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Aisha Ahmed

Vaughan

Summary

Accomplished and goal-driven Senior Manager with 14 years of extensive experience at Scotia Bank. Offer expertise in Scotia source systems and processes, change management, organization and cultivating a results driven team. Diplomatic leader and analytical thinker to inspire and cultivate productive working relationships with employees and all business partners.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager

Scotiabank
11.2021 - Current
  • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
  • Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
  • Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects.
  • Achieved operational excellence by streamlining processes and implementing best practices.
  • Boosted team member productivity by enhancing performance monitoring and instituting motivational approaches.

Manager

Scotia Bank
01.2017 - 11.2021

· Manage a team of 6-8 Junior and Senior Analyst who are responsible for P&L Analysis for Global Equities (Equity Derivatives and Prime Services business lines).

· Assured that all assigned daily/monthly/quarterly packages are reviewed and completed and all open issues are properly escalatedand resolved.

· Investigate trade data to identify P&L discrepancies

· Recruited, hired, and trained new employees including mentoring and review of individual performance.

· Work with various internal partners on new initiatives and process improvement projects.

· Work with internal and external audit and responsible for closing off all open items in a timely fashion.

· Managing resolution of operational problems ensuring appropriate action is taken to prevent recurrence.

· Staying abreast of industry and/or internal initiatives and changes to forecast the impact upon assigned units

Senior Assistant Manager

Scotia Bank
08.2010 - 01.2017

· Produce, report, and validate daily P&L through waterfall attribution

· Ensuring the reconciliation of daily reported P&L to Front Office estimates and to the Bank's General Ledger and Sub Ledgers

· Escalate and resolve breaks, substantiating balance sheet accounts.

NPV Analyst

Scotia Bank
09.2007 - 08.2010

· Preforming daily account reconciliations, investigating, and escalating any issues to management

Preforming daily/monthly client reporting for Credit TRS business line

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Ryerson University
Toronto, ON
08-2006

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Operations management
  • Cross-functional team coordination
  • Troubleshooting and problem resolution
  • Talent development

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 26 staff members.
  • Achieved path to green through effectively leading the cash remediation efforts in 2023-2024.
  • Collaborated with Front Office partners to improve process flows to reduce fail costs.

Timeline

Senior Manager

Scotiabank
11.2021 - Current

Manager

Scotia Bank
01.2017 - 11.2021

Senior Assistant Manager

Scotia Bank
08.2010 - 01.2017

NPV Analyst

Scotia Bank
09.2007 - 08.2010

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Ryerson University
Aisha Ahmed