Jovy Youssef Kassab
Summary
Motivated MBA student at AUB with a 4.0 GPA, excelling in the business world with strong leadership, project coordination, team management, and strategic planning skills. Highly proficient in Excel and financial analysis with over 5 years of experience, creating streamlined systems to optimize efficiency, improve processes, and support decision-making.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Budget and Cost Coordinator
Caritas Lebanon
Lebanon
12.2024 - Current
- Prepare, monitor, and reconcile project budgets in line with organizational financial policies.
- Track actual costs versus budgeted costs and provide variance analysis.
- Collaborate with project managers, finance teams, and stakeholders to ensure budget compliance.
- Support the financial planning process by forecasting expenditures and cash flow requirements.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records for internal and external reporting.
- Assist in the preparation of financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for management.
Production Coordinator
Freelancer
01.2012 - Current
- Responsible for maintaining the production budget while organizing catering for shoots and informing cast members about call times to ensure production schedules are maintained as needed.
Protection Project Manager - Coordinator
Caritas Lebanon - Caritas Denmark
07.2023 - 11.2024
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
Social Project Manager - Coordinator
Caritas Lebanon - Caritas Denmark
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Skilled Social Project Manager adept at coordinating the distribution of basic assistance to vulnerable people in Lebanon. Expert in budget management, achieving targets, and serving as the primary contact with donors.
Livelihood Field Officer
Caritas Lebanon - Caritas Denmark
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Responsible for overseeing field operations and activities, ensuring proper data collection through coordination, monitoring, and follow-up with the back-office team.
Livelihood Project Officer
Caritas Lebanon, Caritas Poland
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Responsible for overseeing field operations, coordinating data collection, and actively participating in coordination meetings to ensure timely and budget-compliant project execution.
Livelihood Data Entry Officer
Caritas Lebanon, USAID
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Apply advanced data program techniques and procedures in Microsoft Excel for data entry, storage, and retrieval based on project requirements.
Technical Consultant
Caritas Lebanon
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Undertaking site visits in the designated area (Beirut Blast).
Assistant Engineer
Obeid for pumps Est, Lebanon
02.2020 - 04.2020
- Supervising the work executed by the execution team and operators, and submitting the results in a report.
Independent Research Consultant
DAI Global LLC, USAID, Lebanon Water Project (LWP)
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Lead engineer in designing and implementing the project. Testing the effluents of the prototypes at the laboratory and provide a full research and a professional report.
Site Engineer
Khatib and Alami, Lebanon
07.2018 - 08.2018
- Inspection for reinforcement layout versus structural drawings and shuttering formwork.
Health and Safety Inspector
Kassab Engineering Services and Environmental Treatment (KESET), Lebanon
02.2016 - 08.2016
- Ensuring health and safety rules to be followed for construction projects to avoid accidents and limit the effect of work place hazards.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
American University of Beirut
Lebanon07-2025
Civil & Environmental Engineer (BE) - undefined
Notre Dame University - Louaize
05.2019
Lebanese Baccalaureate - undefined
College Notre Dame Des Soeurs Antonines
06.2014
Skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Microsoft Word
- Autocad, Sap, Matlab, Civil 3D, Primavera
- Cost reconciliation
- Expense tracking
- Financial planning
- Financial forecasting
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
Certification
- Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging - American University of Beirut Sep 2023
- Introduction To Finance: The Basics - University of Illinois Feb 2023
- Advanced Formulas and Functions in Excel - Coursera Jan 2023
- Tableau Desktop for Humanitarian Data Analysis Training - Caritas Swisse Jun 2022
- Logistics Management for Health commodities - JSI Jul 2021
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
French
Full Professional
Timeline
Budget and Cost Coordinator
Caritas Lebanon
12.2024 - Current
Protection Project Manager - Coordinator
Caritas Lebanon - Caritas Denmark
07.2023 - 11.2024
Social Project Manager - Coordinator
Caritas Lebanon - Caritas Denmark
07.2023 - 12.2023
Livelihood Field Officer
Caritas Lebanon - Caritas Denmark
07.2022 - 07.2023
Livelihood Project Officer
Caritas Lebanon, Caritas Poland
12.2021 - 07.2022
Livelihood Data Entry Officer
Caritas Lebanon, USAID
01.2021 - 12.2021
Technical Consultant
Caritas Lebanon
09.2020 - 12.2020
Assistant Engineer
Obeid for pumps Est, Lebanon
02.2020 - 04.2020
Independent Research Consultant
DAI Global LLC, USAID, Lebanon Water Project (LWP)
12.2018 - 12.2019
Site Engineer
Khatib and Alami, Lebanon
07.2018 - 08.2018
Health and Safety Inspector
Kassab Engineering Services and Environmental Treatment (KESET), Lebanon
02.2016 - 08.2016
Production Coordinator
Freelancer
01.2012 - Current
Civil & Environmental Engineer (BE) - undefined
Notre Dame University - Louaize
Lebanese Baccalaureate - undefined
College Notre Dame Des Soeurs Antonines
MBA - Business Administration And Management
American University of Beirut