Farah Saadeddine CPA CMA, consultant

Farah Saadeddine CPA CMA

consultant

Klima Contra

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Higher diploma, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)
Experience
12 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 3 Months

consultant at Klima Contra
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since February 2017

• Work with the management team to ensure accurate financial reporting and bookkeeping.
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans
• Ensure accurate invoicing and tracking of projects and services.

consultant at Klima Contra
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since February 2017

• Work with the management team to ensure accurate financial reporting and bookkeeping.
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans
• Ensure accurate invoicing and tracking of projects and services.

Financial Analyst at Agthia Group PJSC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2014 to September 2015

• Ensure timely completion of closing activities and preparation of consolidated Balance sheets schedules for Monthly & Quarterly closing
• Acted as a lead during quarter reviews and annual audits for head office and consolidated financial statements. Ensure an accurate and timely consolidation of monthly, quarterly and year-end Financial and timely reporting of all statutory financial information
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department. Ensure the compliance to Company Policy & Procedure.
• Acted as the main point of contact with BUs in the area of cross charge, intercompany loans and balance confirmations
• Responsible for timely and adequate financial reporting to parent company, ESCA and ADX as per their requirements.
• Efficient Utilization of credit availability, including revolving credit agreements to provide liquidity for the Working Capital of the Group.
• Managing long-term and short-term loans of the Group at the most competitive Return.
• Maintain banking facilities proposals and comparison files in accordance with the Group’s criteria.
• Monitor bank interest and service fees and address quality issues.
• Assisting in arranging various risk covering insurance at the most competitive rates for the Group ensuring all Assets are well covered and maintaining the Group’s relationships with Insurance Brokers and Insurance Providers.
• Responsible for managing the Fixed Assets tagging process for the Group on timely basis.

Auditor at ERNST & YOUNG
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2010 to May 2014

• Actively engaged in annual audit and quarter review engagements of key clients
• Prepared financial statements following IFRS and local GAAP
• Participated in online courses about IFRS, local GAAP, GAAS and E&Y audit methodology
• Developed an understanding of main business processes and internal control structure of assigned financial institutions, manufacturing and trading clients among other clients.
• Planned and coordinated a number of complex audit assignments to meet budgets, time deadlines and client requirements with the ability to re-priorities work to meet needs.
• Established audit objectives and developed audit programs that address controls and risks as per GAAS.
• Prepared and presented to clients’ management recommendations on internal control weaknesses identified during audit field work.
• Supervised, trained and evaluated assigned auditors to enhance their ability of performing work effectively and efficiently

Intern Auditor at TALAL ABU GHAZALEH CO
  • Lebanon
  • July 2008 to August 2008

TALAL ABU GHAZALEH CO. Beirut, Lebanon

July 2008- August 2008
• Worked in the Auditing department and learned different
techniques related to auditing and bookkeeping.

Education

Higher diploma, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)
  • at The American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA)
  • December 2012

• Successful first attempt pass of all sections of the uniform CPA exams using self study course. • Associate member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA)

Higher diploma, CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT (CMA)
  • at The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • February 2011

• Successful pass of both sections using self study course. • Member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at The American University of Beirut (AUB)
  • June 2009

Emphasis in Accounting

Specialties & Skills

Monthly Closing
managerial accounting
Financial Reporting
Auditing
BOOKKEEPING
BUDGETS
CLIENTS
FIELD WORK
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TRADING
microsoft powerpoint
accounts payable
asset management
analysis
month end
AUDITING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • Member
of the Outdoors construction committee (annual spring
  • Member
of the Outdoors Decoration committee
  • Member
of the AUB Business Society
  • Member

Training and Certifications

CMA (Certificate)
CPA (Certificate)