Souad Akiki

Dear Madam/Sir,

As a lifelong enthusiast of Administration, Finance, Accounting and Auditing, I was thrilled to see your posting. I am positive, I can help with upcoming challenges. I have experience with Accounting, financial reporting and leading successful team. What is more I have succeeded at helping optimize the processes in my work environment.

I would welcome the chance to discuss the offered job requirements and show you how my success in my previous positions can translate into another success and achievements for the position offered.

Kind Regards,

Souad Akiki

Job Title:                         Fnancial Controller

Name of employer:      Solvochem Group - Roumieh

Field of work:                Petrochemicals - Minerals - Plastics (Storage, distribution & Transportation)

From/To:                        01-01-2022

Employment type:       Full Time

Description of duties:

• Complete all accounting deadlines for Offshore company (quarterly payroll tax : quarterly VAT declarations -...)
• Manage Cash Flow and Treasury for Offshore Company
• Generate financial reports and statements as per IFS standards for group companies and for consolidation (Income Statement - Statement of Financial Position Statement of Cash Flow - Statement of Equity...)
• Assist in Auditing activities by providing all the necessary information and preparing the requested documentations
• Review, recommend and follow the daily Accounting work of the Group International trading companies located in Holland & Jordan
• Analyze the defaults in the company work procedure and recommend effective resolutions

Job Title:                         Administrative and financial manager

Name of employer:         Solipro SAL – Faqra Club Holding – Kfardebian – Lebanon

Field of work:                  Hotel – Restaurants – Tourism – Services - Real Estate – Constructions

From/ To:                         01-12-2005 till 31-10-2020

Employment type:          Full Time

Number and kind of employees directly supervised by me:              5 / Medium Level

Reason for leaving:         Change of owners

Description of duties:

• Set all the work procedures to the entire accounting team and provide guidance when needed
• Manage, train and oversee the entire accounting team-Internal Audit and control
• Corporate legal and administrative, and compliance matters related to Holding
• Complete all accounting deadlines for the Holding company and the subsidiaries (quarterly payroll tax – quarterly VAT declarations – yearly property tax – yearly fiscal declarations), intercompany account management and invoicing
• Evaluate computerized accounting systems and provide recommendations to IT or software provider for performance improvements
• Generate financial reports and statements as per IFRS standards for group companies and for consolidation (P&L detailed by cost centers – Balance Sheet – Cash Flow…)
• Manage Cash flow and treasury for group companies and consolidation
• Prepare the budgets and analysis for group companies and consolidation
• Assist in Auditing activities by providing all the necessary information and preparing the requested documentations, external audit coordination and administration
• Review, recommend and follow the execution of changes to existing accounting procedures
• Follow all the issues with Ministry of Finance inspectors (meetings – Respond to the initial audit results with all the correct arguments resulting from successive experiences – organize the objection to tax information - …)
• Advise CEO regarding the tax code while issuance of new agreements or contracts
• Analyze the defaults in the company work procedure and recommend effective resolutions
• Create and follow the development of new trends for the benefit of the company
• Manage the communication with the customers because I believe that they are one of the key elements that maintain the success of the company

Name of Institution:      Lebanese University

City/Country:                  Beirut/Lebanon

From/To:                          01-10-1988 to 30-06-1993

Degree obtained:            Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with 2 majors 

Finance and Accounting / Marketing and Management