Chief Accountant
HLC S.A.L.
Total years of experience :26 years, 11 Months
Responsibilities: Perform daily financial transactions; Accounts Receivable (incoming payments), Accounts Payables (issuing checks, record payments of purchases, expense claims in line with HLC policies & procedures after approval, ensure correct and timely pay-outs, salaries); Petty Cash management; Monitor account balances and process financial transactions in an accurate and timely manner, to maintain appropriate cash balance to avoid the occurrence of an overdraft; Provide all the data requested for the budget preparation, monitor expenditure and budget forecasts; Update the Fixed Asset records of HLC; Support in processing monthly payroll for Lebanon staff; Bank transactions & reconciliation; Suppliers’ reconciliation; NSSF declaration control; Support & provide necessary data and documents for the yearend audit; Ensure full compliance with all statutory regulations audits and tax requirements; Organize proper and timely filing of all relevant invoices and accounting documentation.
• Responsibilities: Month-end/year-end closing & accruals process; Financial reports; Accounts analysis & reconciliations to ensure compliance with internal policies & standards, and the Lebanese laws; Trial Balance Control; Control & approval of the suppliers’ payments; Cash Flow Budget; Tax Budget; Foreign Exchange report; Consolidation report; Intercompany Reconciliation; Sister-companies re-invoicing of services; VAT declaration; Income Tax preparation; IFRS; Fixed Assets depreciation & inventory; key contact with the internal & external auditors, Group consolidation team & Treasury, tax advisor, tax authorities, Ministry of Finance inspectors, banks; Organize the Filing & Archiving process; Manage, coach, support & motivate the Accounting team; recruitment interviews for the Accounting department.
• Achievements: Reducing the first assessment of a fiscal audit by 50%; Implementation of SAP accounting software with the cooperation of the IT department; enhance the internal control & accounting processes; implementation of the “Online Banking” system to eliminate the cash & cheque payments; enhance the “Go Green” program by reducing the paperwork filing; Organization of training sessions within the Accounting department and for the other departments.
Responsibilities: Yearly Close Process; Accruals & prepayments accounts; Financial reports; bank reconciliation; management of suppliers’ and customers’ accounts; fixed assets inventory; petty cash management; Cash Flow Budget; Invoice services provided to sister companies; Income tax & VAT declaration; Payroll preparation for statutory, seasonal & contractual employees; management of employees files (profiles & necessary documents, NSSF & Insurance procedures); dealing with Banks & Suppliers; liaise with external & internal auditors.
Part-time job
Part-time job
Responsibilities: Responsible of the Accounting department with all accountancy matters; Creation of the Chart of Account & the internal norms for the newly launched restaurant; Administrative work of the office; Dealing with banks & suppliers; Cash control; Inventory; supplies; Maintaining the files of restaurant’s staff; Providing auditors with the required information.
Part-time job
Responsibilities: Data entry; Petty cash; Expense claim; Invoicing
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