1. 1
Muhammad Ibrahim Helmy
Cell Phone: +971 55 919 7739
Objective:
Seeking a challenging opportunity that would allow me to contribute significantly to my work
organization and provide me with the sense of usefulness and self-worth through application of my financial
and economical practical experience and personal skills at both capital market regulation and Stock Market
Surveillance fields.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor degree : May 2009
Faculty : Commerce ( English Section )
Grade : Very Good
Major : Finance and Accounting
Experience Summary: (7 Years’ Experience)
From To Employer Job Title
May 2015 Present EFG-Hermes Compliance Officer
March 2010 April 2015 Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority “ EFSA “
Capital Market
Regulatory
Compliance
Specialist
August 2009 February 2010 Grant Thornton “ GT “ External Auditor
Career Path & Description:
EFG-Hermes From May 2015 – Present
EFG Hermes is one of the leading investment banks and Market analysis in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region and specializes in securities brokerage, asset management, investment banking,
private equity and research. EFG Hermes serves a range of clients including sovereign wealth funds,
endowments, corporations, financial institutions, high-net-worth clients and individual customers. EFG
Hermes is listed on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and London (LSE) stock exchanges. EFG Hermes has
offices in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar, Oman,
Kuwait, Jordan and Lebanon with over 800 people from 25 nationalities. They serve clients from the
Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the United States.
Job Title Compliance Officer “EFG-Hermes Brokerage UAE”
o Adapt existing and develop new compliance Policies and Procedures in order to minimize
the risk of breaches of Regulatory requirements and of damages to the Company’s
reputation.
o Conduct Basic and advanced AML checking and monitoring Clients’ transactional behavior
to detect any suspicious or unusual transactions.
o Monitoring daily activities within EFG and ensure it is in compliance with imposed policy
and procedures by ESCA, ADX, DFM and NASDAQ Dubai as well as the internal controls.
o Review and assess all new and existing products manuals and processes on periodic basis
to ensure there is no contradiction or discrepancies with related local laws and regulations.
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Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA): From March 2010 – April 2015
The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) is responsible for supervising and regulating
non-banking financial markets and instruments including Stock of exchange and all institutions and
services related to the Capital Market. EFSA's role is to regulate the market and ensure its stability and
competitiveness to attract more local and foreign investments.
Job Title Capital Market Regulatory Compliance Specialist “Central Department of Regulation and
Inspection Office“- Capital Market:
At the Central Department of Regulation and Inspection Office ensuring compliance of Brokerage Firms,
Portfolio Managers, and Book keeping firms with legal and regulatory requirements through the following
key responsibilities:
o Performing routine and thematic on-site and off-site regulatory inspection and Stock trading
behavior for Brokerage and security-trading companies.
o Inspection scope includes assessing the compliance with legal and regulatory requirements,
internal control, financial requirements, Corporate Governance, Management oversight,
Risk management.
o Responsible to investigate Market Misconduct (Price support, Pump and dump, trash and
cash etc.), Insider Trading, Front Running and listed Companies Violations (Disclosure,
etc.).
o Writing a report for each case submitted to the board of directors to describe the inspection
results.
Grant Thornton ( GT ): From October 2009 - March 2010
Job Title External Auditor:
Grant Thornton is one of the main leaders in the market with extensive experience in working with
private and public companies in Egypt providing financial audit, assessment to all types of financial
and management consultancy services.
I worked at GT as an external auditor, examining the financial statements of companies to ensure
transparency in the financial reporting process and making sure that a company is running efficiently.
Specifically performing the following duties:
o Collating, checking and analyzing spreadsheet data.
o Examining company accounts and financial control systems.
o Gauging levels of financial risk within organizations.
o Checking that financial reports and records are accurate and reliable.
o Ensuring that assets are safeguarded.
o Identifying if and where processes are not working as they should, and advising on changes
to be made.
o Preparing reports, commentaries and financial statements.
o Liaising with managerial staff and presenting findings and recommendations.
o Ensuring procedures, policies, legislation and regulations are correctly followed and
complied with.
Courses & Training:
EFSA Representative at the U.S SEC’s 25th
annual international Institute for Securities Market Growth
and Development which is a two week management-level program covering the development and
oversight of securities market held at Washington DC.
EFSA Representative at the Committee concerned with Establishing Rules and Regulations for ETFs in
Egypt.
Attended the Compliance Officer Program at the Financial Services Institute (FSI) on April 2015.
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Summer 2010, Risk-Based Supervision course at Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
overlooking the following topics:
- Regulating financial markets.
- Risk Management and Regulation
- Corporate governance.
Spring 2010, On Job Training at Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) at various
departments (Corporate Governance – Corporate Finance – Financial Disclosure – Insurance – Mortgage
Finance – Leasing – Factoring – Micro Finance – Market Surveillance – Enforcement ) .
Certificate in Soft Skills from Dale Carnegie (Tailored Program designed by Dale Carnegie for EFSA)
on 18th April, 2010.
Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) training program for financial regulators on 1st June,
2010 overlooking the following topics:
- Risk focused supervision
- Uses of Risk Based Supervision (RBS) across Mortgage, Insurance and Capital Market.
- Anti-Money laundering and Fraud training
- Egyptian Stock Markets trends, stock listing, and Disclosure system.
- Research Skills, business writing in English and Arabic, and different types of document writing
conducted by Career Development Organization.
Attended the “Banking and Finance” program held during July 2009 at the EBI (Egyptian Banking
Institute), and successfully passed the exam.
Certificate in The Basics of Stock Trading (Egyptian Stock Exchange) from 15th April till 5th May, 2009
with excellent degree from Financial and Commercial Institute.
Certificate in presentation skills (Successful Public speaking) from Dale Carnegie on 16th March, 2009.
Interests & strengths:
Solid analytical skills
Powerful brainstorming
Negotiation skills
Ability to work under stress and to interact within a team
Languages and Skills:
Arabic is a Native Language
Excellent command of English
Very Good Experience in MS office
Personal Details:
Full Name : Muhammad Ibrahim Helmy
Military Service : Completely Exempted
Marital Status : Single
Date of Birth : August 6th
,1988
Address : 813, Auris Hotel Apartment, Dubai Sports City, Dubai, UAE
Cell Phone : +971 55 919 7739
E-Mail : muhamadibrahim@icloud.com