Houssam Chammout, Finance And Admin Officer

Houssam Chammout

Finance And Admin Officer

Help Age International

Location
Lebanon - Saidon
Education
Master's degree, Accounting
Experience
5 years, 0 Months

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Finance And Admin Officer at Help Age International
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2020 to April 2021

• Managing and updating the office monthly accounting records and following up with Partners on the submission of their monthly reports
• Leading on the preparation of the work plan and forecast for HAI and Partners
• Making sure that donors` funding is spent for their planned purposes and within the allocated budget
• Ensuring compliance with HelpAge and donors` procurement policy for each implementing partner
• Developing detailed budget for each implementing partner related to their activities
• Proceeding with financial induction for each partner’s finance staff.
• Preparing financial reports and payment/cash requests for all HAI activities
• filing of all the finance & administrative documents and employees files
• Providing administrative and logistical support for meetings, workshops, and training
• Conducting virtual monthly audits to partners to ensure proper financial records and documentation depending on donor requirements
• Performing a monthly coordination meeting project partners to discuss project budget and activities and to ensure proper collaboration amongst them
• Handling all accounting system functions such as posting, reconciliation, budgeting, project monitoring reports, and sanction reports

Accountant Internship at Al Nour For Accounting And Audit
  • Lebanon - Saidon
  • January 2019 to January 2020

• Booking the accounting records on the system
• Preparing the taxes` statement for the governmental parties
• Assisting in preparing the NSSF quarterly and yearly tables of the customers` related employees

Sales Coordinator at Debbane Agri
  • Lebanon - Saidon
  • September 2017 to November 2019

Key Responsibilities:
• Overseeing the sales operations including executing sales orders on the system, and issuing related invoices and delivery orders
• Planning the debit/credit notes concurring to administrative orders
• Taking after with customers` accounts including opening of accounts, executing related receipts, bills, matching balances and sending related statement of accounts on a monthly basis
• Ensuring:
-­ Accuracy of the operations, delivery orders, invoices, credit/debit notes and receipts
-­ Commitments` collection on a daily basis, to ensure that all the commitments are collected in their specific dates
• Providing assistance to the accounting department by booking the branch`s collection bookkeeping passages within the diary vouchers
• Serving as a coordinator between the Branch, Credit and Accounting Departments

Cashier at Star Venue Restaurant
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2015 to September 2017

Key Responsibilities:
• Managed the complete incoming cash, petty cash, and payments according to orders and security in cash flow operations
• Attended all the incoming calls such as reservation calls, orders, customers queries and responded to them in the best way possible
• Monitored customers' suggestions and feedback to keep the satisfaction of visitors as a self-initiative

Education

Master's degree, Accounting
  • at Lebanese International University
  • September 2021
Master's degree, Accounting and Auditing
  • at Lebanese University
  • September 2018
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Auditing
  • at Lebanese University
  • October 2016

Specialties & Skills

Marketing
Computers
Reliability
Time Management
Accounting
Strategic Planning
Oracle System
Team Management
New Business Development
Libra System
Accountancy
Microsoft Office

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Expert

Memberships

IMA
  • member
  • August 2019

Training and Certifications

Certified Financial Tax Accountant (Training)
Training Institute:
Practicum Academy
Date Attended:
July 2020
Libra Financial ERP IDS Company Certificate, Edumotion (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2018

Hobbies

  • Discovering
  • Chess
  • Body Building
  • Swimming