Alain Rahal, Chief Accountant – Freelance

Alain Rahal

Chief Accountant – Freelance

AccuBooksFin | Rhodium Consulting Peninsula LLC

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Diploma, International Financial Reporting Standards
Experience
23 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 7 Months

Chief Accountant – Freelance at AccuBooksFin | Rhodium Consulting Peninsula LLC
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2017

•Processing and handling regular accounting transactions, preparing and presenting financial statements that comply with International Financial Reporting Standards.
•Supervising juniors’ tasks, while improving internal controls and procedures.
•Generating MS Excel formula functions, pivot tables, charts and spreadsheets.
•Controlling the integrity of accounting information and resolving discrepancies.
•Preparing periodical financial reports with analysis and providing recommendations.
•Preparing budget with monthly checking of variances between budget and actual.

Senior Financial Analyst and Auditor – Remote at Teaser Platform for Market Research
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • February 2021 to January 2023

•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.

Financial Analyst at Al Futtaim Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2014 to December 2016

•Prepared weekly treasury, cash flow, vendors’ dues, debtors’ and stock aging reports.
•Compiled and analyzed monthly P&L statement, balance sheet, working capital, 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.

Accountant at Alco Electronics
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2010 to July 2014

•Processed daily journal vouchers, accounts payable and receivable, petty cash, banks, assets, accruals, provisions, VAT, NSSF, taxation and payroll for an IT company.
•Controlled all stock transactions and conducted products’ costing analysis.
•Prepared weekly collection and payment reports, aging of receivables and stock.
•Reviewed accounting procedures and resolved discrepancies using PIMS.

Accountant at Saudi Electronic Trading Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2008 to April 2010

•Processed accounts payable and receivable transactions, L/Cs, banks related transactions, reconciliations, banks guarantee and payroll for 4 diverse divisions.
•Handled petty cash, daily expenses, and inventory control using Visual Dolphin.
•Compiled various reports and statements related to suppliers’ dues, receivables and stock aging, idle items, accruals, provisions and participated in month-end closing.
•Assisted in yearly budget and checked monthly variances between actual and budget.

Inventory Control and Costing Officer at RMC – Putt-Putt & Splash Mountain
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2006 to June 2008

•Performed items’ creation process and ensured proper goods allocation and control.
•Processed and posted all stock transactions, calculated the landed cost for all foreign suppliers’ goods received, with continuous inspection on idle and obsolete items.
•Prepared regular costing analysis and conducted yearly stock count process.

Assistant F&B Manager and Purchasing Officer at RMC – Putt-Putt & Splash Mountain
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2000 to February 2006

•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.

Education

Diploma, International Financial Reporting Standards
  • at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • March 2020

CertIFR from ACCA

Diploma, Certified Management Accountant
  • at Institute of Certified Management Accountants.
  • May 2017

CMA from IMA

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management
  • at American University of Science and Technology.
  • February 2007

B.Sc. MIS - AUST

Diploma, Lebanese Baccalaureate in Experimental Sciences
  • at Antonine Sisters College, Roumieh – Lebanon.
  • July 2000

BACII in Experimental Sciences - Antonine Sisters College

Specialties & Skills

Financial Reporting
Financial Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Accounting
MS PowerPoint
MS Excel
MS Outlook
Visual Dolphin & Dolphin
MS Word
International Financial Reporting Standards
US GAAP

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certificate in IFRS from ACCA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020
Ethics in the Digital Age (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Management Accountants
Date Attended:
October 2023
Introduction to Business Intelligence (Training)
Training Institute:
Corporate Finance Institute
Date Attended:
August 2023
Corporate Finance Fundamentals (Training)
Training Institute:
Corporate Finance Institute
Date Attended:
July 2022
Excel Fundamentals – Formulas for Finance (Training)
Training Institute:
Corporate Finance Institute
Date Attended:
June 2021
Excel for Business Professionals workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
IMA Lebanon Chapter
Date Attended:
February 2020
The Lebanese Economy workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
IMA Lebanon Chapter
Date Attended:
January 2020
Certificate of Completion for Behavioral Ethics (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2017
Accounting and System Implementation training. (Training)
Training Institute:
PMS
Date Attended:
March 2006
Lean Management Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2018
Ethics Series: The Slippery Slope of Greed (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2017
International Financial Reporting Standards workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Move Forward International
Date Attended:
June 2016
Financial Statement and Cash Flow Analysis workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Move Forward International
Date Attended:
December 2015
Financial Analysis training. (Training)
Training Institute:
AFG
Date Attended:
September 2014
Financial Analysis training. (Training)
Training Institute:
Setra
Date Attended:
February 2010
General Accounting. (Training)
Training Institute:
RMC
Date Attended:
October 2007

Hobbies

  • Reading, listening to music and swimming.