zohaib chaudhary, Trade finance officer

zohaib chaudhary

Trade finance officer

United Arab Bank

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
Éducation
Master, Marketing
Expérience
15 years, 9 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 9 Mois

Trade finance officer à United Arab Bank
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • Je travaille ici depuis mars 2016

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to AVP, Head OF Trade

o Imports
 Opening and processing of new letters of credit
 Amendments in LC
 Manage trade record for central bank and misc. H.O records.
 Assisting branches for processing of Import letter of credit.
 Assisting branches for queries and audit related issues.
 Handling of SWIFT enquiries and correspondence with advising banks.
 Due diligence of Import contracts and Letter of credits as per allowed regulatory terms.
 Strict compliance of UCP-600, URC 522 updated rules as per defined standards.
 Communicating and replying Negotiating/Advising/Confirming Bank’s via SWIFT services.
 Assisting Retail / Corporate clients by providing timely and accurate trade services.
 Legalisation
 Bill lodgements
 Documents scrutiny
 Correspondences
 Payment LCY
 Payment FCY
 Acceptance / Refusal
 Liaison with customers for acceptance / payment chasers
 Reconciliation of GLS
 Central bank GL balancing
 Audit, Internal Control and compliance.


o Exports
 SWIFT mapping
 LC advising, MT700, MT707, MT710, MT711, MT734, ETC.
 Bill lodgement
 Correspondence
 Discounting
 Negotiation
 Documents scrutiny
 Payments LCY
 Payments FCY
 Acceptance / Refusals
 Day end reporting
 Monthly balancing of GLS

Senior Trade Officer à Allied Bank Ltd. - Head Office
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • juin 2013 à février 2016

 Reporting to Manager, Trade Imports.

o Lc Opening Team:
 Opening and processing of new contracts.
 Opening and processing of new letter of credits.
 Amendments in LC and Contracts.
 Manage trade record for central bank and misc. H.O records.
 Assisting branches for processing of Import contracts and letter of credit.
 Assisting branches for queries and audit related issues.
 Handling of SWIFT enquiries and correspondence with advising banks.
 Due diligence of Import contracts and Letter of credits as per allowed regulatory terms.
 Strict compliance of UCP-600, URC 522 updated rules as per defined standards.
 Communicating and replying Negotiating/Advising/Confirming Bank’s via SWIFT services.
 Assisting Retail / Corporate clients by providing timely and accurate trade services.

o Bill Payments Team:
 Import bill payments. (LC/Collection/Consignment/Advance payment).
 Imports documents scrutiny. (LC/Collection/Consignment/Advance payment).
 Intimation of clean/discrepant documents to branches for onward intimation to clients.
 Coordination with treasury for arrangement of funds for bill payments.
 Lodgement of Usance Acceptance/Communication of maturity to Foreign/Local banks (FUBA/LUBA).
 Documentary collection payments / Consignment payments.
 On-source monthly balancing of outstanding LC’s/Documents/Margins taken.
 Balancing of advance payment documents within stipulated time as per Central bank regulation.
 Responsible for internal, external and State bank’s Audit.
 Assistance to branches for smooth and timely effectuating due payments (Usance/Sight)
 Relaying SWIFT messages (MT-202, MT-103, MT-752, MT-799, MT-734 ETC)
 B/L verification for payments on forced loans.
 Endorsement of documents against Margins.(Airways bills/Truck receipts/Rail receipts)
 Issuance/Redemption of shipping guarantees
 Issuance of Re-imbursement authorities to our bill payment correspondents internationally and locally.

o Trade Finance Team (Imports)
 Booking of regular loans (FIM/FATR)
 Creating forced loans (PAD/FADB) for Sight and Usance.
 Adjustment of FIM-FATR
 On-source balancing of outstanding PAD/FATR/FIM/FADB
 Assistance to branches for timely loan facilities and mucaddam facilities.
 Correspondence with Credit department for loan disbursements limits.

Head /Universal Teller à Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • juin 2010 à juin 2013

 Reporting to Manager, Operations-Personal Banking.
 Managing branch Service Quality and standards, while processing branch related financial and non financial transactions keeping all the regulatory requirements in view:

 Cheque Books & ATMs.
 Foreign exchange returns reporting to central bank / foreign remittances processor.
 ATM / CDM balancing and cash handling
 Maintaining miscellaneous branch records fulfilling compliance and audit requirement
 Handling cash as teller
 Cash in charge in absence of chief teller
 Pay orders / Demand Drafts processing and cancellation.
 Regulatory / Internal and External Audits.
 Responsible for Operational Risk mitigation.
 Assisting distribution and contribution towards deepening of deposit size.
 Customer services.

Universal Teller - Branch Operations (Garden Town, Lahore Branch)

 Cheque Books & ATMs.
 Foreign exchange returns reporting to central bank / foreign remittances processor.
 ATM / CDM balancing and cash handling
 Maintaining miscellaneous branch records fulfilling compliance and audit requirement.
 Cash deposit and withdrawals.
 Pay orders / Demand Drafts processing and cancellation.
 Regulatory / Internal and External Audits.
 Responsible for Operational Risk mitigation.
 Assisting distribution and contribution towards deepening of deposit size.
 Customer services.

Responsible for Bank’s internal/external and regulator’s audit, keeping customer satisfaction and brand promise, “HERE FOR GOOD” in line, Built and managed customer relations for new to bank / existing to bank clients for business deepening, been eligible among all new joiners to qualify for PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT “2011”

OPERATIONS OFFICER à Altas Bank Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • août 2008 à juin 2010

 Reporting to Manager, Operations-Personal Banking.
 Managing branch Service Quality and standards, while processing branch related financial and non financial transactions keeping all the regulatory requirements in view:

 Inward & Outward clearing.
 Intercity / OBC / Special Clearing
 Cheque Books & ATMs.
 Lockers.
 Term Deposits & Call Deposits.
 Pay Orders & Demand Drafts.
 With-holding Tax reporting to federal board of revenue.
 Foreign exchange returns reporting to central bank.
 Account Opening.
 Inward & Outward Remittances.
 Maintaining miscellaneous branch records.
 Acting branch customer service manager in absence of C.S.M
 Cash handling

To assure all compliance and audit trials referring to the Bank’s internal policies and procedures, in this short
period I managed to win my seniors confidence as they carry forward sound remarks for me, I was rewarded with a spot award for assisting the investigation team after a major unfortunate set back took place at our branch, from CEO of the bank and appreciations from all the related field managers

Éducation

Master, Marketing
  • à NCBA&E
  • mars 2014

International Marketing Services Marketing Retail Marketing Strategic Management Sales Management Change Management Project Management Production Operations Management Marketing Management Cost Accounting Managerial Accounting Economics

Baccalauréat, Banking and Finance
  • à Punjab University
  • août 2008

Banking Finance Commerce Accounting Cost Accounting Economics Tax Audit

Specialties & Skills

Retail Banking
Compliance
Trade Finance
Audit Support
Banking Operations
Trade Operations
Audit and Compliance
MS office
Import Documents
Branch Operations
Quick Learner
Import and Export Documents Scrutiny
Excellent presentation skills
Administrative

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Punjabi
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Understanding Letter of Credit (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Institute of Bankers Pakistan
Date de la formation:
January 2013
Durée:
8 heures
Awareness program AML/CFT (Certificat)
CDD & AML (Customer due diligence and Anti money laundering counter terrorist financing and sanction (Certificat)
Training on consignment payments - MT-103 (Formation)
Institut de formation:
JP Morgan Chase Bank.
Date de la formation:
January 2014
Durée:
8 heures
Orientation to SCB (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan LTD.
Date de la formation:
September 2010
Durée:
16 heures

Loisirs

  • Photography
  • Soccer
    Played for Pubjab university Played for Punjab group of colleges Played for Model town football club
  • Music
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International affairs
  • Politics