Senior accountant
Mazars
Total years of experience :14 years, 4 Months
MANAGING ACCOUNTING NORMS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS
* Exhibits reporting controls & ensures compliance of transactions as it relates to the group accounting & management standards including GAAP/IFRS
EFFICIENT USE OF REPORTING & CONSOLIDATION
* Defines and produces financial reporting across all businesses.
* Drives & educates processes to benchmark, reporting and establishes best practices
MAXIMIZE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
* Leverages knowledge and intuition around systems/data to provide insight into critical issues.
PLAN & ANALYZE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
* Calculates & interprets financial results.
* Anticipates and identifies opportunities, risks and solutions to close the gap.
* Sets objectives, goals & targets.Recommends changes in a strategic direction.
OPTIMIZE COST OF SALES
* Applies costing methods to model and evaluate performance: PRI, cost benefit analysis, distribution, and knowledge of entire supply chain
BUDGET FOR GROWTH
* Develops budgets and financial forecasts (trends) in collaboration with business: P&L, overhead, balance sheet, and working capital
* Understands how these elements relate to achievement of overall business & financial targets
Main tasks:
- Accounting entries: revenue/expenses
- Controlling branches various reports and following up with Branch managers for clarifications and corrections
- Bank / cash / POS / credit cards / suppliers reconciliations
- Inter-company postings and reconciliations
- Fixed assets posting and depreciation
- Prepayments / accruals
- Assist in period / year end closing
- Send reports to the financial controller/management
Main tasks:
- Accounting entries: revenue/expenses
- Controlling branches various reports and following up with Branch managers for clarifications and corrections
- Bank / cash / POS / credit cards / suppliers reconciliations
- Inter-company postings and reconciliations
- Fixed assets posting and depreciation
- Prepayments / accruals
- Assist in period / year end closing
- Send reports to the financial controller/management
Mission Provide financial support and analysis for the Legal Entity including but not limited to: handling and controlling the daily financial operations, the fixed assets cycle, transportation sheets, leasing contracts, Advertising & Promotions budget control and financial analysis while ensuring maximum accuracy and efficiency.
Job Duties:
Book keeping
Checking and sending the supplier invoices and staff and other meeting participants’ expenses claims and credit card expenses to the accounting department. Resolving financial coding allocation issues.
Confirming payments of the abovementioned invoices.
Chasing late payments.
Maintaining working capital requirements.
Maintaining and control sales, purchase and nominal ledgers and prepare monthly reconciliations to ensure that records and information are accurate.
Controlling journal entries and trial balance information for month end financial reports.
Year-end accounting and audit related routines.
Budgeting and reforecasting processes.
Financial reporting
Preparing requested financial reports for the holding, GED and business managers.
Analyzing financial statements and ratios.
Pinpointing weak areas and recommending improvements.
Follow up and solve any discrepancy in the P&L with the concerned party.
Follow up with the Finance & Accounting department / internal stakeholders on Working Capital, Financial KPIs, Stocks, AR aging, Stock aging, etc. and solve discrepancies if any.
Conduct ongoing P&L projections, related studies and simulations for any given project or new brand acquisition requested by the concerned Legal Entity
Supervising general office and administrative duties
Contributing to staff meetings and other internal meetings with appropriate content
Fulfilling requirements of internal staff management processes including performance reviews, supervisory meetings
October 2012 - Present
Accountant and Treasurer
Khalil Fattal & Sons - Al Wataniya www.kff.com.lb
➢ Prepares, records and controls all types of accounting transactions
➢ Prepares accurate accounting information and supporting schedules as required
➢ Performs General Accounting functions including operations of the General Ledger system, Modules, Journal Entries, month-end close work
➢ Handles accounts' reconciliations (multi currency and inter-company)
➢ Reports regularly to management (General Accounting & financial reporting)
➢ Ensures proper entry and preparation of depreciation schedules
➢ Handles end of month closing (adjustment and reconciliation)
➢ Prepares varied fiscal reports, statements & instruments for Audit missions, in accordance with IFRS & IAS 1 norms and disclosures
➢ Prepares, fills out and files all tax related documents following local regulation and deadlines
➢ Manages suppliers account payables
➢ Records and follows up on credit and debit notes
➢ Records & Processes Letter of Credit & Guarantees
➢ Calculates & Computes Landed Cost at Receptions of Goods and Raw Material
➢ Maintains organized filing & archiving
Treasury:
. Forecast and review the cash-flow needs and adjust the bank overdrafts accordingly
. Forecast and review the SBLC and LG amounts issued in favor of our suppliers
. Execution of Spot operations with the banks
. Manage account payables
. Report bank situation to treasury department and GED
October, 2010: Administrative Coordinator reporting to Financial Coordinator
Khalil Fattal & Fils - KFF Food & Beverage SAL- Sin El Fil, Beirut - Lebanon
Main Responsibilities:
IPF-KRAFT
Issue IPF-KRAFT's Debit and Credit Notes
A&P control (Expenses vs. Budget)
Prepare FOCs report.
Coordination with marketing team and supplier
F&B
Issue A&P reports to F&B Brand Managers.
Checking and allocating daily expense invoices and payments.
Control of the implementation of Financial Policies and Procedures established by the Audit department.
Preparation of Debit and Credit Notes.
Issuing payment vouchers
Coordination with the Accounting Department.
May, 2010: Trainee ( May 3, 2010/May 31, 2010)
BLOM bank S.A.L - Verdun - Rachid Karami St, BLOM BANK bldg
Risk Management department
Trainee (March, 2009/July 1, 2009) - Responsibilities achieved:
• Handling all issues related to repairs and follow up with customers and technical department.
• Helping colleagues in sales and reaching targets.
• Pricing, Refilling, and Displaying sections
• Product Knowledge (mostly all electronics products available)
• High product knowledge in Dect phones (home phones) and any related issues, knowledge in audio cables and audio related issues, computer accessories and other electronic devices, power, antennas, digital cameras, home and personal security.
March, 2009: Sales Maker (July 1, 2009/Feb 28, 2010)
Mira B. Sal - RadioShack
Dora, Ghazir and Achrafieh Branches - Lebanon
Responsibilities achieved:
• Direct sales with the customers and POS (dealing with cash sales)
• Achieving sales targets.
• Handling all issues related to repairs and follow up with customers and technical department.
• Different section duties and responsibilities by Pricing, Managing, Organizing, Displaying, Refilling sections and ordering from warehouse.
• Sending and receiving transfers
• Follow up with customer needs and orders
• Closing daily journal
• Sending and receiving emails
• Store maintenance and needs check (papers, toners, lights, counters )
June 23, 2008/August 16, 2008: BLF BANK ( Banque Libano-Française)
Accaoui branch - Lebanon
Trainee - Responsibilities achieved: • Deposit or cash checks for customers.
• Make withdrawals for customers.
• Update information to the customers on new banking products.
• Answer any questions for the customer or refer them to someone who can help answer phones and related issues.
2011-Present Master of Business Administration - Banking and Finance Concentration Sagesse University - Faculty of Business Admin.& Finance - Lebanon www.uls.edu.lb
2010 Bachelor Degree in Business Administration Sagesse University - Faculty of Business Admin.& Finance
1996 - 2005 Lebanese Baccalaureate in Economic Science Rosary Sisters School - Mansourieh
1990 - 1996 Lycée Français - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (KSA)