Asif H Rahman
Wolli Creek,NSW
Summary
Experienced professional with a strong background in banking and insurance. Skilled at converting complex mandates into practical business strategies. Achieved success in establishing systems and processes that enable senior executives to make informed decisions. Recognized for promoting collaboration and advancing organizational objectives. Brings a unique combination of technical expertise and business acumen to drive success.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
GOVERNANCE MANAGER
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
06.2024 - Current
- Strategically lead an uplift program to enhance ETE complaint handling processes, collaborate with stakeholders to drive improvements and mitigate risks, provide central governance for complaint procedures, uplift financial frameworks, implement control treatments, and oversee complaint handling activities with updated metrics and reporting to ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence
- Identified key risks and issues in a regulatory data submission process and provided recommendations to mitigate the risks through collaboration amongst technology, business and senior executives
- Partnered with the data team to identify high impact processes across complaint handling
- Enabled senior leaders to make informed decisions by guiding and assisting the data team to build appropriate oversight KRI metrics
- Collaborated with assurance business partners to understand the key risks and controls across the business and embedded them into various process models
- Authored and presented various business requirement documents, summary reports and process documents for approval from senior leaders
GUEST LECTURER
Financial Services Accountant Association (FSAA)
06.2016 - Current
- Conduct ad hoc lecturing sessions on Life Insurance Modules organised by FSAA and facilitate FSAA in designing and updating training modules according to constant Life Insurance industry changes
REPORTING & INSIGHTS MANAGER
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
01.2020 - 05.2024
- Led wealth management reporting, analysed data for improvements, managed ASIC Breach reporting, conducted risk assessments, published management reports, present systemic trends, formulate board papers, mitigated data risks, supported product reviews, managed data changes, and implemented quality assurance frameworks
- Led the project to automate ASIC Breach reporting using SharePoint and Qlik Sense, resulting in a 30% reduction in manual reporting time
- Managed the smooth transition of data from various systems to Salesforce, identifying and mitigating key data security risks
- Implemented a comprehensive Quality Assurance and Fairness Framework across multiple portfolios, enhancing reporting accuracy and stakeholder confidence
- Re-designed and uplifted the quality of various committee reporting to meet stakeholder requirements
- Built and implement various management report enabling data driven decision making
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MANAGER
TAL Dai-Ichi Life Australia Ltd (TDL)
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Led the production of performance dashboards, presented financial indicators to leadership, developed stakeholder reports, formulated budgets and forecasts, tracked expenses, monitored KPIs, improved cost allocation, communicated budget processes, and managed strategic and operational risks
- Designed and automated the ALSL monthly Financial Performance Reporting and FLASH Reporting template using advanced financial modelling techniques
- Collaborated with the Valuation and Capital team to identify and remove actuarial model differences between TAL and SLSL, ensuring consistency in financial reporting
- Designed and automated monthly Financial Performance Reporting and FLASH Reporting template
- Worked with Actuarial Valuation and Capital team to identify model differences and recommend methods to reconcile the difference
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST-INVESTMENTS
TAL Dai-Ichi Life Australia Ltd (TDL)
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Led life business projects for Suncorp's sale to TDL, rectified financial discrepancies, redesigned cashflow tools, remediated Wealth business, presented insights, acted as Finance Lead for investment custodian changes, and drove process improvements and automation
- Led the remediation project to rectify balance sheet and P/L discrepancies, ensuring no negative impact on Suncorp policyholders
- Acted as Finance Lead in the project to change investment custodians, mapping processes and identifying technical and statutory requirements
- Presented key papers to Suncorp Steering Committee on investment fund transfers and tax implications
- Remodeled daily cash instruction process for improved investment procedure
- Mapped policy liabilities across various Suncorp Life entities
REINSURANCE ANALYST, SUPERVISOR, ASSISTANT FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
MetLife Insurance Ltd
07.2010 - 05.2018
- Produced key financial reports, implemented Kaizen Model for continuous improvement, and led multiple LEAN projects, significantly enhancing finance processes and driving operational efficiency
- Led the implementation of the Kaizen Model for continuous improvement, resulting in streamlined processes and increased efficiency
- Managed multiple LEAN deployment projects to enhance finance processes, reducing operational costs and improving accuracy
CREDIT CONTROLLER
AXION Financial Services
01.2009 - 06.2010
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER-FINANCE
Austic Printing Australia
08.2008 - 12.2008
FINANCIAL ANALYST, JUNIOR ANALYST, BOOKKEEPER
01.2003 - 12.2008
Education
Master of professional accounting -
06.2010
Bachelor of Business Administration - Majoring in Finance & Accounting
06.2008
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Data Driven Strategic Decision Making
- Project Management
- Report writing
- Data analysis
- Process modelling
- Process improvement
- Risk management
- Team Management
- Leadership
- Risk and Governance
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- MS Forms
- SQL
- Qlik Sense
- Power BI
- MS Excel
- SAP Signavio
- JIRA
- Confluence
- COR
- NFR
- Salesforce
- SharePoint
Certification
- Associate Member of CPA Australia, 08/2015
- Process Improvement Methodologies- LEAN, Kaizen Model, 02/2015
- FSAA Introductory Accounting Course on Life Insurance, 06/2014
- RG-146, 01/2011
Skills Experience - Technical Expertise
- Effective Communication across Business and Senior Executives
- Data Driven Strategic Decision Making
- Project Management
- Report writing and presentation using: MS PowerPoint, Word, Forms
- Data analysis and reporting using: SQL, Qlik Sense, Power BI, MS Excel
- Process modelling and improvement using: SAP Signavio
- Project management using: JIRA, Confluence
- Risk management using: COR, NFR, Salesforce, SharePoint
- Team Management and Leadership
- Process Improvement and Modelling
- Risk and Governance
Certification
CPA
Timeline
GOVERNANCE MANAGER
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
06.2024 - Current
REPORTING & INSIGHTS MANAGER
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
01.2020 - 05.2024
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MANAGER
TAL Dai-Ichi Life Australia Ltd (TDL)
01.2019 - 12.2019
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST-INVESTMENTS
TAL Dai-Ichi Life Australia Ltd (TDL)
06.2018 - 12.2018
GUEST LECTURER
Financial Services Accountant Association (FSAA)
06.2016 - Current
REINSURANCE ANALYST, SUPERVISOR, ASSISTANT FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
MetLife Insurance Ltd
07.2010 - 05.2018
CREDIT CONTROLLER
AXION Financial Services
01.2009 - 06.2010
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER-FINANCE
Austic Printing Australia
08.2008 - 12.2008
FINANCIAL ANALYST, JUNIOR ANALYST, BOOKKEEPER
01.2003 - 12.2008