Muhammad Qasim, CTFP

Experience

• 

  Meezan Bank Limited

  Feb 2008 - now

  • Advisory/Structuring/Processing: Advice, structured & process complex Trade Finance transactions based on LC, Collections, Open Account & Advance Payment for Import & Export. Advice, structured & process Invoice Financing, Open Account Financing, Bill Purchase/Discounting, Factoring, Finance against Trust Receipt, Finance against Merchandise Import, and Export Re-Finance transactions etc. Advice, structured & process Export Credit Insurance cases.Work with Trade Operations /Trade Sales/Treasury/FI/CAD/RMs/Sales & Investment bank teams. Work with operations to ensure that customer service levels are maintained at all times• Trade Product Management/Development: Ensure meeting SLA for trade documentation processing, KPIs/KRIs, allocation of budget, Income survey with peers’ bank.Working on Trade product development / eTrade in order to provide better products to customer. Cover KYC, AML/CFT, OFAC compliance & Risk area for Trade transactions including sanctioned (embargo) countries. • Services / Sales / Client Management: Client problem solving and escalation of serious issues & periodical report to TLs / Heads. Show less • Import / Export LCs Opening (Confirmed & non Confirmed), Amendment, Acceptance, scrutiny, Advising & settlement.• Lodgment, Scrutiny and Disposal of Import / Export collection Documents & Contract.• Handling of Import / Export Advance Payment.• Handling of Open Account Transactions for Import / Export.• Follow-up of Import / Export Acceptance & Maturities.• Calculation, Exchange Rates, Vouchers, and Advices for any transactions of Import / Export• Handling of Export Bills for Discounting & Purchased.• Handling of Shipping Guarantees Case.• Forward contracts, Booking, Take up & settlement of forward liabilities.• Handling of relevant Swift messages.(MT-700,702,707,754,740,202,103 etc)• To ensure all policies and procedures of UCP-600, URC-522, URR-525, ISBP , Central Bank Manual & employer Policies are followed.• Preparing for internal, external & control audits that include Head Office & Central Bank.• Co-ordinate with Credit, CAD, FI & Treasury deptt. Colleagues or peers• Nostro Reconciliation & GL Balancing of all Export related liabilities and foreign bank stamps.• Handling RTGS Transactions.• All trade related reports. Show less

  • VP / Manager - Correspondent Banking & Financial Institutions - TIBG

    Jan 2021 - now

  • AVP / Team Leader Trade Sales - Transactions Banking - CIBG

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2021

  • Assistant Manager-Trade Finance Operations

    Mar 2009 - Aug 2015

  • Credit Processor

    Feb 2008 - Mar 2009