Tony Abi-Zeid

Academic Instructor at AUL (Arts, Sciences and Technology University)
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(386) 825-5501
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Lebanon, LB

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Experience

    • Lebanon
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Academic Instructor
      • Mar 2022 - Present

    • Academic Instructor
      • Mar 2022 - Present

    • Co-Founder & President
      • 2016 - Present

      Outsourcing Finance Department.Becoming a trusted partner for corporates seeking professional financial departments by applying international standards and aiming to build a culture where simple acts make financial sounds.Values of CMP ®: Behaving ethically, creating confidence, and ensuring that customer’s needs become our priority.Key Attributes:• Reduced cost of sales by 7% from turnover, thru engraving a cost conscience culture; benchmark included.• Surpassed companies’ outcomes by 600%, thru building comprehensive income statements at cost centres level.• Re-engineered financial flows, to be compliant with regulatory boundaries; zero non-conformity from all audits.• Activate the 4 functions of Finance department: Treasury, Record Transactions, Control and Reporting.Business sectors of CMP ® partners = Petroleum, Freight, Hospitality, and NGO.

    • Lebanon
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • CFO & Director of Support Functions @ arcenciel
      • 2016 - Present

      Focus on sustainable development and moving towards circular economy.Supervise and serve the 10 support function teams: HR, IT, accounting, legal, external relationship, documentation, marketing, supply chain (warehousing, procurement, production, distribution), data management, and quality management.Key Contributions:• Championed the financial changes from charity organization to social enterprise, including supply chain gates.• Led teams to face challenges in crisis management: Covid-19, currency devaluation, and Beirut blast.Programs of arcenciel = Environment, Mobility, Health, Youth, Tourism, Agriculture, Social, Culture, Employment and Shelters.

    • Finance & Admin Manager
      • 2012 - 2016

      (Investment Qatari Group, based in Lebanon)Led the world of Franchising - due diligence- between Europe & GCC. Co-signature with brands’ owner.Key Contributions:• Designed an automated forecast models while ensuring sustainability as key mindset.• Slashed stock inaccuracies by 80% by initiating a system of inventory based on the 80-20 rule.Business sectors covered = Hospitality, Fashion and Manufacturing. (Investment Qatari Group, based in Lebanon)Led the world of Franchising - due diligence- between Europe & GCC. Co-signature with brands’ owner.Key Contributions:• Designed an automated forecast models while ensuring sustainability as key mindset.• Slashed stock inaccuracies by 80% by initiating a system of inventory based on the 80-20 rule.Business sectors covered = Hospitality, Fashion and Manufacturing.

    • Switzerland
    • International Trade and Development
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Supply Chain Finance Manager
      • 2008 - 2012

      (Business to Business- Ambassador brand)Developed a downstream integration strategy by creating a new brand, in competition to our main customer.Covered several territories: Head quarter in Geneva, Warehousing in Belgium, Production in Columbia & Germany, Sales in CIS and GCC.Key Contributions:• Foreign currency risk assessment (financial crisis of 2008), presenting best ways for improving.• Holistic Margin management, volume value analysis.• Business excellence in Co. valuation: Creation of a brand, from scratch, till selling it in 5 years with 172% ROE.Business sectors covered = Commodities, Branding, Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing.

    • Lebanon
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Supply Chain Manager
      • 2005 - 2008

      Applied international standards according to FDA (cGMP & GDP), including variance analysis impact.Key Contributions:• Creating Planning function, linking Marketing figures with Factory constraints & Procurement lead time & Warehousing conditioning.• Achieved 97% accuracy in shortage and excess for raw materials and finished goods.Business sectors covered = Manufacturer and Distributor, in Lebanon & Dubai Free Zone. Applied international standards according to FDA (cGMP & GDP), including variance analysis impact.Key Contributions:• Creating Planning function, linking Marketing figures with Factory constraints & Procurement lead time & Warehousing conditioning.• Achieved 97% accuracy in shortage and excess for raw materials and finished goods.Business sectors covered = Manufacturer and Distributor, in Lebanon & Dubai Free Zone.

    • Lebanon
    • Health and Human Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Financial Analyst
      • 2002 - 2005

      Applied international standards according to IFRS, including variance analysis impact.Key Contributions:• Consolidated financial reports, along with feasibility studies and budget cycle ownership. • Transactions recorded according to GAAP, company policies & to relevant local fiscal regulations.Business sectors covered = Pharmaceutical Distribution. Applied international standards according to IFRS, including variance analysis impact.Key Contributions:• Consolidated financial reports, along with feasibility studies and budget cycle ownership. • Transactions recorded according to GAAP, company policies & to relevant local fiscal regulations.Business sectors covered = Pharmaceutical Distribution.

    • Chief accountant
      • 2000 - 2001

      Functional responsibilities: From daily data entry through end month journal vouchers leading to exceptional & end year records:Issuance of Reconciled Trial BalanceCoordination with auditorsPayroll processing Functional responsibilities: From daily data entry through end month journal vouchers leading to exceptional & end year records:Issuance of Reconciled Trial BalanceCoordination with auditorsPayroll processing

    • Lebanon
    • Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Senior Accountant Unipak
      • 1997 - 2000

      Transactions processing including payments and month end closingConduct audit in the plant to reflect reality in the books: inventory control, standard calculation, accrual to implementOfficer Treasury department Transactions processing including payments and month end closingConduct audit in the plant to reflect reality in the books: inventory control, standard calculation, accrual to implementOfficer Treasury department

    • Junior Accountant & Administrative assistant
      • 1993 - 1996

      Handling the opening, distribution & closing of the library activity.Book keeping & relation with auditorOwners representative, inside & outside the premises (exhibition...) Handling the opening, distribution & closing of the library activity.Book keeping & relation with auditorOwners representative, inside & outside the premises (exhibition...)

Education

  • Saint Joseph University of Beirut
    DEA, Economics
    1989 - 1995
  • Collège Mariste Champville
    High School, Mathematics
    1988 - 1989
  • College des Apôtres
    Nursery till Secondary 2
    1974 - 1988

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