Georges Aouad

**** ********** ***, *********, ** 18052, USA

Cell: +1-484-***-**** (Preferable) +961-*-***-***

acxd0i@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeaouad

Green Card Holder, Eligible to work in USA for any employer

Executive Profile

Trilingual with exceptional abilities to manage and perform under any circumstances. Deeply experienced in accounting and financial management with more than 10 years of experience with startups and multinational organizations.

Accumulated knowledge and competencies related to developing, reengineering and implementing of financial structures for different industries.

Managed people from different cultures, solved multiple staff related conflicts, and played a major role in motivating employees to peak performance

Skill Highlights

_Financial & procurement control

_General Ledger reconciliation

_Investment and credit control

_Financial reporting, IS, BS, CF

_Accounting standards IFRS, GAAP

_Team building & performance improvement

_Auditing and compliance

_Cash Flow management

_Budget negotiation and management

Professional Experience

Aouad Transaction Management LTD, London – United Kingdom (Nov 2013 to Present)

Senior Consultant, Financial and Accounting Services

We are a group of consultants and Auditors with over than 30 years of combined experience working on freelance basis as one team partnering to constitute the Aouad Transaction Management Ltd entity

Selected Achievements:

_Reengineering and implementing of financial structures guidelines and processes with analytical cost drive of services and products

_Leading various end-to-end system implementation projects for many complex industries

_Conducting the implementation of complete internal audit procedures and the evaluation of the reporting structure

_Leading projects with leading global public audit firms and demonstrated capabilities to deliver promptly and up to the standards required

_Due Diligence audit: General Ledger, banks statements and data posting accuracy between accounting and operations with focus of contracts reflection in accounts

_Familiar with cost and manufacturing and project accounting technology tools such as: Wizard Solution, Wizard Net, Sage, Net Suite, Silicone computer systems

Group ForeLogix Sal (Offshore), Beirut - Lebanon (May 2013 to Aug 2016)

Senior Manager, Finance

Directed finance, accounting team and provided ongoing financial and business operational support, financial planning, and analysis supporting CEO and CFO

Selected Achievements:

_Consolidated USA, UAE, BVI, RSA and LEB entities Financial Statements that enhanced forecasting process and improved forecasting accuracy

_Successfully implemented new HR and accounting tools linked to ERP system

_Managed the process of onboarding over than 145 partner around the globe to launch a new business line and took charge of the accounting and financial activities and transaction for the mentioned partners

_Audited current projects contracts and diaries with the General Ledger allowing for management to generate summary report for each project categorized by client, cost of man days spent, OPEX cost per project and ad-hoc that helped in using actual figures for budgeting and funding future projects within the sales funnel

_Performed multiple currencies recognition analysis and forecasting that improved the company’s income by over 30%

_Led the due diligence and agreed upon procedure tax audit with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Big 4) for investors acquiring more than 40% of company’s equity during challenging business conditions under time constraints and been recommended on board level for the achievement

_Reconciled the fixed assets tangible and intangible and created an assets catalogue that helped in tracking assets value, depreciation, and disposition by tag numbers and QR codes

_Managed the accurate and timely processing of invoices on payable and receivable sides that avoided overpayments and overdue receivables and improved cash flow position

_Participated in the company superordinate goals and the business lines sales funnels implementation in the budget and forecasted figures in related financial statements

_Implementation of Wizard Net Accounting and Costing system and led the migration/reconciliation of data and the reengineering of metadata in line with the accounting general ledger allowing the IT and connectivity team to read accurate financials for accurate budgeting and costing purposes and consequently support the process of financial reporting

Anwar Qatami & Co WLL, Old Shuweikh - Kuwait (November 2008 to Apr 2013)

Group Financial Controller

Listed responsible of the company activities as per registered commercial circular in chamber of commerce under REF#2007485 and represented the company before courts administrations and official establishments such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labor, General Directorate of General Security

Selected Achievements:

_Effectively led a team to put in place Steps sales target and commission program that significantly ameliorated the Income and cash flow position by 20% over the course of six months

_Led the implementation and migration of Wizard Solution CRM and Accounting and Inventory software

_Continuously seeking debt reduction options. Negotiated company term loans and LCs that resulted in rescheduling the loan with less initial and interest settlements allowing the company to benefit from other financing activities

_Coordinated and managed accounts and ensured smooth and error free accounting according to IFRS including: Monthly accounting period close, monthly financial statements, account analysis, depreciation schedules, budgeting, intercompany accounting, foreign currency accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and General Ledger reconciliation

_Created the cost centers and financially engineered the GL cost allocation between showrooms related to direct and indirect cost for analysis transparency and accuracy

_Managed and negotiated all insurance policies, including business and personnel plans

_Managed product shipping activities and took full responsibility of landing cost computation

Freelance and Training

Boldmark (Feb 2010 - Nov 2013)

Senior Manager, Finance

_Directed the implementation and data migration of computerized systems that include purchasing, payroll and human resources technologies and rolled up the new system in six months with no consulting cost

Infolink Trade (Oct 2008 to Oct 2008)

Stock Administrator

_Assisted with the stock policies and procedure development

_Assisted with the creation of the stock policies development

_Audited the packing lists and reallocated the classifications of categories what led to 35% cost reduction

Credit Libanais Bank Head Quarter (Jun 2008 - Sep 2008)

Sales Force Executive

_Trained on Bank products and development and worked in the head quarter in the marketing division

_Sales executive for the “Achrafieh/Beirut” region branches

Destination of the world (Mar 2008 - May 2008)

Trainee, Senior Accountant

_Trained on multiple currencies statements and generating benefits from the exchange rate

_Checked currencies rate and ensured error free data while merging between two accounting system

Education

_American University of Science and Technology. (IACBE Accredited) Beirut - Lebanon

In affiliation with the State University of New York / Empire State College, New York, USA

Bachelor of Science: Finance 2010

_Byblos Institute. Dora, Beirut, Lebanon

High School Diploma: Accounting 2006

Skills and Accomplishments

_Communication skills: English, Arabic and French

_PWC Academy: Advanced analysis of financial performance workshop

_World Education Services United States Board Equivalency: Bachelor degree, Ref# 2303349 and CPA eligibility evaluation.

_Fred Prior Seminars, Division of PARK University Enterprises Inc (NASBA CPE-certified):

_Preparation of Budgets (1 CPE). The Accounting Process (1CPE). Types of Budgets (1 CPE). 1 to 1 Customer Service Success. X7/MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007/2010

_Advanced Diver: Open water, IANTD certified. Advanced Open water, PADI certified

Referral

Pierre Obeid, acxd0i@r.postjobfree.com; Harvard Business School; AMP, Executive Education

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