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CAREER OBJECTIVE
Having total 10 years of professional work experience in Exchange House and Islamic banking
industry, I have gained broad knowledge of the functionality of Treasury Front Office / Foreign
Remittances / Swift Operations /. I am looking for suitable position to build my career in this industry
and believe that with my experience and skills, I could take on more challenging positions so that I can
contribute to the success and growth of the organization besides my career development.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor Degree in IT from Manipal University, India, 2003
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
This was an important shift in my professional career moving from an exchange house to an Islamic
bank of repute. Obtained real time exposure in Remittances area including processing payments
through SWIFT, handling multiple responsibilities and meeting deadlines working under pressure. My
main responsibilities include the following:
Foreign Remittances
Supervise the operations of Foreign Remittance department including SWIFT authorization.
Authorize all foreign remittances products in core banking system (Equation AS 400) such as
outwards payments including transfers executed by customers through E-Banking, Standing
Orders, Demand Drafts, etc.
Authorize all inwards payments for auto credit to customer account (STP messages)
Monitor all Foreign Remittances applications received from branches through the in-house
application.
Assisted department manager in implementation of World Link project (Citibank Product) for
transferring funds in foreign currency without holding Nostro account with foreign bank.
Coordinate with International Operations for escalating investigations or other queries related
to customer payments MT 103 in finding speedy resolution with correspondent banks.
Inform dealing room on high value payments for customer transfers so that they can cover
Nostro account.
Prepare report for QCB reporting for Remittances including charity payments and high value
payments and submit the data in QCB portal before the official deadline on monthly basis.
Assist department Manager in preparing audit response / coordinate with internal auditors for
quarterly internal audit pertaining to remittances area.
Coordinate with IT department on technical issues and conduct UAT for system upgrades.
Monitor the SWIFT Sanctions Screen (SSS) and coordinate with AML for the MT 103
messages stuck in SSS for compliance reasons.
Ensure and check the day end activity for Remittances department is done on daily basis.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Haider Imam
Nationality : Indian
Date of Birth : 12 Jan 1983
Mobile : (+974) 7776 2188
E-mail : haiderimam786@gmail.com
Supervisor – Remittances Department
Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) - Qatar
1 Oct 2012 till date
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Coordinate with Account department to reconcile the outstanding entries.
Team member for Disaster Recovery Project testing for Remittances department.
Built my career working with Habib Qatar International Exchange for more than 7 years in a very
challenging and rewarding atmosphere. Prior to my transfer to Treasury Front office in 2009, I was
performing the role of AML / Compliance Officer for period of 4 years from 2005 till 2009
Dealing Room
Download and prepare Forex rates from FX street online system be uploaded in the system for
branches
Provide special rate to VIP customers
Conclude FX deals with correspondent banks to cover the Nostro account for customer
remittances
Managing the bank’s balances with correspondent banks through MT 940 / MT 950
statements.
Manage new Nostro account opening in Foreign currency
Monitor the oversold position on daily basis and report daily financial transactions / P&L
accounts to Financial Control.
Compliance Department
Ensure QCB AML / compliance policy is applied properly.
Update the sanction list / private list from QCB in in-house AML filtering system to track the
suspected transactions
Monitor all outward remittance and report to MLRO on suspected transactions
Coordinate with customer directly seeking additional information required to check the
suspected transactions
Assist department Manager in reporting of suspected transactions to QCB on periodic basis.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Playing Cricket & Badminton
Reading Novels
TRAINING & SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Payments and Cash Management using FIN conducted by SWIFT in Doha and Dubai, 2012
and 2014
Attended courses in Financial Crime conducted by Thomson Reuters, 2012
Mechanisms for the prevention of Financial and Banking fraud conducted by International
College of London, Doha, 2014
Dealer – Treasury Front Office
Habib Qatar International Exchange Ltd, Qatar
25 Aug 2005 till 29 Sep 2012
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CERTIFICATIONS
Accredited from THOMSON REUTERS between 2012 and 2014
Financial Crime
Code of Conduct
Business Continuity Management
Introduction to Operational Risk
Management
Sanctions