Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

Name:	Malaka El Halabi

Address:	Talet EI-Khayat Beirut, Lebanon

Phone:	+961 3 184483

Nationality:	Lebanese

E-mail:	 malaka.halabi@gmail.com

Personal Record

May 2016 - till present

Head of Back Office – Cedars Investment Bank S.A.L.

	Check and validate all daily transactions : data entry, incoming/outgoing transfers, dividend and coupon payments
	Implement back office policies and procedures
•	Supervise Back Office team tasks and duties
•	Check and validate all daily transactions : data entry, incoming/outgoing transfers, dividend and coupon payments
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April 2014 – April 2016

Head of Back Office – Levant Investment Bank S.A.L.

•	Prepare annual and semi-annual Unit holders’ reports 
•	Analyse information received from a variety of sources including the Administrator and the custodian. 
•	Perform qualitative reviews of shareholder reports to determine appropriate presentation and adherence to regulatory bodies. 
•	Ensure published shareholder reports are free of material misstatement. 
•	Identify, analyse, coordinate and participate in the research of issues across funds to determine impact on shareholder and other regulatory reports. 
•	Provide on-going communication with the management team and follow up as assigned to ensure appropriate actions are taken. 
•	Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for institutional products to ensure accuracy of reporting and presentation in accordance with regulatory guidance and standards. 
•	Validate schedules and reconciliations received to support the holdings information and disclosures. 
•	Identify and assess risk and prescribe actions to minimise risk regarding financial statement disclosure, the reporting process and the business. Recommend controls for specific problems to ensure risk and exposure are properly mitigated. 
•	Follow up as assigned to ensure recommended actions are taken. 
•	Focus on process to improve efficiency, present innovative recommendations and implement resolutions across the department. 
•	Validate and review transactions and output, in line with current legislation and the Service Agreement. 
•	Compute fund performance and prepare the fund rate of return. 
•	Prepare periodic performance reports for executive decision making. 

January 2014 – March 2014

Senior Accountant & Compliance Officer – LUCID Investment Corporation S.A.L.

•	Prepare, check, and verify asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analysing account information. 

•	Prepare and verify the Company’s monthly Financial reports (balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other financial reports). 

•	Handle staff salaries and CNSS. 

•	Check data entry of all revenues and expenses in the accounting system. 

•	Conduct daily bank reconciliation. 

•	Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information. 

•	Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and request disbursements. 

•	Review and record each and every receipt of vouchers and check its compatibility and correctness by checking the total number of vouchers received each month, the total cash disbursement at the end of the month. 

•	Check for signature of the responsible persons at every stage of the vouchers transaction to ensure that every transaction is supported by the signature of the receiving person. 

•	Prepare and verify the BDL and BCC reports (Monthly – quarterly- yearly). 

•	Assisted in implementing Profile and Dataflow integrated banking management systems. 

August 2010 – November 2013

Head of Back Office - GAZPROMBANK Invest (MENA) S.A.L.

	Handling and monitoring position keeping with local and foreign banks and financial institutions; (derivatives, fixed-income products, debts, stock markets, cash and Holdings). 

	Responsible for executing and validating trades done by the front office with correspondents. 

	Responsible for all clearance and settlement activities of the bank. 

	Preparing and reconciling customer balances. 

	Correcting discrepancies in customer account balances. 

	Monitoring the processing of transactions: confirmation, payment, settlement, swift preparation, and accounting on settlement dates. 

	Responsible for keeping records of the bank’s sales and purchase transactions, and update the inventory as needed. 

	Preparing swift for RVP/DVP/BOB settlement to be sent. 

	Monitoring the receipt of the final confirmation for trades’ settlement by our clearing house. 

	Update and reconcile transactions, transfers, dividends.., on clients’ accounts on a daily basis. 

	Support administration with respect to opening of accounts and verifying required documents. 

April 2004 - August 2010

Head of Fiduciary Support (Middle Office) – Arab Finance Corporation,

Beirut.

	Organising, directing, controlling and evaluating the operation of financial and investment departments. 

	Participating in the development and implementation of the financial policies and organisational framework. 

	Participating in the preparation and formulation of the financial reports. 

	Evaluating of financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and investment activities. 

	Analysing and revising procedures, operating systems, and financial control functions. 

	Communicating with the local and corresponding brokers. 

	Notifying and reporting on critical organisational and/or performance trends 

	Responsible for Fiduciary contracts and operations 

	Auditing transactions done by Financial and investment department (Currency & commodity trading, trading global & local Stocks, Fixed Future, Shares, Eurobonds, 

	T/BiIls, Fixed Income & Equity Fund. 

	Handling daily correspondence with internal and external brokers. 

	Reconciling company’s accounting books on daily, weekly, and monthly basis. 

	Preparing daily reports about transactions traded on Beirut Stock Exchange (Trade allocation-report to Midclear, the local Custodian of Lebanese shares) 

	Responsible about producing bank’s invoices, receipts, and reports. 

	Supporting the trading of securities, including record keeping, trade confirmation, trade settlement, and regulatory compliance. 

	Staff management and training within my department. 

	Supporting Capital Market staff in handling and documenting customer accounts. 

	Performing competitor product analysis and prepare reports. 

October 2003 – March 2004

Chief accounting Assistant - Arab Finance Corporation, Beirut.

	Planning,  setting  up  and  administering  accounting  systems  and  preparing  financial 

information  for  the company.

	Examining accounting records and preparing financial statements and reports. 

	Developing and maintaining cost finding, reporting and internal control procedures. 

	Examining financial accounts and records and preparing income tax returns from accounting records. 

	Analysing financial statements and reports and providing financial and tax advice. 

Education

Fall 2010 – Spring 2013

Executive Masters of Business Administration

Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon

Training and Development Courses

Introduction to Investment – CISI 
Risk in Financial Services - CISI 
ACI Operations Certificate Workshop
Treasury Back Office – (ATTF and Associations of Banks in Lebanon)
Anti-Money Laundering laws and procedures– (Associations of banks in Lebanon) Bank Security Information – (Logica)