FADI ASKOUL ASKOUL
Madrid
Summary
Business-minded Finance Manager promoting more than 15 years of expertise overseeing transactions and reconciling monthly financial reports. Highly collaborative individual with track record of effectively training and coaching staff members. Offering confidence, team contribution and decision making skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
The Marshal Group LLC
The Middle East & USA
12.2008 - Current
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
- Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
- Increased revenue by assisting with operations management, sales and marketing efforts.
- Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
- Created documents to display financial reports and data using Quickbooks.
- Audited, balanced and reconciled payroll for more than 300 personnel.
- Decreased monthly expenditures by 15% through effectively reviewing documents and identifying problem areas.
- Drove industry-leading profit increase by transforming production process and aligning sales targets to meet dynamic industry conditions.
Finance / Business Manager
FCEC UIProjects JV
Central Asia, The Middle East
04.2006 - 12.2008
- Communicated with customers and vendors positively with particular attention to problem resolution.
- Oversaw office operations for organization by processing vital documentation, obtaining insurance verification and authorization for services.
- Implemented automation strategies for office operations, correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping.
- Created, managed and executed business plan and communicated company vision and objectives to motivate teams.
- Brought in new business connections and revenue generation opportunities by improving networking strategies.
- Reduced or eliminated different types of financial discrepancies by improving documentation and reporting accuracy for budget and operational controls.
- Oversaw and improved deliveries through proactive coordination of daily operations.
- Spearheaded business operations by consistently seeking methods to improve profitability through cost containment and revenue generation.
- Analyzed delivery and shipping operations to reduce shipment turnaround time and store surcharges.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Drafted invoices for completed work.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
Chief Accountant
Jubaili Bros
The Middle East
04.2004 - 04.2006
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Wrote financial statements and consolidations after reconciling general ledger accounts.
Education
MBA - Finance
Preston University
Pakistan2007
BBA - Business Management
Preston University
Pakistan2005
Advanced Diploma - Business & Office Practice / Computers
VTC UNRWA
Lebanon 2003
Advanced Diploma - Management Systems
SLC Collage
Lebanon 2003
Skills
- Lender Relationships
- Customer Satisfaction
- Customer Financing
- Deal Structuring
- Budgeting and Variance Analysis
- Coaching and Training
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Quickbooks
- Cost Control and Reduction
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Finance Manager
The Marshal Group LLC
12.2008 - Current
Finance / Business Manager
FCEC UIProjects JV
04.2006 - 12.2008
Chief Accountant
Jubaili Bros
04.2004 - 04.2006
MBA - Finance
Preston University
BBA - Business Management
Preston University
Advanced Diploma - Business & Office Practice / Computers
VTC UNRWA
Advanced Diploma - Management Systems
SLC Collage