Umar Shahid CSAA, Senior Relationship Manager, Corporate and Investment Banking

Umar Shahid CSAA

Senior Relationship Manager, Corporate and Investment Banking

Askari Bank

Location
Pakistan
Education
Higher diploma, Islamic Finance
Experience
19 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 1 Months

Senior Relationship Manager, Corporate and Investment Banking at Askari Bank
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since December 2019

Key Responsibilities:
• Maximizing the assigned asset portfolio
• Maximizing funded and non funded income for the bank
• Providing excellent customer service to ensure customers’ financial needs are satisfied on time
• Risk assessment to avoid overdue and defaults
• Compliance with Shariah and Credit Administration Departments

Key Achievements:
• Introduced 2 new corporate clients within first 3 months
• Achieved half of the yearly trade business within first 5 months

Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking at Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Ltd
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2017 to December 2019

Key Responsibilities:
• Maximizing the assigned asset portfolio
• Maximizing funded and non funded income for the bank
• Providing excellent customer service to ensure customers’ financial needs are satisfied on time
• Risk assessment to avoid overdue and defaults
• Compliance with Shariah and Credit Administration Departments

Key Achievements:
• Booked a new corporate customer and made the initial disbursement within the 3 month probation period
• Made a corporate customer shift their entire remittance business to my bank
• Started trade business with clients who were utilizing funded limits only
• Improved income yield from bulk of the accounts in my portfolio as compared to previous year
• Achieved yearly income targets in 10 months in both 2017 and 2018
• Increased income from all clients in my portfolio

Relationship Associate (Corporate Banking) at Meezan Bank Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • October 2014 to December 2016

Key Responsibilities:
• Making Credit Proposals for new and existing customers
• Relationship Management to ensure customers’ financial needs are satisfied on time
• Risk assessment to avoid overdue and defaults
• Compliance with Shariah and Credit Administration Departments

Key Achievements:
• Generated 5 corporate customer leads whereas introducing new customers are not a part of my job description
• Handled a portfolio of more than PKR 8 Billion which includes clients from all sectors of the economy.

Relationship Manager Liabilities at Standard Charted Bank Pakistan Limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 2014 to September 2014

Key Responsibilities:
• Maximizing CASA (Current Account & Saving Account) Deposit Growth
• Selling Wealth Management products
• Adhering to Compliance Requirements
• Maximizing Customer Satisfaction

Key Achievements:
• Fulfilled the required CASA annual target in 3 months
• Declared Best Islamic Relationship Manager in the first quarter in my region, amongst the top 5 Islamic Relationship Managers pan Pakistan and amongst the top 15 Relationship Managers in all categories pan Pakistan
• Invited to the month end performance celebrations 3 out of the 6 months I worked as a Relationship Manager for Retail Clients

Business Development Manager at Hafiz Tannery
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 2005 to March 2014

Key Responsibilities:
• Leading the production team efficiently to ensure customer delivery targets are met
• Cross functional leadership including managing staff, labor relations, production planning and administration to ensure efficient/effective utilization of corporate resources
• Maximize sales and profitability and pinpointing business opportunities
• Planning, developing and executing effective business strategies under challenging market conditions
• Ensuring cost efficient and smart manufacturing
• Responsible for dealing with Pakistan Tanners Association Environment Society to ensure Compliance and Safety
• Introduced the concept of Bench marking and Key Performance Indicators

Key Achievements:
• Introduced Slovenia and Australia as new regions for business development
• Took the initiative to market products to end European buyers whilst keeping the Fast East intermediaries in loop; a move which yielded great dividends in terms of increased business volume and brands recognizing the company's quality and commitment

Education

Higher diploma, Islamic Finance
  • at Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions
  • November 2017

CSAA program covers all technical subjects that are essential for Shari’ah Advisory, Shari'ah Compliance and Review processes for the International Islamic Finance (Islamic Banking, Islamic Insurance (Takaful) Industry), including: 1. AAOIFI’s Shari’ah Standards on Islamic finance products and practices, and Shari’ah basis for those standards. 2. AAOIFI’s Governance standards on Shari’ah compliance and review processes. 3. Islamic banking and finance supervision (including regulatory and external supervision, internal review, and application of AAOIFI’s standards). 4. Shari’ah compliance and review procedures (including on planning, operations, documentation, and reporting). 5. Application of Shari’ah and Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) to Islamic banking and finance practices. 6. Product Development & Transaction Structuring for issuance of Sukuk, Mutual Funds, Treasury Transactions and Stock Markets. 7. Criteria for Zakat, Screening process of Stocks and Waqf rules.

Master's degree, Sales and Marketing
  • at SZABIST
  • February 2012

Graduated with a gpa of 3.51 on a scale of 3.75 (3.75 were the grade points assigned for A grade). On a scale of 4, gpa would have been 3.74. Performed very well in numerical courses and courses which required analysis. Always remain the head presenter in group presentations and delivered many presentation individually although a group was assigned for support.

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at LUMS
  • February 2005

1. Chosen as the Badminton Representative for the year 2002-2003 2. Got a video made on sports which got included in the university prospectus for the year

Specialties & Skills

Management
New Markets
Sales Management
Costing
Cross group Collaboration
Microsoft Office
Leadership
Intrapreneurship
Business Development
Strategic Management
Islamic Banking
Corporate Banking

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Memeber Pakistan/China Trade Council
  • June 2009

Training and Certifications

Advance Islamic Finance Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999
Advance Certification in AAOIFI Sharia Standards (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2017
Relationship Management for Corporate Clients (Training)
Training Institute:
Bankers Development Institute
Date Attended:
June 2015
Duration:
16 hours

Hobbies

  • Networking, Sports, Exercise, Music, Movies,
    Chosen as the badminton representative for LUMS for the year 2002-2003. Made a video on badminton which got included in the university prospectus for the year. Held positions in walking/jogging competitions at the Creek Club Karachi and arranged badminton fixtures for LUMS with other university and club teams.