Ismail Al-Shamali, Senior Business Analyst

Ismail Al-Shamali

Senior Business Analyst

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Finance
Experience
7 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 8 Months

Senior Business Analyst at Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since October 2022

• Engage with users and establish requirements
• Establish functional design, process definition, data requirements, testing process etc.
• Deliver solutions and ensure these align with user requirements
• Translate business process change into technical requirements
• Present solutions and conduct initial acceptance testing
• Carry out user testing, address issues and ensure user issues are addressed quickly and effectively
• Deliver service quality in all work and ensure internal customer satisfaction is achieved through feedback processes

Strategy Project Coordinator at National Bank of Kuwait - NBK
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 2019 to September 2022

Strategy Execution:
• Assist in implementing and following up strategic initiatives progress.
• Assist in creating project plans for strategic initiatives in coordination with various business areas/units.
• Support, and follow up with various team members to obtain progress updates
• Analysis and Reporting Assist in facilitation in analysis at high level requirement gathering for strategic initiatives when needed
• Collect, analyze and interpret data (both financial and non-financial) in support of business requirement

Strategic projects management:
• Manage strategic projects within the business area
• Manage strategic partnerships inside and outside the organization

Competitive Analysis and Industry Analysis:
• Analysis: Gather, analyze and organize relevant strategic information in areas of financial performance, market and trend analysis, competitive analysis and analysis of other relevant data and trends both internally and externally

Portfolio manager at Al-Madina for Finance and Investment
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2016 to October 2019

Preparing and executing investment decisions with the proper tools and a financial team

Financial Analysts at Al-Madina for Finance and Investment
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2016 to July 2018

Preparing and studying financial statements and due diligence reports

Education

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at American University of the Middle East
  • July 2016

Investment Analysis, Money and Banking, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, International Finance

Diploma, Finance
  • at American College of the Middle East
  • July 2013

Risk Management, Investment Analysis, Money and Banking

Specialties & Skills

Strategy Formulation and Implementation
Finance
Strategic Studies
Data Analysis
Project Management
Sharp eyes for errors
Efficient multitasking
Microsoft Office
Communication
Mathematical
Ability to work under pressure

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
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