sarah awadi, Financial Controller / Senior Tax Specialist

sarah awadi

Financial Controller / Senior Tax Specialist

Food and Drugs Corporation

Location
France - Courbevoie
Education
Higher diploma, International MBA
Experience
9 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 1 Months

Financial Controller / Senior Tax Specialist at Food and Drugs Corporation
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2018 to July 2021

All tax consultancy tasks that cover: VAT quarterly and yearly declarations, CIT preparation and calculation, income tax on salary and NSSF review and declaration. All new circulars and federal decisions update and application.
Assist in the month close process: accrual and prepaid calculation, fixed asset month closing.
Audit and review all accounting procedures in order to pitpoint gaps in the accouting cycle and adjust general performance.
Communication with external auditors/advisors/inspectors.
Preparation of the group's balance sheet.

Senior Auditor at Abou Nasr & Associates independent member of BKR international
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2017 to May 2018

- review accounting data
- bank, clients and suppliers reconciliations
-Year end closing: depreciation / Inventory adjustments /accrual and provision
- declaration assistance and review (salaries, NSSF, VAT, annual tax declaration)
- annual audit report preparation
- review of internal controls
- policies and procedures implementation

Senior Auditor at Sidani & co
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2014 to February 2017

As a senior external auditor, I analyze the company's Trial Balance (manufacturing, NGO, universities, Banks, syndicates) study all the related accounts and Declarations, and finalize the audit reports.

accountant / auditor at Najdi for accouting and auditing
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2013 to May 2014

Preparation of ledgers, trial balances, balance sheets and tax declarations for several companies

auditor at Sidani and Co
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2012 to August 2013

Passed one year in an audit firm as a trainee, hold all main junior auditor tasks:
Auditing journal entries & financial reports
Assist in the preparation of audit reports with detailed descriptions and comments on the complete audit process and results. examination and analysis of the journal entries and ledgers, bank statements, inventories, expenditures and other accounting records.

internship at bankmed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2010 to September 2010

internship for 2 months in bank med, I've worked in the 3 essential departments in a bank's branch: Customer service representative, teller, operation support.

Education

Higher diploma, International MBA
  • at IESEG school of management
  • December 2022
Bachelor's degree, Business
  • at universite Saint-Joseph
  • July 2011

BA in Business administration from one of the top 3 universities in Lebanon.

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Microsoft Office
Reconciliation
Journal Entries
Microsoft Office
audit program (caseware)
accounting software (silicon)
Time management
team work
communication skills

Languages

English
Intermediate
French
Expert
Italian
Intermediate
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

CMA in progress (Certificate)