Ather Abbas Email & Phone Number

Pakistan

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

Karachi

Unit Head Trade

Karachi, Pakistan

Managing Imports related transactions mainly issuance of Documentary Credits, registration of Import Contracts, lodgment & payments of Import Bills and disbursement & settlement of Import Loans as per customer’s instructions complying policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. Assisting business units in Structured Trade Finance, Syndicated Documentary Credits and Three-way Trade Transactions for customers to process with appropriate approvals required.Visiting customers with RM & Customer Service Group (CSG) to explore needs; provide solutions & recommend customized products to outfit their requirements in co-ordination with business, CSG and Product team. Bridging Trade Finance Department with imperative Business Units of bank to work-on and offer Trade Based Prospects to clients and strengthen relationship with them for higher returns with lower risk for the bank.Coordinating with the customers, business and product teams for timely execution of transactions.Referring transactions for consent & approvals from Regulators, Legal & Compliance, Group Trade Operations, Group Sanctions Team and Local FCR.Educating customers on policies & regulatory requirements and sharing knowledge of ICC publications.Coordinating with Group offices & Correspondent Banks for timely resolution to customers’ queries & issues.Working extensively for synchronization & upgrading processes and controls’ tool-kit. Analyzing productivity / efficiency matrix and error matrix on monthly basis to come-up with solutions to decrease possible errors / shortcomings.Signifying capacity planning for Imports Unit to attain SLAs with stakeholders & meet customers’ expectations. Prepared Job Descriptions of all team members & effective back-up plan for smooth processing of transactions during contingency time & staff annual leave.

Lahore Pakistan

Manager Operations Trade & Supply Chain Central & North Region Managed potential facility & non-facility trade business by offering products namely Supply Chain Business, Negotiation & Discounting, Documentary Collections, Advance Payments, Documentary Credit Advising, Confirmation & Transfer (with & without substitution of invoices) for potential customers. Promoted Intra Group business by informing customers the benefits of utilizing the Global Network of the bank & referring potential customers to different group offices.Increased Average Trade Finance Assets in coordination with corporate groups. Analyzed trade facility utilization by customers on regular basis & highlighted potential areas & business opportunities.Referred bank’s products to potential clients including Electronic Banking & Cash Management.Supported Transaction Banking, Financial Institution and Corporate to expand Structured Trade Finance, Syndicated Documentary Credits, Supply Chain Finance, Advising, Confirmation and Transfer of Documentary Credits, Non-funded & lowered risk Trade Business.Team Leader Exports Supervised day to day transactions i.e. lodgment & payment of bills, negotiation & discounting of documents, Monitored past-due accounts, refusals, un-accepted documents & outstanding reconciliation entries. Controlled over-heads & increased efficiency with optimum resource utilization.Implemented Desk Instructions Books, Workflows & Procedures to maximize efficiency & productivity.Managed internal audits with NIL repeated recommendations by auditors from Group & SBP.Maintained optimum customer service standards following SLAs.

Trade Services Department, Main Branch Karachi

Handled & checked export & local documents on collection & negotiation.Performed E forms certification & WH Tax deduction & deposit to SBP & monthly reporting.