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Ali Mohammad Ballan, Senior Quality Assurance Officer | Credit Administration

Ali Mohammad Ballan

Senior Quality Assurance Officer | Credit Administration·National Bank of Kuwait

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 11 years, 1 months

Senior Quality Assurance Officer | Credit Administration

April 2023 - Present

National Bank of Kuwait

Sharq, Kuwait

April 2023 - Present

• Stakeholder Relations: Lead communication strategies with various internal
departments, ensuring alignment on facility enforcement and regulatory updates.
• Credit Oversight: Supervise the review of credit facilities and terms, ensuring precision in documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Quality Control: Maintain organized audit trails and comprehensive documentation for all credit-related processes.
• Risk Mitigation: Audit collateral and mortgage documentation to ensure full adherence to bank policies and sanction protocols.
• Process Optimization: improve workflow by 25% through cross functional process optimization by implementing system-drive control, leading weekly review meetings, drive workflow change initiative. Prioritize high-volume daily tasks ( 30+ per day ) and
managing deadlines.
• Managing complex communication channels between local and international stakeholders to ensure service alignment.
• Facilitating high-level negotiations and resolving critical issues with internal and external parties.
• Managed training and coaching for new officers to support daily tasks and performance targets.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

Quality Assurance Officer | Credit Administration

February 2021 - March 2023

National Bank of Kuwait

Sharq, Kuwait

February 2021 - March 2023

Managed end-to-end quality assurance and credit control processes across corporate, private, and business banking, with a focus on risk mitigation, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Operational Execution: Managed the end-to-end of credit reviewing, ensuring strict alignment with Credit Committee resolutions.
• Compliance Verification: Conducted deep-dive audits of facilities and collaterals (real
estate, portfolios, funds, TD) against CBK regulations and internal bank policies.
• Risk Identification: Proactively flagged and mitigated documentation risks, ensuring all files met high standards of audit-readiness.
• Operational Support: Support regional corporate and private banking operations, contributing to improved process efficiency and reduced turnaround times.
• Legal & Stakeholder Liaison: Coordinated with Legal and Corporate/Private Banking departments to secure mortgage contracts and resolve documentation discrepancies.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

Retail Operations Officer - Overseas Instruction

January 2017 - January 2021

National Bank of Kuwait

Sharq, Kuwait

January 2017 - January 2021

Communicate, Coordinate, Planning and Dealing with the international operations teams and the local NBK branches to ensure a high level of services.
• External Communications: Managed direct coordination with international partner branches to resolve service-level issues, ensuring consistent operational quality.
• Complex Issue Resolution: Handled high-stakes escalations, making independent decisions to resolve international transaction conflicts while upholding brand service
standards.
• Reports: Prepared the weekly, semi-monthly and monthly reports, for the data international and oversees documents: KYC/ CRS updates, loans, credit cards.
• Improve and enhance workflow efficiency by 60% through cross-functional process optimization, transitioning operations into a system-drive workflow with continuous monitoring and control oversight.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

Sales and Marketing - Dunhill

June 2015 - February 2017

White Stores Co. - British American Tobacco

Sharq, Kuwait

June 2015 - February 2017

• Marketing strategy and analytics.
• Achieving the monthly sales targets and the marketing campaign.
• Responsible for increasing sales including overall customer satisfaction.
• Negotiating and closing deals.
• Products: Dunhill, Pall Mall and Lucky Strike Tobaccos.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale

Education

Arab Open University - Kuwait

January 2013

January 2013

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management

Kuwait

Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

Food Retail

Expert

Private Banking

Expert

Airport Management

Expert

Gas Operations

Expert

Bank Operations

Expert

key account management

Beginner

Legal contract review

Expert

Credit Risk Management

Expert

International Banking

Expert

Documentation Review

Expert

Quality auditing

Expert

Customer service operations

Expert

Daily reports

Expert

Time management

Expert

Operations Supervisor

Expert

Local and International Communication

Expert

Negotiation

Expert

Marketing

Intermediate

Operation

Expert

Problem Solving

Expert

Market research

Intermediate

Brand management

Intermediate

Team work

Expert

Risk Management

Intermediate

Risk

Expert

Banking

Expert

Credit

Expert

Hotel Management

Expert

Private Banking

Expert

Management

Expert

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Intermediate

BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Intermediate

CREDIT MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION

Intermediate

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Intermediate

OPERATIONS

Intermediate

PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Intermediate

TEAM LEADERSHIP

Intermediate

Microsoft Excel

Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Effective presentation skills course
Managing Pressure & Maintaining Balance
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
PMP Training–
Public Relations/Communications
AML
Key Account Management / Managing a Customer Service Team.
Learning Excel
Business Analyst and Project Manager Collaboration
Account Management
LinkedIn: Strategic Human Resources
Management and Leadership
PMP® Certification Training Course
Feb 2021
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Jun 2020
Effective presentation skills course
Oct 2018

Training
Management and Leadership
Udemy
Sep 2022
Certificate in Compliance Management
Udemy
Sep 2022
How to Manage by Delegating (So You Can Achieve Your Goals)!
Udemy
Sep 2022
Stress Management: 40+ easy ways to deal with stress
Udemy
Sep 2022
Account Management: Maintaining Relationships
LinkedIn
May 2022
Be the Manager People Won't Leave
LinkedIn
May 2022
Business Analyst and Project Manager Collaboration
LinkedIn
May 2022
Complex Negotiation Tips
LinkedIn
May 2022
Data Fluency: Exploring and Describing Data (2019)
LinkedIn
May 2022
Key Account Management
LinkedIn
May 2022
Learning Excel: Data Analysis
LinkedIn
May 2022
Managing a Customer Service Team
LinkedIn
May 2022
Learning Data Analytics Part 2: Extending and Applying Core Knowledge
LinkedIn
May 2022
The Non-Technical Skills of Effective Data Scientists
LinkedIn
May 2022
Data Protection
National Bank of Kuwait
Apr 2022
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Training- 2022
National Bank of Kuwait
Mar 2022
Anti-Money Laundering Program- 2022
National Bank of Kuwait
Mar 2022
Customer Protection Manual - 2022
National Bank of Kuwait
Mar 2022
Fraud Awareness Training - 2022
National Bank of Kuwait
Mar 2022
NBK Code of Conduct - 2022
National Bank of Kuwait
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB)
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
Apr 2019
Managing Pressure & Maintaining Balance
Gulf University for Science and Technology
Mar 2019