Michel Bardawil, Senior Business Advisor

Michel Bardawil

Senior Business Advisor

Sybase Products Middle East

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Expert Accountant (CPA)
Experience
49 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :49 years, 8 Months

Senior Business Advisor at Sybase Products Middle East
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2010 to May 2012

• Financial Fusion USA (FF) E-banking solutions promotion
o Corporate module
o Consumer module
o Business Central module
o Trade Finance module (conventional & Islamic)
• Standardizing the above modules SRS (Software Requirements Specifications)
• Defining the Trade Finance framework specifications
• Preparing the user training manuals for the above modules
• Conducting banking business cessions for the technical team
• Organizing E-banking FF solutions presentations to bankers
• Specifics of Islamic Banking summary
• Building Test Scenarios for E-Banking Modules

Financial Manager at Robust Contracting Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2008 to December 2009

• Auditing the IT HiSys system
• Accounting entries supervision
• Projects Management
• Budget preparation & follow-up
• Cash-flow preparation and follow-up
• Monitoring banks accounts
• Financial statements preparation.

Secretary General at Association of Financial Institution (AFIL)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2006 to September 2008

• Administrative management
• Financial management: Budget preparation and follow-up, Accounting & Finance
• Legal responsibilities: Follow-up of laws and circulars issued by the Central Bank and
the Ministry of Finance concerning the financial and fiduciary operations
• IT management
• Human resources management.

Financial Manager at Insulco Contracting & Trading
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2003 to December 2005

• Computerization of Insulco branch in Dubai.
• Implementation of the European Chart of Accounts in Dubai
• Accounting Management
• Cost control
• Financial Management.

Consultant at Ajax Aluminum Industries
  • Lebanon
  • March 2003 to October 2003

• Management of the accounting procedures
• Follow-up of the AR & AP
• Projects Management
• Financial Reporting
• Budgeting
• IT audit.

Consultant at Comptoir Agricole du Levant
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2002 to December 2002

• Implementation of a new accounting system.
• Management of the accounting procedures.
• Follow-up of periodical financials and reporting.
• Budgeting.
• Sales Management.

Deputy General Manager (acting as General Manager) at Spacetel Burundi
  • Burundi
  • February 2000 to December 2001

• Implementing the company structure (40 people).
• Supervising the construction of 4 mobile telecommunication sites.
• Implementing and supervising a new accounting and financial system.
• Launching the advertising and marketing campaigns.
• Launching the commercial operations of the company.

IT Consultant at Sociéte Générale de Banque au Liban
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 1997 to March 1999

• Interactive Computerized Banking System Project Management:
 Specifications book preparation.
 Implementation of new accounting system.
 Parameterization and testing of BDL & CCB reports.
 Migration from Data General (MV10000) to IBM(AS400).

Co-Gérant at Polaris Informatique
  • France
  • January 1990 to December 1996

• Negotiating & leading international software projects
in French speaking Africa and the M.E.
• Managing a team of 6 developers and 3 salesmen.
• Management of the general and analytic accounting.
• Cash flow and banks accounts follow-up, securities purchases/sales.
• Factoring (CGA, COFACE, COFACREDIT, FACTOBAIL).
• Budgeting, set up and control.
• Fiscality control and audit.
• Reporting.

Chairman General Manager at Polaris Software Overseas
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 1978 to December 1991

• Management of Business, Insurance, Banking and Hospital software projects.
• Leading banking software projects in the M-E and French-speaking Africa (Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi).
• Marketing business application software products.

Head of Analysis & Programming Department at Interbureau (Olivetti exclusive distributor)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 1968 to December 1977

• Head of Development Department
• Leading 6 analysts-programmers in banking & business sectors.

Auditor at Whinney, Murray & Company
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 1967 to March 1968

• Auditing local Banks.

Senior Employee at Banque Nationale pour le Commerce & l'Industrie (Afrique)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 1961 to December 1966

Experiencing the following Departments:
• Front Office, Exchange, Securities, Documentary L/C's, Bills, Accounting.
• Survey (Mémoire) on the bank organization.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Expert Accountant (CPA)
  • at Centre Spérieur d'Etudes Commerciales
  • October 1968

This technical superior diploma is equivalent to the CPA specializing in ; . general accounting . industrial accounting . banking . hotel and hospital accounring . insurance accounting . auditing standards.

Diploma, Baccalaureate 2nd part, (Philosophy section)
  • at Annunciation Orthodox College
  • July 1961

Completion of the lebanese official academic programs preparing to university.

Specialties & Skills

Training Manuals
Accounting
Software Solutions
Project Supervision
Software Project Management
Mastering Accounting Procedures
Mastering MS-Office Software Products
Mastering On-line Procedures
IT Project Management
Mastering Banking Procedures

Languages

French
Expert
English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Project Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 1996
Valid Until:
February 1997
CFO (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 1995
Valid Until:
April 1996
Certificate of Attendance (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 1991
Valid Until:
June 1991
Oracle Integration Specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 1990
Valid Until:
May 1991