Mickael Chahoud, Audit Manager

Mickael Chahoud

Audit Manager

JHI-Haddad

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Higher diploma, LACPA
Experience
12 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months

Audit Manager at JHI-Haddad
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since September 2019

- Prepare the audit plan for audit engagements.
- Organize meetings with clients during all phases of audit to ensure compliance with conditions and terms of the engagement.
- Supervise the team members during the fieldwork in order to get an effective and efficient results.
- Ensuring that the audited financial statements are prepared in accordance with the applicable standards (IFRS) and tax regulations and the audit is performed in compliance with international standards.
- Using knowledge of the audit process to complete a detailed review of the audit file and ensuring that sufficient appropriate
audit evidence has been obtained, procedures carried out and documentation completed to form and support conclusions on key audit risk areas.
- Prepare and review final audit reports to be delivered to clients.

Assistant Manager Audit at Grant Thornton International
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2018 to August 2019

-Prepare the audit plan (scoping, risk assessment, audit evidence, reporting) for audit engagements.
-Organizing meetings with clients to arrange for an effective audit and to ensure that the audit is conducted as per engagement's terms and conditions.
-Supervision, review, and leading actions for team members in order to get an effective and efficient results and to motivate the team members.
-Prepare and review audit reports.

Senior External Auditor at BDO International-Semaan,Gholam & Co.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2014 to October 2018

Providing audit services, Supervising audit engagements, Providing quality assurance about financial statements, Ensuring that the financial statements are prepared in accordance with applicable standards (IFRS) and the audit is performed as per international standards, Preparing and issuing audit reports...

Auditor & Accountant at Office Albert Sayegh for Auditing
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2011 to August 2014

- Booking of daily transactions of companies.
- Check and approve daily accounting and journal entries.
- Audit companies’ books and ensure compliance with accounting standards and Lebanese Tax Law.
- Prepare balance sheet, income statement, salaries tables, financial ratios analysis, bank reconciliations.
- Prepare End of year closing (depreciation-accruals-prepayments-provisions-DOE…).
- Prepare quarterly taxes declarations (VAT, Salaries, NSSF…) to send them to the Ministry of Finance .
- Prepare and control the calculation of income tax related to SAL, SARL, Off-Shore, Holding, and prepare the annual declarations related to these companies (Oscar).
- Prepare audit reports as per international standards.

Trainee at Byblos bank SAL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2010 to September 2010

Training in all the sections in the branch

Part Time Accountant at Quasar for security and telecommunication
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2009 to October 2009

General Accounting, AR, AP

Education

Higher diploma, LACPA
  • at Lebanese Association of CPA
  • August 2017

Licensed Lebanese Certified Auditor ; License # 2961

Higher diploma, CPA
  • at Maine State Board Of Accountancy
  • December 2016

Licensed CPA # CP10063 from USA

Master's degree, Finance
  • at Lebanese University-Faculty of Business and Economics-Ashrafieh
  • June 2013
Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Finance
  • at Lebanese University-Faculty of Business and Economics - Ashrafieh
  • July 2011

Specialties & Skills

Consultancy
Financial Analysis
Quality Assurance
Financials
Auditing
Audit of financial statements
Financial analysis
Taxation background
Financial reporting
Preparation of financial statements
Financial and Tax advisory
Oral and Written Communications
Professionalism
Attention to details
Motivation
Microsoft Office Use
Teamwork
Time Management
Consolidation
Ability to communicate with diverse backgrounds
IFRS Application
Accounting practice
Leadership skills
Working under pressure

Languages

English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Lebanese Association of Certified Auditors
  • Certified Auditor member in practice
  • July 2018

Training and Certifications

IFRS,IAS,TAX,Accounting (Training)
Training Institute:
BDO International ; Grant Thornton;JHI
Date Attended:
January 2021
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Music, Sports, Logic games