Hana ABOU RJEILI, Head of Middle Office

Hana ABOU RJEILI

Head of Middle Office

Bank AUDI

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Executive MBA
Experience
23 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months

Head of Middle Office at Bank AUDI
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since June 2022

Main responsibilities
• Control Treasury activities: Liquidity, reconciliation, FX, Money Market and Capital Markets transactions, breaches over counterparties limits and internal set limits
• Lead the implementation of Capital Markets Authority regulations
• Review and improve the controls, tools and reports related to the Middle Office department
• Enhance policies and procedures
• Coordinate with key stakeholders to apply internal and external audit recommendations related to the department activities
• Manage team members and assess their performance

Key Achievements
• Implemented improved processes to reduce operational risks and increase efficiency in a challenging environment with limited resources i.e. the enhanced new process for Sayrafa reconciliation between 3 systems only requires 15 minutes
• Analysed operational risks and reported significant incidents while providing recommendations to avoid these scenarios in the future

Head of Unit Financial Risks – Group Risk Division at Bank AUDI
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2015 to May 2022

Main responsibilities
• Identify, evaluate and report financial risks (i.e. Liquidity, FX position, Bonds portfolio, Financial Institutions exposures, Private Banking business line) based on the banks risk appetite and the regulatory environment
• Collaborate with various committees to define KRIs, evaluate risk limits based on the banks strategy and economic challenges
• Recommend and develop stress tests scenarios
• Assess and oversee country risk exposures and limits
• Assist the entities in managing their risks, review entities risk reports and recommend actions
• Support the Group Chief Risk Officer on various tasks: set annual budget, define training requirements, lead projects related to the department, enhance processes, validate deliverables, develop policies
• Act as secretary of the Group IFRS 9 committee (organize periodic meetings and lead the IFRS 9 reporting team, review the reporting pack, coordinate with different stakeholders)

Key Achievements
• Designed the template of the Risk Report (including stress tests) related the Private Banking business line that enhanced the Board ability to assess and manage related risks
• Customized the risk reports leading to 50% improvement in operational efficiency
• During the crisis, revamped the ALCO pack and defined new internal liquidity ratios focusing on current economic turmoil

Project Manager – Group Risk Division at Bank AUDI
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2012 to December 2014

Main responsibilities
• Define business requirements, develop project charter and project scope
• Assess consultants, submit reports exposing project scope and comparing vendor proposals
• Track project progress and escalate important issues
• Control expenses, schedule and take necessary actions to prevent project from slippage
• Provide status reports, coordinate with all the stakeholders
• Monitor and control the quality of the deliverables

Senior Model Management Analyst at Bank Audi
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2011 to March 2012

Main responsibilities
• Define requirements related to the Model risk management tool and support tool implementation
• Prepare and analyse model risk reporting and data

Senior Product Development Officer at Bank Audi
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2007 to December 2010

Main Responsibilities
• Set annual targets, prioritize yearly projects and develop business plans
• Collect and analyse market data, consumer behaviour and competition monitoring
• Set system requirements, establish appropriate procedures and process re-engineering and adopt the suitable solution
• Monitor and simulate the sales of the Retail products and recommend strategic actions
• Define proper marketing strategies per product: price, bundling, broadcast
• Provide trainings on retail products for the branches sales forces

Key Achievements
Participated in establishing the Consumer Lending Department after developing the necessary tools including workflow solution, scorecards, policies and procedures based on best practices, defining roles and responsibilities, recruiting and coaching the team. The objective of this department was to centralize the retail lending activity to minimize credit and operational risks and accelerate the decision making process: primary decision was taken within 6 hours

Project Leader at SAB
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2003 to September 2007

Responsible of analysing customers requirements, implementing the suitable solution, developing the technical documents, mentoring a team of programmers, and providing trainings to the users

Web Analyst Programmer at IML and Miksasi Digital
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2000 to October 2003

Define database structure, analyse and develop various web applications related to: online educational assessment, construction procurement and tender processes, sports content management, media and communications

Education

Master's degree, Executive MBA
  • at Paris Dauphine and Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
  • May 2007
Bachelor's degree, BS in Business Computer
  • at Saint Joseph University
  • June 2002

First of my promotion

Specialties & Skills

Middle Office
Project Management
Retail Banking
Product Launch
Analytical Approach
Business Analysis
Middle office
RISK APPETITE
MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
COMMUNICATIONS
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
WEB APPLICATIONS
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
CONSTRUCTION
Reporting and Analysis
Project Management
BANKING
BUSINESS PLANS
DATABASE
FEASIBILITY
Business Analyst
Product Development
MIS reporting
Financial Analysis
Risk management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Passed the 3 CFA levels exams on first attempt (Training)
Training Institute:
CFA
Date Attended:
February 2013
Developing Managerial Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
October 2012
Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Valid Until:
August 2011

Hobbies

  • Walking
  • Traveling