Bassam Chaar, Finance Manager – Treasury & Banking

Bassam Chaar

Finance Manager – Treasury & Banking

VFS Global

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor in General Accounting
Experience
23 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 7 Months

Finance Manager – Treasury & Banking at VFS Global
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2016 to May 2020

Managing and controlling payments.
Setting up processes, policies, and procedures.
Implementing control refunds and randomly auditing the same.
Work closely with MOFA for account reconciliation.
Raise and monitor operational finance issues.
Setting up a banking facility in all countries of operations.
Assisting in the opening of bank accounts and maintaining relationships
with various banks across the globe.
Regularly monitor and work towards the reduction of banking and
transaction costs across the group.
Reconciliation of all intercompany loans and advances.
Assist in the statutory audit of the group.
Interacting with local teams and clients on a day-to-day basis for
operations.
Train and educate the team members.

Unit Head – Branch Operations Manager at IBL BANK
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • January 2000 to June 2016

Handled customer queries and gave information about retail products
and services.
Followed and implemented sales guidelines and maintained standards
across departments.
Manage customers’ knowledge regarding the latest offers and handle
promotional activities for the organization's products.
Monitor daily operations to ensure a free-flowing process and also
supervise the execution of daily tasks.
Strive towards outstanding customer relations by observing daily
activities and assisting in solving complicated issues arising from errors in
operations.
Assess the activities and performance of the staff by evaluating
transaction reports and accounts balanced for accuracy and clarity.
Validate the integration of transactions in the system to ensure policies
and procedures are followed correctly to avoid risks.
Maintain the bank's credibility by requiring employees to operate at a
professional level.
Perform some managerial duties besides doing the same tasks as a
teller.
Setting a work schedule.
Helping the less experienced Tellers.
Dealing with difficult customer problems.
Authentified to access the vault and responsible for one of its keys.

Teller at Bank Of Beirut
  • Lesotho
  • June 1996 to December 1999

Responsible for accurately processing routine transactions. These
transactions include cashing checks, depositing money, and
accepting forms of payment from customers.
Prepare and execute specialized types of transactions, such as
manager’s checks, currency exchange, money transfers, bank cards,
credit cards, and checkbooks.
Increase sales and customer retention by explaining the financial
products and services offered by the bank.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor in General Accounting
  • at Lycée Technique Du Nord
  • July 1994

Specialties & Skills

Banking Operations
Operations Experience
Daily Operations
Customer Experience Improvement
Customer Experience
Teamwork & interpersonal skills/Mental Organizational/Creativity/Accuracy & Attention to details
Problem Solving/Critical Thinking/Flexibility and Adaptability/Communication

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Selling Strategies (Training)
Training Institute:
Banks Starmanship and Associates
Date Attended:
March 2016
Anti-Money Laundry (Training)
Training Institute:
Banks Association of Lebanon
Date Attended:
June 2006
Sales Competencies (Training)
Training Institute:
Beyond Consulting & Training
Date Attended:
October 2006
Lebanese Regulations (Training)
Training Institute:
ESA
Date Attended:
March 2014
The study of pratical cases (Training)
Training Institute:
Banks Association of Lebanon
Date Attended:
May 2011

Hobbies

  • Sports
    Reading, Traveling, Swimming, Driving