Arnie Buenaventura, Audit Supervisor, Group Internal Audit

Arnie Buenaventura

Audit Supervisor, Group Internal Audit

Dubai World

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Certified Fraud Examiner
Experience
24 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 4 Months

Audit Supervisor, Group Internal Audit at Dubai World
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2007

Audit Supervisor, Group Internal Audit - reports directly to the Audit Manager and supervises the audit team in the conduct of risk assessments and internal audit engagements from the planning to the presentation of results to Management.

Major financial and operational audit engagements managed / lead locally and overseas include:

Port Operations, Shipping and Logistics

• Dubai Ports World - Port Operations and Support Functions

• Drydocks World - Ship Repair Operations and Support Functions

• Inchcape Shipping Services - Marine Services, Cargo Operations, Finance and IT Operations

• P&O Ferries (UK) - Port Operations and Support Functions

• P&O Ferrymasters (Netherlands) - Freight Management and Finance

Real Estate / Hospitality

• Jumeirah Golf Estates - Real Estate Projects, Commercial, Club Operations, Leasing, Support Functions and IT Operations

• Djibouti Palace Kempinski Hotel - Operations and Finance

• Dubai Maritime City - Project Management, Leasing and Procurement


Free Zone Operations / Regulatory Authority

• Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) - Commercial Registration and Finance

• Trakhees - Commercial Registration and Licensing

Private Equity

• Istithmar World - Investment Management and Asset Sales

Shared Services

• Dubai World Corporate Shared Services - Group Finance, Treasury, HR, Procurement and Legal

Senior Auditor at KPMG
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2005 to August 2007

Responsible for planning, conducting fieldwork and communicating results of internal audit engagements on various clients of the firm. Internal audit activities, which are performed in accordance with the Standards of Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, include:

Identification of strategic and business risks affecting the organization.
Assurance on the adequacy of controls to mitigate identified risks.
Efficiency and effectiveness review of accounting and operating processes.
Compliance with corporate policies and other statutory regulations.
Assistance on Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) testing.
Assistance on development of client proposals and presentations

Internal Auditor at San Miguel Corporation
  • Philippines
  • December 2004 to April 2005

·Reviews the reliability and integrity of information, compliance with corporate policies and regulations, the safeguarding of assets and the economical and efficient use of resources.

Internal Auditor at Lufthansa Technik Philippines
  • Philippines
  • September 2003 to November 2004

Reviews the reliability and integrity of information, compliance with corporate policies and regulations, the safeguarding of assets and the economical and efficient use of resources,

External Audit Senior at Punongbayan and Araullo Grant Thornton (Former Affiliate of Ernst and Young Global)
  • Philippines
  • November 1999 to September 2003

•Obtains knowledge of client’s business and industry, government regulations affecting the client, and identification of special audit procedures in verifying the fairness of the client’s financial statements.
•Performs preliminary evaluation of the client’s internal accounting structure in order to identify weaknesses and other areas for improvement and management considerations.
•Trains and supervises audit staff in the conduct of the audit.
•Conducts financial audit for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether a client’s financial statements present fairly the financial position and operating results in the light of generally accepted accounting principles.
•Takes part in the preparation of the auditor’s report, client’s audited financial statements, income tax returns and the related schedules required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, where applicable.

Education

Diploma, Certified Fraud Examiner
  • at Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • July 2013
Diploma, Certified Internal Auditor
  • at Institute of Internal Auditors
  • November 2005
Diploma, Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination
  • at Board of Accountancy
  • November 1999
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Accountancy
  • at University of the Philippines - Diliman
  • April 1999

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Internal Audit
Financial Accounting
MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio
Audit tools such as Audit Workstation, EY Caseware and Microstart
Paisley
Audit Command Language

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of CPAs
  • Member
  • November 1999
Institure of Internal Auditors
  • Member
  • June 2004