After graduation Khavari was hired by the Bank of Industry and Mine (Sanat-o-Madan) as the head of its complaints department. He was then selected to the board of directors of Sepah Bank in Rafsanjani's government and became the head of Sepah Bank during Khatami's presidency. In 2010 he was appointed by Ahmadinejad's government as the chairman of the board and managing director of Bank Melli Iran, the largest bank in Iran.