About Wissam

Lebanese accountant for financial reporting, audit and tax advisory services.

Mr. Abousleiman is a Lebanese certified public accountant (LACPA) and member of the IIA – Lebanon Chapter. Since 2009, he has been the Managing Director of Abousleiman &Co., a family professional services Firm established in 1971 that practices audit, assurance, enterprise risk management and tax advisory services.

Over the course of his 18-year career, Mr. Abousleiman has gathered a wide range of experience in general, cost and financial accounting, financial management, internal and external audit, financial reporting and tax advisory services.

Mr. Abousleiman has always pursued his assignments with a risk-based approach, giving great attention to good governance practices and the application of professional standards. With this in mind, he has engaged in the audits of private companies, financial institutions, social welfare funds, public institutions, grant funded projects, etc…; he has also expanded the Firm’s practice area to perform internal audits for a number of high profiled businesses and organizations pioneering this practice as an independent consultant; in addition he has carried out local tax and social security compliance audits, valuated businesses, developed accounting and budget reporting functions as well as internal policies and procedures manuals and oversaw the restructuring of several local institutions.

Over a course of two years, Mr. Abousleiman lectured at the CLET – Kafaat Institute University in Internal Controls and Auditing Practices. He has also given a wide range of workshops and seminars on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Standards on Auditing (ISA), audit work papers, advanced accounting, financial reporting, Lebanese Tax Laws, etc...

Currently, he is developing a number of far-reaching diploma programs based on good governance practices and responsible citizenry, among which include an 8-course Tax Diploma Program for the American University of Beirut’s Continuing Education Center covering international tax concepts and in particular the Lebanese tax system due to start in October 2017.

Mr. Abousleiman graduated from the Lebanese University – Faculty of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance where he obtained his Maitrise degree and thereon pursued a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Lebanese American University (LAU).

Since 2004, Mr. Abousleiman has been practicing martial arts and holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate-Do. He is also an instructor, teaching at several clubs and an active competitor.

Languages

English, Lebanese

About Abousleiman Group

Founded in 1971, we at Abousleiman & Co. have offered our professional expertise and services to a continuously growing number of clients for over 40 years now. Through our commitment to high moral standards and ethical values we have been successful in establishing strong ties with our clients. We continuously aim to satisfy our clients growing needs through hands on consultations and recommendations to optimize their capacities. Moreover, we are members of both IR Global, a worldwide network of independent professional firms where we are on the tax practice group committee, and ISFIN, a world leader in marketing for the Islamic markets, where we are members of the advisory board, in which we represent Lebanon.

We take pride in the integrity of our team, their dedication and their professionalism in continually providing quality services to all our clients. As such, we consider ourselves as business solutions providers and consequently, we offer a wide range of services with a commitment to excellence, staff continuity, and timely response to the business concerns of institutions private, public and non for profit. These services include (but are not limited to):
- enterprise risk management
- audit & assurance
- internal audit
- tax advisory
- coaching & training
- accounting
- financial management consulting
- valuation services

Moreover, within our tax advisory service we have had extensive experience in handling tax claims and objections with the Ministry of Finance as well as the National Social Security Fund.

Besides providing professional consulting services, Abousleiman & Co., over the past few years, has begun to hold specifically targeted training workshops and seminars varying from in-house technical training workshops to advanced managerial seminars i.e. the Science of Leadership, Strategic Planning, Risk Management, Internal Audit Practices, Monetary Security, etc...
Furthermore, Abousleiman & Co. is proudly developing a Tax Diploma Program to be delivered in collaboration with the Continuing Education Center at the American University of Beirut, in April 2017.

Abousleiman & Co. is a member of the Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants (LACPA) and the Arab Union for Accountants and Auditors. We are also registered as sworn auditors with the Judiciary Courts of Lebanon providing our professional opinions on lawsuits and in some cases acting as arbitraries.

Contact Wissam

Abousleiman Group

Gauraud & Pasteur Street Intersection Farah Building | First Floor Gemmayze, , 5512

Website

http://www.abousleimangroup.com/

Time Zone

Asia/Beirut