Ali Asghar

8 April 2018 Dear Sir / Madam, SUBJECT: Application for the Required Position Are you looking for a person who is devoted, hardworking and is keen towards learning? Then I would like to offer my services to your Organization as I am looking for a challenging job where I can prove my abilities, learn from the environment, groom my professional expertise and become a valuable asset for the organization. I have completed my Masters in Business Administration (Marketing/Finance) from Iqra University. I am currently working as a Relationship Officer at BankIslami Pakistan Limited. My contact details are:  Mobile: -  Home: - E-mail ID:-Hope to hear from you soon. Regards, Ali Asghar NAME: ALI ASGHAR ADDRESS: Flat # 302, Zindani Arcade, C-14, block 7/8, Opposite Sharah-E-Faisal, Off Shaheed-E-Millat Road, Karachi, Pakistan PHONE:  Mobile. -  Home. - EMAIL ADDRESS:-LINKEDIN PROFILE: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ali-asghar-t-d/21/673/a74 CAREER OBJECTIVE Acquire expertise and skills which assist in excelling professionally and accomplishing my career objective. I seek to become an asset for the organization and align myself to its goals and objectives accordingly. This shall enhance my knowledge and benefit the organization at the same time creating a mutual relationship. EXPERIENCE Relationship Officer at BankIslami Pakistan Limited – (June 1, 2015 - Present) I am currently working as a Relationship Officer at BankIslami Pakistan Limited, deployed at Khayaban-e-Shahbaz, DHA. A Relationship Officer is part of the Cross Selling team in which all the team members are trained for promoting and Cross selling the products of the Bank. The team members are subject to dual reporting which includes Head office (Primary) and Branch (Secondary). All the team members have undergone rigorous training which include Islamic Banking Fundamentals, Basic Account Opening and Branch Banking Operations, Auto Loan (DM), Home Loan (Muskan) and Bancassurance/ Islamic Life Insurance (Takaful). Holding a portfolio of approximately 325 Million my major job responsibilities include Soliciting new business for the bank by conducting Micro marketing activities in the assigned vicinity to generate NTB business for the bank and to increase loyalty in existing customers. Complete duties and tasks as assigned by Branch Manager, including assisting in customer service and operational activities as required. Responsible for cross-selling asset and wealth management products, providing high level of relationship management to each of the customers for financial planning. Responsible for maintaining a balance ratio of CASA and Term deposit book size of the branch and notify customer of pending deposit maturities and/or investment opportunities. In charge of Customers checkbooks processing, ATM Card Processing, Certificates requests, Phone Banking requests, Statements and balance queries. Facilitate customers in making Checks, Foreign Currency Demand Draft, Local Currency Demand Draft and Remittance. Managing Financial Transaction and ensuring all transactions are completed in a timely manner. Notify customer of pending deposit maturities and/or investment opportunities. Follow up on existing client relationships and responding to client requests. Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development at Branch level. Portfolio retention and growth through retention, repeat business and referrals. Operations Executive at AsiaNet Pakistan Private Limited – (March 12, 2014 – May 31, 2015) I have worked as an Operations Executive at AsiaNet Pakistan Private Limited. I have led the Content Development Team and monitored the Company Announcement Project. My major responsibilities were to provide complete coverage of KSE Company Announcements and KSE Notices at the earliest and analyze the details of organizations listed on the KSE. Managing and leading a team of five in the Content Development Department. Motivating the team members and ensuring performance standards. Correspond via emails with all the clients and publications regarding the status of publications. Research Analyst at Solutionicks ­- (April 04, 2013 – February 28, 2014) I have worked as a Research Analyst at Solutionicks. I have acquired diversified working experience at Solutionicks. My job responsibilities included researching and writing content in the form of reports in different areas such as Marketing, Finance, Project Management, Social Media Marketing, Supply Chain Management etc. Working at Solutionicks has helped me in developing strong research, writing and proofreading skills. This also helped me in developing sound and proficient expertise in operating MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Project and SPSS. Barclays Bank PLC, Pakistan­- (December 17, 2012– March 13, 2013) I have worked as an Intern at Barclays Bank Plc. I was enrolled to the Internship Program on December 17, 2012 at the Compliance & Controls Department. Over there I acquired hands on experience and knowledge of the Banking arena. My major responsibilities there included understanding Regulatory Compliance Procedures of the bank and keeping a track of Compliance Policies, whether issued, updated or reviewed in time. QUALIFICATION PARTICULARS YEAR INSTITUTE Master’s in Business Administration (Marketing/Finance- Iqra University Bachelors of Commerce- University of Karachi Intermediate (HSC- Govt. National College Matriculation (SSC- Karachi Cambridge School Basic Schooling- Springfield School KEY STRENGTHS, SKILLS AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES I have cleared the Islamic Banking test in First attempt. I have cleared the Basic Branch Banking Operations test in First attempt. Basic functional knowledge of IMAL which is an internal Islamic Banking software. I have a sound knowledge of “MS-Office.” I know how to operate “Peachtree.”, “SPSS”, “POM QM for windows”, “Eviews6” Attended the Health and Safety Training sessions arranged by Pakistan Press Foundation (Year 2015). Attended an event namely Bloggers Meet up (Year 2014) Attended a seminar on Improving Interpersonal Skills (Year 2014) Attended a classroom guest speaker session at Iqra University on Benefits of Business Communication in the Professional World (Year 2011) PERSONAL DATA Father’s Name: Abid Hussain T.D. Date of Birth: July 11, 1988 Nationality: Pakistani Domicile: Karachi, Sindh CNIC:- Languages: English, Urdu and Gujrati Marital Status: Married REFERENCES 1. Shahan Mati Section Head - Cross Sell, BankIslami Pakistan Limited. Mobile: + [92]-. Jehanzeb Raoof Head of Regulatory Compliance - M&T and IRM Compliance & Controls Department, Barclays Bank Plc. Mobile: + [92]-. Hashim Abid Hussain Senior Manager, Audit KPMG Taseer Hadi & Company. Tel: + [92]- Mobile: + [92]-