Sabrine El Bitar
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Sabrine has initiated her consulting career after 27 years of financial and management experience. She has established new businesses in Europe and the Middle East. She also co-founded a new enterprise, of which she became a managing partner, and played a significant role in taking this business to a higher level within a short period. Sabrine enjoys freelancing due to her diversified international experience in several business sectors, which can contribute to many enterprises.
Career Highlights
Case Studies
Software Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Co-founder | Managing Partner | CFO
Premium Broking House
- Established the business and created the internal systems and procedures. Led and implemented software solutions. I also established and led governance and compliance procedures.
- Hired the whole team of reinsurance brokers and finance experts. We grew the business operating profit to positive within one year after establishment through proper coaching and training.
- Built an extremely trust-based relationship among customers and external auditors through high integrity relationships.
- Created a culture of ownership of tasks among employees. Through efficient compliance and AML procedure, we detected several potential cyber fraud cases.
- Built cost-effective internal systems and procedures.
- Performed the role of staff counseling, assessed staff development needs, established training planner based on staff needs, and set and followed career path and succession planning programs.
Director of Finance and Management
Surgical Concepts
- Established a new branch in Brussels and created the internal financial audit and control systems and procedures.
- Hired and created a highly trained financial and operating team and formed an efficient remote work environment.
- Assessed staff development needs and established a training planner to set and follow career path and succession planning programs.
- Handled several conflict resolution cases and managed to create healthy communication channels among several parties.
- Led the responsibility of financial control, reporting and analysis, internal audit and quality control, human recourses, and accounting and administration.
- Established necessary policy procedures and systems for the company.
Finance Associate Assistant
United Nations Development Program
- Reported and compiled data on CSA project activities.
- Ensured implementation of operational strategies and functioning of an optimal cost recovery system.
- Suggested an automated process to ensure proper control and submission of VAT refund claims.
Finance Administration and HR Manager
Al Mawared Financial Services
- Played a major role in creating and implementing the ISO system and served as an active member of the ISO team.
- Created the internal procedures for the accounting, administration, and HR departments, ensuring they were cost-effective by automating several internal processes.
- Played a significant role in implementing an ERP solution for the operating team.
- Led the responsibility of financial accounting and reporting and internal audit.
Functional Consultant | Software Solutions ERP, Oracle Financials
COMIUM
- Led the responsibility, in coordination with the technical team, for implementation of payables, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, procurement, and general ledger for five local and international companies.
- Conducted CRP sessions to define and prepare requirements and liaised among several team members to ensure adequate workflow.
- Defined workaround solutions and troubleshooting for different business scenarios. Designed and mapped financial reports at single and multi-company levels.
- Planned and conducted data migration phases. Defined interfaces' requirements and processes for data synchronizations and applied testing for customized reports, including different scenarios.
Deputy Accounting Manager and Enterprise Resource Planner
Libancell
- Established the internal procedures for the accounting department and held the responsibility of financial reporting and analysis.
- Led the functional implementation of Oracle Financials. Played a major role in creating automated solutions and workaround procedures to ensure proper system implementation. Handled CRP sessions.
- Built the internal organigram and structure and designed the major processes of the accounting department. Designed employee assessment modules.
- Played a major role and led an internal change management project.
- Directed and coached the accounting team, defined statistical and financial targets, and followed to ensure implementation of targets. Designed and mapped the financial reports at local and international company levels.
- Acted as an active member of the ISO 9002:2000 audit and revenue assurance teams and was chosen as a department representative on several projects.
- Defined SWAT analysis reports and exit and gap analysis reports.
Education
Diploma in Governance Risk and Compliance
University of Manchester - Manchester, United Kingdom
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - Montreal, Canada
Bachelor's Degree in Business Accounting
Granville TAFE - Sydney, Australia
Certifications
GRC Certification
International Compliance Association Affiliated with the University of Manchester
Skills
Finance
Budget Controls, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Anti-money Laundering (AML), Revenue & Expense Projections, Forecasting, Risk, Financial Reporting, Internal Audits
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
Data & Analysis Software
Oracle ERP, Financial Data
Other
Business, Process Design, Training, Instruction & Coaching, Treasury Management, Treasury, Team Leadership, Mentorship & Coaching, Process Mapping, Process Improvement, Management, Human Resources Management, Team Building, Enterprise Startups, Coaching, Internal Audit Function, Reporting, Human Resources (HR), Change Management, Cost Control, Change Leadership, Structuring, Startup Consulting, Consulting, Business Setup, Audits, Data Governance, Business Transformation, Treasury & Liquidity Management, Process Management, Process Optimization, Transformational Leadership, Customer Experience, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint Templates, Corporate Governance, Finance, Compliance, Revenue Assurance, GRC, Organizational Design, Budget Modeling, Know Your Customer (KYC), Cybersecurity, Software Implementation, Financial Training, Testing, Training & Training Content Development, Controlling
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