Ayaz Ahmed, Financial Analyst

Ayaz Ahmed

Financial Analyst

Elysian DMCC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Administration, HR, Finance
Experience
25 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 11 Months

Financial Analyst at Elysian DMCC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2014

Management Consultancy based organization offers planning & execution of turn-key assignments on overall HRM services i.e. structuring organizations, settings KPIs and TNAs, grading, performance management systems, motivation, incentives & bonus schemes. (URL: http://www.elysianjlt.com/)
Reporting to the MD, and managing team of 5 personnel. I’m responsible for:

Financial Analyst Current Position

• Determines cost of operations by establishing standard costs; collecting operational data.
• Identifies financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Guides cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.
• Improves financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
• Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Maintains database by entering, verifying, and backing up data.
• Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; studying proposed changes in methods and materials.
• Increases productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating information requirements.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing publications.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

The main achievements in this job include:
• Establish successfully new and systematic formats of reports.
• Comprehensive use of all software and financial markets information.

Branch Manager at Global Institute of Computer Sciences
  • Pakistan
  • September 2013 to October 2014

Global institute has been working since 1998, and active in educational activities in the field of information technology and computer sciences. Global institute affiliated with Skill Development Council Peshawar. (URL: http://sdcpeshawar.com.pk/)
Reporting to the Managing Director, and managing the admin department with 10+ personnel. I was responsible for:

Branch Manager Sep 2013 to Aug 2014

I have joined once again the Global Institute as ‘Branch Manager’ launched at K.D.A Kohat. I have established successfully branch at new location with the coordination of my entire team. My duties and responsibilities are as follow:
• Negotiate with land lord and made tenancy contract. Arrangement of electric, communication and other concern facilities for continuing smooth branch operations.
• Coordinate with marketing and advertisement department. Visit to different organization for business development. Arranging of ceremonies and seminars for aware the prospective.
• Recruiting and hiring of competent staff. Implement of proper selection process. Orientation, mentoring of staff to achieve the objectives and goals of organization.
• Establishing of different techniques to increase revenue as well as standards.
• Creating a congenial work environment for the staff for better coordination and smooth functioning of the office operations.
• Lunching new video tutorial products, and participating in lunching website of the organization.

The main achievements in this job include:
• Establish successfully new branch.
• Establish a complete systematic reporting system. Communication system for prospects.
• Launch new products.

Trading Services Manager at Trust Securities DMCC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2012 to July 2013

The Trust Securities is a leader in Global brokerage. It combines a broad, multi-asset products offering and access to global financial instruments. It has been successfully participating on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange, since October 2005. (URL: http://www.tsecurities.com/)
Reporting to the Director Operations and working in the operations department with six personnel. As a Trading Services Manager my major responsibilities were as follows:

Trading Services Manager Sep 2012 to July 2013

• Creating a congenial work environment for the staff for better coordination and smooth functioning of the office operations.
• Dealing with visiting clients, counseling and providing them technical advice in the light of risk management principles with the help of portfolio management.
• Preparing and sending various reports to accounts department, such as “daily counter parties” reports and “exposure reports” etc. Coordinating with IT department and Marketing department.
• Hand knowledge of white labels with operating & handling trading software. Installations and operating the Back Office software as well as the client based trading software.
• Preparing daily profit & loss reports both for the company and individual client wise reports for management for making strategies and decisions with planning.

Trading Services Officer May 2012 to Sep 2012

• Attending inquiry calls from clients and solve their queries, receiving orders, updating them about capital markets, updating about prices of commodities, indices & currency rates.
• ERP and Spreadsheet applications (MS Excel) on advance level were used for preparing of various reports.
• Preparation of fundamental, technical analysis reports on daily basis as well as performing periodic based activities such as Rollovers, Hedging etc. on expiry of Future Contracts.

The main achievements in this job include:
• Excellent job performance without any complaints from clients as well as superiors.
• Establish a complete systematic plan in MS Excel to calculate and analyze the daily, weekly and monthly P/L both for company and clients.
Reason for Leaving: Shutdown due to great slump in financial markets throughout the world due to which our company suffered huge losses.

Director of Admin at Global Institute of Computer Sciences
  • Pakistan
  • July 2000 to April 2012

Global institute has been working since 1998, and active in educational activities in the field of information technology and computer sciences. Global institute affiliated with Skill Development Council Peshawar. (URL: http://sdcpeshawar.com.pk/)
Reporting to the Managing Director, and managing the admin department with 30+ personnel. I was responsible for:

Director of Administration July 2009 to April 2012
• Establish business plan to achieve goals and objectives of the organization. Review various business reports.
• Perform management functions Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Controlling and take remedial measures in case of any deviation.
• Establishing policies, procedures and annual staff performance appraisal systems as well as implementing.
• Supervising and participating in meetings, seminars, workshops and parties both for staff & students. Chairing parents teachers meetings.

Administration Manager May 2002 to June 2009
• Supervising and mentoring staff, checking and updating inventory. Maintaining office equipment in working condition through office assistant.
• Providing congenial work environment both to teachers and students. Giving special attention to health and safety procedures.

Administration Officer July 2000 to April 2002
• Working in accordance with Govt. labour laws and regulatory authorities.
• Representing the Global institute in various meetings, workshops and seminars.
• Corresponding with Govt. bodies including Education department, Education Board, and District Administration.

The main achievements in this job include:
• Increase the staff motivation and retaining by 60% on 2011 compared with 2010 and 45% in 2009 compared with 2008.
• Students Satisfaction: Developed excellent rapport with students and their guardians over the last 7 years.
Reason for Leaving: Availed better opportunity of career development with substantial increase in yearly earnings at UAE.

Business Development Manager at State Life Insurance Corporation Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • January 2010 to February 2012

This corporation is active in life insurance, established by Govt. of Pakistan working all over the Pakistan and some other GCC countries. (URL: http://www.statelife.com.pk/)
Reporting to the Area Manager and managing the marketing operations with large numbers of recruits, and my responsibilities were:

Business Development Manager Oct 2011 to Feb 2012
• Hiring new staff, mentoring, arranging training sessions / workshops for the staff development.
• Administrating the staff discipline, time, motivation, retaining, appraisal and other concern tasks.

Sales Officer Jan 2011 to Sep 2011
• Implement and oversee the marketing strategies, improve the profitability and sales.

Sales Promotion Officer Jan 2010 to Dec 2010
• Counseling of customers and made assure the prompt customer caring services.
• Visit to different regions for exploring the business opportunities as well as develop the customer relations.

The main achievements in this job include:
• In 2003 Increase the staff recruitment by 15 SPO per month as compared with 2002 (10 SPO).
• Achieve monthly, quarterly and annually sales targets.
Reason for Leaving: Due to a part-time job on commission based compensation.

Lecturer at Comp-Tech Degree College
  • Pakistan
  • May 1998 to June 2000

Comp-Tech Degree College encompass in degree level educational activities registered with Kohat Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Kohat University of Science & Technology and University of Peshawar.

Reporting to the Vice Principal. My responsibilities are listed below:

• Subjects taught to students were Financial Accounting, Micro and Macro Economics, Application Software and Programming Languages.
• Coordinate with different departments to improve the student skills and motivation.
• Working as member of student advisory committee and perform advising/counseling the students as well as parents/guardians to obtain the best results.
• Preparation and deliver the lectures to the students in classroom.
• Class management, attendance, student motivation.
• Arrange activities for the students such as test, quizzes etc

The main achievements in this job include:
• Achieve 90% result in both board and university annual exams.
Reason for Leaving: Due to taking new challenges.

Education

Master's degree, Administration, HR, Finance
  • at Kohat University of Science & Technology
  • April 2011

Two months Internship at Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Kohat, KPK, Pakistan. Submit Research paper on FAILURE OF STUDENTS IN ENGLISH SUBJECT AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN DISTRICT KOHAT to university.

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor in Commerce
  • at Allama Iqbal Open University
  • March 2008

2 Months Internship at NATOVER Lease and Re-Finance Ltd, Kohat

Diploma, Diploma in Computer Sciences
  • at Board of Technical Education
  • March 1998

Design multiple projects in programming languages.

Diploma, Diploma in Commerce
  • at Board of Technical Education
  • May 1996
Diploma, Certificate in Commerce
  • at Board of Technical Education
  • July 1995

Accounts Group

High school or equivalent, Secondary School Certificate
  • at Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
  • August 1993

Science Group

Specialties & Skills

Peachtree
QuickBooks
Business Development
Interpersonal Skills
MS Office
Business Analysis
Well-built Analytical Skills
Organizational Development
Technical Analyst (E-trading)
Contracting
AutoCAD
Career Development

Languages

English
Expert
Pushto
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Competency Based Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
September 2009
Certificate of Merit (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
July 2011
Competency Based Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Valid Until:
September 2010
Civil Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 1992
Valid Until:
February 1992

Hobbies

  • Reading, Travelling, Music, Web Designing & Development