MOHAMMED AHMAD, Manager - Internal Audit Department

MOHAMMED AHMAD

Manager - Internal Audit Department

Irbid Manufacturing

Lieu
Jordanie - Amman
Éducation
Master, Master of Science in Business - Finance
Expérience
19 years, 8 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :19 years, 8 Mois

Manager - Internal Audit Department à Irbid Manufacturing
  • Jordanie - Irbid
  • Je travaille ici depuis juillet 2014

Handling and managing IA department planning and operations.
Set the strategic direction of the IT internal audit function to achieve the objectives and responsibilities established by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with the Audit Division Charter and in alignment with the Group's strategies and objectives.
Conduct independent and objective assessments of business processes, systems, and risk management activities and provide accountability for continuous improvement and risk mitigation while offering value-added recommendations for enhanced performance.
Identify and implement appropriate changes to audit programs to achieve comprehensive coverage of high/emerging risk areas, processes, applications, key initiatives, and new and changing regulatory requirements.
Maintain planned staffing levels through effective recruiting and high impact retention strategies including targeted use of external resources.
Ensure adequate depth of subject matter expertise and knowledge to provide audit coverage of the Group's business activities, top risks and new and changing regulatory requirements.
Implement and maintain an effective infrastructure, tools and technologies to support the efficient execution of the audit program
Implement an appropriate risk-based planning methodology designed to provide adequate audit coverage of the business processes and control environment of the Group.

Senior Manager/ Associate Director - Internal Audit Department à Protiviti - Kuwait
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • janvier 2009 à juin 2014

• Leading technology information security and audit team to carryout IT, operational and Technology audits and security assignment for clients in the ME region.
Software and systems slection and functional review projects including feasibility study, SRS, Design, implementation, UATand maintenance and integration.
• Specialize in Business and Technology risk and Enterprise Governance and Risk management ERM wherein I have worked with almost all Private Telecom Operators and many investment companies in Middle East, Africa as well as a leading telecom operator in India.
Security managed services for clients.
Policies and procedures creation in line with best practices such as ISO27001, ITIL, CobiT, PMI, BS25999, TOGAF and EAI.
• I have worked with/Lead multi-functional / multi -national teams across different areas.
• Identifying process gaps and opportunities to reduce risks.
• Led work efforts for numerous IT internal audit reviews at a leading telecom operations and investment companies / financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa. Audit scopes included application security, IT asset management, data privacy, financial application segregation of duties, servers, workstation and telecommunication security, program management, policies and procedures, Service Management, and Business Continuity and disaster Recovery plans.
• Managed reviews of core applications for capacity monitoring and performance. Also managed reviews of Core Network operation center including maintenance, operation and fault management procedures. The review also included SLAs and KPIs for network performance and availability.
Projects manager: project managed many high tech / high value projects Representing the clients PMO as project manager.

Manager à Protiviti - Kuwait
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • août 2008 à janvier 2009

IT audit and Security consulting team management

Senior Consultant - IT Audit and Security à BDO (Al Nisf & Partners), (formerly KPMG)
  • Koweït
  • septembre 2005 à août 2008

Responsibilities:

• Examine and verify Information System processes and procedures from internal organizations in order to determine the reliability and effectiveness of the existing control systems.
• Continuously analyze business risk profiles and provide assurance that appropriate risk mitigation is taken.
• Provide management with independent and objective reports, evaluations, appraisals, counsel, and recommendations.
• Support the group Audit Manager, Finance/Operation stakeholders, company divisions and subsidiaries in a consulting role by evaluating and recommending improvements to business practices, processes, and control procedures.
• Perform information systems / Security audits over the technical infrastructure, Data Center operations, applications including (Oracle Financial & HRMS, Postpaid critical applications:rating, Billing, mediation, Credit & Collection system), Prepaid application system and associated processes.
• Perform highly technical reviews, configuration and security assessments of areas such as operating systems (Windows and Unix), database management systems, firewalls, routers, and web based applications.

Senior Consultant / Information Risk Department à KPMG (Al Nisf & Partners)
  • Koweït
  • septembre 2004 à septembre 2005

Responsibilities:

• Examine and verify Information System processes and procedures from internal organizations in order to determine the reliability and effectiveness of the existing control systems.
• Continuously analyze business risk profiles and provide assurance that appropriate risk mitigation is taken.
• Provide management with independent and objective reports, evaluations, appraisals, counsel, and recommendations.
• Support the group Audit Manager, Finance/Operation stakeholders, company divisions and subsidiaries in a consulting role by evaluating and recommending improvements to business practices, processes, and control procedures.
• Perform information systems audits over the technical infrastructure, Data Center operations, applications including (Oracle Financial & HRMS, Postpaid critical applications:rating, Billing, mediation, Credit & Collection system), DWH, Prepaid application system and associated processes.
• Perform highly technical reviews, configuration and security assessments of areas such as operating systems (Windows and Unix), database management systems, firewalls, routers, and web based applications.

Éducation

Master, Master of Science in Business - Finance
  • à University Of Atlanta
  • mars 2012
Diplôme, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control CRISC
  • à ISACA
  • juillet 2011
Baccalauréat, Information Technology - MIS
  • à Palestine University
  • septembre 2010
Diplôme, Certified Bachelor of Telecommunications Revenue Assurance and Internal Audit
  • à Global Revenue Assurance Professionals Association
  • novembre 2009
Diplôme, Project Management Professional PMP training course
  • à AMIDEAST
  • avril 2008
Diplôme, CISM
  • à ISACA
  • juin 2006
Diplôme, ISO 27001 LA
  • à IRCA
  • mai 2006
Diplôme, CISA
  • à ISACA
  • juin 2005
Diplôme, CISSP
  • à International Information System Security Certification Consortum
  • avril 2004

Certified Information System Security Professional

Diplôme, OCA
  • à Oracle
  • février 2003
Diplôme, CCNA
  • à Cisco Company
  • septembre 2002
Diplôme, CIW Security Analyst
  • à Prosoft
  • septembre 2002
Diplôme, Master CIW site designer
  • à Prosoft Company
  • août 2002
Diplôme, MCSA
  • à Microsoft
  • juillet 2002
Diplôme, CIW Certtified Instructor
  • à Prosoft
  • juillet 2002
Diplôme, MCSE 2000
  • à MICROSOFT
  • avril 2002
Diplôme, MCT
  • à MICROSOFT
  • octobre 2001
Diplôme, MCSE NT4.0
  • à MICROSOFT
  • février 2001
Diplôme, MCP+I
  • à MICROSOFT
  • février 2001
Diplôme, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
  • à Balqa University/ AL Khawarizmi College
  • juin 1996

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Network Operations
Programming
ITIL, BS7799, ISO 27001, ERP,UNIX,AD,CISCO, LAC...etc
ACL , Autoaudit
Java Programming

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Moyen

Adhésions

Information Systems Audit Consortium Association ISACA
  • member
  • January 2006
International Information System Security (ISC)²
  • member
  • June 2004
AICPA
  • member
  • December 2009