Halim El Hachem, Group Finance Manager

Halim El Hachem

Group Finance Manager

Venture Group

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Candidate
Experience
19 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 9 Months

Group Finance Manager at Venture Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2013

Venture Group is the concept master planner, real estate co-developer, and destination operator of:

- Uruguay Street - Nightlife district in down town Beirut, Award winner for best nightlife destination 2013 & 2014.
- The Backyard - Community Lifestyle Destination in Hazmieh
- The Village - Dbayeh Bars & Restaurants Village
- Resto St. Nicolas - Achrafieh Restaurants Cluster
- Nestle Waters Lebanon Head Offices & Logistical Platform, project featured on 16-2-2015 in the most visited architecture website in the world www.archdaily.com
- Abd el wahab restaurant Hazmieh, one of Lebanon's and UAE best Arabic cuisine

-Venture Hospitality, the consulting arm of the Group, has developed recently the business opportunity and realised the following projects:

1.Music Hall Waterfront Beirut
2. Music Hall Dubai
3. People Club The Raffles Dubai

Prepare the yearly budget, establish trends and compare actual against forecast, extra cost provision through monitoring future business plans
•Implement internal control procedure and develop policies to preserve company assets and increase profitability
•Optimize company resources to achieve the highest level of professionalism and performance
•Review and analyze cost / budget trends and propose cost effective analysis methodologies for the improvement of budget performance
•Manage projects financially, coupled with a strategic outlook and proven leadership ability
•Implementation, analysis and management of new accounting systems and procedures, including systems integration and training.
•Implementation and development of financial strategies, management of finance team, ensuring timely financial information, providing advice and guidance on business development financially
•Negotiating loan terms, interest rate.

Internal Audit at Lebanomica - Azzouz Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2004 to September 2013

• Reconsolidation with banks, clients and suppliers.
• KSA Branch controlling the production/purchase/sales/bank accounts/LC’s/expenses/employees/assets/balance sheet,
• Syria Branch controlling clients/purchase/sales movement along with production/storage process in all it’s diversity,
• Accurate and complete processing of journals and reconciliation in a timely manner,
• Auditing production/clients/suppliers/bank accounts (CC’s, LC’s etc)/cash in all divisions (Syria/Ksa/Italy) among help generating the balance sheet.
• Monitoring the daily cash and bank balances.
• Cashflow, budgeting

Education

Master's degree, Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Candidate
  • at Move Forward International (MFI)
  • May 2017
Higher diploma, Certificate in IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards from ACCA, Candidate
  • at Move Forward International (MFI)
  • July 2016
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at Business and Computer University (BCU)
  • October 2011
Master's degree, Auditing
  • at Institut de tourisme
  • January 2007

Institut de tourisme; Dekwane - Beirut BT3 MIS Management information systems (2003) Notre-Dame Du Perpetuel Secours (N.D.P.S) ; Sin el Fil – Lebanon Year 2000

Bachelor's degree, Auditing
  • at Institut de tourisme
  • January 2007

Institut de tourisme; Dekwane - Beirut BT3 MIS Management information systems (2003) Notre-Dame Du Perpetuel Secours (N.D.P.S) ; Sin el Fil – Lebanon Year 2000

Specialties & Skills

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
NEGOTIATION
ORACLE DEVELOPER 2000
PROFIT AND LOSS
REAL ESTATE
WEB SITE PRODUCTION

Languages

Arabic
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