Iftikhar Shaikh is an experienced administration and HR professional with over 20 years of experience managing offices in Saudi Arabia. He has strong skills in office administration, HR management, payroll, secretarial work, data management, and developing/enforcing policies and procedures. Previously, he worked as an Administration and HR Supervisor for Samba Financial Group and as a Staffing Coordinator for Arabic Computer Systems, where he recruited IT consultants. He aims to apply his expertise to help progressive organizations grow.

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Present Address:
BurDubai, Dubai
UAE.
+971528505670
Permanent Address:
+919036647218
B2/1st Floor, Hussain Complex,
Karwar-581301, Karnataka, India.
Objectives
Education
ADMINISTRATION & HR PROFESSIONAL
Accomplished administrative professional with valuable experience of over 20
+ years, in high-level executive support, project management and key
business operations functions including over all office management, vendor
relations, Human Resources, and Administration. Highly organized and
detailed adept at providing administrative direction and business office
operational strategies critical to organizational success. Innovative and a
strategic-thinker with demonstrated ability to problem-solve and manage
multiple on-going tasks while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
To be associated with a progressive organization that gives me the scope to
apply my knowledge about Administration & Human Resource, involve myself
as a part of the team that works dynamically towards the growth of the
organization and expose myself to a continuous learning experience.
K A R N A T A K A U N I V E R S I T Y , D H A R WA D , I N D I A .
Oct. 1987
B. Com (Comparative Banking)
Core
Competencies
Office
Administrat
ion Skills
· Office Management
· HR/Staff Management
· Payroll Management
· Secretarial Management
· Data Management
· Policies and Procedures
· Vendor Management
· Customer Service
Computer
Skills · Office Automation
· Windows
· MS Word
· MS Excel
· Outlook
· Lotus Notes
· EPM
· PRIMAVERA

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· MS PowerPoint
Experience
Office
Management
HR/Staff
Management
Administration and HR Supervisor
SAMBA FINANCIAL GROUP ( forme r l y CITI BANK)
Ope rat ions & Te chnology
Riy adh, Saudi Arabia
16 Aug 1996 – 2 April 2012
· Assign and monitor clerical, administrative and secretarial responsibilities
and tasks among office staff
· Allocate available resources to enable successful task performance
· Co-ordinate office staff activities to ensure maximum efficiency
· Coach, mentor and discipline office staff
· Design and implement filing systems
· Ensure filing systems are maintained and current
· Establish and monitor procedures for record keeping
· Ensure security, integrity and confidentiality of data
· Design and implement office policies and procedures
· Oversee adherence to office policies and procedures
· Analyze and monitor internal processes
· Implement procedural and policy changes to improve operational efficiency
· Prepare operational reports and schedules to ensure efficiency
· Monitor and maintain office supplies inventory
· Review and approve office supply acquisitions
· Handle customer inquiries and complaints
· Manage internal staff relations
· maintain a safe and secure work environment
· Recruit and select new candidates as per requirement
· Coordinate with Recruitment department in selection processes.
· Process new hire paper work and ensure all necessary documents are
completed
· Conduct orientation of new staff members
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Payroll
Management
Secretarial
Management
· Evaluate and manage staff performance
· Identify and organize training programs for staff
· Develop and maintain job descriptions for all employees.
· Maintain and update Organization Charts and update headcount.
· Ensure leave requests are completed and approved & maintain leave
schedule.
· Manage and maintain personnel Medical Insurance documentations.
· Motivate, mentor and coach staff
· Delegate and coordinate work tasks
· Coordinate and manage Performance Appraisal process for all
employees and follow up collection of completed forms.
· Resolve disputes and grievances
· Keep staff attendance reports
· Maintain employee personal files
· Collect, compile and enter payroll data using appropriate software
· Review and verify source documents
· Calculate and post payroll deductions
· Process payroll by established deadlines
· Issue statements of earnings and deductions
· Reconcile employee deductions
· Investigate and correct payroll discrepancies and errors
· Update payroll records by recording changes including insurance coverage,
loan payments, salary increases
· Process new employees, terminations, transfers and promotions
· Address employee's pay-related concerns and provide accurate payroll
information
· Complete requests for pay-related documents including statements and
verifications
· Develop, manage and maintain comprehensive payroll records
· Prepare and manage correspondence, reports and documents
· Organize and coordinate meetings, conferences, travel arrangements
· Take, type and distribute minutes of meetings
· Implement and maintain office systems
· Maintain schedules and calendars
· Arrange and confirm appointments
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Data
Management
Policies and
Procedures
Vendor
Management
· Organize internal and external events
· Handle incoming mail and other material
· Set up and maintain filing systems
· Set up work procedures
· Collate information
· Maintain databases
· Communicate verbally and in writing to answer inquiries and provide
information
· Liaison with internal and external contacts
· Coordinate the flow of information both internally and externally
· Manage office supplies
· Taking care of Technology Media Library. Maintaining procured high-end
bank software, in-house developed software CDs, soft copies of license
documents in systematic database. Keeping track on retrieval and
returning of the same.
· Organize retention, protection, retrieval, transfer and removal of records
· Ensure security of data
· Coordinating and collecting ISO certification deliverable documents
· Evaluate existing procedures
· Design and implement procedural improvements
· Prepare materials describing procedures and standards
· Communicate changes in policies and procedures
· Ensure adherence to policies and procedures by staff members
· Keeping tab on renewal of contracts, software licenses, Business
Intelligence & research papers.
· On receipt of Purchase Requisition from different divisions floating of
enquiries to Approved Vendors and follow-up Vendors for offer.
· Coordinating with finance dept., and vendor in processing
invoices/purchase orders for IT related products.
Staffing Coordinator
ARABIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS LTD.
Riy adh, Saudi Arabia
1 June 1989 – 15 Aug. 1996
· Worked as staffing coordinator, coordinating with manpower companies
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Key
Competencies
Language
Skills
locally as well internationally for body shopping for our local clientele in the
field of IT.
· Involves in yearly manpower planning and expansion Coordination,
negotiates and liaises recruitment and interview schedules
· Assist in preparing and sending new employee orientation packages.
· Screening and short listing of CVs in accordance with required job profile.
· Preparing monthly invoicing and submitting to our clients, making follow-ups
if and when required.
· Acted as point of contact for all IT consultants deputed at different
companies, for their day to day administrative support.
· Coordinates, negotiates and liaises recruitment and interview schedules
· Arranging and facilitating interviews for management levels. Prepares
Letter of Offer to selected candidates
· Communication skills
· Problem analysis and assessment
· Judgment and problem solving
· Decision making
· Planning and organizing
· Work and time management
· Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
· Delegation of authority and responsibility
· Information gathering and monitoring
· Initiative
· Integrity
· Adaptability
· Teamwork and collaboration
· English
· Arabic (converse)
· Urdu
· Hindi
V a l i d d r i v i n g l i c e n s e I n d i a / S a u d i .
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