Head Of Finance And Administration
Confidential
Total years of experience :19 years, 3 Months
• Strategic Planning: Develop and direct all short-term and long-range financial plans consistent with corporate philosophy and strategies; provide direction to all financial operations to ensure financial data is as accurate and timely.
• Financial Management: Manage various financial verticals, such as accounting, financial & accounting systems, internal controls, decision support systems, auditing, cash management, general ledger systems, financial analysis, and long-range financial planning.
• Build the management reporting, annual accounts, and audit matters for adhering to the statutory requirements, donor reporting and governance structures. Evaluate, formulate, and provide global financial management information, analysis, processes, and systems.
• Statutory Compliance: Devise, execute, and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures. Assure accounting and reporting comply with accounting standards.
• Auditing: Carry out the internal audit engagements from planning to issuing the final report, including strategic, operational, compliance, and financial audits focusing on primary business risks and major corporate initiatives.
• Internal Controls: Contribute to positioning the internal controls to ensure compliance with accounting laws and regulations.
• Cash Flow Management: Ensure adequate cash flow levels by effectively managing the cash flow of the company and ensuring appropriate treasury controls.
• Banking & Borrowing Management: Monitor and supervise the company's banking and borrowing arrangements.
• Financial Advisory: Entrust with the overall accountability of providing financial advisory, including guidance and information on organizational performance, risks and opportunities to the leadership and senior management team.
• Financial Controls: Play a stellar role in setting up the financial controls, management systems and budgeting processes emphasizing supporting managers in budget preparation and control, interpreting reporting obligations, and monitoring expenditure.
• New System Implementation: Lead the implementation of a new system to optimize the company’s work and efficiency. Assess all the formal finance, HR, and IT related policies and procedures.
• Reporting: Contribute to formulating the financial reporting for the organization, comprising monthly financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, 5-year financial plans and all statutory financial reporting.
• Forecasting: Advocate efforts in preparing forecasts of monthly, quarterly, and annual results.
• Leadership Acumen: Build, mentor, coach, and guide a team and a set of systems, processes and tools which are fit for purpose, accessible and trusted by the whole organization, ensuring processes are efficient, robust and contain appropriate financial controls.
• Evangelized the transformation of business & financial outlook, establish financial strategies.
• Played a stellar role in managing Accounting Team (15 employees including Chief Accountant, seniors, & Accountants).
• Maintained accurate and complete financial records and participated in audits or reconciliations to eliminate variances.
• Held accountable for managing accounting and financial requirements and providing financial support, advice, and expertise to maximize value and deliver leadership, direction, and management to the finance and accounting teams.
• Preserved an update record in Modern Home, Bader Abdullah Darwish & Partners, Lagoona & Darwish Corporate, which fall under Darwish Holding group.
• Developed Team Strategies to be able to achieve Department Goals.
• Monitored, followed up & posted all types of transactions under Darwish Holding.
• Established Accounting procedures for Lagoona Company and Lead the team until finalizing TB from 2006 to 2014.
• Formulated a chart of accounts that meets the management vision.
• Restructured the accounting department with the needed qualified personnel & do proper job description that covers the accounting tasks & requirements. According to external audit, guidelines apply to the accounting & documentation cycles that cover all loopholes.
• Monitored the implementation of the new ERP system (Oracle) with all the setups and modules and ensured everything is done and finalized. Liaised with other senior management team members in evaluating financial or management information and other related factors, including contract negotiations or setting up strategic partnerships.
Key Deliverables:
• Produced and timely submitted the accounting reports, summaries, and reconciliation with relevant reports.
• Ensured the highest levels of accuracy by scrutinizing and resolving accounting discrepancies & irregularities.
• Entrusted with the overall accountability of developing the cash flow when required.
• Dexterously looked after the six accountants; took full responsibility for the accounting system up to finalization & issuing.
• Supervised the payroll preparation and processing; looked after the overhead accounts.
• Formulated with the Accounting Manager the monthly profit and loss statement, yearly budget report, financial statements.
• Managed all accounting functions and ensured timely delivery of reports.
• Held accountable for preparing and entering in the system all types of transactions made in the accounting Department (Journal Voucher, Cash & Bank Deposit, Asset Sale & Purchase) Type all official letters which related to Bank Telex Transfer, Draft, Bank Guarantee, Suppliers, Customers, Debit & Credit Notes.
• Handled Credit Card and Gift Voucher Reconciliation.
• Conducted reconciliation of foreign and local suppliers and followed up on the related payments.
• Prepared Bank reconciliation every month. Carried out all the payments related to Local & Foreign suppliers.
• Prepared and calculated overtime & commission for the employees.
• Worked with the Accounting Manager in year closing on Assets Depreciation, Adjustment’s entries, Expenses allocation.
• Prepared and booked petty cash in the system. Developed daily cash report.
Prepare all types of reconciliations and do GL & Bank transactions
I have Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from University of Saint Joseph (Lebanon)
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