Raphael Andonian, Product Development

Raphael Andonian

Product Development

BLC Bank

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, MBA Management
Experience
17 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months

Product Development at BLC Bank
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since February 2014

Prepare new products & services and implement them in coordination with concerned teams and external parties.

Review existing products & services and implement changes in coordination with concerned teams and external parties.

Propose, or revert to, new ideas and suggestions including client incentives, staff incentives, branch challenges, feasibility study of innovative ideas, Product of the Month campaigns, etc.

Market research and competition monitoring.

Disbursement Officer at BLC BANK
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2011 to February 2014

Controlling and executing administration expenses, supplier invoices, legal fees and expenses, real estate assessment fees, and branches’ expenses, while ensuring their proper execution and compliance with policies and procedures.

Reconciling related General Ledger accounts and following up with relevant parties.

Reporting to the Head of Disbursement, Head of Accounting, and Head of Financial Control.

Coordinating with the Administration, Legal, Corporate, Branch Support and Real Estate Departments, in addition to the branches.

Accounting Officer at IBL BANK
  • Other
  • October 2008 to December 2010

Prepare Central Bank reports. Prepare and analyze customers’ deposits weekly evolution. Control Interests and Commissions. Control Provisions and Accruals. Run interest calculations for clients, at request of the branches. Monitor the banking reconciliation process on a monthly basis.

Banking Reconciliation Officer at IBL BANK
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • December 2006 to October 2008

Daily reconciliation of Nostro, Lending, and Borrowing Accounts. Follow up on all pending transactions with the related branches and departments. Investigation with correspondent banks for any unclear items. Preparation of balance confirmations requested by customers (Clients and Banks).

Internship at BANK AUDI
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2005 to August 2005

Over-the-counter operations; customer service (present and promote bank products); daily orientation sessions presented by the branch manager, about communication skills, body language, problem solving, decision making, and empowerment.

Internship at ALLIED BANK
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2005 to July 2005

Over-the-counter operations; processing data entries; data inquiries; studying the balance sheets of customers who had applied for small loans.

Education

Master's degree, MBA Management
  • at Haigazian University
  • June 2013
Diploma, Banking Studies
  • at Center for Banking Studies (affiliated to the Association of Banks in Lebanon)
  • June 2010
Master's degree, Finance
  • at Universite Saint Joseph (USJ)
  • June 2006
Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Universite Saint Joseph (USJ)
  • June 2004

Specialties & Skills

Problem Solving
Bank Accounting
Reconciliation
Innovation
Banking
MS Power Point
MS Excel
MS Word

Languages

English
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Arabic
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French
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Armenian
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