Tina Panossian, Finance Manager (part time)

Tina Panossian

Finance Manager (part time)

Intramuro

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

Finance Manager (part time) at Intramuro
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since December 2019

• Overviewing the Accounting and Finance department activities by verifying allocated, posted and reconciled accounting data.
• Designing a framework for the subsidiary companies by ensuring proper flow of data between inter-companies.
• Aiding on the implementation of the new taxation decrees and analyzing the impact on the company's financial status.
• Preparing timely and well-maintained Financial Statements and interpret them for shareholders.
• Reviewing all tax declarations and ensure their proper and timely declaration.
• Liaising with auditors (Ernst and Young) to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances resulting in 100% compliance and error free year-end-audit.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable laws and procedures.

Finance Manager at Intramuro Interior Contracting Hamra – Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2015 to November 2019

• Planned and directed the activities of the Accounting and Finance department, set objectives, designed a timely framework and liaised with auditors (Deloitte and Touche) to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances resulting in 100% compliance and error free year-end-audit.
• Forecasted and prepared the company’s cash flow, budget and Financial Statements.
• Managed bank files and accounts, maintained banking relations, and ensured that sufficient funds were available to meet ongoing operations.
• Analyzed projects’ costs, pricing and revenue results versus the company’s actual plans by using spreadsheets giving the operation department the proper tools to intervene when allocated budgets are consumed.
• Directed timely NSSF (Social Security) declarations, VAT, payroll tax, and income tax declarations.
• Prepared monthly employees and managers payroll using excel at the beginning and then introduced and implemented Visual payroll system resulting in reducing errors and time by 50%.
• Complied with policies, procedures and standards and ensured compliance with applicable laws in addition to company’s ISO standards.
• Coordinated with programmers to create a system for automated purchase orders that also generates costing reports that reduced department's time and errors by 60%

Senior Accountant at Institute of Finance Cornish Al Nahr
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2012 to February 2013

• Verified, allocated, posted and reconciled all accounting data.
• Managed the institute’s new software (PIMS) to find bugs and checked its conformity with public sector’s rules and procedures.
• Assisted with monitoring cash flow and budget.

Chief Accountant at Intramuro Interior Contracting Hamra – Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2011 to July 2012

• Verified, allocated and reconciled all accounting data.
• Prepared suppliers and clients’ aging report to ensure efficient payments and collection.
• Prepared monthly employees and managers payroll using excel.
• Assisted the Finance Manager in preparing Financial Statements, year-end closings, preparation and coordination of the audit process
• Prepared timely monthly and annual NSSF (Social Security) declarations in addition to quarterly VAT and Payroll tax declarations.
• Prepared and presented cost reports for projects, providing metrics such as material, labor and overhead cost, to improve efficiency and ensure on time delivery using spreadsheets and Visual Dolphin.
• Ensured compliance with applicable laws and procedures in addition to company’s ISO standards.

Seinor Accountant at Intramuro Interior Contracting Hamra – Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2008 to January 2011

• Handled overall processing and maintenance of accounting transactions and records including: bank reconciliations, fixed asset record keeping, accounts payable, Account receivables, prepaid and accruals, revenues, expenses, depreciation and amortization and other general ledger accounts.
• Prepared suppliers and clients’ aging report to ensure efficient payments and collection.
• Assisted in preparing monthly and annual NSSF (Social Security) declarations.
• Maintained financial security by following internal accounting controls, complied with policies, procedures and standards.
• Prepared and presented cost reports for projects, providing metrics such as material, labor, and overhead cost, to improve efficiency and ensure on time delivery using spreadsheets and Visual Dolphin.
• Assisted with year-end closings, preparation and coordination of the audit process.

Junior Accountant at Intramuro Interior Contracting Hamra – Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2005 to January 2008

• Ensured proper recording of all accounting entries using Visual Dolphin.
• Reconciled the statements of suppliers and clients to improve the timeliness of payments.
• Reconciled bank statements, monitor and report about bank issues including fee anomalies and check differences.
• Prepared payments to suppliers and followed up on collection from clients.
• Reviewed labor timesheet and prepared weekly wages for labors.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at CIT
  • June 2005

Specialties & Skills

ACCOUNTANCY
FINANCE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POLICY ANALYSIS
CASH FLOW
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
BANKING
PAYROLL PROCESSING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Leading with EQ (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatec

Hobbies

  • Reading