Harish Venkat

Treasury Leadership, Funding & Banking Governance
• Direct treasury operations across UAE entities and projects, overseeing liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, working capital
optimisation, and funding requirements to support business continuity and growth.
• Manage banking facilities exceeding AED 800 Mn, ensuring effective utilisation, debt servicing, covenant compliance, facility renewals, and
adherence to financing obligations.
• Lead strategic relationships with banking partners, driving financing proposals, credit submissions, due diligence processes, and
documentation for new and existing funding arrangements.
• Oversee treasury instruments and transactions including Letters of Credit (LCs), Letters of Guarantee (LGs), foreign exchange (FX) exposures,
fund transfers, and loan settlements, ensuring robust treasury controls and risk management.
• Deliver treasury reporting, executive dashboards, policy implementation, and process improvement initiatives across UAE operations in close
coordination with Group Treasury, enhancing visibility, governance, and decision-making effectiveness.

• Led financial governance, budgeting, approvals, and compliance while providing management with actionable financial insights.
• Improved reporting discipline and management visibility through dashboarding and reporting standardization.

Asset Management & Investment Administration
• Led Asset Management function, driving product development, market launches, and structuring of complex real estate investment
transactions
• Directed investment administration across proprietary and client structures, covering accounting, valuation, financial reporting, investor
servicing, and post-acquisition oversight.
• Managed SPV governance, financial reporting, and compliance across conventional and Sharia-compliant structures.
Finance, Strategy & Stakeholder Management
• Served as Acting Head of Finance, overseeing regulatory submissions, accounts payable, budgeting, and financial control.
• Advised sr. management on investments, portfolio performance, financial initiatives, and priorities through risk and performance analysis.
• Worked closely with regulators including CBB, auditors, legal advisors, and internal stakeholders on product development, compliance,
structuring, and governance.

• Managed financial and treasury accounting, regulatory reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, and internal controls for a leading banking
institution.
• Strengthened reporting governance, controls, and compliance through finance process improvements.
• Supported Basel II implementation, operational risk framework rollout, and finance systems initiatives including core banking and
reconciliation enhancement.