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Manager
waqas toor

waqas toor

Birmingham,United Kingdom

Summary

Dedicated and organised Operations Manager and effective leader with over 15 years of experience using proven planning and support initiatives to cut costs, streamline operations and increase productivity. Decisive and resourceful team builder versed in sales, management and process improvement. Possess in-depth industry trend knowledge and shifts to offer valuable insights on opportunities for new growth and business expansion. Effective and loyal cross-functional communicator and problem solver seeking to leverage background into operations or property management role with growing organisation. Ambitious Operations Manager with more than 10 years of management experience in Banking industry. Applies strong analytical and critical thinking skills to solve complex operational problems. Professional project management specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Area operations manager

The Bank of Punjab
Gujrat, Pakistan
05.2022 - 01.2024

· Responsible to ensure that all customer transactions, financials or non-financials are being carried out in branches as per SOPs.

· To identify breaches of SOPs during periodic branch visits and through MIS’s developed.

· Responsible to plan/implement control and compliance culture in branches, keeping in view the internal SOPs/SBP regulations including Quality assurance and security measures to be adopted by the branches.

· To ensure that there is no unauthorized use/sharing of cash/ATM keys, combination code and ID/password.

· To ensure all GLs of branches are reconciled and no irrelevant entry is parked in any GL and GLs which required to be NIL on daily basis are ZEROD.

Ensure that there is no difference in SOA, Income & expenditure reports & follow up made for reconciliation of unadjusted GL till

  • Tracked and reported on KPIs, investigating variances and developing solutions to address bottlenecks or constraints.
  • Cultivated continuous improvement environment, routinely identifying and addressing training needs to drive staff development.
  • Investigated issues affecting group operations, prepared reports and helped correct problems.

Operations Manager

Askari Bank Ltd
Wazirabad, Pakistan
02.2018 - 05.2022

· Supervision of all operational matter of the branch, credit/ debit entries, KYC.

· Reporting to Head Office/Area office periodically.

· Head Office correspondence.

· Departmental Control.

· Audit/ Compliance over all responsible for all operational issues of the branch.

· To meet all business targets assigned by the BM.

· In charge administration of the branch.

· Responsible for all affairs of the branch.

· Monitoring of cash insurance limits on daily basis.

· Monitoring of all GL of Expenses related to Administration.

· Coordination with H.O. for resolution of any accounts related operational issues.

Operations Manager

Meezan Bank Ltd
Wazirabad, Pakistan
12.2011 - 02.2018

· Supervision of all operational matter of the branch.

· Reporting to Head Office/Area office periodically.

· Head Office correspondence regarding queries & periodic reporting.

· Departmental Control.

· Audit/ Compliance over all responsible for all operational issues of the branch.

· To meet all business targets assigned by the BM.

· In charge administration of the branch.

· Responsible for all affairs of the branch.

· Monitoring of cash insurance limits on daily basis.

· Ensure compliance to all Laws of SBP & regulatory requirements-guidelines related to all products in day to day working. Also ensure customer services culture in the branch & work under ONE bank One TEAM concepts and perform any other official duties assigned by the Branch Manager from time to time. Maintain required effectiveness of TAT and service standard to achieve maximum satisfaction of customers.

Accounts Officer

Bank Alfalah Ltd
Wazirabad, Pakistan
09.2006 - 11.2011
  • Managed payroll operations for team of employees.
  • Negotiated buying conditions and sales contracts to secure lucrative deals.
  • Collaborated with cross-company departments, developing new strategies to capitalise on emerging customer trends.
  • Directed retail and wholesale operations, scrutinising and improving existing processes to boost efficiency.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Human Resource Managemnt

Allama Iqbal Open University
Islamabad
05.2010 - 05.2012

B.COM - Commerce

Gift University Gujranwala
Gujranwala / Pakistan
10.2003 - 10.2005

Skills

  • Customer-focused
  • Communication skills
  • Human Resource Management
  • Accounting
  • Time management
  • Team building
  • Problem-solving
  • Leadership
  • Warehouse operations
  • Financial and cash flow analyses
  • Inventory control
  • Dear Inventory
  • Policies and procedures implementation
  • Operational support
  • Physical resource management
  • Change management
  • Process improvement strategies
  • Complex resource management
  • Facility management
  • Production reporting

Affiliations

  • Net Browsing & research about General things. Books reading in free time. Listening Music

Languages

English
Fluent
Urdu
Native

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Area operations manager

The Bank of Punjab
05.2022 - 01.2024

Operations Manager

Askari Bank Ltd
02.2018 - 05.2022

Operations Manager

Meezan Bank Ltd
12.2011 - 02.2018

Master of Business Administration - Human Resource Managemnt

Allama Iqbal Open University
05.2010 - 05.2012

Accounts Officer

Bank Alfalah Ltd
09.2006 - 11.2011

B.COM - Commerce

Gift University Gujranwala
10.2003 - 10.2005
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