Rita Madi, Financial Manager

Rita Madi

Financial Manager

Socodile Holding

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
24 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months

Financial Manager at Socodile Holding
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since November 2010

-Support project activities by establishing guidelines for capital funds utilization, forecasting funds availability, advising on loan usage decisions and providing financial advice to the management team;

-Perform the budgeting process and subsequently analyzing variations, in addition identify weaknesses and explanations for large discrepancies between the actual and budgeted figures;

-Develops finance strategy of the group;

-Develop policies and procedures for finance and accounting divisions;

-Develop feasibility studies for new investments;

-Manage, supervise and control the finance and accounting department

-Control costs and develop pricing strategies;

-Provide valuable financial analysis which significant decisions where based upon;

-Analyze the monthly financial reports;

-Develop and implement a program of internal audit;

-Follow up with third parties: banks, auditors, shareholders;

-Prepare and manage cash flow;

Senior Financial Manager at Fawaz Holding
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2006 to November 2010

-Implement, execute and control the overall financial management responsibility includes the company’s accounting practices, the maintenance and preparation of its financial reports;

-Control general accounting, cost accounting and budget process;

-Lead the accounting team to oversee the financial reporting, planning, and analysis;

-Prepare budget and forecast as aligned with business strategies and its implementation;

-Develop and provide reports, financial analysis and advices facilitating management to measure the performance, predict the business trend and perform decision making;

-Initiate and implement operation and system improvements to drive overall organizational, departmental and process efficiency;

-Perform internal control review on financials record and transactions and provide advice on control, compliance and business process improvements;

-Manage the Cash flow;

Senior Financial Analyst at Fawaz Holding
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2003 to July 2006

-Oversee the accounting department to ensure proper maintenance of all accounting systems and function;

-Ensure that all finances are properly administered and monitored, including credit control, follow up with clients, suppliers, and banks;

-Assist in performing financial analysis;

-Follow up on daily, weekly and monthly sales figures;

-Assist in preparing and monitoring budgets;

-Assist in preparing and updating financial projections;

-Assist in reviewing, maintaining and analyzing yearly financial statements;

-Assist in reviewing and studying the prices and margins of the brands;

-Assist in preparing monthly regular financial reports;

-Complete analysis of financial results and Cash flow analysis;

-Assist FC in preparing the cash flow projection;

Senior Accountant at Fawaz Holding
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2001 to May 2003

-Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with fiscal requirements and adopted procedures;

-Prepare and develop accounting procedures;

-Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met;

-Ensure accurate and timely monthly and year end close;

-Prepare accounting reports for management;

-Review and control NSSF and tax declarations;

-Prepare VAT declaration;

-Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities;

-Review all expenditures and allocate them to their appropriate cost centers;

-Control and reconcile suppliers and Inter-Companies accounts;

-Prepare receivables aging & Follow up collection operations;

-Review and approve all monthly reconciliation and the journal vouchers;

-Control daily data entries operations;

Accountant at Fawaz Holding
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • December 1999 to March 2001

-Prepare JV & RV;

-Liaise with banks for daily operations;

-Assists in preparing the monthly financial statements;

-Ensure accurate and timely monthly and year end close;

-Prepare monthly account Reconciliation;

-Reconcile suppliers accounts;

-Analyze customer accounts: Contracts, discounts, End of year rebates;

-Control physical inventory;

-Record Prepaid and accruals;

-Prepare payments;

-Generate A/R aging and follow up on collection;

-Review Petty Cash Documentation;

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at Lebanese University
  • December 2013
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Lebanese University
  • February 2000

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Expert
English
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Sports-Reading-Fashion