FAROOQ HAROON
Dubai
Summary
Well-qualified Human Resources professional with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.
Conscientious and compassionate with drive for helping employers recruit, develop and retain qualified candidates. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric cultures promoting positive morale and optimizing productivity. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching and communication skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Human Resources Manager
Kibsons International (E-commerce business)
Dubai
09.2009 - Current
- Motivated employees through special events and incentive programs.
- Implemented performance reviews and motivational strategies to elevate HR team results.
- Processed employee claims involving performance issues and absenteeism by counseling them.
- Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for 100+ new employees.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 1500 employee company.
- Processed and maintained payroll and benefits for employees, minimizing financial discrepancies through detailed program management.
- Facilitated communication and coordination between employees and management to keep parties informed.
- Discovered and resolved complex employee issues that affected management and business decisions.
- Streamlined complaint response management by providing guidance on policies and ensuring appropriate and accurate investigation processes.
- Maintained optimal staffing levels by tracking vacancies and initiating recruitment and interview processes to identify qualified candidates.
- Accurately prepared monthly payroll and tracking data using Facts Sharp HRIS.
- Reduced process gaps while supervising employees to achieve optimal productivity.
- Provided guidance on policies and procedures to harmonize responses, provide appropriate investigation actions and reach resolution of grievances.
- Briefed new hires on essential job information, such as company policies, employment benefits and job duties.
- Contributed in staff learning and development by creating in-house training programs for e-commerce team.
Senior Accountant
Kibsons International
Dubai
09.2007 - 08.2009
- Assisted in upgrade and conversion of in-house financial systems.
- Updated general ledger with latest entries.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Completed monthly payroll and maintained employee records.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
- Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
- Wrote financial statements and consolidations after reconciling general ledger accounts.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Daily review of bank statements and reconciling them.
Bank Officer
Habib Metropolitan Bank
Karachi
08.2003 - 08.2007
- Utilized up-to-date information to make effective decisions governing bank operations.
- Assisted branch operations and contributed towards continuous improvements
- Managed and opened over 300 checking, saving and fixed deposit accounts.
- Served as a member of an IPO pitch team up to receiving of applications.
- Apart from account openings I got the exposure to work in clearing (inward and outward), issuance of pay orders/ demand drafts, term deposits.
Education
CIPD (Level 7) Enrolled - Human Resources Development
Chartered Institute of Personnel And Development
151 The Broadway, London SW19MBA - Finance And Accounting
Preston Institute of Management Science & Techno.
Karachi08.2002
Bachelor's of Commerce - Commerce
Karachi University
Karachi06.2000
Skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Self-Motivated
- Team-building
- Decision-Making
- MS Office
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent Communication
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Dependable and Responsible
- Organization and Time Management
- Attention to Detail
Accomplishments
Was awarded to be an Employee of the Year in 2011 on my outstanding achievements throughout the year.
Certification
3 days General Banking course attended in year 2005 at the training centre of Habib Metropolitan Bank, Karachi.
Travelling to understand different cultures
Fond of travelling for global experience and have visted a few European countries namely Czech Republic, France and Italy
I also got an opportunity to travel to Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan for mass recruitment
Languages
Urdu
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Gujarati
Upper intermediate
B2
Hindi
Upper intermediate
B2
Arabic
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Kibsons International (E-commerce business)
09.2009 - Current
Senior Accountant
Kibsons International
09.2007 - 08.2009
Bank Officer
Habib Metropolitan Bank
08.2003 - 08.2007
CIPD (Level 7) Enrolled - Human Resources Development
Chartered Institute of Personnel And Development
MBA - Finance And Accounting
Preston Institute of Management Science & Techno.
Bachelor's of Commerce - Commerce
Karachi University
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