Boubyan BankAssistant Manager Funds Accounts
Jan. 2006 - Aug. 2011Kuwait• Liaising with Central Bank of Kuwait, Ministry of Commerce and other legal/regulatory entities in respect of fund approvals.
• Manage a group of 7 Fund Administration staff in the daily management of investment funds under management and custody
• Identifying and participating in process improvement initiatives and departmental projects as needed
• Review and approve final release of NAVs, fund reports and other data
• Compile and analyze performance data to ensure underlying fund assets’ yields and returns are in line with fund’s return objectives.
• Review and approve month-end and quarter-end fund reports, performance reporting, and other management information as required, such as compliance requests.
• Review the funds’ quarterly and fiscal year-end financial statements to ensure reasonability and accuracy before submission to auditors.
• Ensure the fund financials and other reports are submitted to and approved by concerned authorities on time.
• Review the financial statements submitted by fund managers (for those where Boubyan Bank is custodian) and ensure they are audited and submitted to concerned authorities on time.
• Ensure that fund Unit Holders Register is correctly updated and are agrees with total units and are within the required limits.
• Ensure the fund dividend / profit distributions are correctly recorded and are reconciled with bank accounts.
• Ensure that fund financials and other required data are published and/or made available for public as required by the Articles of Association. • Developing, documenting and reviewing departmental procedures and making recommendations for improvement.
• Follow up to complete all the funds administration issues with CBB.
• Follow up with all liquidation processed CBB.
• Follow up with requirements and analyses for legal cases regarding funds.
• Special project: ongoing follow up for the 2011 (Boubyan Bank) Group Operations budget, working closely with AGM Group Operations to ensure budget is on track.