Bayt.com

Submitting more applications increases your chances of landing a job.

Here’s how busy the average job seeker was last month:

Opportunities viewed

Applications submitted

Keep exploring and applying to maximize your chances!

Looking for employers with a proven track record of hiring women?

Click here to explore opportunities now!
We Value Your Feedback

You are invited to participate in a survey designed to help researchers understand how best to match workers to the types of jobs they are searching for

Would You Be Likely to Participate?

If selected, we will contact you via email with further instructions and details about your participation.

You will receive a $7 payout for answering the survey.


User unblocked successfully
ISHTIYAQ AHMED, Vice President

ISHTIYAQ AHMED

Vice President·Standard Chartered Global Business Services

India

Bachelor's degree, Commerce

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 1 months

Vice President

April 2021 - Present

Standard Chartered Global Business Services

Bengaluru, India

April 2021 - Present

Managing P2P teams (Invoice processing, Exception
handling, Payments, Vendor helpdesk,
Reconciliation) of 100 people in Bangalore, Chennai
& China supporting offices across the globe

- Improved on Time Payments
- Improved upfront PO coverage
- Delivered efficiencies
Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Banking

Associate Vice President

August 2019 - March 2021

Standard Chartered Global Business Services

India

August 2019 - March 2021

Managing P2P teams (Invoice processing, Exception
handling, Payments, Vendor helpdesk) of 80 people
in Bangalore, Chennai & China supporting offices
across globe
Increased productivity & quality across PTP
processing cycle
Implemented system controls to offset credit
notes
Set up Central Mailboxes converting invoice
copies to electronic form
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

Senior Team Manager

August 2017 - August 2019

Cargill Business services

Bengaluru, India

August 2017 - August 2019

Managing P2P teams (Invoice processing, Exception
handling, Payments, Vendor helpdesk) of 96 people
supporting Cargill offices across North America &
Canada
Increased productivity & quality within invoice
processing
Reorganized exception process to increase
efficiency
Enhanced controls in payments process
Initiated projects within helpdesk team which reduced vendor queries by 20%
Implemented BOT which helped reduce 2 FTE
Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Management

Head - Operations

March 2016 - August 2017

Staffix Consultancy Services

Mumbai, India

March 2016 - August 2017

Company industry:
Recruitment & Employee Placement Agency
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior Manager

April 2013 - October 2015

McKinsey & Company

Chennai, India

April 2013 - October 2015

- Managing Expense Re-imbursement team of 75
people which supports 69 McKinsey offices across
the globe
- Managed Accounts Payable team of 30 people
supporting 35 McKinsey offices across the globe

Laid down specific targets for Accounts Payable
team to increase productivity
Org structure changed in Expense team to
leverage experienced resources
Implemented quality check methodology -
Conventional, Non-compliance, Global threshold
Handled My Time & Expense system upgrade
Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Consulting

Assistant Vice President

November 2010 - April 2013

Credit Suisse

Pune, India

November 2010 - April 2013

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

Assistant Vice President

January 2009 - August 2010

Nomura (formerly Lehman Brothers)

India

January 2009 - August 2010

Managing Global Infrastructure Finance team
(Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Expense
Re-imbursement & Operational Procurement) of 35 people which supports US, UK, Tokyo, Singapore,
Hong Kong and India regions
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Manager

December 2006 - December 2008

Lehman Brothers

India

December 2006 - December 2008

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

Supervisor

November 2005 - November 2006

Lehman Brothers

India

November 2005 - November 2006

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Engineering

Team Leader (Finance Team)

January 2005 - November 2005

Trinity Computer Processing

Mumbai, India

January 2005 - November 2005

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Management

Team Coach (Compliance & AP Team)

May 2003 - January 2005

Trinity Computer Processing

Mumbai, India

May 2003 - January 2005

Managing a team of 8 people of Compliance, 4 of
Accounts Payable and 2 of Third Party
Cross trained staff within processes to achieve
broader process coverage which resulted in
efficient service delivery
Open forum for suggestions helped in increasing
productivity and quality of Accounts Payable
team
Best practices across processes implemented
resulting in quick turnaround
Received a One Life Award under the 'One Life
Ideas & Awards' scheme for which was
nominated by the UK Compliance Manager
Team Coach (Compliance & AP Team)
Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Management

Benefit Analyst Compliance

January 2002 - April 2003

Trinity Computer Processing

Mumbai, India

January 2002 - April 2003

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Benefit Analyst claims

November 2000 - January 2002

Trinity Computer Processing

Mumbai, India

November 2000 - January 2002

improve controls, enhance
efficiency and provide
insight for decision making
RPA: Worked on automation
projects with Operational
excellence, CI, GPM & IT
delivering FTE saves in Cargill
and Standard Chartered
Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

S.K.Somaiya College, Mumbai University

June 1999

June 1999

Bachelor's degree, Commerce

India

Sandesh Vidyalaya Junior College

June 1996

June 1996

High school or equivalent, Commerce

India

Don Bosco High School

June 1993

June 1993

High school or equivalent, Commerce

India

Skills

operations
Expert
operations
Expert
Financial System Implementation
Expert
Financial System Implementation
Expert
Fraud Investigations
Expert
Fraud Investigations
Expert
People Management
Expert
People Management
Expert
Transitions
Expert
Transitions
Expert
AUTOMATION
Expert
AUTOMATION
Expert
DECISION MAKING
Expert
DECISION MAKING
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
QUALITY
Expert
QUALITY
Expert
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Expert
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
AP STYLE
Expert
AP STYLE
Expert
COACHING
Expert
COACHING
Expert
CREDIT
Expert
CREDIT
Expert
DELIVERY
Expert
DELIVERY
Expert
operations
Expert
operations
Expert
Financial System Implementation
Expert
Financial System Implementation
Expert
Fraud Investigations
Expert
Fraud Investigations
Expert
People Management
Expert
People Management
Expert
Transitions
Expert
Transitions
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Marathi
Intermediate