Senior Accountant
Educational Research Center Sal
Total years of experience :13 years, 3 Months
• Preparing regional projects’ budgets and balance sheets (inclusive of Staff members travelling & legal expenses declaration, and hardware shipping costs)
• Inspecting projects’ written agreements and ensuring proper documentation of payment terms for both staff members, and external suppliers.
• Researching and assisting with financial taxation plans and audits.
• Analyzing revenues and expenses to ensure they are appropriately recorded.
• Conducting close follow up on invoices issuance with project manager and negotiating settlement terms with suppliers.
• Reconciling payment receipts with initial payment terms to ensure accuracy in account management.
• Preparing financial statements, including monthly and annual accounts, and periodically reviewing them with Vice President and Head of accounting.
• Providing Vice President with regular financial reports detailing expenditure status, payroll and profit summary.
• Issuing bank transfers and checks for external suppliers and consultants.
• Assisting senior auditor with inspection and control over projects’ internal processes.
• Preparing logistics plans to support all relevant operations within the project
• Establishing and maintaining project staff sufficient to support their needs and in full compliance with security and other regulations
• Coordinating the payment of all logistics staff under direct supervision
• Managing project transport requirements
• Performing any other duties as required by the Project Manager
• Developing a customized project program for Oman assignments, including staff schedules, shifts rotations, and procedures to follow.
• Allocating and attending meetings with CEO and project manager concerning project requirements and launching phases.
• Preparing and sending minutes of meeting, presentations and action plans to the concerned parties.
• Assisting in contractual staff members’ recruitment and training them when needed on required tasks and duties.
• Preparing project’s budget sheets and financial reports (including Rental fees, staff members travelling expenses, visa issuance, etc..)
• Ensuring monthly invoices reconciliation with Head of Accounting in Lebanon.
• Researching for multiple suppliers and comparing quotations to be able to advise the project manager on the best offers available.
• Preparing journal entries (Payment Vouchers, Journal Vouchers)
• Verifying suppliers’ invoices through inspecting agreement payment terms and deadlines.
• Preparing part-timers salaries and issuing bank transfers for consultants.
• Managing warehouse inventory by performing quarterly control and audit on stock keeping archiving process.
• Continuously communicating with project managers for accounts reconciliations (Checking and recording travelling expenses etc..)
• Coordinating with sister companies to validate payroll payment transfers, and account settlements.
Assistant Manager - Metig S.A.L - Beirut, Lebanon 2006-2011
Prepare employees files
Verify daily petty cash
Prepare journal entries
Assist customers in daily orders
LCU Lebanese Canadian University in collaboration with Bordeaux Business School (4) – France
Lebanese Canadian University (LCU) - Beirut, Lebanon 2011 Bachelors in Business-Finance
Lycée officiel Ghazir - Beirut, Lebanon 2007 Lebanese baccalaureate, Economics specialty Languages and Technical Skills Fluent in Arabic, French and English with strong written and oral communication skills. Solid skills and knowledge of computer technology and software, including Microsoft Office, Brains, Dolphin.