Senior Financial controller
IPSOS S.A.L
Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months
IPSOS S.A.L - May 2011 till date
Market Research Company (Ranked 2nd Worldwide) operating in 89 countries with a solid presence in the MENA Region.
Senior Financial Controller: Reporting to the CFO
• Supervising accountant in their daily task.
• Follow-up on the collection process maximizing the use of automated reports.
• Responsible for the supervision and control of the general ledger, payables, Receivables, Turnovers, Direct Cost, Genex…
• Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions.
• Closely maintain and monitor the fixed assets system
• Review, Control & analyze the list of jobs on a timely manner.
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliations are completed
• Ensure Intercompany Reconciliations are completed.
• Monthly Check & control on different P&L & BS areas before submission of reports
• Prepares financial reports in a timely manner and on monthly basis: Turnovers, invoicing, forecasting, P&L, balance sheet, cash-flows, and other related reports requested by the management
• Maintain and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted figures to actual figures.
• Assisting in the preparation of the auditing financial statements.
• Develop, implement, modify, and control recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology (J.D. Edwards).
• Coordinating with departments for projects invoicing.
• Assisting departments with annual budget preparation and budget reviews.
• Preparing an annual budget as per CFO directives.
• Assist and perform the year end closing activities
1. Accountant:
• Controlling the suppliers’ invoices by comparing them to the purchase order (items quantities, prices and delivery notes).
• Preparing monthly payments for suppliers concerning their due date and conditions.
• Reconciliation of banks and suppliers statement of accounts.
• Assisting in the preparation of the managerial financial reports and auditing financial statements.
• Supervising accounts of subcontractors and cash flow of projects under execution.
• Assisting in the development of the accounting cycle module (J.D.Edwards)
• Coordinating with electrical & mechanical estimation departments for abroad projects invoicing.
• Assisting & preparing the VAT declaration & income statement declaration reports.
• Preparing the project manpower claim costing.
• Preparing the receivables related reports.
• Controlling subcontractors Interim Payment Certificates (reviewing, checking invoices vs. fiscal stamps, payments).
• Preparing daily labor payrolls two times a month and paying them.
• Controlling and paying daily cash payments.
• Controlling and paying expense claim forms for multiple sites.
2. Personnel Analyst:
• Time sheets.
• Overtime.
• Transfer of Resources.
• Vacation and Sick leaves.
• Certificates.
• Issuing memos.
• Maintaining personnel files.
Fennel & Club soda - August 2006 till February 2007
Accountant: Reporting to the shareholders
1. Purchasing and controlling suppliers' invoices and deliveries.
2. Preparing monthly payments for suppliers.
3. Reconciliation of banks, suppliers and credit cards statement of accounts.
4. VAT statement every three months.
5. Follow -up clients' situations and collections.
6. Preparing monthly payrolls.
7. Profit and lost statement on monthly basis.
8. Balance sheet on monthly basis.
D.N.A. Concepts S.A.R.L - February 2005 till July 2006.
Accountant: Reporting to the owners & to the external auditor.
1. Purchasing and controlling suppliers' invoices and deliveries.
2. Preparing monthly payments for suppliers concerning their due date.
3. Reconciliation of banks, suppliers and credit cards statement of accounts.
4. VAT statement every three months.
5. Preparing monthly payrolls.
6. Profit and lost statement on monthly basis.
7. Balance sheet on monthly basis.
1. Daily accounting transactions.
2. Reconciliation of banks and suppliers statements.
o College technique de la Sagesse, Achrafieh Graduated 2005 (Chef Comptable)
o Institut technique des frères, Gemayze (accounting & marketing) o Lebanese university, Fanar, Math-physic (1st & 2nd year)