Amir Abdel Hafeez
Abu Dhabi
Summary
Dedicated and results-driven finance professional with over 17 years of experience in banking, financial operations, and reconciliation. Proven expertise in managing Nostro and Central Bank accounts, ensuring accuracy, and minimizing outstanding items. Adept at fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to resolve reconciliation-related queries. Extensive experience in preparing and analyzing financial reports, contributing to effective decision-making processes. Demonstrated proficiency in risk management and compliance with a comprehensive understanding of operational risk systems. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving capabilities, decision-making skills, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure. Fluent in English and Arabic, coupled with excellent communication and presentation skills. Committed to maintaining high standards of service and fostering a collaborative team environment.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounts Specialist, Reconciliation
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Abu Dhabi, UAE
09.2019 - Current
- Review, reconcile and monitor Nostro and Central Bank (ADCB and Al Hilal Bank) accounts to ensure outstanding items are minimized in line with the bank’s requirement
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to discuss reconciliation related queries in order to ensure confirmation of agreed resolutions are issued in line with the bank’s process
- Maintain accurate records and information relating to the reconciliation of accounts in line with the bank’s standards to ensure the availability of accurate and updated records when needed
- Adhere to all relevant organizational and departmental policies, processes, standard operation procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the require standard and in consistent manner while delivering the required standard of service to customers and stakeholders
- Act as primary contact for audit when reconciliation testing and process reviews are required
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly outstanding items reports.
Reconciliation Manager
Union National Bank
Abu Dhabi, UAE
01.2011 - 08.2019
- Review & Reconcile NOSTRO / UAE Central Bank accounts; matching entries to report discrepancies
- Review & Reconcile all Inter-Branch accounts
- Prepare a consolidated sheet for NOSTRO & Central bank accounts to figure out the accounts position and communicating the report with Treasury Department
- Open any new account in Reconciliation application in-coordination with IT Department
- Coordinate with correspondent banks to obtain SWIFT statement (950/940) in order to automate manual statements
- Enhance matching keys as applicable
- Prepare SWIFT messages (MT199) to obtain and edit missing information
- Confirm SWIFT messages (MT103), to ensure funds are covered prior to posting related entries
- Escalate all NOSTRO late receipt of manual accounts statements to IFID to avoid reoccurrence and late review of respective accounts
- Review & Communicate the Daily tracking sheets (outstanding items) to the respective Branches / Units bank-wide on a Daily basis
- Escalate all the outstanding items on the NOSTRO accounts to the respective Senior management level on a timely manner and as per the Escalation Matrix
- Prepare weekly & monthly outstanding items reports
- Effectively use the Operational Risk System to: Conduct Risk & Control Self-Assessment – [Quarterly]
- Monitor Operational Risk Control Action Plan implementation - [Monthly]
- Report Operational Loss events – [upon occurrence]
- Monitor and report key risk indicators - [Quarterly].
Senior Operations Clerk
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi, UAE
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Inward payments: crediting the customers’ accounts by debiting the central bank account or the company’s account
- Processing automated and manual salaries
- Central bank position: figuring out the bank position at the UAE central bank and send it to the treasury department
- Checking details of cash deposit entries of all ADNOC stations and send report to the assigned manager
- Processing inward remittance by cash online and the customer’s account
- (Inward SWIFT 103)
- Processing utility payment (water & electricity) for Abu Dhabi ADDC, Al Ain AADC, Dubai DEWA and Sharjah SEWA
- Posting phoenix online payments
- Receiving returned cheques from branches drawn by customers and make the required entries through the system
- Prepare returned cheques report and forward it to the central bank
- Checking the customer’s name at the central bank bad cheque monitoring system
- Preparing monthly report of ministry of justice and send the soft copy with statement to: (AD police, AD court, Pvt
- Banking and ministry of justice).
Teller
Thomas Cook Al Rostamani Exchange
Abu Dhabi, UAE
04.2005 - 01.2007
- Execute transferring funds in several types
- Issuing draft cheques
- Exchange foreign currencies
- Execute sales and encashment of traveler cheques
- Communicating courteously and professionally with customers while promptly handling inquiries and transactions
- Identifying customers' financial needs and cross selling products as appropriate
- Balancing cash daily
- Controls and safeguards assigned cash and cash instruments.
Branch Accountant
El Helal & Golden Star for Industry and trading
Alexandria, Egypt
08.2002 - 03.2005
- Issuing whole sales invoices and checking retail invoices
- Receiving cash and cheques from customers and sales men then recording the transaction in the branch's records
- Recording the branch's daily expenses
- Making reconciliation for customers’ accounts
- Holding cash responsibility and cheques
- Preparing daily and monthly reports
- Preparing the branch's tax report
- Following up the transferred goods between the factory and the branch
- Auditing the branch's inventory and store.
Education
Bachelor Degree of Commerce - Accounting, English
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt05.2002
Skills
- Account Reconciliation
- Financial Operations
- Risk Management
- SWIFT Messaging
- Financial Reporting
- Stakeholder Liaison
- Compliance & Audit
- Team Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Multilingual (Arabic, English)
Languages
Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/12/1980
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Marital Status: Married
Certification
- Financial Statement Analysis - Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies.
- Investment Banking - Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies.
- Foreign Exchange - Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies.
- Banking Products and Operations - Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies.
- International Trade and Trade Finance - UNB.
- Anti-Money Laundering, understanding and managing AML risks - Internal audit division with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.
- Reinforce Excellence - AL-FUTTAIM Trading Center (DUBAI)
Personality Key Strengths
- High Learning Curve.
- Has The Strong ability to work under pressure.
- Dynamic, organized and self motivated Person.
- Open Minded to New Ideas and New Technologies.
- Excellent Team Worker (as both team leader and member).
- General familiarity of computers environments and how to optimize the usage of it.
Timeline
Accounts Specialist, Reconciliation
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
09.2019 - Current
Reconciliation Manager
Union National Bank
01.2011 - 08.2019
Senior Operations Clerk
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
01.2007 - 01.2011
Teller
Thomas Cook Al Rostamani Exchange
04.2005 - 01.2007
Branch Accountant
El Helal & Golden Star for Industry and trading
08.2002 - 03.2005
Bachelor Degree of Commerce - Accounting, English
Alexandria University