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Rita Karam, Financial & Business Support Consultant

Rita Karam

Financial & Business Support Consultant·Steritech Egypt - under establishment

Lebanon

Master's degree, Management and Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 4 months

Financial & Business Support Consultant

March 2022 - Present

Steritech Egypt - under establishment

Lebanon

March 2022 - Present

• Develop a feasibility study for advanced disinfection and sterilization products plant in Egypt
• Fulfil project submission filing requirements
• Develop a new coding system for Steritech Products
• Streamline and devise processes related to risk management and customers’ communication required for the application to CE certificate

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Consulting

Financial Manager

November 2012 - February 2022

IBC S.A.L

Saidon, Lebanon

November 2012 - February 2022

Conduct profit and cost analyses and highlight cost reduction opportunities
• Supervise a team of Accountants
• Establish and monitor financial policies and controls
• Allocate resources and manage cash flows
• Coordinate and consolidate budgets, monitor and analyse variances
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to Management and Board of Directors
• Develop financial models including what if scenarios and sensitivity analysis
• Develop long term business plans
• Perform ad-hoc analysis as required to support business decisions
• Coordinate financial auditing processes and taxes declarations transactions
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with all levels of management, shareholders, suppliers,
customers, and other key stakeholders
• Develop strategy for Oracle EBS that reflects the nature and details of IBC’s operations and ensures
automation of most of the company´s processes. Thus, data is collected, derived, and consolidated from
all departments and provides a firm basis for analysis, planning and forecasting.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Financial Officer

February 2011 - October 2012

Steritech LBN S.A.L

February 2011 - October 2012

Manufacturer of advanced disinfection and sterilization products
• Oversee daily accounting transactions
• Oversee tax reports preparation and manage timely payments to tax authorities
• Prepare Financial Statements
• Forecast Cash Flow
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures and map processes in flow charts as part of ISO 13485
implementation

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Financial Officer

January 2007 - January 2011

South BIC – CCIAS (Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture in Saida)

Saidon, Lebanon

January 2007 - January 2011

Business incubator co-funded by the European Commission and the CCIAS
• Develop, monitor and update budgets in compliance with EC rules, procedures and objectives set out in
the Grant Contract
• Manage the various sources of funding (incubation activities, services, grants)
• Prepare financial reports to management, to board members, and to the Contracting Authority
• Control cash flow during and after the Grant period
• Facilitate “access to finance” through linking the clients to the appropriate financial service providers:
banks (Kafalat program, Economic and Social Fund for Development program), micro-financial
institutions, etc…
• Build database of several existing financial products (credit-related), organize or participate in campaigns
aiming at increasing client’s awareness of available financial products
• Assist existing clients and prospective entrepreneurs in the development of business plans specifically
the financial part
• Deliver trainings in “Financial Planning” to young entrepreneurs and to university students
• Report to international organizations (Italian and German NGOs) on numerous small projects funded by
these NGOs and implemented by SouthBIC
• Develop an excel-based tool that assists clients in monitoring their financial and operational performance
through continuous measurement of specific Ratios and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators

Company industry:
Business Support Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Financial Officer

January 2007 - January 2010

Vitech Consulting s.a.l. – MEDA GO TO EUROPE Project

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2007 - January 2010

MEDA GO TO EUROPE is a FP6 project launched by the European Union aiming at helping agro-industrial
and food SMEs, research centers, and universities to integrate in the Euro-Mediterranean Trade & Research
Center. It includes 16 partners (8 European partners and 8 Mediterranean partners)
• Control costs within budget constraints
• Report - to the project coordinator - the costs of resources deployed for the implementation of the project
• Prepare Financial Statements in accordance with FP6 Financial Basics and Requirements

Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accountant

February 2006 - December 2006

Vitech Consulting s.a.l. - ASAIL Projec

February 2006 - December 2006

ASAIL - is a project implemented by ACDI/VOCA an American NGO, in collaboration with Vitech Consulting
under the USAID-financed program “Expanding Economic Opportunities” in Lebanon, whose purpose is to
support the development of the agriculture and the agro-industrial sectors in Lebanon
• Record daily accounting transactions
• Provide monthly reports to the Project´s Financial Manager

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Université La Sagesse

June 2010

June 2010

Master's degree, Management and Finance

Lebanon

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Lebanese University

January 2003

January 2003

Master's degree, Sciences - Chemistry

Lebanon

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Skills

BUDGETING
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BUDGETING
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BUSINESS PLANS
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BUSINESS PLANS
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FINANCIAL
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FINANCIAL
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PROCESS ENGINEERING
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PROCESS ENGINEERING
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TAX PLANNING
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TAX PLANNING
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ACCOUNTANCY
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ACCOUNTANCY
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AUDITING
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AUDITING
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AUTOMATION
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AUTOMATION
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CASH FLOW
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CASH FLOW
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Languages

Arabic

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English

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French

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Training and Certifications

Certifications
Passed CFA Level 1
Jan 2021

Training
Financial & Valuation Modeling
Wall Street Preparation
Mar 2022
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Excel Crash Course
Wall Street Preparation
Dec 2021