Riad Alkadri
Montreal,QC
Summary
With a diverse background in finance, sales, and real estate, I excel in developing solid relationships, maintaining attention to detail, and making executive decisions. My skills are complemented by a strong commitment to teamwork, ensuring collaborative and effective outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Operations
Alkadri Trading Company
03.2020 - Current
- Supplier & UN Relationship Management: Orchestrated strategic partnerships with global suppliers and United Nations stakeholders, ensuring streamlined logistics and prompt replacement coordination.
- Research & Tender Participation: Demonstrated meticulous research skills through active engagement in UN tenders, proficiently preparing technical specifications and submitting comprehensive RFP proposals.
- Humanitarian Insight: Developed profound insights into humanitarian initiatives and refugee living conditions, contributing to a nuanced understanding of global development challenges and solutions.
- Negotiation & Financial Acumen: Leveraged strong negotiation skills and financial expertise to optimize currency exchange rates via futures and swaps contracts, effectively mitigating currency risks and enhancing profitability.
- Sales Strategy Development: Spearheaded sales initiatives by crafting compelling pitches to prospective clients, driving business growth and market expansion.
- Manufacturing & Logistics Oversight: Directed manufacturing operations and streamlined logistics management, ensuring operational excellence and on-time delivery performance.
Associate - Institutional Markets
Fiera Capital
04.2023 - 12.2023
- Managed a portfolio of 60 institutional clients, overseeing their cash flow, fund trades, and liquidity requirements, ensuring seamless execution of financial needs.
- Prepared and delivered comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc valuation and appraisal reports with a high standard of accuracy and timeliness.
- Collaborated closely with Institutional Portfolio Managers in client presentations, onboarding, and supporting the entire client lifecycle, ensuring a personalized and attentive approach.
- Developed and optimized training for new hires on manual task procedures, contributing to operational efficiency and knowledge transfer.
- Championed exceptional client service by prioritizing client needs and ensuring smooth and timely execution of transactions and requests through strong relationships with clients and their custodians.
- Analyzed mandates book valuations and transactions, generating crucial financial reports using platforms like PACER, IFAST, EAGLE, and AXIS Legacy, and utilized Bloomberg Terminal for accurate monthly mutual fund returns.
Senior Associate
BMO Capital Markets
04.2022 - 04.2023
- Communicated effectively with major clients and traders to ensure prompt and accurate settlement of Foreign Exchange and Money Market transactions globally, utilizing platforms like Wallstreet, Wrap, and Altel to manage account activities.
- Demonstrated high accuracy and reliability, resulting in a $200 million increase in Letter of Authority (LOA), while optimizing settlement procedures and training new hires with comprehensive procedure documents.
- Followed policies and procedures to meet SLAs, reconciled information for accuracy, analyzed data for insights, and collaborated on regulatory compliance and risk management to develop new processes and systems.
- Worked independently to solve problems, participated in the Omega Onboarding Operations (OOO) team, and collaborated cross-departmentally to identify inefficiencies and streamline processes.
Sales Intern
Hazelview Properties
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Efficiently managed leasing administration duties, including updating workflows, processing applications, conducting credit checks, maintaining commission reports, and recording prospects in databases for statistical reporting.
- Professionally represented the company during open houses, successfully closing three lease sales in one day, and effectively communicated with the Montreal Leasing Agency to provide solutions for prospects with poor credit scores.
- Welcomed new tenants, managed lease renewals, trained new team members, and demonstrated strong organizational, presentation, communication, and attention to detail skills, along with reliability, initiative, entrepreneurial spirit, and teamwork.
Part-Time Fashion Model
THEOS Montreal
06.2017 - 01.2021
- Promoted vintage clothing brands through modeling in brochures, catalogs, & social media platforms.
Marketing Staff Member
SOS Tutoring
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Engaged students on campus, fostering brand awareness, representing the team professionally at events, and contributing to innovative promotional strategies and materials.
Sales Intern
Bellini Chaussures
06.2018 - 08.2018
Support Intern
Tetrozy Inc.
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Generated 35K CAD sales at Dino Mignon Kids Fashion Expo, employing effective marketing and conducting brand-promoting online interviews, showcasing reliability and critical thinking.
Office Assistant
Tetrozy Inc.
06.2016 - 08.2016
- Worked in warehouse operations, honed teamwork and communication skills through packing, delivering, and client order confirmations.
Education
BBA - Finance Co-op
Concordia University
Montreal, QC04.2024
DEC - Health Sciences
Marianopolis College
Westmount, QC06.2019
Skills
- Effective Time Management
- Precision & Attention to Detail
- Strategic Relationship Management
- Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Clear & Effective Communication
- Process Optimization
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Volunteer Work
- Sponsoring a Refugee child (2020-Present)
- Assistant Basketball Coach Volunteer for kids under 17, Académie Michelle-Provost (2015-Present)
- Basketball Coach and Staff Volunteer for disabled kids, YM-YWHA Wolves Basketball (2016)
- Volunteer in MADA Community Center (2016)
Interests
- Basketball - Soccer - Swimming - Running - Horseback Riding - Fashion
Timeline
Associate - Institutional Markets
Fiera Capital
04.2023 - 12.2023
Senior Associate
BMO Capital Markets
04.2022 - 04.2023
Sales Intern
Hazelview Properties
05.2021 - 09.2021
Vice President of Operations
Alkadri Trading Company
03.2020 - Current
Marketing Staff Member
SOS Tutoring
01.2020 - 03.2020
Sales Intern
Bellini Chaussures
06.2018 - 08.2018
Part-Time Fashion Model
THEOS Montreal
06.2017 - 01.2021
Support Intern
Tetrozy Inc.
06.2017 - 08.2017
Office Assistant
Tetrozy Inc.
06.2016 - 08.2016
BBA - Finance Co-op
Concordia University
DEC - Health Sciences
Marianopolis College
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