Alain Rahal

• Verify and process accounts payable by matching invoices with supporting documentation and posting transactions in QuickBooks in accordance with company financial policies.
• Maintain accurate and complete accounts payable records to ensure compliance with internal controls and audit requirements.
• Prepare and process vendor payments, while resolving discrepancies and responding to vendor inquiries.
• Assist with month-end close by reconciling accounts payable, investigating variances, and generating financial reports for management review.
• Additionally, process and manage payroll for over 100 employees, ensuring timely and accurate payments and compliance with payroll regulations.

• Plan, execute, and complete audit engagements in accordance with applicable auditing standards.
• Perform testing of financial statement line items, internal controls, and substantive procedures.
• Gather, evaluate, and document audit evidence to support reliable and efficient audit opinions.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, applicable laws and regulations, and professional standards.
• Prepare clear, concise, and well-organized audit documentation and workpapers.

• Perform detailed examinations of transactions, balances, records, and financial statements.
• Verify accuracy and compliance with applicable accounting standards, identifying material misstatements
or control deficiencies.
• Conduct walkthroughs and test the design and effectiveness of operational and financial controls.
• Document audit procedures, findings, and conclusions, and prepare internal audit reports for management.
• Contribute to enhancing the credibility and reliability of financial reporting while reducing risks.

• Reviewed and analyzed Mergers and Acquisitions deals for public, private and startup companies, while supervised and approved M&A team transactions execution.
• Trained and guided M&A department team, evaluated data and figures using financial assessment tools for evaluation and modelling, while identified rising trends.
• Reviewed and appraised acquirer and target companies' disclosures, financial statements and reports in order to assess EBITDA, EBIT, Net Profit and Net Assets.

•Prepared weekly treasury, cash flow, vendors, debtors and stock aging reports.
•Compiled and analyzed monthly P&L, balance sheet, working capital and manpower, monitored collection and submitted PowerPoint presentations to management board.
•Analyzed and advised on general ledger review and trial balance control.
•Prepared and analyzed results with MIS support, using SAP ERP reporting.
•Prepared monthly forecast and checked variances between budget and ledger.
•Elaborated and analyzed various divisional and consolidated reports including strong KPI focus, spreadsheets, ratios, pivot table, charts and statistical techniques.

• Posted journal entries, petty cash, banks, assets, accruals, provisions, VAT, NSSF, taxation and payroll.
• Monitored inventory and conducted products costing analysis using PIMS.
• Prepared weekly collection and payment reports, aging of receivables and stock.

• Posted accounts payable, receivable, banks and payroll transactions for four divisions.
• Posted petty cash, daily expenses and inventory movement using Visual Dolphin.
• Reported vendors dues, receivables, stock aging, idle items, accruals and provisions.
• Assisted in budget, closing, and monthly variances between actual and budget.

•Planned, coordinated and supervised corporate and group events, birthdays, concerts, weddings and bridal ceremonies, while maintaining precise objectives and metrics.
•Established strategic and efficient relations with vendors, partners and sponsors.
•Performed regular assessments, quality assurance and effective control processes.

•Recruited, trained and supervised staff, monitored F&B operations and implemented efficient strategies to ensure best customers’ satisfaction.
•Monitored and inspected multiple points of sale on daily basis and closed cashiers.
•Coordinated events and groups, as well as ordered finest goods with lowest prices.