nadine houssein, Senior Accountant

nadine houssein

Senior Accountant

ABCO

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Financial Management
Experience
16 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months

Senior Accountant at ABCO
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2012

• Assist in month-end closing, prepare journal entries as necessary, and analyze inventory evaluation, inventory roll forward.
• Coordinate and resolve various issues with bank such as cleared check differences, bank fee anomalies, targeted balance calculations and enhancements to online service
• Review and analyze inventory and margin reports, conduct research and perform analytical studies in regards to cost analyses and profitability.
• Prepare journal entries related to assigned functional responsibilities.
• Assists in preparation of monthly management report and accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives, including “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports. Assist in providing follow-up and documentation of significant variances.
• Routine communication with Supervisors relating to financial close, issues and deliverables.
• Research and prepare variance analysis and explanations.
• Assist with annual external audit. Complete requested materials. Assist in preparing assigned schedules for the annual and interim audit.
• Coordinate with IT department for system issues, maintenance and development such as production, purchasing, import/export, accounts payable, accounts receivable, import/export IT, receiving, shipping, and other.
• Follow-up of employees' deduction, loans, additions, unpaid leaves and calculate the final monthly salary.
• Handling accounts receivable and payable.
• Handling cash box .

Senior Accountant at Hicon general trading and contracting
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2009 to May 2012

• Back-up month-end duties assigned to other Senior Accountants.
• Assists in preparation of monthly management report and accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives, including “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports. Assist in providing follow-up and documentation of significant variances.
• Assist with completion of the quarterly and annual regulatory filings; preparation of assigned Quarterly and Annual Statutory Statement pages/schedules.
• Assist with annual external audit. Complete requested materials. Assist in preparing assigned schedules for the annual and interim audit.
• Coordinate and resolve various issues with bank such as cleared check differences, bank fee anomalies, targeted balance calculations and enhancements to online services.
• Review and analyze inventory and margin reports, conduct research and perform analytical studies in regards to cost analyses and profitability.
• Routine communication with Supervisors relating to financial close, issues and deliverables.
• Research and prepare variance analysis and explanations.
• Prepare foreign currency transactions analysis and its impact on financial results.
• Calculate withholding tax receipts for Corporate Tax.
• Perform account analysis, accrual calculations, and other related accounting documents/schedules.
• Prepare journal entries related to assigned functional responsibilities.

Customer service at MED BANK
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2008 to September 2009

- Cashier Service:

• Assist the clients with all cash operations and accounts
• En-Cashing checks or deposit it in accounts.
• Deposit/withdraw money from current or saving accounts.

-Customer service :
• Opening and closing accounts.
• Changing sur-name accounts from personnel to another.
• Changing personnel accounts signature.
• Providing client requested information regarding their standing accounts and new bank accounts products.

Accountant at Maaroof Hounauny for Accounting & Auditing office
  • Lebanon - Saidon
  • January 2008 to August 2008

• Prepare, analyze and report weekly, monthly, quarterly gross margin analysis by brand by customer type.
• Maintain internal control documentation and test internal controls
• Ensure timely submission, accuracy and validity of inventory, gross margin schedules to management
• Coordinate with IT department for system issues, maintenance and development such as production, purchasing, import/export, accounts payable, accounts receivable, import/export IT, receiving, shipping, and other.
• Assist with annual external audit. Complete requested materials. Assist in preparing assigned schedules for the annual and interim audit.
• Prepare detailed account analysis and reconcile sales, cost and inventory, liability accounts by customer type by division

Education

Master's degree, Financial Management
  • at IUL
  • June 2009

Specialties & Skills

Accounts Payable
Payroll
Project Accounting
Retail Accounting
Accounts Receivable
Microsoft Office
Dolphin

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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