Muhammad Yousuf
Deputy General Manager/ Unit Head Accounting & GL Controls + Workstream Lead
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UAT lead for Retail, Corporate, Commercial & SME Lending of Temenos (R24) implementation project Lead Post Go-Live support after respective branches went Live. Lead activities to prepare, manage and deliver Co-Existence strategies during staggered branch wise Roll-out approach.
Experience
Deputy General Manager/ Unit Head Accounting & GL Controls + Workstream Lead - Habib Bank Ltd.
(2022-06)
- UAT lead for Retail, Corporate, Commercial & SME Lending of Temenos (R24) implementation project
- Lead Post Go-Live support after respective branches went Live.
- Lead activities to prepare, manage and deliver Co-Existence strategies during staggered branch wise Roll-out approach.
- Also responsible to manage Financial Accounting & Reporting workstream from Core Banking Transformation team for Transact Islamic & Conventional Modules.
- Workstream includes: Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Taxation, VAT, COA, Reconciliation, payment system, FTP & Customer Profitability
- Assist all the Workstreams POCs and Business users in understanding Temenos (Transact) functionality, limitation so much so they can discuss & identify Gaps accordingly
- Assist in designing all the Interfaces that push or fetch financial information from ancillary systems including Trade (TI Plus), Treasury (TPP & OPICS) and Oracle Financial Interface
- Functional assistance in integrations with other Interfaces using Temenos Payment HUB, AA Accounts, Limit, AA Lending, ATM Framework modules.
- Other Modules under implementation also includes Pakistan Country Model Bank, UAE Model Bank, AA Deposit, AA Bundle
- Provide consultancy/guidance on any attribute related to Temenos
- Assist other workstreams in managing varying functionality against existing requirements.
- Identify Gaps as per Bank’s Finance Requirement and arrange Sign Offs from respective Exco members
- To Finalize BRD with third party vendors and arrange sign offs from respective EXCO members
- To Guide Business Teams for preparation of Test scenarios and multiple Test Cases
- Bridge understanding gap between Temenos Consultant and Bank’s Business user
- Member of Core working group for Data Migration Strategy Document
- Member of Core working group for Bank wide Temenos Analytics
Senior Vice President, Core Banking & MIS - SAMBA BAnk Ltd.
(2022-04 - 2022-06)
Area of Expertise: Project Management, SDLC, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Arrangement Architecture (Account, Deposit & Lending), LD.LOANS.AND.DEPOSITS, PAST DUE, LIMIT, LETTER.OF.CREDIT (LC), MISCELlANEOUS DEALS (MD) & DRAWING (DR)
- Assist Head Core Banking & CIO to take decisions related to CBS.
- To Manage T24 Transaction Technical upgrade project from R15 to R21 coupled with latest PKMB release.
- To Analyze New requirements & AA products and arrange BRD/FSD for L3 or L4 development
- To Manage delivery of T24 related projects such as Introduction of New products, features and Business SOPs
- To Manage development of regulatory changes/enhancements required in Core Banking Operation pertaining to Taxation, Retail/Corporate Banking Business, Treasury, ADC and other Interfaces
- To Manage T24 Corporate Banking Portfolio related Issues and enhancements covered in LD & AA applications
- To Manage Business Users for smooth BAU (Business As Usual)
- Liaison with T24 PACS team on existing or New Issues to ensuring timely solution
- Assist MIS team in consolidation of financial & Non-Financial Information from T24
Vice President, Core Banking & MIS - SAMBA BAnk Ltd.
(2019-01 - 2022-04)
Area of Expertise: Project Management, SDLC, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Arrangement Architecture (Account, Deposit & Lending), LD.LOANS.AND.DEPOSITS, PAST DUE, LIMIT
- Assist Head Core Banking & CIO to take decisions related to CBS.
- To Manage FCM upgrade Project From V5 to latest Release
- To Manage T24 Transaction Technical upgrade project from R15 to R21 coupled with latest PKMB release.
- To analyze New requirements & AA products and arrange BRD/FSD for L3 or L4 development
- To Manage delivery of T24 related projects such as Introduction of New products, features and Business SOPs
- To Manage development of regulatory changes/enhancements required in Core Banking Operation pertaining to Taxation, Retail/Corporate Banking Business, Treasury, ADC and other Interfaces
- To Manage T24 Corporate Banking Portfolio related Issues and enhancements covered in LD & AA applications
- To Manage T24 and Oracle Enterprise GL and its integration
- To Manage Business Users for smooth BAU (Business As Usual)
- Liaison with T24 PACS team on existing or New Issues to ensuring timely solution
- Assist MIS team in consolidation of financial & Non-Financial Information from T24
Business/Project Manager - NDC Tech Pvt ltd
(2017-06 - 2019-01)
Area of Expertise: Project Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, VAT, IFRS-9 & MCMB
- AMLAK International, Riyadh — Project Manager; Work Stream Lead - Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Audit & Compliance. Full Implementation of T24 R17 to replace Legacy Core Banking System (SIBS) in Amlak International, Saudi Arabia.
- To Conduct Workshop to assist the Bank in providing TAABs for MCMB, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Nostro Reconciliation, Audit & Compliance
- To Conduct Induction Training sessions on Financial Accounting & Financial Reporting
- To Conduct Business Process Review to finalized Amlak’s requirement.
- To develop Bank’s Chart of Account for T24 and its hierarchy for BI Application i.e. (T24 Analytics)
- To prepare FSDs for Bank’s BRDs
- Alawwal Bank, Riyadh — Product Manager. Implementation of GST module.
- Manage the team to finalize Requirement gathering as per Bank’s requirement and identification of Gaps, preparation of FSD and development
- To advise customization solution on gaps
- Coordination with Temenos Team on identification of issues and its resolution
- Abdul Lateef Jameel, Jeddah — Product Manager. Implementation of GST requirement.
- TC Ziraat Bank, Riyadh — Product Manager. Implementation of GST requirement.
Senior Business Consultant - NDC Tech Pvt ltd
(2015-10 - 2017-06)
Area of Expertise: Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, VAT & MCMB
- ALKHALIJI France, UAE — Work Stream Lead - Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting & Chart of Accounts. Full Implementation of T24 R15 to replace Legacy Core Banking System (ORION) in Alkhaliji France, UAE operation.
- To Conduct Workshop to assist the Bank in providing TAABs for MCMB, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting & Fixed Assets.
- To Conduct Induction Training sessions on Financial Accounting & Financial Reporting
- To Conduct Business Process Review to finalized Bank’s requirement for UAE operation in line with Qatar’s existing operations in T24.
- To develop Bank’s Chart of Account for T24 and its integration with BI application
- FSDs for Bank’s BRDs
- SAMBA, Pakistan — Work Stream Lead - Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting & Chart of Accounts. Full Implementation of T24 R15 by August 2016 to replace Legacy Core Banking System in SAMBA Pakistan
- To Conduct Workshop to assist the Bank in providing TAABs for Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, MCMB & NOSTRO Reconciliation
- To Conduct Business Process Review to finalized Bank’s requirement in line with available Core structure.
- Development of Bank’s Chart of Account and its integration with their internal Reporting Tool
- Integration of Oracle Enterprise GL with T24 GL
- Treasury Interface with WEBTECH Treasury system
- Managed Migration Reconciliation
- EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SUDAN (EDB) — Full Implementation of T24 in April 2016 to replace Legacy Core Banking System EGABI
- To Support on T24 Chart of Account & GL issues
- To support on Migration Reconciliation of 18 branches and Head office
- To assist in designing financial reports in T24 Insight
- Country Model Bank — Country Model Bank for Pakistan
- Pakistan’s Core Banking Tax Regime & Zakat structure
- Discussions on other important aspects of PMB
- BRD & FSD on Tax Regime
- JS Bank, Pakistan — Completed Upgrade from R07 to R15
- Assist Bank Team to identify & resolve GL related differences during upgrade
- NIB Bank, Pakistan — Completed Upgrade from R07 to R15
Senior Business Analyst - T24 Finance/GL/Accounting/Management Reporting (Conventional & IBG) - Bank Alfalah Limited
(2008-12 - 2015-07)
- Successfully completed T24 R13 release upgrade in February 2015 as part of core Finance team for the task
- Culminated T24 Roll-Out in Pan-Pakistan for Conventional Banking with Migration of Head Office in September 2014 while ensuring adequate financial effects in all branches, Treasury, Hubs & Head Office
- Successfully completed implementation of T24-IBG (Branches & Treasury) in the Bank as a Core member of Implementation Business & Finance team
- Successfully completed implementation of T24-Conventional (Branches, Treasury & Hubs) in the Bank as a member of Implementation Business & Finance team
- Member of migration team for a mammoth migration of Car Finance/Home Finance Hubs’ that included portfolio amounting more that USD 150 million besides more than 43,000 customer on a Single Book Environment
Education
MBA in Finance – SZABIST, Pakistan (2005 – 2008)
B. Com – University of Karachi, Pakistan (2002 – 2004)
Intermediate – DA Degree College for Men, Pakistan (2001 – 2002)
Matriculation – Habib Public School, Pakistan (1991 – 2000)