rabie balhawan, Lead Accountant & Financial Reporter for 3 companies in Lumiere Group

rabie balhawan

Lead Accountant & Financial Reporter for 3 companies in Lumiere Group

LUMIERE GROUP

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Diploma, CMA
Experience
15 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 7 Months

Lead Accountant & Financial Reporter for 3 companies in Lumiere Group at LUMIERE GROUP
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since May 2011

• Preparing monthly financial statements & day to day operating transactions.
• Reconciling bank accounts, statements of accounts for customers & suppliers.
• Follow up on projects & reviewing terms & conditions of long terms contracts.
• Preparing the sets of financial statements on quarterly basis & reviewing the results with the CFO.
• Preparing budgeted & forecasting financial statements & comparing to actual.
• Follow up & coordinate financial audit yearly exercise
• Analyze revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a
Monthly basis.
• Collection & control of receivables.
• Follow up on letter of credits & their payment terms.
• Control of petty cash.
• Assist with financial and tax audits.
• Assist with preparing tax returns and corporate reporting requirements.
• Assist with quarterly producer commission reports; analyzing and correcting discrepancies.
• Assist in documentation and monitoring of internal controls.
• Managing local & domestic projects, & review their contracts & meeting deadlines.

Training at CFI Trader
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2011 to January 2012

A trading house & one of the region's leaders in financial services

1- Learning about delivery time and symbols with covering all types of future contracts & its value, margin, pip value & contract size.
2- Reading charts and their trends (Up/Down or Long/short) & analyzing.
3- Working on platforms by trying to adapt its functions.
4- Discussing capital guarantees, special products, and options, hedging position, losing position, and wining positions with senior analyst.

Training at bank med
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2011 to November 2011

Bank Med: A leading bank in Lebanon ranked among the top five banks.

1- Training on banking operations, and customer services.
2- Working on different types of loans and interest payments.
3- Clearing checks statement, BDL .and check deposits
4- Money transfer process, & Issuance of certificates.
5- Operations support such as utilities, LG& LC applications, and payment of bills.

Junior Accountant at spot press
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2008 to September 2010

• Accounts Payable, includes processing invoices, following up with vendors and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
Vendor maintenance in SAP.
• Accounts Receivable, including processing payments, producing statement of accounts, collections on overdue accounts and
account reconciliation when required. Customer maintenance in SAP.
• Banking, processing bank deposits, including trips to the bank. All associated finance entries.
• Processing Employee expense reports, verifying expenses are within the company guidelines, correcting errors, questioning
abnormal expenses and entering into the finance system.
• Company credit card reconciliations and communication for obtaining supporting documentation.
• Invoice creation and distribution when required.
• Filing and records retention
• Assisting with Monthly and Year End tasks
• Reception and Administrative support
• Assist with Special projects as required

Education

Diploma, CMA
  • at MORGAN INTERNATIONAL
  • October 2014

Attained classes of both parts & attained all budgeting & forecasting sessions related to IMA.

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at American University Of Science and Technology
  • February 2011

Key Projects: 1- Portfolio Suggestions (finding the best investment of choosing 6 stocks from different countries & industries with no correlation & well diversified, to get the best percentage of low risk & high return) 2- Senior Project “ Constructing a GYM” ( full feasibility study for constructing a gym & introducing its special features among others) 3- Financial Crisis 2007-2008 (introducing the case that leads to the financial crises of 2007-2008 & what were the reasons that made it spread worldwide).

Specialties & Skills

Options
Forwards
Futures
Stock Trading
FX Trading
computer
Trading & hedging (futures, forwards, FX, Options, Stocks & bonds)

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Branch Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Bank Med
Date Attended:
November 2011
Duration:
120 hours

Hobbies

  • jogging, biking & reading financial magazines