Umer Akhtar

 Umer Akhtar Expert in writing, financial writing, SEO, PPC campaigns, virtual assistance and ecommerce Objective Looking for environment where I can be a productive part of a team and focus on my personal development and skills. Areas of Expertise Experience in Online Tools Experience Assistant Editor and Newsroom Manager Reports on Stocks App Testing Freelancing Writing Relationship Officer Approval Specialist TSR Credit Officer MS-IIIV SEO writing, SEO, Launching and management of PPC campaigns, Ecommerce (Amazon and Ebay), Virtual Assistance, Administration, Technical writing, Financial writing, Equity Analysis, Equity Research Google Analytics, Google Drive (Google Docs, Sheets and Slides), Wordpress, Asana, Slack, Trello, Google Ads, Yahoo Ads, Outbrain, Online Stock charting tools, Amazon, Worked as an Assistant Editor and Newsroom Manager for cheatsheet.com from March, 2010 till July, 2019. Responsibilities and tasks included: Assisting in SEO activities Assisting in publishing of articles after proofreading and SEO checks Assisting in SEO checks in wordpress. Managed a team of 09 online newsroom admins Maintaining liaison with writers, editors and IT department for proper execution of daily task through Slack and Skype Distribution and creation of tasks and observation of timely execution through Asana and Trello Weekly and Monthly reporting of Google Analytics, and other PPC sources tools like Outbrain, Yahoo Gemini, Google Ads etc. Assisting in HR activities such as updating and management of organogram Drafted and created detailed well researched reports on stocks listed in NYSE and NASDAQ. The respected reports and well researched articles even got published in seekingalpha.com. These articles covered the stocks’ industrial and fundamental analysis. Calculated ratios and addressed analysis on ‘price to earnings’ ‘dividend yield’ and fair value based on dividend growth model. Calculated and discussed technical indicators with charts for the respective stocks and their price movements Tested www.chartingstation.com a technical analysis online platform for stocks, equities and other financial instruments. Tested and made a detailed report on beta version of Charting Station for its navigation, functionality and accuracy of technical indicators. Worked as writer in several websites specializing in penny stocks and stock promotion including www.pennystocklive.com, stockpoppers.com and OTCmagic.com Have written several stock analysis reports as ghost writer which actually made to seekingalpha.com as content for paid subscribers. Assisted in several SEO projects and marketing campaigns. Meezan Bank Ltd. Islamabad (October, 2008 to December, 2009) Working in SME, Commercial, Corporate Credits in Regional Branch at Islamabad. Major Tasks Duties & Responsibilities Include: Preparation of credit proposals of Corporate, Commercial and SME clients for onward submission to the Head office for getting approval from the competent authority. Marketing of financing products to prospective Corporate, Commercial and SME clients to obtain business. Ensure development in relationship with existing and prospective clientele for expansion in the portfolio. To monitor the Issuance and settlement of Murabaha (Local, Import), FIM, Ijarah, Diminishing Musharakah and Istisna financing. To ensure the timely submission of post disbursement documents. To visit the premises of the clients for stock inspection purchased against Murabaha finance. Internal and external correspondence, making business plans and responding credit related queries. Compliance with prudential regulations and Shariah policies & guidelines. Servicing portfolio of Rs. 258.00 million including funded and non-funded facilities Ovex Technologies. Islamabad (April, 2008 to August, 2008) Working in Inbound Sales Project for a largest direct finance company (Blue Hippo Capital) in USA Major Tasks Duties & Responsibilities Include: Maintaining conversion of received calls into sales Verifying the banking information through CRM Verifying the social security information through CRM Assuring the execution of legal binding agreement over the Phone SME Bank Ltd. Rawalpindi Branch. (February, 2006 to March, 2008) Working in credits departments covering both secured (mortgage based) and unsecured lending. Major Tasks Duties & Responsibilities Include: Credit Tasks & Responsibilities Credit marketing to clients in the SME segments Credit Analysis of clients covering financial statement analysis, projections based on business plans, performance reviews and industry analysis. Preparation of credit proposals with compliance of SME prudential regulations Preparation and handling of Legal Documentation Disbursement and Post Disbursement monitoring Handling portfolio of Rs. 32 million against 40 number of cases (the main emphasis of the SME Bank Ltd is on small & medium enterprises) CAD Tasks & Responsibilities Coordination of all legal documents from the client. Liaison with legal counselor for effective execution of mortgage based legal documents Weekly, monthly & quarterly reporting to Head Office E-CIB data reporting to State Bank of Pakistan Education Major Projects MBA Finance 2005 Iqra University, Islamabad. Electives: 1. Security Analysis & Portfolio Management 2. Working Capital Management 3. Analysis of Financial Statements 4. Corporate Finance 5. Mergers & Acquisitions 6. Taxation Management Managing a diversified portfolio consisting of different asset classes. Implications of technical analysis in Karachi Stock Exchange. PTCL (Company Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis) Fauji Fertilizer Company (Fundamental and Technical Analysis) Languages Training Seminars Personal Information English & Urdu Seminar for Training of Credit Officer Trainees at NIBAF Islamabad (21 Feb. 2006 to 25 Feb. 2006) (Workshop on Training of Credit Officers by the Bankakademie International.) Father’s name Raja Akhtar Iqbal. Date of birth 17th April, 1980.