AVP & Manager, Business Planning & Analysis
Mashreq Bank
Total years of experience :25 years, 0 Months
Responsible for Planning and Management Accounting for International Banking Group, which includes UAE and Overseas Operations:
- Responsible for review & development of strategic priorities and recommendation of annual budgets, MBOs, Country & RM targets for the Group.
- Monitor performance against set plans and provide exceptional and management reports
- Finalization of the monthly financials and analysis for top management
- Automation of the Customer Profitability Reports
Initially worked in a business finance role for Private Banking Division; responsible for preparation and analysis of various MIS reports.
Work done for SCB Pakistan includes:
- Rollout of Basel II- Standardized Approach along with its reporting to the Central Bank & various tasks associated with the project, such as assessment of credit, market, operational risk and the capital charge for the Bank.
- Support the Group on various queries and updates regarding data warehousing for moving to the Basel II Advanced IRB Approach including reconciliation of various TP systems with BCRS, Risk appetite studies etc.
- Preparation of Minimum Capital Adequacy calculation, Basel- I along with its reporting and handling its audit issues
- IFRS Management Reporting to the Group with a focus on loans & advances schedules
- Assist in calculation and presentation of the monthly ALCO pack to senior management and the Group
- Preparation & reporting of Stress testing return for its onward submission to the Central Bank
- Involved in preparation of Budget for Finance and submission of quarterly forecasts
- Some one-off projects include:
• Cost Synergies for Union Bank Integration
• Preparation of Islamic Banking Basel II Return for impact study done by the Central Bank of Pakistan according to IFSB
• Loans fair valuation exercise and related accounting and operational issues
Part of the Regional M.I.S. Team based in UAE. Involved in various projects conducted in the Middle East and South Asia (MESA) Region
- Assisted in the roll-out & UAT of PSGL for Bahrain, Qatar & UAE
- Carried out testing for eMortgage and e10 systems for UAE
- Developed new reports / changes to finance systems to meet country finance, business finance and regulatory reporting requirements
Working in the Financial Control Division- Policy and Business Support Department of Habib Bank Limited- Head Office.
- Deputed as a Financial Coordinator of the Habib Currency Exchange (Pvt.) Ltd. (A wholly owned subsidiary of Habib Bank)
- Streamlining the accounting structure of HCEL and prepared its accounting manual.
- Finalization of quarterly, half yearly and statutory accounts.
- Liaison with External Auditors.
- Responsible for the State Bank Reporting.
- Responsible for various assignments assigned by the FINCON Division.
Worked as Officer Finance at Bank Alfalah Limited- Head Office, Finance Division.
- Involved in the finalization of quarterly, half-yearly and annual accounts of Bank Alfalah Limited.
- Supervision and liaison with the audit of State Bank of Pakistan and External Auditors.
- Monitoring of various branches of Bank Alfalah Limited.
- Involved in the implementation of the New Chart of Accounts in all the branches including the Islamic Banking Division.
- Consolidation and preparation of Summarized Statement of Affairs.
- Hands on experience of Bank Smart (Software used in Bank Alfalah Limited and several other banks).
Completed mandatory Article ship of four years from M. Yousuf Adil Saleem & Co, Chartered Accountants, a member firm of Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu. (Article ship completion date: June 30, 2003).
Financial Institutions
Muslim Commercial Bank Limited
Conducted the Statutory audits and half yearly reviews of Muslim Commercial Bank Limited, including the audit of Treasury Division, Branches and various areas of Head Office including NPL and Consolidation etc. (June 2001 - December 2002).
·Conducted review to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of internal audit function of Muslim Commercial Bank as required by BPRD Circular # 7 of 1999 and developed recommendation for the bank’s overseeing executive and audit committee.
·Verification of Half Yearly Statement of Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) of Muslim Commercial Bank Limited for ongoing submission with SBP as required under SBP Circular No. 36 of 1997.
·Compliance of Code of Corporate Governance at Muslim Commercial Bank.
National Bank of Pakistan
·Conducted Audit of various areas of Head Office.
·Compliance of Code of Corporate Governance at National Bank of Pakistan.
Special Assignments
·Conducted the Sales tax audit of Caltex Oils Pakistan Limited for the years (1997-98, 98-99, 99-2000)
·Development of internal audit manuals of various Head Office groups of State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC)
·Corporatization of National Insurance Corporation into National Insurance Company Limited (NICL).
Audit of Other Public and Private Sector Organizations
Multi Nationals ·Procter and Gamble Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (P&G)·Societe Generale de Surveillance Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (SGS)
Textile ·Mohammed Farooq Textile Mills Limited (MFTML).·Iderees Textile Mills Limited.· Mima Cotton Mills Limited.· Din Textile Mills Limited.· Island Textile Mills Limited.· Tata Textile Mills Limited.· Salfi Textile Mills Limited.· Aliasgher Textile Mills Limited.· Tritex Cotton Mills Limited.
Member
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) Module E – (PE-I) Passed Foundation Examinations Passed
Appeared in Part-I and II Appearing in Nov'05 Part IV Exempt
Masters in Economics – (Karachi University) Bachelors of Commerce– (Karachi University)
Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Member ACCA Part-II
Gce A’ levels– (Cambridge University from The City School) Gce O’ levels– (Cambridge University from The City School)