Mehdi Bassou
CFO / Finance Manager / Audit Manager
41 years old
Driving License
Morocco
Professional Status
Freelancer
Open to opportunities
About Me
Fourteen years’ experience in external and statutory Audit, Due Diligence, Accounting and financial management for clients in different sectors.
Excellent knowledge of administrative, tax and legal aspects of local companies.
Excellent professional writing skills in French, Arabic and English.
Experience in assisting client submitted to social and tax audits.
Recognized abilities in Managing and supervising Audit and Accounting Teams (up to 20 people).
Excellent knowledge of administrative, tax and legal aspects of local companies.
Excellent professional writing skills in French, Arabic and English.
Experience in assisting client submitted to social and tax audits.
Recognized abilities in Managing and supervising Audit and Accounting Teams (up to 20 people).
Finance Manager
Archer Daniels Midland
August 2015
to January 2018
- Manage all accounting and working capital operations including A/R, A/P, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Revenue Recognition and treasury
- Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
- Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts
- Initiate the monthly costing run process (material ledger) for inventory valuation
- Prepare and present timely monthly financial statements and report variances
- Manage the tax audit in terms of technical accounting and tax issues and legal follow-up
- Support month-end and year-end closing process with Shared service center in Poland
- Manage and comply with local reporting requirements and tax filings
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Maintain relations with Statutory auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations
- Maintain banking relationships
Finance Manager
Nike
October 2014
to August 2015
- Manage the accounting, investor relations, legal, tax, and treasury (7 people)
- Supervision of year-end and quarterly accounting closings
- Preparation, monitoring and communication of Financial and activity Reporting to board of directors
- Cash/treasury management and maintaining banking relationship
- Preparation of specific financial analysis upon request to the business partners (Nike and Intersport Spain)
- Supervision of SBLC coverage levels of for logistics and shipping purposes
- Management of budgeting process in terms of planning and forecasting
- Analysis of management control data and information system improvement
- Design and implementation of relevant KPI’s (Revenue follow-up, margin analysis, inventory management, sales through…)
- Supervision of social and tax returns preparation
- Monitoring of social and legal issues involving the company
- Construction and monitoring of reliable internal control systems
- Overseeing payroll and HR processes
Manager - Audit services
KPMG
September 2005
to October 2014
- Supervision and management of several statutory audit engagements
- Audit of group accounts under IFRS and US GAAP standards for several international firms
- Review of Business Processes and Internal control systems
- Compliance and Risk Management Engagements under the SOX and J-SOX
- Participation to the commercial effort of the practice through technical proposals
- Participation to in-house specific training sessions for new recruits in audit services
- Implementation of an accounting system compliant with the Moroccan GAAP
- Establishment of accounting procedures manual
- Implementation of international IFRS standards in local companies
- Supervision of the annual year-end closing (Tax and accounting)
- Supervision of the physical inventory of fixed assets as well as their valuation
- Preparation and review of Business plans and annual Budgets
- Due Diligence and valuation engagements (Merger and acquisition sell-side Audit)
Master in Accounting, Internal control and Auditing
IAE/IGR Université Rennes 1
September 2008
to September 2009
Specialized Master with the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) degree equivalent.
The main subjects covered are: Advanced accounting (Business combination, Inter-company transactions, long term contracts accounting…), Business Law, Advanced tax issues, International Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Accounting Standardization process, Tax and law in international environment.
The main subjects covered are: Advanced accounting (Business combination, Inter-company transactions, long term contracts accounting…), Business Law, Advanced tax issues, International Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Accounting Standardization process, Tax and law in international environment.
ISCAE or Institut Supérieur de Commerce et d’Administration des Entreprises is one of the foremost business schools in Morocco and Africa. It was created in 1971 by the Moroccan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the model of French “Grandes Ecoles” and has progressively become one of the most selective graduate schools in Africa.
The main subjects covered are: Financial accounting, Cost accounting and management control, Auditing, Business communication (French & English), Business Law, Taxation and Introduction to IAS/IFRS.
The main subjects covered are: Financial accounting, Cost accounting and management control, Auditing, Business communication (French & English), Business Law, Taxation and Introduction to IAS/IFRS.
- IFRS
- US GAAP
- Tax & Legal
- Controlling
- ERP (SAP, SAGE, eAudIT)
- Consolidation
- Treasury & Working capital management
- Advising and Counseling to Top Management
- Member of Executive Management Committee
- Business plan
- Due Diligence
- Banking Relationship
- Process & System Optimization
- Audit & optimization of Financial performance
- Labor follow up
- Payroll control
- Social litigation follow-up
- Legal & Tax review
- Auditing
- SOX / J-SOX
- Accounting review
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French
Expert
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English
Advanced
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Arabic
Expert
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Spanish
Intermediate
