Senior Officer - Finance Control and Budgeting
Saradar Bank sal
Total years of experience :12 years, 3 Months
- Extract, develop and analyze daily financials
- Analyze daily and monthly P&L against forecasts and highlight the main drivers of variance
- Assist in the preparation of documents and presentations to the GMC, ALCO, and BOD
- Prepare dashboards outlining monthly and annual variances in commercial and retail products and their impact on bank’s profitability
- Liaise with external auditors to provide them with necessary justifications and documentation
- Prepare the mapping of the Audited report and assist in the elaboration of the related notes
- Provide necessary requirements to developing new reports on the system
- Coordinate with IT, and other business functions to report and resolve identified issues
- Liaise with branches for the implementation of new changes following new regulatory processes
- Provide general support to the Finance department related to troubleshooting or data extractions
- Assist the Head of Finance in requests related to calculations, ratios, reporting, and analysis
- Manage the reconciliation and testing process related to the migration of balances from one branch to another
- Automate regular reports using Microsoft excel and test automated processes on the system
- Delivered multiple training sessions and workshops to train Finance users on system functionality
- Prepared and elaborated clear and complete documentations related to T24 accounting schemes
- Monitored enquiries to make sure the system is running smoothly and that it is balanced
- Provided support in system issues related to accounting and finance in order to obtain full stability
- Participated in the implementation of Temenos Advanced Analytics and collaborated with MIS unit to write needed requirements for reports and work on the mapping and validation of data
- Improved systems by proposing enhancements and necessary modifications
- Applied testing scenarios for any product development or module implementation and analyzed accounting entries generated from related transactions
- Conducted testing related to the financial impact of new digital products
- Performed interest calculations on a large number of loans and deposits to ensure issues are resolved
- Played a key role in the implementation of T24 Core banking system by defining, documenting, and translating business requirements, setting the needed parameters, and testing all financial dimensions of the new system’s modules
- Led the financial aspect of the migration process of two banking systems to T24 by preparing the mapping of both chart of accounts and providing all migration rules in coordination with IT
- Led the post-migration reconciliation process by:
o Translating raw data into charts, pivots, and macros on Microsoft excel
o Analyzing accounting discrepancies and finding resolutions for unreconciled balances
o Performing end to end migration and financial reconciliation tests on multiple mock environments within a period of 6 months to ensure full process is ready
- Solicited new clients and funds to the firm by contacting leads across the MENA and Far East regions
- Initiated, developed and maintained executive level relationships and drove sales activities with key customers
- Supported clients on attractive investment opportunities
- Provided reports and analysis on financial markets including the foreign exchange, stock market, and futures and options markets
- Assisted clients with regular account transactions
- Exceeded sales targets
- Point of contact between the firm and its clients
- Conducted sales calls and meetings with new and existing clients
- Maintained relationships and provided daily market support and follow up to the firm's clients
- Assisted clients with daily account transactions including deposits, withdrawals, transfers, etc...
- Opened new accounts and updated dormant accounts
Provided high-level customer service through friendly approach, strong professionalism and timely assistance with customer transactions
- Observed and Learned the tasks and daily jobs of the - Tellers, Personal bankers, and Administrative Staff
- Assisted in account openings and updating KYC documents
- Assisted in updating client information for new products such as Loans and Credit Cards
- Operated cash register and verified totals against cash on hand
- Arranged sections and organized displays
- Acted as Assistant Manager
* Bachelor of Business Administration * Banking and Finance Major * Date of graduation: June, 2011
* High School Diploma in Sociology and Economics