SaqibAbbasi, CTP

Prepared three years treasury funding and value creation strategy -Arranged Financing Facility of US$ 70 million from Citibank -Prepared comprehensive excel based model for Cash Flows forecasting which was selected as part of best practice for cash flow forecasting and implemented at other BU's of Telenor ASA -Preparation and implementation of Counter party risk assessment model (CPRAM).
Managing the corporate finance needs; ensuring timely arrangement of funded and non-funded facilities for Telenor and its subsidiaries through onshore and offshore funding-Ensuring optimum level of Capital structure of subsidiaries-Preparation of cash flow projection to identify the cash surplus/deficit and devising strategy accordingly-Driving Working capital initiatives and improving FCF. Risk assessment of counterparties and ensuring that all counterparty limits (CPL’s) are compliant
Fx Risk Management by using forward and through sourcing by providing input at the time of contract negotiation for better effective Fx cover.Evaluating and suggesting investment options to ensure maximum return-Monitoring daily funds position and ensuring liquidity-Responsible for smooth operations of company cash management-Implementation of cash management solutions-Relationship management with financial institutions

Corporate Financial Management & Transaction structuring
Financial & Cashflow forecasting
Risk and Investment Management
Financial Modeling and Data visualization
Treasury operations and control

Arrangement of Cross Currency Swap (CCS) for offshore facility amounting to $ 500M to hedge currency risk-Reviewed the collection structure of the company & implemented new Cash Management Solution that reduced the overall collection cost by 75%, improved EBITDA and collection time from D 1 to D 0.
Preparation of short-term cash flows’ forecast & variance reports on fortnightly basis-Preparation and monitoring daily funds position to ensure the optimum utilization of funds-Money Market deposit placements, foreign exchange inward and outward remittances, rate shopping, and close liaison with central bank for FX settlements
Establishing and processing of LCs and LGs-Debt Servicing & Loan documents’ Compliance-Verification and Processing of Onshore and offshore debt servicing-Monitoring Cross Currency Swap transactions-Correspondence with State bank of Pakistan-Liaison with Accounts department for the booking of loans and respective debt servicing

Implemented Cash Collection arrangement in coordination with Banks, AR & Sales team-Automated Collection Confirmation System in coordination with inhouse IT & cash management teams of the banks
Preparation of daily & short term cash flows-Monitoring of both inland as well as exports proceeds’ collection operations of the company-Liaison with FX departments of the banks for various FX transaction-Preparation of bank reconciliations & calculations of financial charges/interest income