting, financial reporting at management and Board levels, management of working capital, and taxation. The role included leading and participating in transition and transformation projects at company and department level, such as: company restructuring, introduction of corporate governance framework, restructuring of Finance Department, automation of accounting and finance functions, development of finance and accounting policies and procedures, improving management and Board reporting etc...

Director of Risk Services at KPMG
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2014 to September 2014

Joined KPMG for a short period of time as director for risk consulting services, heading a team of 10+ individuals responsible for providing internal audit, risk management, and corporate governance advisory services.

Senior Manager at Deloitte and Touche
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2008 to June 2014

Managing the Corporate Governance and Internal Audit service lines in Deloitte Enterprise Risk Services Portfolio in Kuwait, including planning resources and engagements, budgets and management reporting, client relationship management, team counseling, and business development. Reporting to a Partner based in Kuwait, and operating in Kuwait and the Gulf Region.

Supervisor at Nexia International
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2002 to April 2008

Managing the external audit, accounting, tax, and human resources service lines in the firm, including planning resources and engagements, budgets and management reporting, client relationship management, team counseling, and business development. Reporting directly to the Managing Partner.

trainee at Sidani & Co for auditing
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2001 to October 2001

Conducting external audit jobs under the supervision of a senior.

trainee at Almustaqbal Newspaper
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2000 to September 2000

Conducting the first fixed assets count for all assets of the company.

Education

Bachelor's degree, accounting and auditing
  • at Hariri Canadian University
  • May 2002

Specialties & Skills

Risk Management
Accounting and Finance
Internal Audit
External Audit
Corporate Governance

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

International Institute of Internal Auditors
  • Certified Internal auditor
  • November 2004
International Institute of Internal Auditors
  • Certified Financial Services Auditor
  • June 2011
Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • certified public accountant
  • December 2006