Bassel Diab, Outsourced Consultant

Bassel Diab

Outsourced Consultant

Self-employed

Location
Lebanon - Saidon
Education
Doctorate, Economic informatics
Experience
13 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months

Outsourced Consultant at Self-employed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2018

Accounting consultancy, financial analysis, data analysis, inventory management, consultations on organizational communication, culture and strategic Business-IT alignment, etc.

Lecturer at Rafik Hariri University
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2022

Currently teaching: Data analytics, Project management, & MIS.

Taught: Quantitative methods for business, Quantitative modeling for business, Intro to management & Organizational behavior.

Part-time University instructor at Lebanese International University
  • Lebanon - Tyre
  • February 2022 to July 2022

Taught: knowledge management, MIS, & e-business.

Accounting Manager at Al Baba Sweets
  • Lebanon - Saidon
  • March 2016 to December 2017

Manage the accounts departments and lead the accounting staffs at ‘’Al Baba Al Mumtaza’’ - ‘’Al Baba SAL’’ - ‘’Al Baba 2 SAL’’.
• Assisted the executive assistant to GM in financial aspects as well as some administrative ones.
• Managed the accounts department and led the accounting staff at ‘’Al Baba Sweets Al Mumtaza’’ - ‘’Al Baba Sweets SAL’’ & ‘’Al Baba Sweets 2 SAL’’ companies.
• Supervised and followed up on all daily accounting and finance transactions.
• Handled the corporate banking relationships including meeting banks requirements e.g. financial statements and reports.
• Analyzed the financial & accounting reports to facilitate the decision making of executive assistant and the GM.
• Supervised the warehouses manager and the Arabic & French stocks i.e. deliveries, transfers and other movements since it all affected the accounting results and the quality of financial reporting.
• Analyzed the purchases volume in coordination with the purchasing manager
• Managed the liaison with the external auditor

Cost Control Manager at National Builders Contracting Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • December 2014 to February 2016

Conducting and supervising the cost control activity of all companies projects in all KSA areas in addition to preparing the relevant cost reporting package.
Also, preparing budget and applying necessary adjustments on periodic basis or whenever is needed, after critical analysis with the different managers and the GM.

Chief Accountant at National Builders Contracting Co. Ltd, Jeddah
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2011 to November 2014

A subsidiary of Al Saad General Contracting Group (One of the Four Authorized Signatories of the Co.)

Duties:
• Responsible for the management of Accounts Department at the company, and assisting the Finance Manager in Financial Planning & Management.
• Prepare multiple scenarios for Balance Sheet and present it for higher management’s (FM, VP, & CEO) final decision.
• Prepare drafts for other financial statements (St. of Cash Flow, P & L, Retained Earnings ST) as well as Zakat File.
• Coordinate with FM in preparing budgets annually and quarterly.
• Review and audit monthly funding plan, flash report, corporate business plan (on-going projects’ actual and prospective work execution) and backlog reports.
• Review and audit receivables and payables ageing reports.
• Manage banks’ facilities and corporate banking relationships (MSR.44/)
• Prepare financial packages (including P&L, project’s cash flow statement, facilities requirements, etc.) in order to get projects’ specific facilities.
• Review and confirm suppliers, subcontractors & banks accounts’ reconciliations.
• Review and approve on requests for payment, cheques, transfers, etc.
• Assist FM in ensuring necessary funding sources for projects and monitoring modes and efficiency of spending.
• Overall supervision on Personnel Dept. (i.e. Review & approve on personnel financial aspects & reports, employees payroll, settlements, clearance, etc.)

Education

Doctorate, Economic informatics
  • at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • November 2021

Strategic management of Information Systems: Used artificial intelligence to support top managements in quantifying the maturity level of strategic business-IT alignment at organizations.

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at AUL University
  • July 2017

Thesis title: Exploring the importance of relationships between family and non-family managers within family businesses.

Bachelor's degree, Money & Banking
  • at Beirut Arab University
  • July 2008

Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon 2004-2008 Undergraduate in Commerce and Business Administration Concentration: Money & Banking Dean’s Honor List: years 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008.

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Financial Accounting
Internal Audit
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ISO 9001:2008 & HACCP Internal Auditor (Intertek-Moody International Certification Training Course)
Internal Audit
R language
Quantitative modeling
Project management
Data analytics

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

ISO 9001:2008 & HACCP Internal Auditor’’ (Training)
Training Institute:
Moody International S. A. Ltd.
On-Site Statistics Detective (Training)
Training Institute:
Saint Joseph University - Lebanon
Date Attended:
June 2006
Financial Markets Internship (Training)
Training Institute:
Academy of Financial Markets, Lebanon
Date Attended:
January 2008
Trade Seminar (Training)
Training Institute:
Saudi Hollandi Bank
Date Attended:
December 2011
Workshop on Public Finance (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Finance, Ministry of Finance - Lebanon
Date Attended:
July 2007

Hobbies

  • Reading & sport.
  • Writing
    ''Two Essays on The Corporate Bond Market''