Ahmad Alqurashi, Sr. Project Manager - PMO - Finance Group

Ahmad Alqurashi

Sr. Project Manager - PMO - Finance Group

al rajhi bank

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Software Engineering
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

Sr. Project Manager - PMO - Finance Group at al rajhi bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since August 2011

Key Assignments:
• Contribute to the realization of AL Rajhi Bank Finance strategy by driving the development and execution of Finance Transformation Program (FTP) implementing technology innovation for finance.
• Shapes and designs the program structure and roadmap to ensure effective and efficient delivery of the finance objectives.
• Drives and manage program execution while balancing finance requirement with program constraints (scope, time, and budget) and ensures the required change management and communications to anchor sustainable finance transformation.
• Utilizes and leverages transformation and business process re-engineering (BPR) expertise and best practices and abides by the program management methodology, gate keeping and prioritizations (STEP methodology) in delivery the programs.
• Partners with the Business Managers to drive and embed change throughout Al Rajhi Bank and ensure Business ownership of the change.
• Ensures timely alignment across all stakeholders and manages the interdependencies of the underlying projects to deliver the business benefits while coordinating with Program Portfolio Management to ensure coherence and consistency across programs.
• Ensure that the program is executed to achieve finance objectives within the IT strategy and target architecture.
Major achievements:
• Implementation of Finance Transformation Program (FTP)
• Implementation of Oracle financial Services Applications (OFSA)
• Implementation of Bank core General Ledger (GL)
• Implementation of Financial Accounting Hub (FAH)
• Implementation of Business Intelligence solution (BI)
• Implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)

Business Intelligence & OFSA Control Manager at Alrajhi Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since June 2009

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Head of Business Intelligence at Al Rajhi Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2013

Serve the finance needs by  developing strategic information management reports. Design and implement BI solutions through technology and operational architectures / frameworks. Implement Business intelligence initiatives. Development of data management governance and continual improvement of data management.

Planning and programs analyst at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • October 2006 to September 2007

- Primarily focused on overseeing the management and delivery of various IT projects, tasked with overseeing the day to day management of projects, facilitating the implementation of operational plans and tracking and managing delivery of project objectives
- Responsible for change management, quality assurance and the generation of project documentation
- Conducting comprehensive data systems analysis, identifying and mapping current processes, producing recommendations for improvement and overseeing their delivery
- Accountable for the clarification and modelling of key business user requirements
- Actively leading and delivering training to ensure staff are motivated and effective performance is maintained
- Establishing strong working relationships with key personnel, external consultants and technical teams through regular liaison

Customer Strategy & Tactics/ Relationship Manager at Riyad Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2005 to October 2006

- Tasked with overseeing the day to day management of projects, facilitating the implementation of operational plans and tracking and managing delivery of project objectives.
- Evaluating and making recommendations through Highlight Reports and regular progress updates.
- Developing current and future Operating Models through comprehensive process analysis activities.
- Developing productive working relationships with key stakeholders through regular liaison.
- Maximising staff performance levels through the delivery of operational training courses and one-to-one coaching to team, department and operation centre managers to achieve their full potential, strong leadership and the development of working environments conducive to success.

- Key Projects
- Annual Calling Plan System (Project Manager)
- Customer Strategy and Tactics Database (Project Manager)
- Customer Strategy and Tactics Application (Project Manager)
- Management Information System (Project Manager)

Education

Master's degree, Software Engineering
  • at De Montfort University
  • February 2009

69 % Second Class Honours, Upper Division. Final Dissertation: Tracking Platform and Workflow Engine (IroveR).

Bachelor's degree, Management Informations Systems
  • at Wichita State University
  • May 2005

GPA 3.18 out of 4.

Specialties & Skills

Performance Consulting
Strategy Development
ERP Consultancy
Project Management
Business Intelligence
Creative Skills
Presentation and Communication skills
Negotiation skills
Data Mining and Data Modeling
Project Management
business intelingence

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute Arabian Gulf Chapter (PMI-AGC)
  • Member
  • April 2012