I am a Certified Treasury Professional with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Finance from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. I have 10+ years of experience in the Banking industry and for the last five years, I have been acting as the Head of Treasury department of CSC Group Ltd in Beirut – Lebanon, managing a team of four.
My main responsibilities are, but not limited to:
Managing liquidity and ensuring availability of appropriate and necessary funding
Investing when in surplus to maximize return on available cash
Managing foreign exchange positions to avoid losses pertaining to FX risk
Forecasting cash flow financial trends and cash requirements
Managing MasterCard and Visa Letters of Credit and required Collateral
Acting Head of Treasury Department and reporting directly to the Assistant General Manager - Finance unit
Meeting with the ALCO Committee twice a year to discuss Liquidity, Risk Exposure, and Investment Opportunities; Acting Secretary of the ALCO Committee
Managing a team of four and ensuring that policies and procedures are executed in a timely and efficient manner
Managing CSC Assets and Liabilities in an effort to increase profits
Managing the accounts of CSC Group and its subsidiaries ensuring adequate funding of accounts while incurring the lowest cost
Managing relationships with Correspondent Banks in an effort to sustain the business
Managing MasterCard and Visa Letters of Credits and Collateral required to sustain business with them as a Principal Member
Managing the proper execution of payments to MasterCard and Visa and reconciling in a timely manner
Managing the timely execution of all Treasury transfers from the accounts of CSCGroup and its subsidiaries including Forex deals, Time Deposit Placements and Investments
Acting as the hub of SWIFT for all incoming transfers to and outgoing transfers from CSC Group and its subsidiaries locally and internationally
Preparing the Liquidity Report and reporting it to the ALCO committee on a weekly basis
Preparing a monthly summary of ALCO decisions for each of CSC Group and its subsidiaries
Preparing reports requested by the Central Bank of Lebanon
Coordinating with a team to proceed with tasks in the most efficient way
Dealing with Time Deposits and Lends / Borrows pertaining to the best interest of the bank
Following up on interest payments to CSCBank on Treasury Bills and Shares bought
Monitoring CSCBank accounts at BDL and other local and foreign banks
Opening accounts for clients (mainly banks) with CSCBank
Opening accounts for CSCBank with other local and international banks
Controlling the clearing of checks on a daily basis
Booking incoming transfers received by CSCBank and its subsidiaries properly to beneficiaries
Executing transfers from CSCBank accounts and its subsidiaries between different banks via SWIFT
Performing FX deals with banks locally and internationally
Booking daily outgoing Treasury transfers and deals
Verifying data related to customers and their accounts
Issuing checks and validating customers’ information and signatures
Dealing with vouchers, loans and drafts
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