Wisam Kasab

Holding the Lebanese designation of Certified Public Accountants (LACPA) and distinguishing myself in my academic results with a mention of excellence, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Concordia University (GPA: 3.95/4.3) and MBA in Accounting Information System from Lebanese International University(GPA: 3.8/4).

In September 2022, I was honoured by Dean of students to be a member of The Golden Key International Honour Society due to my outstanding academic achievements at Concordia University.

I am more than confident that I have the necessary financial and analytical abilities to excel in my job.

• Technician accountant at Mouna Karakalli CPA (Part time):                                                              2022 – 2023

Country: Canada

Mouna Karakalli, CPA is an audit firm. The company offers several services such as bookkeeping, production of tax returns for individuals and companies, production of payroll and financial statements, audit and review missions, etc.

• Bookkeeping for several companies working in diverse sectors (construction, food, retail, etc.);
• Preparing financial statements for small companies;
• Recording adjusting entries and accruals;
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations and ensuring accuracy of financial data;
• Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable statements to ensure their accuracy is up to date;
• Working on selections of revenues, salaries and expenses for non-profit organization;
• Participating in audit and review missions;     

Accountant and Auditor at Abed Al Nasser Abdullah accounting and audit office                          2016 – 2020

Country: Lebanon

Abed Al Nasser Abdullah office is a local accounting and audit firm that offers its clients many services such as auditing, taxation, consulting and accounting.

Part 1: Accounting:

• Performing the full accounting cycle for different companies operating in different sectors (restaurants, hotels, entertainment centers, trading, real estates, etc.);
• Preparing and posting journal and adjusting entries;
• Preparing reconciliations for accounts receivable and accounts payable;
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations;
• Managing and overseeing daily accounting operations;
• Preparing financial statements and others internal reports; (quarterly and annually)
• Providing support to the team on various accounting tasks and performing follow-ups with customers; 

Part 2: Auditing:

• Participating in the audit mission with the senior on the file; 
• Preparing tests on several accounts of the balance sheet and selections from the income statement accounts;
• Preparing the annual audit report to be sent to the government authority;
• Conducting and overseeing periodic financial audits;
• Examining companies’ financial control systems;
• Managing accounting activities to ensure compliance with accounting principles, policies and external audits;
• Delegating tasks to accounting trainees while contributing to the improvement of their skills and knowledge;

Part 3: Taxation and others:

• Preparing personal and corporate tax returns according to the Lebanese standards;
• Preparing TVA tax reports (Lebanese goods and services taxes) after analyzing the reliability of accounting data;
• Preparing payrolls and NSSF (National Social Security Fund) for clients;
• Informing clients of the consequences of non-compliance to the government requirements, the deadlines to be respected, the penalties, etc .;
• Advising clients on their tax planning, both for individuals and companies;

Part time accountant at 3 companies for the same owner:                                                                   2017 – 2020

Country: Lebanon

Sectors: Retail, restauration & entertainment

• Bookkeeping – Data entry;
• Preparing internal complete financial statements and others internal reports; (quarterly and annually)
• Analyzing past results and performing variance analysis;
• Ensuring that customers and suppliers balances are up to date;
• Evaluating the financial situation of a company using a detailed ratio analysis;
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations;
• Posting adjusting entries and recording accruals at year end;
• Preparing TVA reports, payrolls and NSSF;

Math teacher at Rmeileh Mixed Official School/ Non-Lebanese Students (Afternoon shift)          2017 - 2020 

           Country: Lebanon 

• Teaching Math for grade five and six students;
• Planning educational activities in order to meet the requirements of the Lebanese Ministry of Education;
• Preparing and correcting exams to assess and evaluate the efficiency of the students;
• Providing a positive and constructive feedback to students;
• Maintaining good classroom management in order to allow students to progress in a positive environment;
• Cooperating with fellow teachers and parents to ensure that students have the best learning tools and environment;  

   Admin assistant and tutor at Lebanese International University:                                                       2013 – 2015  Country: Lebanon   

• Helping students in solving problems mainly in Accounting courses (BACC210, BACC260);
• Controlling and filing all students’ documents from A to Z;

• Concordia University – Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA)                               December 2022   John Molson School of Business – JMSB  GPA: (3.95/4.3)
• Université de Montréal – Cours de Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration   January 2022
• «Maitrise en comptabilité et sciences comptables » as recognized                                                          April 2021   by the Ministère de l’immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (M.I.D.I.)   
• Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountant LACPA (Lebanese designation)                         June 2020 
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting information systems                                     June 2015   Lebanese International University (L.I.U.) GPA: (3.8/4)
• Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting information Systems (L.I.U.)                              August 2013