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EMAIL-
SAQIB ABBASI, CTP
PHONE-
Treasury Specialist
WEBSITE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saqi
bpervezabbasi
H.no 1597, St.no 80, I-10/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) with over Nine years’ experience of Corporate Treasury with progressive multinational organizations. Expertise in the area of
Liquidity Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Forecasting & Financial modeling. Team player with focus result oriented approach & understands
treasury strategic role thus maximizing shareholder wealth.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
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TELENOR PAKISTAN (PVT) LIMITED
Treasury Specialist
(Dec 2012 to Present) 4 Years & 6 Months
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Prepared three years treasury funding and value creation strategy -Arranged Financing Facility of US$ 50 million from Citibank -Prepared comprehensive excel
based model for Cash Flows forecasting which has been selected as part of best practice for cash ow forecasting and being implemented at other Opcos of
Telenor ASA -Preparation and implementation of Counter party risk assessment model (CPRAM).
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Managing the corporate nance needs; ensuring timely arrangement of funded and non-funded facilities for Telenor and its subsidiaries through onshore and
o shore funding-Ensuring optimum level of Capital structure of subsidiaries-Preparation of cash ow projection to identify the cash surplus/de cit and devising
strategy accordingly-Risk assessment of counterparties and ensuring that all counterparty limits (CPL’s) are compliant
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Fx Risk Management by using forward and through sourcing by providing input at the time of contract negotiation for better e ective Fx cover.Evaluating and
suggesting investment options to ensure maximum return-Monitoring daily funds position and ensuring liquidity-Responsible for smooth operations of company
cash management-Implementation of cash management solutions-Relationship management with nancial institutions
WARID TELECOM (PVT) LIMITED
Assistant Manager Treasury
(Aug 2008 to Dec 2012) 4 Years & 4 Months
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Arrangement of Cross Currency Swap (CCS) for o shore facility amounting to $ 500M to hedge currency risk-Reviewed the collection structure of the company &
implemented new Cash Management Solution thus reduced the overall collection cost by 75% and reduced collection time from 1 day to 0 day
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Preparation of short-term cash ows’ forecast & variance reports on fortnightly basis-Preparation and monitoring daily funds position to ensure the optimum
utilization of funds-Money Market deposit placements, foreign exchange inward and outward remittances, rate shopping, and close liaison with central bank for
FX settlements
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Establishing and processing of LCs and LGs-Debt Servicing & Loan documents’ Compliance-Veri cation and Processing of Onshore and o shore debt servicingMonitoring Cross Currency Swap transactions-Correspondence with State bank of Pakistan-Liaison with Accounts department for the booking of loans and
respective debt servicing
LAFARGE PAKISTAN CEMENT LIMITED
Cash Management Executive
(Jul 2007 to Aug 2008) 1 Year & 1 Month
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Implemented Cash Collection arrangement in coordination with Banks, AR & Sales team-Automated Collection Con rmation System in coordination with inhouse
IT & cash management teams of the banks
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Preparation of daily & short term cash ows-Monitoring of both inland as well as exports proceeds’ collection operations of the company-Liaison with FX
departments of the banks for various FX transaction-Preparation of bank reconciliations & calculations of nancial charges/interest income
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
PERSONAL
SKILLS
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Corporate Finance
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Liquidity Management
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Cash-flow Forecasting
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Financial Moeling
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Risk Management
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Results-oriented
100%
Team Player
Flexible
100%
100%
EDUCATION
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ASSOCIATION OF FINANCE PROFESSIONAL
Certified Treasury Professional (CPT)
(Jan 2016 to Jul 2016)
QUAID-I-AZAM UNIVERSITY
MBA (Finance)
(Jan 2005 to Jan 2007)
PERSONAL
LANGUAGES
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Urdu
Native or Bilingual Proficiency
English (US)
Nationality
D.O.B
Marital Status
Driving License
Pakistan
1982/08/24
Married
Yes
Professional Working Proficiency
