Head Of Internal Audit

• Aug 2021 - Present

Head Of Internal Audit

• Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

•Prepare risk assessment for Audit planning & ensure that upper management is aware of major, significant risks. •Develop the strategic and annual audit plan (financial, operational and compliance) & department budget. •Manages performance of audit assignments, reviews work papers and audit reports; edits reports prepared by other auditors. •Provide consulting and assurance services as per audit committee and board requirements, follow up corrective actions taken by management. •Trains new staff, as needed. •Keeps abreast of policies and procedures, current developments in accounting and auditing professions, and changes in local, laws, as applicable. •Participates in development, implementation and maintenance of policies, procedures to ensure that internal controls are embedded in policies and procedures. •Coordinates and interacts with audit firms performing external audits of financial statements. •Develops and provides training to departments as requested. Show less

Internal Audit Manager

• Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

•Assists in development of the annual audit plan (financial, operational and compliance). •Manages performance of audit assignments, reviews work papers and audit reports; edits reports prepared by other auditors. •Schedules and plans audits; initiates project planning, assess risk and develops audit direction. •Performs preliminary planning and establishes direction for audits, provides leadership to assigned auditors, manage project to quality outcomes, while meeting established time budget. •Performs audit work, including plan preparation, work papers, finding, and associated reports; verifies the accuracy of financial records as they pertain to assets, liabilities, receipts, expenditures, and related transactions. •Keeps abreast of policies and procedures, current developments in accounting and auditing professions, and changes in local, laws, as applicable. •Participates in development, implementation and maintenance of policies, objectives, short-and long-range planning; develops and implements projects and programs to assist in accomplishment of established goals. Show less

Internal Auditor

• Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

• Attending meetings with auditees to develop an understanding of business processes. • Researching and assessing how well risk management processes are working and recording the results by Microsoft Word and Excel. • Preparing audit tests (test of details, analytical procedures) to support audit findings. • Anticipating emerging issues through research and interviews and deciding how best to deal with them; • Providing support and guidance to management on how to handle new opportunities, threats. • Agreeing recommendations with relevant staff members to make improvements to operations and helping to secure backing for them in meetings. • Preparing reports to highlight issues and problems and distributing the reports to the relevant people and discussing audit findings with line, middle management and communicating results to upper management. • Assessing how well the business is complying with rules and regulations and informing management whether any issues need addressing. Show less

Internal Audit, Risk and compliance consultant

• Apr 2012 - Sep 2014

•Provide internal audit services (financial, operational and compliance) to clients as an outsourced service. • Enhancing the organization oversight capabilities and providing line management with better tools to manage day-to-day responsibilities. •Use of risk and controls knowledge, with emphasis on those that are industry-specific and compliance-driven. •Identify, measure, monitor, report, and respond to risks across an enterprise in a way that is aligned with the enterprise’s objectives and risk appetite. •Assess, evaluate and develop the effectiveness of organization's governance processes. •Rationalize monitoring functions, governance and risk oversight. • Provide fraud risk assessment and anti-fraud process evaluation. • Drive Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and equivalent regulations compliance. Show less

External Audit Supervisor

• Jan 2007 - Apr 2012

•Completes and documents an audit in line with KPMG and professional audit policies. •Performs an audit on the financial statements of a company, government, individual, or any other legal entity or organization. •Prepare the engagement planning by understanding and evaluating internal controls structure of the engagement, assessing risks, identifying risk’s impact on assertions level among the financial statement’s accounts and financial statement level, further, participate in setting out the audit programs as a result of the planning stage. • Determination and correlation between the weaknesses in the internal control and their impact on the financial statements. • Examine, on a test basis, underlying transactions and records supporting financial statement balances and disclosures. • Identifies issues for reporting in the management letter and other communications with management and those charged with governance, and prepares the first drafts. • Assist the engagement manger in the development of the expected scope and conduct of the audit. • Supervise and direct the other professional staff on the engagement. • Prepare and/or assist the preparation of reports to management. •appropriate member of the engagement team. • Uses professional accounting standards to solve complex accounting issues. • Preparation of the financial statements and its notes and executive summary schedules. • Displays up to date technical knowledge by attending all mandatory audit and accounting training, completing all required Computer Based Training within deadlines set and applying this training to audit work where appropriate. • Complies with all confidentiality policies of own firm and applicable regulatory authorities. Show less