Head of Internal Governance
Bank Aljazira
Total years of experience :26 years, 10 Months
All Compliance related aspects to ensure that the Bank's operations and procedures are in line with the various regulatory requirements; in addition to oversight of processes related to Corporate Governance issues
Support the department as needed; especially in cross-departmental initiatives and projects. Maintain oversight of the various aspects of the required CME examinations.
To Plan & manage audits, produce reports and recommendations for Management and the Audit Committee
Develop the annual audit plan for assigned Departments and ensure that it is executed accordingly and within budget.
Conduct assigned cycle audits, special reviews and investigations including project and system reviews and support business initiatives in accordance with audit standards.
- Supervise treasury staff
- Decide on best funding options and fund uses subject to approval.
- Handle the operational aspect related to treasury operations:
1) Process & supervise funds' transfers & approve cash movement for the day for further authorization
2) Approve sending deal confirmation letters (FX, Loans, deposits)
3) Handle simple FX transactions while monitoring interest & currency rates
- Oversee the group's facility portfolio ensuring overall exposures are within limits & covenant compliance.
- Producing various reports & MIS
- Assist in the development & management of policies
- Standardization of Back & front office
- Manage needed IT projects across treasury in coordination with the technical team.
- Review credit agreements & documentation
Manage All aspects of our corporate online banking offering in terms of development, technical enhancement, marketing, legal and other support material.
Conducting Cost/Benefit analysis and budget planning for each product.
Gathering, filtering, and building products’ requirements from customers, marketing staff, operations, and compliance office.
Building operational procedures, contingency plans of all products.
Main contact for key customers during new projects and the implementation of solutions, and the piloting of same.
Generating and tracking revenues and performance of all products
This covers:
Corporate online Banking platform
Bulk Payments and payment engines
ERP integration projects
Other Cash Management services
Developed and implemented a compliance program within the department .
Defined Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each product and each position and tracking of same through reports and analysis.
hired and trained new staff to form two sub-units, one for Compliance and Self-assessment, the other for MIS and support, including coordinating training and other support functions.
"e-representative" for department in bank-wide initiatives.
Managed the Disaster recovery plan.
Supported the development of the "electronic Banking" offering through the product managers.
Managed the implementation and propper execution of solutions once sold to customers.
Responsible for the "after sales" customer support for these services.
Provided after sales support
Back-office implementation and profiling of subscribed customers
Coordinated and supported the sales efforts in regions as required.
prepared relevant reports for management review
updated and tracked the treasury and investment infomration on the system for customer viewing.
trained new staff for position.
Courses were conducted in English covering marketing, treasury operations, credit, accounting, economics, etc.
Participated in the required pre-medical courses, so that I can continue in Speech Therapy which is part of the medical sciences section. this was however closed for the following 5 years, so I did not complete the speciality and preferred to go on to IPA.
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