محمد إحسان عثماني

Developed business and financial strategies with CEO,
leveraging finance and travel experience to develop
unique product that brings rewards, finance and travel.
• Established project plans with clear timelines and
accountability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define high-level
designs, detailed business and system requirements,
including customer journey, traceability matrix, RAID
(risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies)
management, and RACI (responsible, accountable,
consulted, informed) matrix.
• Working with vendors across 3 time zones on
architecture design, development and testing.
Increased efficiency by 25% using agile methodology.
• Monitoring progress, cash flow, and resource allocation.
Delivered Phase-1, 10% below budget.

• Delivered multiple high-profile, time critical projects, such as Ring-Fencing of NatWest Bank, and PRA/EBA reporting. Met 100% project deadlines and budget.
• Performed project and stakeholder management through various project boards, working groups and governance forums, using tools like RAID management, RACI matrix, operating model, scrums, daily stand-ups, Kanban, LeanKit, Confluence, Planview, runbook and dress rehearsals.
• Responsible for understanding technical Consultation Papers and Statements of Policies issued by Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), European Banking Authority (EBA), and deriving detailed business requirements and functional specifications.
• Conducted data sourcing exercises to create Key Data Elements (KDE) or Critical Data Elements (CDE).
• Maintained traceability matrix to ensure all regulatory/business requirements are met.
• Enhanced functional capabilities of Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) system for PRA/EBA reporting, and integration with Axiom.

Enhanced business and commercial strategy with
CEO. Added 30% new locations.
• Developed KPIs, management reports, and revenue
trend analysis. Increased net profit margin by 75%.
• Managed digital transformation project to launch the
world’s first TravelTech platform for the Muslim market.
• Enhanced due diligence whilst onboarding business
partners. Improved customer experience.

• Identified key compliance and risk vulnerabilities. Developed and implemented corrective action plans.
• Prepared review files for Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) inspection.
• Performed weekly compliance testing on 12 trading desks.

• Assisted in preparation of annual capital and operating budgets, forecasts and financial reporting and analysis.
• Authorized expenditures, monitored accounting processes, and coordinated financial reporting to oversee all fiscal procedures.
• Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.