Saqib has over 21 years of experience in Financial Risk Management, Accounting & Reporting Advisory, Finance Transformations, Internal Audit, Regulatory Data Compliance, Regulatory Strategy & Compliance. He also has experience in Risk Assessment, Assessment of Internal Controls, and Assurance Services. He focuses on areas covering Regulatory Reporting, Regulatory Data Standards Compliance, CFO Advisory, IFRS Implementations, Process Redesign, Digitization, Reg Tech., and Finance Systems/Tools Implementations. He has worked with G20 regulators, large financial institutions, and multiple big oil and gas organizations.
Some of his project experience includes:
- Led many Thematic inspections and Regulatory reviews under the supervision of national regulators.
- Led projects relating to the implementation of Data standards across several entities in multiple sectors.
- Developed regulations and guidelines on the bank’s management of problem debt for a G20 regulator.
- Managed the operationalization of the risk-based supervision framework for a G20 regulator.
- Managed projects relating to IFRS 9, IFRS15, IFRS16, IFRS17, covering gaps and Implementations along with functional advisory on implementation of IFRS compliant tools/calculation engines.
- Designing and implementing RPA-based use-cases to support clients in improving their business delivery, ultimately resulting in improvements to the top and bottom line.
- Advised on the design and operationalization of the Finance Function for multiple Digital Banks.
- Managed projects relating to GL/COA upgrades, assessment of the financial system to manage change, and functional support with the implementation of new finance ERP solutions.
- Managed the internal audit function of a new build refinery.
- Led several Internal Audits and Risk Assessments exercises for several governmental and private institutions.
