Customer Service Management

Hassan Khan

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Treasury professional with over 10 years of global treasury and accounting experience in a multi-entity corporate environment. Extensive experience in cash management, cash flow forecasting, treasury workstation implementation, cultivating international and domestic banking relationships, maintaining bank controls, establishing and documenting treasury procedures, managing short-term investments and mitigating foreign exchange risk. Self-motivated problem solver with the ability to quickly learn new skills and technical knowledge who takes ownership of responsibilities, seeking a challenging position with opportunities for growth and leadership.

EXPERIENCE

Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL

Treasury/AR Supervisor December 2013-July 2015

Led Cash Management process including distribution of Daily Cash Position report, reconciliation of prior day activity in the Oracle ERP, and processing ACH and Wire transfers up to and in excess of $20 million consisting of intercompany transfers, payments to third parties, Foreign Exchange transactions, and state and federal tax payments

Head of Account Receivable group. Responsible for all internal and external issues concerning incoming payments and reconciliation within Oracle. Created procedures for AR process and coached AR Clerk to implement procedures and perform daily tasks more efficiently

Primary contact for banking relationships and all customer and vendor concerns such as payment issues, technical problems and administrative concerns. Provide quarterly compliance documents to banks related to Covenant agreements and track letters of credit. Security Administrator for bank websites and responsible for opening and closing accounts and sustaining accurate bank records

Utilized historical data to prepare a monthly cash forecast to manage liquidity and assist Senior Management decisions such as amount of Owner Distributions, Debt Repayment, Short-term Investments and viability of new partnerships

Key responsibilities for month end close process including cash balance reconciliation as well as reporting month end analysis of revenue, expenses and debt for CEO, CFO and Senior Management review

Administered intercompany loan program and manage short-term debt with banks including a $10 million credit facility.

Successfully lead foreign bank account migration project to completion. Collaborated with the tax and accounting departments and prospective banks to replace accounts in multiple foreign countries

Reviewed all 2015 Canadian receipts and uncovered that an incorrect rate was used to record the receipts. Results had material impact on realized gain/loss calculations. Presented findings to CFO, Treasury Director and Accounting Manager

Provided outstanding customer service and resolve issues through daily communication with accounting, tax and payroll departments and internal and external auditors

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL

Senior Treasury Analyst March 2013-Sep 2013

Executed foreign currency trades with third party banks to meet subsidiary needs and minimized Foreign Exchange risk

Managed all loans between the corporate in-house bank and subsidiaries. Recorded all loan activity in SAP and hedged using forward dated trades to reduce Foreign Exchange exposure on the balance sheet

Led the critical month end hedging program on behalf of over 30 subsidiaries. Reduced Foreign Exchange risk and overall cost by consolidating foreign currency needs. Traded in over 20 currencies totaling over $1 Billion

Analyzed Foreign Exchange rates achieved during the month end process and compared to Bloomberg rates. Renegotiated unfavorable rates with third party banks and reduced Foreign Exchange cost to company

Oversaw the monthly intercompany netting process for all subsidiaries. Coordinated with treasury back office to ensure all trades are funded and recorded all transactions in SAP

Supported financial planning at the divisional level by providing currency outlook and historical rates

CF Industries, Inc., Deerfield, IL

Senior Treasury Analyst Nov 2010-March 2013

Appointed Chief of Staff of Treasury department as of March, 2012, in charge of all treasury operations. Reported directly to Treasurer and advised on major decisions regarding cash management, cash pooling and bank account administration

Responsible for all daily cash management and reconciliation of all transactions utilizing SAP and bank applications.

Maintained primary banking relationships. Responsible for over 100 bank accounts and investment accounts. Main treasury contact for all subsidiaries and corporate departments

Collaborated with FP&A, Sales and Account Receivables to produce a Cash Flow Forecast used for key management decisions including dividend payments, acquisition options and share repurchasing.

Treasury lead in implementation of treasury functionality in new instance of SAP using FICO. Created milestones and coordinated weekly meetings with IT developers and relationship banks to keep track of deliverables

Critical part of Legal Entity Restructuring Project. Worked closely with the Corporate Tax Department to consolidate subsidiaries across the company.

Coordinated with Internal Audit for all SOX and control related issues as the sole Treasury representative

Partnered with various departments including Accounting, Tax, AP, Payroll and Internal Audit to resolve ad-hoc issues

Managed over $1billion in S/T investments consisting of Money Market Funds and US and Canadian Treasury Bills

Assisted monthly accounting close by recording journal entries to maintain all Cash and Investment GL accounts in SAP. Investigated and resolved all internal and bank errors

Implemented Remote Check Deposit to reduce lag in customer payment application process from one week to one day

Led treasury integration effort after $4.6 billion acquisition of Terra Industries. Travelled to Terra Industries home office every other week and transitioned all treasury processes to Corporate Office. Documented procedures and trained multiple employees. Developed new procedures to increase efficiency of daily tasks.

Kemper Corporation (FKA Unitrin, Inc.), Chicago, IL

Treasury Analyst June 2006-August 2010

Processed over 60 ACH and Wire transfers daily up to and in excess of $1 million. Managed over $250 million in daily and short-term investments

Determined and secured daily cash needs of operating groups. Forecasted future activity and employed sweeping/pooling mechanisms to maintain accounts

Utilized SunGard AvantGard Integrity Treasury Workstation to monitor and maintain daily cash position for over 700 bank accounts. Heavily involved in implementation of Integrity

Security Administrator for various bank websites. Authorized and maintained access to websites for over a 1,000 users

Led project to establish, create and edit GL rules within the workstation. Worked closely with accounting departments from different operating groups and provided them with daily GL data to assist with their monthly closing process

Implemented disaster recovery plans. Authored a 52 page document detailing procedures to follow in case of a disaster

Reconciled quarterly cash balances to verify 10-Q and 10-K filing numbers. Identified numerous inconsistencies between reported values versus actual bank balances that led to corrections and accurate SEC submissions

Corporate Accountant March 2005-June 2006

Recorded journal entries and reconciled accounts of $500,000 and up for review by Chief Accounting Officer

Reviewed footnote disclosures prior to 10-Q and 10-K SEC filings

Tax Accountant June 2004-March 2005

Prepared state and federal tax returns and extensions for various operating groups

Communicated with state revenue departments and operating groups to obtain supporting documents

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelors in Economics, May 2004

Concentration in Accountancy – 30 hours of Accountancy Class Credit

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Oracle

SAP

FXall

SunGard AvantGard Integrity Treasury Workstation

Bloomberg

Microsoft Office Software

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