Experienced Accountant & Purchasing Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the construction and supply chain industry. Detail-oriented Accountant with 9 years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.
. Accounting functions including transaction processing and posting,
. General journal entries,
. Monthly account reconciliation,
. Bank Reconciliation,
. Credit Card reconciliation,
. Accounts payable,
. Financial statement preparation,
. General administrative duties,
. Preparing and organizing weekly payments runs,
. Deals processing & posting,
. Terminations processing & posting.
· Accounts Payable, includes processing invoices, following up with vendors and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
· Accounts Receivable, including processing payments, producing statement of accounts, collections on overdue accounts and account reconciliation when required.
· Banking, processing bank deposits, including trips to the bank. All associated finance entries.
· Processing Employee expense reports, verifying expenses are within the company guidelines, correcting errors, questioning abnormal expenses and entering into the finance system.
· Company credit card reconciliations and communication for obtaining supporting documentation.
· Invoice creation and distribution when required.
· Assisting with Monthly and Year End tasks.
· Process purchase requisitions / orders within purchasing authority
· Invite, assess, and award/recommend supplier tenders, bids, quotations, and proposals.
· Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions, and maintain supplier relationships
· Prepare and maintain purchasing records, reports and price lists
· Work with internal and external stakeholders to determine procurement needs, quality, and delivery requirements.
· Assist in the development of specifications for equipment, materials, and services to be purchased
· PO preparation and follow up of routine and non-routine warehouse materials.
· Purchasing from abroad suppliers
· Prepare the below reports:
Ø Vendors weekly payments report
Ø PO summary
Ø Items Summary
Ø Manpower report
Ø Routing Report
· Support and provide superior service via phones, e-mails and faxes as a receiver and caller.
· Use questioning and listening skills that support effective telephone communication.
· Use an effective approach to handle special telephone tasks like call transfers, taking messages, call backs, holds, interruptions, and unintentional disconnects.
· Understand the impact of attitude in handling calls professionally.
· Effectively deal with job stress, angry callers, and upset customers.
· Use the most appropriate way to communicate with different behavior types on the telephone.
· Apply the elements of building positive rapport with different types of customers over the phone.
· Apply the proper telephone etiquette to satisfy various customer situations.
· Apply appropriate actions to effectively control a telephone call.
· Identify voice skills and how to enhance a good telephone presentation.
· Meets commitments to customers.
. Display Time flexibility towards shifts as per work floor requirements.
Training at Bank Of Beirut.
Counter Operations and Customer Services.
· Languages spoken: English, French, Arabic
· Languages written: English, French, Arabic