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Aman Consulting
- Consultant
maintenant
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ARAB BANK PLC
- Business design authority
2014 - maintenant
Largest Jordanian bank with presence in 12 countries spanning Australia, Singapore, and the UK.
Business Design Authority
Spearhead change and process improvements as business analyst for contracted clients using dual-knowledge in capital markets and technology. Provide critical recommendations to senior management for streamlining treasury system trading and operations. Coordinate all aspects of project lifecycle depending on client needs. Define requirements, design testing, oversee pre Go Live, and provide post-launch support.
* Saved $700K+ in professional services and licensing fees by eliminating need for vendor, designing solutions and information transparency strategies without compromising quality or user experience.
* Identified issues within treasury licensing agreement signed between bank and vendor by determining grey areas with potential $800K in breaches, enabling amendments to safeguard bank interests.
* Enhanced system design by reviewing all work done at user requirements workshops conducted prior to hire, determining numerous flaws and making strong, effective case for change that were implemented.
* Impacted business operations within 1st week by recommending business decision unanimously approved by steering committee.
* Gained team trust by using effective interpersonal skills and persuasive action in sharing subject matter expertise acquired from 15+ years of project management and business design consulting. ;
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Financial institution
- Senior Consultant
2013 - 2014
BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI Riyadh, Saudi Arabia affiliated with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Banking.
Delivered subject matter expertise on treasury products accounting. Created strategies and conducted clear and effective presentations, successfully communicating complex change initiatives. Designed and implemented test plans, scenarios, and cases for Kondor OGL project. Reported to Head of Development.
* Overcame major operational issues beyond treasury accounting, which acted within larger programme with massive prior inaccuracies, by communicating with senior management and empowered corrective action.
* Collaborated on rectifying inaccuracy issues by enacting daily reconciliation that isolated problems.
* Realigned project during final stage by uncovering development and testing process gaps, defining full testing plan for treasury accounting, completing user acceptance (UA) testing, and evaluating fixes.
* Pivotal contributor to project success, recognised by Finance, IT, and senior management as essential to project momentum. ;
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Thomson Reuters
- Senior Consultant
Paris
2010 - 2012
News & financial data/software provider with global presence.
Senior Consultant
Headed and supported optimised treasury solution delivery for Thomson-Reuter banking clients. Configured accounting, confirmations, and deal workflow for asset cases. Ensured Kondor+ Trade Processing (K+TP) treasury system compliance with bank requirements. Reported to EMEA Resource Manager.
* Facilitated success across numerous projects and teams based on need, anticipating issues, ensuring quality control, identifying setup deficiencies, and working extra hours to resolve urgent matters.
* Aligned bank user requirements with industry best practices by performing system-wide quality control.
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THOMSON-REUTERS, Senior Consultant, continued:
* Increased professional services revenue by working around the clock for 1.5 months to deliver critical reporting set for key client: National Commercial Bank.
* Enabled company to gain vital payment linked to deliverable acceptance for major client: Banque Misr.
* Directly selected by banks after demonstrating exceptional work ethic, customer service, quality assurance, and commitment to excellence. ;
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NOOR ISLAMIC BANK
- IT Treasury subject matter expert
2009 - 2010
Recently formed Islamic bank providing diverse financial services & products.
IT Treasury Subject Matter Expert
Led quality control on K+TP processing implementation. Trained and supported treasury/finance users. Developed test scenarios/cases for UA testing and followed through with analysis. Created market risk reports.
* Resolved problems and promoted company culture of minimal issue escalation by educating users on system capabilities and communicating steps for how to handle potential concerns.
* Empowered smooth Go Live for 1st implementation of Kondor+ suite within an Islamic bank by making as key contributions to testing phase for treasury back office. ;
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NBD
- Senior Consultant
2006 - 2009
Primary bank in Dubai.
Senior Consultant
Collaborated on IT treasury support system. Assessed impact of merging Emirates Bank and National Bank of Dubai on resulting treasury back office system for accounting, confirmations, settlement, & operating procedures.
* Managed concurrent roles as consultant, project manager, and treasury implementation project support manager by acting as short term resource/competence gap while sharing knowledge with team.
* Coordinated NBD project while simultaneously engaged in implementation role, resulting in highly successful case and new UAE benchmark, achieving major goals with millions in capital investments.
* Enabled large-scale project to go live within 2 years by persuading steering committee to transition from instant Go Live method to phased approach.
* Recognised by senior leadership on appraisals for surpassing performance expectations by working extended hours and taking on extra assignments. ;
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REUTERS
- Senior Consultant
PARIS
2004 - 2006
International news agency; division of Thomson-Reuters.
Senior Consultant
Coordinated treasury back office system configuration for producing accounting/SWIFT/confirmations. Evaluated client requirements, critiqued proposed accounting, and provided amendments. Designed customised reports.
* Top performer revenue generator within consulting teams, improving client satisfaction and increasing profit by maintaining customer-oriented approach, going above and beyond to forge strong relations.
* Enhanced efficiency and reduced implementation time for Kondor Trade Processing by transitioning from project-by-project setup to standardised configuration base. ;
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Supélec
- Etudiant
GIF-SUR-YVETTE
1994 - 1997
