Sania Galeb Matar

A strategic and results-oriented Chief Accountant with over 17 years of comprehensive experience directing financial operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing profitability across diverse industries. Proven expertise in full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and team leadership. Adept at managing procurement oversight, inventory costing, and cost control to drive operational efficiency and support key business decisions.

Expert proficiency Microsoft Office & accounting software, including Visual Dolphin, Odoo.

Finance Manager - Mrad for Trade Industry & Contracting SARL - Beirut, Lebanon

(2025-12)

Mrad company has been established to operate as contractors in the building and electrical sectors.

• Financial Operation: Oversee the full accounting cycle, (general Ledger, Assets, Inventory)
• Payroll: Manage monthly payroll processing, including CNSS & Tax on salaries declaration
• Taxation: direct preparation and filing of VAT declaration, non-resident tax, monthly fiscal stamps and submission in accordance with local regulation
• Revenue recognition: Monitor Project progress using the % of completion to ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition
• Financial analysis: conduct monthly detailed P&L by project & cost center to track performance
• Treasury: Manage and forecast monthly cash flow to ensure institutional and financial stability
• Cost Control: perform rigorous cost analysis to identify and investigate variances, ensuring logical alignment between budgeting and actual expenditures

Chief Accountant - Unigaz Industrial Company S.A.L - Beirut, Lebanon

(2013-08 - 2025-05)

• Directs the full cycle of monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting closes for General Ledger, AP, AR, procurement, sales, assets, and inventory, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Leads and mentors a team of junior/senior accountants, internal controller, cashiers, POS, in order of giving a high performance and accuracy of data
• Managed payroll processing and NSSF declarations for all employees
• Prepares and analyzes detailed financial statements on monthly basis, providing critical insights that inform executive decision-making
• Manages all aspects of the general ledger and aging of accounts, ensuring compliance with internal policies
• Oversees inventory costing, check over stockage & Minimum stock level, implementing a monthly stock-take procedure that significantly improved inventory accuracy and reporting
• Provides financial oversight for procurement activities, ensuring alignment with budget and cost-control objectives
• Serves as the primary liaison for external auditors, streamlining the audit process by ensuring all documentation is prepared and compliant
• Enhances and maintains robust internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure the integrity of financial data
• Manages all tax compliance activities, including VAT declarations and Non-Resident Tax filings, fiscal stamps
• Prepare weekly reports regarding the gas closing & tanks movement (Sold & consignment)
• Follow up consignment assets and manage their history movement

Senior Accountant - Global Electronics S.A.R.L - Beirut, Lebanon

(2008 - 2013)

• Managed the complete procurement cycle, from sourcing and purchase order generation to payment, ensuring competitive pricing and timely delivery of goods
• Developed and maintained inventory, overseeing stock levels, performing reconciliations
• manage all daily accounting operations, including expense, AR, AP, and bank reconciliations
• Coordinated with banks for Letters of Credit (LCs), transfers, and other financial instruments
• Led the year-end closing process, including inventory valuation, asset depreciation, and P&L finalization

Junior Accountant - KRC for the Victims of Torture - Beirut, Lebanon

(2006 - 2007)

• Responsible for data entry of accounting transactions, AP & Banks reconciliations, and maintaining organized filing systems

MBA - Finance - Islamic University of Lebanon (2008)

BA - Business Administration (Accounting & Auditing) - Islamic University of Lebanon (2006)

CMA - MFI (2016)

Certificate - Lebanese Income Tax, Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS Standards - MFI (2016)