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Maroun Abou Chaaya, Finance Manager & Internal Auditor

Maroun Abou Chaaya

Finance Manager & Internal Auditor·HMD Africa S.A.L (Offshore)

Lebanon

Bachelor's degree, Audit

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 3 months

Finance Manager & Internal Auditor

July 2014 - Present

HMD Africa S.A.L (Offshore)

Beirut, Lebanon

July 2014 - Present

• 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

Company industry:
Purchasing & Procurement
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Senior Auditor

May 2012 - July 2014

George Youssef Audit Firm

Beirut, Lebanon

May 2012 - 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

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Auditor

March 2009 - May 2012

Georges Youssef Audit Firm

Beirut, Lebanon

March 2009 - 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

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Universite Saint Esprit De Kaslik

June 2011

June 2011

Bachelor's degree, Audit

Lebanon

GPA (percentage): 80%

GPA (percentage): 80%

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

Skills

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

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

Training
Stock exchange
Reuters
May 2011
Management
World Vision
Jan 2012
Management
SOB
Jul 2013

Hobbies

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