DENISE EL NAWWAR

Finance manager holder of an EMBA and CMA with more than 25 years of experience in various types of businesses locally and overseas ranging from manufacturing, automotive, outdoor advertising, and start-ups, to telecommunication and lottery. My expertise in accounting and finance extends from monthly submission of financial statements, budget and cash flow follow-up, internal controls, ad-hoc reports to feasibility studies and actively participating in the implementation of ERP software such as "JD Edwards", "Kerridge", and "Analytica / SPAC".

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Finance Manager, La Libanaise des Jeux sal, Oct 2012 - till present

Mobijeux sal and E-Charge sal

Re-organization of the accounting department through proper segregation of duties, and adequate seminars

Implementation of internal controls in line with applied policies and procedures

Monthly submission of the financial statements with required reporting and statistical studies (profitability reports, revenue stream and expenses analysis, ...)

Daily cash flow monitoring and coordination with banks

Enhancement of the internally built ERP

Studies and what-if simulations for the establishment of a Holding company for cost and tax effectiveness at the Group level

Finance Manager Lawhat Algerie and Group Nov 2010 - May 2012 Cost Controller, Yellow Spirit Holding SAL

Lebanon - Jordan - Algeria - Egypt - Iraq - Morocco

Feasibility studies for the establishment of a new subsidiary in Morocco (sales, capex and opex forecast, development plan, investment schedule, panel costing, projected balance sheet and cash flow analysis...)

Profitability studies pertaining to current and new projects

Ensuring proper year-end closing of Lawhat Algerie financials with close coordination with external auditors

Following up on budgets set for the companies of the Group to provide accurate insights to management

Vice President Finance, Aljassimya Feb 2009 - Aug 2010

Investment

Qatar

Perform feasibility studies, what-if simulations, and sensitivity analysis for 2 new start-ups companies

Ensure budgets and cash flow are closely monitored and in line with the business plan

Establishing and implementing internal policies and procedures

Implementation of cost accounting for reporting purposes

Cost Controller, Yellow Spirit Holding SAL Feb 2006 - Jan 2009

Lebanon - Jordan - Iraq - Algeria – Egypt

Feasibility studies for the establishment of Lawhat Algerie and Pikasso Iraq

Budgets preparation, sales profitability analysis, and weekly turnover follow-up for the companies in Lebanon and abroad

Implementation of uniform cost centers in line with the budget split

Chief Accountant, Mana Automotive sal May 2004 - Feb 2006 and Unicart sal

Ensuring clean year-end submission of the financial statements

Coordinating with external auditors

Improvement and Enhancement of the Kerridge ERP

Chief Accountant, Dove Processing sal 2001 - April 2004 (Alwadi Al Alkhdar)and Obegi Consumer Products Holding sal

Lebanon – Syria

Issuance and analysis of monthly financial statements versus budgets set

Analysis of deviation resulting from the allocation of indirect costs to the monthly production

Contribution to the implementation of JD Edwards ERP

Responsible for the year-end closing and the collaboration with auditors

Accountant, Dove Processing sal 1995 - 2001

EDUCATION

MBA, Lebanese American University – LAU 2019 – 2020

Certified Management Accountant -CMA 2010

Institute of management accountants

Bachelor in Business Administration- 1990 – 1994

Finance Major, Lebanese University

Bachelor in Business Administration – 1996 – 1997

Marketing Major, Lebanese University

DENISE EL NAWWAR

Zalka, Lebanon

+961*******

adter4@r.postjobfree.com

https:www.linkedin.com/in/denise-nawwar-5729a79

SOFT SKILLS

Believe in team achievements through constructive communication

PROJECT

Project manager of an application pertaining to the invoicing and collection modules for the handhelds of the sales department.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office

Excel

Word

Power Point

Software:

JD Edwards

Kerridge

Analytica / SPAC

LANGUAGE

Arabic: Native

English: Fluent

French: Fluent

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