Ali Darraj, Senior Operations Officer

Ali Darraj

Senior Operations Officer

National Bank Of Abu Dhabi

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bussiness System Thinking
Experience
19 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months

Senior Operations Officer at National Bank Of Abu Dhabi
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since July 2007

Dec. 2011 - still NBAD (National Bank of Abu Dhabi) UAE
Central Processing Department, Senior Operation Officer

 Inward remittance payments
• Operations of FX payments and local currency transfers for all internal customers, corporate customers including Government Authorities.
• Provide support service in payments processing for corporate customers directly approaching payments center
• Execute high value payments in local and foreign currencies in full compliance with foreign exchange & CB regulations.
• Provide support to all NBAD departments and branches in posting Treasury Books entries.
• Provide direct operational relationship support to major corporate accounts like ADIA, ADIC, ADNOC, ADGAS and Gov .of Abu Dhabi.
• Authorize payments at high at high accuracy in a risk averse paradigm
• Ensure all payments are in Compliance with AML and OFAC sanctions
• Adhere to your individual duties and responsibilities and support the team to deliver service excellence
• Manage/Monitor authorizers’ targets and ensure all capacities are properly allocated.
• Meet critical authorization deadlines and SLAs for all tasks allocated.
• Maintain professionalism and effective communication with colleagues within the unit and all other departments.
• Proactively work with the payments team leader, to support service delivery and individual performance.
• Responsible for ensuring all enquiries and customers complaints are settled before End Of Day.
• Ensure proper work distribution among officers to enable all meet their daily targets and achieve higher efficiency rates.


April. 2011 - Dec. 2011 NBAD (National Bank Of Abu Dhabi) UAE
Central Processing Department, Cash Management Officer

 Cash Management Control
• Check the Nostro and Inter branch trial and ensure all balances are within approved limits
• Check the spot asset revaluation report and ensure open positions within approved limits
• Manage and consolidate drawings for inward, outward, online and DBD branches to prepare the appropriate covering
• Replenish Nostro accounts through Global Market Operation within the cut off time.
• Liaise with Global Market operation and Financial Market Department back office for deal confirmations and cash positions
• Ensure not to over draw the Nostros accounts and the branches call accounts
• Ensure all records are kept up to date and the correctness of computing exchange rates and limits maintenance
• To accomplish designated tasks efficiently within the timelines and available resources without compromising on the risk and services.


April. 2009 - April 2011 NBAD (National Bank Of Abu Dhabi) UAE
Central Processing Department, Authorizer

 Inward remittance payments
• Operations of FX payments and local currency transfers for all internal customers, corporate customers including Government Authorities and other NBAD departments: FIG, HRG & FCD
• Authorize payments at high at high accuracy in a risk averse paradigm
• Ensure all payments are in Compliance with AML and OFAC sanctions
• Authorize internal payments with nil error
• Issue deals of the payments of cross currencies
• Make covering of the funds of correspondent banks



July 2007 - April 2009 NBAD (National Bank Of Abu Dhabi) UAE
Central Processing Department, Operation and Administration Officer (OAO)

 Dirham Payments/Vostros Banks
• Issue of locals transfers
• Central bank transfers
• Multiple payments and payroll payments
• Processing dirhams payments
• Posting payments
• Doing swift messages

 Foreign Currency Payments
• Processing the payments
• Posting of local, forex and cross currency transaction
• Making deal payments with treasury section
• Telegraphic transfers MT103, MT202 & MT199

Head of Accountants And PR Manager at Merhi Dental Center
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2006 to June 2007

-Direct contact with dental companies and suppliers
-Direct contact with Insurance companies
-Auditing the Accounting and financial statements
-Working on Peach-tree Accounting Complete 2005

Stock Manager and Accountant at United Company for Trading
  • Lebanon - Saidon
  • November 2004 to August 2006

-Direct contact with customer.
-Direct contact with supplier.
-Managing stock exchanges
-Supervising the stores
-Managing accounts: Accounts statements of companies, customers
-Auditing the Accounting and financial statements
-Managing Dolphin Stock and Accounting Program

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bussiness System Thinking
  • at Open Arab University
  • July 2006

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Languages

English
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Arabic
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