Roland Doummar

Key Deliverables:
Established an management information Project Unit inside the Financial Control Department, particularly for handling key IT Transformation Projects.

Increase and automated the reporting requirements of the Financial Control Department, with representation of financial control on overall projects comprising of the department.

Tracked the financial operations of overseas branches and representative offices, and consolidated the financial statements on a daily and monthly basis.

Appointed as the approved individual for handling finances of the Qatar branch alongside Qatar Financial Center (QFCRA)
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Handled one of the major critical bank-wide enterprise data warehousing projects, strengthening scalable single source of data and reporting, with modification of automation and consolidation via Oracle ETL layer.

Introduced RFP and handled vendor selection processes, with launching of a revised transfer pricing policy for the bank with Mckinsey, with successful handling of project phases.
Implemented the OFSAA Transfer Pricing Engine to ascertain complete automation of Advanced FTP Policy for the bank.

Coordinated the automation of UAE Central Bank Reporting in the Oracle data warehouse.

Formulated and automated the City Net Nostro Reconciliation Module and Oracle Financials for banks/subsidiaries.

Engineered the setup of chart of accounts in Oracle GL and T24 for the bank and subsidiaries as per the pre-defined policies and procedures.

Formulated and designed the multi-company and multi-book in T24 for FGB group and subsidiaries.

Handled due diligence issues pertaining to fresh acquisition of entities and portfolios.

Acted as a key core team member in MUREX Treasury Implementation Project and across the majority of bank-wide IT Transformation Project.

Currently engaged in initiating the implementation of Hyperion budgeting and planning on the cloud PBCS
Major Accomplishments:

Formulated and introduced an Enterprise Oracle Data Warehouse & robust data model, with automation of financial reporting, dashboards and analytics bank-wide

Implemented the full set of business segment performance reporting and dashboards in the data warehouse and oracle business intelligence enterprise edition OBIEE in a hybrid and dynamic model

Designed and introduced Enterprise GL & group Consolidation for attaining group consolidation on daily and month’s first working day

Coordinated critical transformation projects for the financial control department, particularly re-engineering of new bank-wide transfer pricing policy and introduction of cost allocation match maturity FTP in OFSAA.

Managed the implementation of an ALM governance model

Enhanced unit strategy by constructing a robust team of experts for attaining department and banks objectives.

Introduced robust financial control unit for global branches including Singapore, Libya, Qatar, and India, with development of regulatory/taxation reporting and resource availability issues.

Established bank subsidiaries, associates, and overseas branch books, consolidated in Oracle general ledger and T24.

Handled a group chart of accounts by implementing a flexible hierarchy for attaining streamlined reporting integration across data warehouse and other reporting systems.

Played an instrumental in Core Banking Project Implementation, with design and up-gradation of core banking software from Globus G13 to T24 R6 and further from T24 R06 to T24 R08 from T24 R08 to T24 R13.

Contributed majorly in designing the Murex Implementation of accounting module, integration, and data migration.

Designed proactively for the TI Mysis Trade System Implementation for the accounting module, integration, and data migration processes.

Manage a key project of setting up an ALM governance framework with a clear definition of ALM function organization structure, roles and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:
• Directed and managed whole spectrum of banking operations in Middle East, Gulf North Africa and European regions, analyzed and evaluated business requirements and provided accurate solution to meet the same.
• Configured, installed and maintained GLOBUS/T24 encompassing accounting and financial reporting module, MIS module, nostro reconciliation, core table French platform in several banks across diverse geographical regions.
• Assessed different modules of banks like securities, treasury, past dues, mutual funds and proffered sophisticated banking software enabling smooth execution of all banking processes.
• Conducted in-depth analysis of sales activity monitoring system based on customer performance and data migration process as well as undertook accurate documentation.
• Facilitated development and maintenance of testing methodology and executed User Acceptance Tests in accordance with company standards.
• Imparted trainings on T24 financial accounting and reporting to client banks to optimize the usage of the same.

Key Projects to Credit:
• Mar 2006: Mashrek Bank, Dubai
- Analyzed financial accounting in Islamic Section and developed chart of account.

• Jun '05 - Jul '06: Compagnie Monegasque de Banque, Monaco
- Assessed management information system, French taxation and 5 accounting interfaces from third party systems to T24.
- Implemented MIS, transfer pricing, tax module, TVA and prelevement liberatoire.

Key Responsibilities:
• Managed and updated all books of accounts right from ledger/journal entry to finalization of accounts and prepared P&L account and balance sheet.
• Created income statements, balance sheets, budgets, cash flow projections, final accounts for audit purposes as well as aged receivables and payables listings.
• Analyzed financial accounting activities including invoicing, refunds, bills discounting, swap operations, payroll, management and payment of vendors and contractors, etc.
• Facilitated internal and external audit of company’s accounts and provided required reports/information to the auditors to ensure timely completion in compliance with the established audit processes.
• Implemented accounting procedures and created reports from available financial information to enable the upper management to take decisions based on the same.
• Assessed financial information and prepared financial reports to maintain accurate record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability and other financial activities of the organization.

Previous Professional Experience:
(Jan '97- May '00): Self-Employed
Key Responsibilities:
• Managed auditing, accounting and taxation, prepared financial reports and proffered management services to small and medium size businesses.
• Reviewed revenue, expenses and other accounting documents and resolved accounting discrepancies.

Previous Professional Experience (Cont'd):
Jun '97- Apr '00: Chief Accountant - Tawil Distributing Company.
Key Responsibilities:
• Spearheaded all accounting operations including payables, receivables, monthly reconciliation, and preparation of year-end schedules.
• Generated forecast reports/cash flow reports and financial statements in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Maintained financial systems and processes and took process improvement initiatives ensuring accuracy, speed, efficiency and proper cut off for month-end and year-end close.

Oct '95 - Apr '97: Chief Accountant/Financial Controller - Tse’s International Investments Ltd, Beirut.
Key Responsibilities:
• Superintended trading activities of the company, reconciled the transactions between Hong Kong and Beirut branch, and consolidated several financial details to generate reports apprising the financial positions of the branch to the head office.
• Oversaw the preparation of monthly management reports, accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives including Budget vs. Actual variance reports, as well as provided follow-up and documentation of significant variances.

Jul '87 - Mar '96: Principal Employee - Bank Saradar, Beirut
Inducted in Nostro reconciliation department, charted a phenomenal growth curve through exceptional performance to merit promotion as Principal Employee in the Treasury and Financial Markets Department.

Overall Responsibilities:
• Efficiently managed treasury bills and different types of local and international shares in line with the latest financial trends.
• Accurately recorded banking transaction pertaining to customer portfolio, maintained up-to-date books of accounts and reported the same to the central bank.