Ihab Saffadi, Manager

Ihab Saffadi

Manager

United Arab Bank

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Political Science
Experience
19 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 1 Months

Manager at United Arab Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2016

My main responsibilities are:
• Managing team of 9 members to run the daily work
• Enhance the current SOP
• Handling Audit observations “internal and external”
• Looking for daily reports and ensuring the accuracy of the control reports
• Working with IT and business to enhance the manual control process
• Handling the sharia requirements and provide necessary support
• Enhancement of the workflow process
• Ensuring the completion of the daily received transactions with the agreed SLA
• Ensuing and developing the current process and reduce the TAT
• Working with IT on system pain areas and provide possible workaround
• Working with department head on the special assignments “ organization chart, budget, recruitment, etc” • Process re-engineering including write off process • Prepare monthly MIS for the management • Prepare system requirements to enhance the core system

Senior Officer – Central Operation Department (Foreign Murabaha & Wakala operations at Dubai Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2007 to June 2016

Key Achievements:

• Successfully completed testing syndication Special Wakala Control sheets Project. (Nov 2014) where we have converted the process from manual to auto
• Successfully lunched Commodity Morabah under Export Financing (New product, Mar 2015)
• Successfully launched Future Wakala Murabaha product and convert the manual control sheet to be automated
• Arranged full setup for the archive unit and implement auto archive system

Senior Assistant - Corporate and Investments Operations/ Corporate -Operations Structure Finan at Dubai Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2009 to June 2014

Achievements:

Successfully launched Futur Wakala Murabaha product and convert the manual control sheet to be automated

Job responsibilities include:

•Handled all syndication transactions (Ijarah, Wakala, Musharkaha, Mudarabah & international Morabaha)
•Prepared monthly reconciliation reports.
•Ensured system entries and customer advice were processed without any errors and in line with transaction approval and bank’s policy
•Managed filing and updating of records at all times for easy retrieval from the archives
•Maintained business confidentiality of products and processes.

Supervisor - Central Operation Department at Dubai Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2007 to April 2009

Achievements:

Arranged full setup for the archive unit and implement auto archive system

•Managed the archiving and administration unit of corporate operation division effectively along with the requirements and bank guidelines, while ensuring effective presentation, housekeeping techniques and exercise control over usage all the files.
•Implemented achieving policies, system, procedure and controls for the
Operations department and review these periodically to ensure continuing relevance and compliance.
•Reviewed housekeeping methods and ensure proper controls and due diligence in terms of document flow
•Recorded file flow movements between various functionalities and departments through the use of catalogues and log reports
•Ensured timely reports on count of files and other important documentation in the safe / custody
•Assisted in establishing preliminary physical control of newly archived records
•Performed clerical functions incidental to office activities
•Verified all the security documents before sending to credit administration unit

Office Administrator at Arabian Advanced Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2005 to May 2007

Achievements:

Organized events and training courses for auto archiving and data bases usage for academic and none academic organizations (similar events were organized for Dubai municipality, Dubai Courts, ANDOC & UAE university)

•Managed and implemented presales, sales & post sales operations
•Provided support for business development
•Handled & maintaining CRM records
•Managed customer relations
•Established and maintained relationships with suppliers and vendors
•Coordinated with shipping & forwarding companies.
•Handled banking work including LCs, guarantees & other documents

Education

Bachelor's degree, Political Science
  • at University of Jordan
  • February 2004
Bachelor's degree, Diplomacies and Rules of Protocol
  • at Center of Consultations and Technical Services and Studies
  • April 2003
Diploma, Theories of Formal Working Protocol
  • at Center of Consultations and Technical Services and Studies
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Administration
Science
Leadership
Action Planning
Ability to process information and incorporate feedback into an interactive business conversation
Computer proficiency (MS Office)
High abilities of independent learning
Excellent project management and leadership skills
Good presentation and verbal communication and Active listening skills
High ability to work effectively both individually and as a team member.
Ability to convey ideas effectively and sell intangibles
Ability to educate/sell prospect base on new ideas in the marketplace
• Ability to keep prospects engaged throughout a multi-step sales process
Investigative attitude for quickly examining environments to identify problems and develop solutions

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Expert