Qasim Isphahani
About Qasim Isphahani
Qasim Isphahani is the Vice President, Controllers at Jefferies, with extensive experience in financial control and product transformation roles at HSBC, SABB, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and Ernst & Young.
Professional Background
Qasim Isphahani has accumulated extensive experience in the finance industry with a particular focus on product control and transformation. Since 2019, he has been serving as the Vice President, Controllers at Jefferies in the Greater New York City Area. Prior to this, Qasim held key roles at HSBC, including VP Product Control Transformation - Americas, where he worked from 2016 to 2019. He also had an impactful tenure at SABB in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was the Head of Product Control from 2011 to 2016, and earlier a Manager of Technical Development for Product Control from 2007 to 2011.
Early Career and Education
Qasim Isphahani began his career in the finance sector with roles such as Assistant Manager at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. from 2005 to 2007, and an Audit Trainee at Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2005. His academic background is equally robust, having studied at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. He also completed his Advanced (AS) Level at The Lyceum.
Achievements at HSBC
While at HSBC, Qasim Isphahani delivered notable advancements in the finance and product control areas. He implemented automated P&L Production and Analysis solutions for regional Americas Product Control businesses. Additionally, he led the end-to-end migration of the trading system to Murex for multiple business lines, including FX/MM, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and ALM/Balance Sheet Management. His tenure saw the successful delivery of the FX risk transfer solution and the implementation of Potential Future Exposure (PFE) and Bilateral Credit Valuation Adjustment (BCVA) models in Murex for derivatives.
Role at SABB
During his time at SABB, Qasim Isphahani played crucial roles in product control. As Head of Product Control from 2011 to 2016, he was integral in enhancing the financial control framework. Prior to this, he served as Manager Technical Development (Product Control) from 2007 to 2011, where he focused on developing technical solutions for financial products.
Significant Contributions
Qasim Isphahani's contributions include designing and implementing an end-to-end hedge accounting model in Murex and establishing the Business Risk and Control Management (BRCM) function for Product Control in HSBC Saudi Arabia. His expertise in finance and risk management has led to substantial improvements and innovations within the organizations he has served.