lana karam, Financial Advisor

lana karam

Financial Advisor

MetLife

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
10 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months

Financial Advisor at MetLife
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2019 to April 2019

Meeting clients for a financial study
Prepare a tailor made illustration for each client
Advising clients about their needs and wants
Following up with clients
Recruiting potential sales advisors

operations manager at Sarkis Lteif & Sons
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2015 to December 2018

 Managing a Healthy Workflow within the Organization (Coordinating throughout the entire Operation being Management Team, Sales Team, Customer Service, After Sales and Maintenance)
 Checking all Daily Sales, Receipts & Purchases.
 Monitoring Daily Reports sent by Head of Departments.
 Closing Daily Cash and checking amounts accuracy.
 Checking & Monitoring Daily Banks Accounts. Supervising Visa Statements& Consumer Loans and making sure commissions are properly calculated.
 Controlling Payments (Setting Dates, Amounts to be spent& Bank Accounts to be used).
 Monthly Banks Reconciliation.
 Meeting with Key Suppliers to close Deals &Contracts, Set Target, End of Year Compensation and Branding Fees.
 Checking “Before Order” issued by the Procurement Department before placing Purchase Orders (making sure Costs are correct and Quantities are reasonable)
 Preparing Quotations for Corporate Clients and Following up for Deal Finalization.
 Initiating Special Campaigns, Fixing Prices & Managing Execution.
 Coordinating & Meeting with Banks Representatives.
 Coordinating with the Company System Provider on behalf of the whole Team, for Corrections, Upgrades &New Versions.
 Coordinating with the Company IT Support for all Technical Problem Solving, Inquiries & requirements.
 Coordinating with the Company Website Developers, for Website Integration and Launching.
 Worked on Company System Migration from “Fox Pro” to “SQL”
 Generate Monthly P&L for Partners.
 Setting Monthly Targets for Salespeople and Preparing Monthly Incentive Pay.

Executive Assistant at sarkis lteif and sons
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2013 to August 2015

 Transact Company Purchases Invoices.
 Create New Item on Company Operational System (Define Categories & Sub Categories, Full Specs, Cost and Selling Price)
 Follow up with Suppliers for Credit Notes reception & Transact vouchers accordingly.
 Suppliers Statement of Account reconciliation.
 Transact all Bank Vouchers (Visa Vouchers, Caisse, Consumers Loans, Payments…)
 Checking Items Price Lists & inquires compensation when needed.
 Send Sellouts to Suppliers for Consignment Products & Request Invoices.

Cashier at Sarkis lteif and sons
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2011 to March 2013

 Generate Sales Invoices.
 Issue Payment Receipts.
 Prepare Delivery Notes to be sent to the Store Keeper.
 Respond to Clients inquiries.
 Generate & Follow up on Customers debt Report.
 Fill & Submit Consumer Loan Applications

assistant secretary at aquamarina 2
  • Lebanon
  • May 2011 to September 2011

customer care, phone operator

Cashier at on the road jbeil
  • Lebanon
  • July 2010 to February 2011

cashier, responsible of the store higene, responsible of ordering missing items from the store, western union transactions

Telemarketing at DoReMi magazine
  • Lebanon
  • October 2009 to June 2010

selling magazines for kids on the phone, reviewing customers feedback

waitress at edde sands
  • Lebanon
  • June 2008 to October 2009

seeking customers orders, assuring customers happiness, maintaining food hygiene

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Arts, Science and Technology university in Lebanon
  • July 2018
Bachelor's degree, management information system
  • at Arts, sciences and technology university in lebanon
  • June 2013

Specialties & Skills

Hygiene
Interactive Experiences
Information Development
Information Management
Information Seeking
microsoft visual studio
Microsoft office

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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