SENIOR INVESTMENT ACCOUNTANT
Arab Monetary Fund
Total years of experience :19 years, 9 months
A well-informed professional directly contributed in implementing the latest IFRS standards (IFRS-9) and leading the migration towards a new investment system; in addition to being involved in formulating AMF Administrative Budget report and the Investment performance reports of internally & externally managed portfolios.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Leading the migration process towards a new investment portfolio management system (Calypso).
• Assisted in planning & implementing the new IFRS standards (IFRS-9).
• Developed an achievable multistage plan for moving towards a paperless environment.
• Recorded and reviewed changes in net assets, income, and expenses of external fund managers and changes in Net Asset Value for investments in Alternative Strategies and Real Estate funds.
• Prepared & analyzed performance & benchmark reports for externally managed portfolios in an advance time frame.
• Assisted in preparing and reviewing AMF financial statements and notes using latest IFRS standards.
• Reconciled subsystem ledger and reports to ensure accurate posting of sub-ledgers into the GL system.
• Calculated and reviewed interest income, amortized income, and interest expenses of internally managed portfolios.
• Ensured that daily and month-end exchange rates are accurately posted with Zero error rate.
• Oversaw fund’s margins & gains/losses on foreign exchange allocation process over various portfolio components.
• Prepared bank reconciliations and securities at safe custody (Holding) reconciliations & ensured smooth processing.
• Verified AMF investment transactions accounting entries to ensure systems efficiency.
• Processed valuation and accruals; while ensuring completeness of resulted entries in timely manner.
• Ensured AMF external auditors’ requirements are promptly met to expedite their annual review process.
o In charge of all Accounting & Operations technical matters within the committee.
o Studying, evaluating & endorsing all technical aspects of Buna systems, businesses & documents.
o Participated in planning & attending Buna workshops, roadshows, training sessions & conferences.
o Managing & designing the integration development between AMF & Buna systems.
o Preparing Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) & evaluating BRDs against achieved millstones.
o Designing required Investment/Finance reports & evaluate their accuracy/efficiency.
o Conducting proper testing of different models pre & post implementation on multiple environments.
A key member directly involved in the processing of Money Markets, Capital Markets and Foreign Exchange trades. Effectively processed cash transfers, placements, borrowings, loans, securities, repos & reverse repos and swaps. Additionally, tasked with the administration of Hedge Funds, Property Funds & External Mandates processing.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• In charge of maintaining updated Division related Risk Registers and Policies & Procedures Manuals.
• Consistently supervise settling and confirming capital market transactions within an acceptable time frame. Focus includes trade status administrations, settlements and transfers processing.
• Preside over security certifications and tax reclaims over multiple jurisdictions preserving tax exemption status.
• Accurately review and resolve all exception trades by communicating issues with Counterparties & custodians.
• Obligated to gather appropriate financial data to support the calculations of income proceeds. Role includes fixing coupon rates and reviewing breakdown by utilizing Bloomberg & Euroclear securities databases.
• Regularly assess and manages all corporate action events and fund security lending income activities.
• Successfully process money market and foreign exchange deals. That’s include reviewing financial data, Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI), processing transfers, advising Nostros and matching confirmations.
• Experience in the settlement of both conventional and Islamic deals covering all major markets and currencies.
• Managing internal cash accounts while ensuring suitable enough liquidity to eliminate potential overdraft fees.
• Prepare, analyze and review daily reconciliation of Nostro and Custodian accounts.
• Oversee the process of clearing reconciled Items after conducting comprehensive investigations with related parties. And escalate issues that may cause a significant impact on daily operations or on AMF relationship for a decision.
ACHIEVED PROJECTS:
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Straight Through Processing System (STP) via SWIFT - Integrator & IPLA
• In-House Portfolio Management System by Oracle
• Online Archiving System by ZyLab
PARTICIPATIONS:
• IMF, World Bank & BIS joint conference on strengthening the Debt Capital markets in the Arab World
• World Bank & AMF joint workshop to strengthen the Arab Central Bank regulations
An excellent analyst directly participated in examining the industry as a whole, assessing current business practices, evaluating products and identifying both the strengths and weaknesses of the competition.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Successfully implemented an automated invoice tracking system that greatly facilitated cash flow and allowed for accurate forecasting. Additionally, developed a comprehensive control tool to manage account receivables.
• Consistently prepared and executed Export and Import Letter of Credit along with corresponding drafts.
• Oversaw account receivables and collections keeping strong control on credit limits.
• Guided bank reconciliations and investigated irregularities, reporting to senior management as needed.
• Conducted warehouse inventory surveys to achieve required alignment with organizational CRM system.
Microsoft Certified Professional ( MCP 2000 ) Microsoft Certified System Administrator ( MCSA 2000 ) Microsoft Certified System Engineer ( MCSE 2000 )
• USA National Deans List for both 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 years • Moraine Valley C.C. Leadership Awards for 2001