Mohammad Badar Hassan
Seasoned Banker
Summary
Accomplished Seasoned Banker with progressive industry background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
Ethra Invest
Dubai
07.2022 - Current
- Oversaw deployment of strategic business plans to accomplish accounting, compliance and revenue targets.
- Tracked cash flow and financial planning to analyze company's financial strengths and weaknesses and propose strategic directions.
- Completed in-depth analyses of risks to control company profile, enhance systems and track legal concerns.
- Directed budget development, budgetary controls and recordkeeping to make informed financial decisions.
Advisory Consultant
Self Employed
Doha
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Communicated with business partners, treasury management, banks and colleagues to reinvent business strategies and focus on revenue generation through uncharted means.
- Executed proactive lead generation strategy and conducted data analysis to identify important sales opportunities in uncharted market sectors.
- Identified complex operational business deficiencies and facilitated development of creative solutions involving workflow procedures and new technologies to facilitate long-term strategic plans.
- Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
Manager Fanar and Doha Region
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
Doha
02.2014 - 12.2021
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
- Adhered to social distancing protocols and wore mask or face shield.
Manager Corporate Branch
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
Doha
11.2012 - 01.2014
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
Deputy Manager /Assistant Manager
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) Corporate Branch
Doha
08.2007 - 10.2012
- Introduced new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Maintained, documented and presented progress reports to leaders.
- Enhanced supervisory and leadership abilities by working closely with supervisor.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Liaised with team members, stakeholders and vendors to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation and follow-up.
- Supervised and motivated 20 staff employees.
- Assumed senior management workloads in absence of general manager to maintain operations continuity.
- Partnered with upper management in executing functional strategies and reporting capabilities.
- Conferred with customers each day to maintain current understanding of needs and preferences, resolve issues and promote brand loyalty.
- Stayed up to date on changing product and service options to provide top-notch support to customers and employees.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Functioned as point of contact for project administrators and managers focused on timely and successful completion of full lifecycles of assigned projects.
Operations Controller Trade Finance/Operations Controller - Trade Finance/Treasury Supervisor
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
Doha
01.2006 - 07.2007
- Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
- Performed routine closings, maintained clean, accurate and accessible records and kept close eye on transaction updates throughout each quarter.
- Complied with established internal controls and policies.
- Performed banking, business administration and financial tasks to guarantee five-star service for clients.
- Established and enforced internal controls, workflows and policies for tracking, reconciling and reporting on accounting activities.
- Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures.
- Established and checked coding procedures, monitored reports and updated internal files.
Manager Centralized Remittance Operations
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
Doha
01.1988 - 12.2005
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
Education
Master of Arts - Islamic Studies / Banking And Insurance
IIBI - Institute of Islamic Banking And Insurance
London - U.K 02.2006 - 12.2007
No Degree - Banking Certification (License) CLBB / CGB / CBM
The Arab Academy For Banking And Insurance
Amman - Jordan 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics / Public Administration
Osmania University
Hyderabad - India 06.1981 - 05.1983
Skills
Operational decision making
Documentation requirements
Quantitative analysis
Negotiation
Business Development
Consulting
Business administration
Staff Management
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
Ethra Invest
07.2022 - Current
Advisory Consultant
Self Employed
01.2022 - 06.2022
Manager Fanar and Doha Region
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
02.2014 - 12.2021
Manager Corporate Branch
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
11.2012 - 01.2014
Deputy Manager /Assistant Manager
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) Corporate Branch
08.2007 - 10.2012
Master of Arts - Islamic Studies / Banking And Insurance
IIBI - Institute of Islamic Banking And Insurance
02.2006 - 12.2007
Operations Controller Trade Finance/Operations Controller - Trade Finance/Treasury Supervisor
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
01.2006 - 07.2007
No Degree - Banking Certification (License) CLBB / CGB / CBM
The Arab Academy For Banking And Insurance
04.2001 -
Manager Centralized Remittance Operations
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)
01.1988 - 12.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics / Public Administration
Osmania University
06.1981 - 05.1983