Abdallah Khattab, Payroll Supervisor

Abdallah Khattab

Payroll Supervisor

Boubess Group

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Hospitality Management
Experience
17 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months

Payroll Supervisor at Boubess Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2016

• Develop best practices to improve efficiency of payroll processes.
• Oversee employee payroll accounting, transactions and reporting activities.
• Updates records by reviewing and entering changes in exemptions, insurance changes, deductions, paid-time not worked, status, and pay; calculating vacation earned.
• Coordinate with HR and finance teams to carry out payroll processing.
• Review personnel records to determine names, rates of pay, and occupations of newly hired employees, and changes in wage rates and occupations of employees on payroll.
• Prepare employee wage summaries or earnings, taxes, deductions, leaves, retirement savings and benefits.
• Prepares pay by verifying time records; calculating and producing checks or electronic transfers; calculating and producing incentive bonuses.
• Balances payroll accounts by auditing information; identifying and resolving discrepancies; initiating journal entries.
• Direct computation of pay according to company policy.
• Ensure that payroll is processed timely and accurately.
• Purchases savings bonds by maintaining deduction records; completing forms; coordinating renewable limits register; initiating deductions; ordering bonds; recording purchases.
• Maintains life insurance by updating calculations; preparing check requests; initiating disbursements.
• Prepare the monthly contribution & family allowances variance report.
• Address payroll related queries and requests from employees.

Accountant at Boubess Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2012 to December 2015

- Accountant for 6 Restaurants:

1. Café Hamra (Hamra Main Street)
2. Scoozi (Verdun)
3. Mandarine (Verdun)
4. Magnolia Café (Le Mall Dbayeh)
5. Scoozi (Le Mall Dbayeh)
6. Cozmo Café (Zaytouneh Bay)

-Data Entry - Journal Vouchers (Navision Software)
-Receive, Monitor & Post Purchases Invoices
-Compute VAT (Government Tax)
-Manage the weekly check run (Record & Prepare Vendor’s Checks)
-Monitor Credit Cards Reconciliation & adjust any discrepancy.
-Monitor Bank Reconciliation
-Perform filing tasks & other duties requested by the financial controller.

Assistant Income Auditor at Le Commodore Hotel
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2010 to December 2015

1. Investigate all complimentary rooms, Miscellaneous & Adjustment vouchers, managers checks, rate discrepancy, balancing of all interface system and the accuracy of the Managers Report.
2. Prepare the Hotel Daily Revenue report and send it to all head of departments.
3. Prepare hotel discrepancy report among Micros & Opera.
4. Monitor & Post City Ledger Checks.
5. Process Credit Cards Reconciliation Cycle & adjust any discrepancy may occur.
6. Ensure that all revenues are correctly posted into OPERA system and accurately reported in the General Ledger.
7. Check the Trial Balance & Manager Flash Reports on daily basis.
8. Check all Banquet functions charges on daily basis.
9. Audit General Cashier's Report against recorded cash movements.
10. Check all Pay Masters need to be closed on daily basis.
11. Check all travel agencies commissions
12. Track Taxi & Valet parking Vouchers and prepare its payments on monthly basis.

Night Auditor at Le Meridien Commodore Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2008 to December 2009

1.Posts room charges and taxes to guest accounts.
2.Processes guest charges voucher and credit card vouchers.
3.Posts guest charge purchase transactions not posted by the front office cashier.
4.Transfer charges and deposits to master accounts.
5.Verifies all account postings and balances.
6.Monitors the current status of coupon, discount, and other promotional programs.
7.Tracks room revenues, occupancy percentages, and other front office statistics.
8.Prepares a summary of cash, check, and credit card activities.
9.Summarizes results of operations for management.
10.Prepare of End of day procedure.
11.Run end of day process in property management software (Fidelio & Opera).

Supervisor & Cashier @ Benihana (Japanese Restaurant) & Cucina (Italian Restaurant) at Le Meridien Commdore Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2007 to October 2008

1. Inspects dining area and ensures cleanliness, organization and dining area courtesy.
2. Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas.
3. Take reservations and organize seating plan.
4. Greet & escort customers to their tables.
5. Present menus to customers and answer questions about dishes and make
recommendations.
6. Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters, and take them to kitchen for cleaning.
7. Serve food and/or beverages to customers; prepare and serve specialty dishes at tables
8. Check customers are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems
9. Work closely with other team members to ensure excellent service is provided to all
customers.
10.Prepare checks that itemise and total meal costs using the Micros Point of Sales system
11.Receive payments by cash, check, credit cards or gift vouchers.
12.Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
13.Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct
and that there is adequate change.
14.Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas.
15.Stock service areas with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens.

Trainee at Tamar Rotana (Hazmieh Rotana)
  • Lebanon
  • February 2007 to July 2007

6 Months cross-training in the below positions:

1. Receiving Clerk
2. Storekeeper
3. Purchasing Officer
4. Waiter & Cashier @ Le Jardin (contemporary all-day dining restaurant, offering an extensive International buffet for breakfast and à la carte lunch and dinner).

Education

Bachelor's degree, Hospitality Management
  • at American University of Science and Technology
  • January 2007

2004-2007 American University of Science and Technology - B.A. in Hospitality Management Achrafieh, Lebanon RESEARCHES Full study regarding 360 degree feedback, the study included theoretical part done at the American

High school or equivalent, Economics and Sociology Certificate
  • at American Universal College
  • January 2004

2003-2004 American Universal College - Lebanese Official Bacc. II (Economics and Sociology Certificate) Achrafieh, Lebanon

Specialties & Skills

Event Sales
Customer Service
Accounting
Hospitality Management
Navision
Internet Explorer
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Fidelio
Power Point
Compass

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Traveling, Cooking & Social Media