Hisham Syed, Specialized Trade Finance Services

Hisham Syed

Specialized Trade Finance Services

BANK ALFALAH LIMITED

Location
Pakistan
Education
Higher diploma, Islamic Banking and Insurance
Experience
19 years, 0 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 0 Months

Specialized Trade Finance Services at BANK ALFALAH LIMITED
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 2016 to November 2023

Providing Import and Export related services to Branch
Clients
Circulates payment intimation
Negotiates rates with treasury
Maintains different Management Information System Reports

Assistant Manager at Habib Bank Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2015 to February 2016

Retirement of Import bills under Letter of credit
Creation of Goods in Transit and Finance against
Trust Receipt.
Mapping and retrieval of swift messages.

Trade Finance Officer at Barclays Bank, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2008 to June 2015

Import Department
• Circulated Weekly Upcoming maturities of L/C and Contract bills.
• Imports Bills Settlement under LC & Contracts and Open Account for Pan Pakistan.
• Negotiate rates for import Bills payments with treasury department.
• Reporting of FX booking and take up.
• Issuance of Shipping Guarantee and Airway Bill.
• Preparation and submission of weekly, fortnightly and monthly Regulatory Reporting.

Export Department
• Realization of export bills
• Scrutiny of export letter of credits and collection documents
• Export Bills and Invoice discounting
• Managed advance payments from corporate customers

Intern at Atlas Asset Management
  • Pakistan
  • September 2007 to November 2007

Sector reprot on synthetic and rayon

Management Accounting Trainee at Cross Currents Pvt Ltd
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2006 to December 2006

• Prepared Monthly Stock Position & Valuation Reports
• Prepared different Advertisement Receivable Reports
• Monitored Advertisement Receivables payment record on monthly basis.
• Analyzed Advertisement Receivable Reports by Graphs for senior management

Securities Research Associate at Cyberfinex Corporation Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • May 2005 to January 2006

• Developed valuation and other complex financial models.
• Recommended clients for buying and selling of shares.
• Conducted a Presentation on cement sector to clients.
• Maintain and strengthen client relationship

Finance Support Officer at Zulfeqar Industries Ltd
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • November 2002 to May 2004

• Successfully prepared Fixed assets register on FoxPro of 10 years
• ISO Coordinator for Management Quality Systems
• Policy Formulation

Education

Higher diploma, Islamic Banking and Insurance
  • at Centre For Islamic Economics
  • July 2015

One Year Diploma in Islamic Banking and Insurance

Master's degree, Finance
  • at SZABIST
  • February 2003

My 3.4 (4.0 basis) C.G.P.A in M.B.A placed me in the top three of the graduating class. My name is placed in the BBA Honors List of SZABIST University’s Website for securing ‘A’ grades in two summer courses. SZABIST, (www.szabist.edu.pk), Karachi, Pakistan. SZABIST has signed MoUs with the State University of New York, USA; University of London, UK; University of Luton, UK; University of Northampton, UK; Philippines Women University, Philippines; and the Asian Academy of Film & Television, India. Specialization Courses: International Banking, Treasury & Fund Management, Analysis of Financial Statements, Corporate Finance SELECTED REPORTS: Feasibility Report on CNG gas station Business Plan of a Production Company

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at SZABIST
  • February 2002

C.G.P.A -3 SZABIST, (www.szabist.edu.pk), Karachi, Pakistan. SZABIST has signed MoUs with the State University of New York, USA; University of London, UK; University of Luton, UK; University of Northampton, UK; Philippines Women University, Philippines; and the Asian Academy of Film & Television, India.

Specialties & Skills

Trade Finance
Accounting
Financial Modeling
Banking
Investment Banking
Report Writing
Islamic Finance
Compliance Sanctions screening

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Islamic Banking-Stage I (Training)
Training Institute:
Human Resource Learning Centre
Date Attended:
April 2016
Duration:
24 hours
Q1 Compliance Learning Essentials 2015 - 026 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2015
A Practical Approach to Sustainability Reporting (Training)
Training Institute:
ACCA
Date Attended:
April 2006
Completed BARCOPR Q3 & Q4 Mandatory Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Barclays Bank Plc,Pakistan
Date Attended:
September 2012
Islamic Banking & Islamic Insurance (Training)
Training Institute:
Centre for Islamic Economics
Date Attended:
October 2012
Operations Risk and Basel-II (Training)
Training Institute:
Barclays Bank Plc,Pakistan
Date Attended:
May 2011