Maroun Abou Chaaya, Finance Manager & Internal Auditor

Maroun Abou Chaaya

Finance Manager & Internal Auditor

HMD Africa S.A.L (Offshore)

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Audit
Experience
15 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 2 Months

Finance Manager & Internal Auditor at HMD Africa S.A.L (Offshore)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since July 2014

• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition for Lebanon and Guinea branch.
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai branch.
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements for Lebanon and Guinea branch
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch

• Research technical accounting issues for compliance for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch
• Support month-end and year-end close process for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch

• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch
• Liaise with external advisors on the preparation of statutory financial information for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch
• Develop the forecasting models (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow) for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch
• Review company internal controls for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch
• Annual Budgeting for Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Lebanon, Belgium and Dubai Branch

Senior Auditor at George Youssef Audit Firm
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2012 to July 2014

• Conducts assigned audit engagements successfully from beginning to end
• Identifies and communicates issues raised, offering recommended solutions relevant to business and risk
• Supervises junior auditors assigned to engagements providing guidance and overall review of deliverables
• Ensures audit conclusions are based on a complete understanding of the process, circumstances, and risk
• Develops audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives.
• Obtains and reviews evidence ensuring audit conclusions are well-documented
• Ensures adherence at all times to all applicable department and professional standards
• Communicates assigned tasks to engagement team in a manner that is clear and concise ensuring high quality,
accurate, and efficient results
• Organizes personal effort along with those of junior auditors to be risk-based, productive, and efficient at all times
• Ensures adequate focus on personal professional growth relevant to taking on more challenging assignments, in line with standard audit career progression - proactively seeks relevant Education and training opportunities
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Control accounting balances.
• External Auditing tasks.
• VAT, SSNF, financial reporting, audit reports
• Lebanese tax system, V.A.T, CNSS
• External audit missions
• Financial reports
• Audit Reports

Auditor at Georges Youssef Audit Firm
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2009 to May 2012

. Data Entry
. Control accounting balances \
. External auditing tasks
. Social Security National Fund
. Audit Reports
. VAT control
. Taxes on salary
. Financial Reports
. Audit Reports

Education

Bachelor's degree, Audit
  • at Universite Saint Esprit De Kaslik
  • June 2011

Most popular stand in the yearly marketing forum of our university. certificate given from Reuters for their market exchange programe

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Financial Analysis
Financial Accounting
accounting programes
US GAAP
Microsoft ( excel , access , powerpoint , word )
accounting
Team Management
Payroll
External Audit
team work
audit reporting
financial accounting
internal controls
tax preparation
Multi tasking
Financial analysis
financial statements
leadership
accounts payable
business planning
forecasting

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

SOB
  • Leader on a group of youth people with whom i organize charity events and fund raising events.
  • February 2000

Training and Certifications

Stock exchange (Training)
Training Institute:
Reuters
Date Attended:
May 2011
Management (Training)
Training Institute:
World Vision
Date Attended:
January 2012
Management (Training)
Training Institute:
SOB
Date Attended:
July 2013

Hobbies

  • Scouts
    Organized above 20 successful projects Head of financial department in SOB
  • Swimming
    Top 1 in Beirut Schools championship in 2002