Internal Audit Manager
Tanmiah Food Group
Total years of experience :15 years, 6 months
I am currently working in the capacity of Manager Internal Audit in Tanmiah Food Group Formerly Supreme Foods Company. I am responsible for evaluating and managing internal control environment in head office and business units in GCC region.
My Job responsibilities involved following:
• Assist Head of Internal Audit in development of annual internal audit plans and department budgets annually
• Perform audit planning and develop scope of reviews for areas assigned
• Conduct audit reviews based on areas allocated throughout the year ensuring quality of reviews, timeliness and positive feedback from the auditee.
• Promote and maintain good relations and good reputation of the internal controls function by ensuring audit work is undertaken with integrity, competence, objectivity and confidentiality.
• Assist in development of various policies and procedures, standard Operating Procedures including communication plans.
• Perform investigations wherever requested or required within stipulated time frame and submit findings and action plan to Head of Internal Audit.
• Performs audit procedures, identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting auditee’s processes and procedures.
• Conducts interviews, review documents, develop and administer surveys, prepare summary memos and working papers.
• Identify, develop, and document audit issues and recommendations using independent judgment upon areas being reviewed.
• Communicates the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and presentations.
• Identifies and evaluates the company’s risk areas and provides key input to the development of the annual audit plan.
• Develops and maintains productive auditee and staff relationships through individual contacts and company meetings.
• Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships.
• Planning & Development of Audit Strategy, Preparation of Audit Plans. Identifying audit tests to be performed test objectives, results & conclusions drawn.
• Manage and monitor the work of internal audit team to complete assignments within deadlines.
• Development of internal audit skills within the team and identifying areas to improve and preparing training plan.
• Meeting with Senior Management on audit findings, agreeing on action plan & identify improvement areas throughout audit execution period.
• Carry out head office, regional and zonal financial and operational audits as per the approved internal audit plan
• Conduct risk assessment of head office, zonal and regional functions to identify high risk areas for audit focus and special investigations and perform any other special tasks assigned by the Management.
• Monitor implementation of SOPs, company guidelines and suggest changes in internal control system to remove weaknesses
• Planning & Development of Audit Strategy;
• Detailed understanding of accounting, financial, operational & internal control environment relevant to the business process.
• Documentation of internal control system (Flow charts & Process narratives) and preparation of Risk & Control Matrices, identifying the significant financial, operational, strategic & compliance risks & identification of controls against each key risk.
• Preparation of Audit Plans. Identifying audit tests to be performed test objectives, results & conclusions drawn.
• Performing analytical procedures, test of controls and substantive procedures on the business transactions and controls.
• Preparation of Draft audit reports for review by the lead auditor and senior managers. Highlighting the audit issues identified & incorporating the related risks &value-added recommendations.
• Discussing the audit findings with client’s management & agreeing on action plan & time-lines for incorporating the audit recommendations.
• To assist Engagement Partner and Audit Manager in Board Meetings and Audit Committee Meetings.
• Checking compliance of IFRS/ IAS, auditing standards & requirements of corporate, tax & business laws.
• Performing special assignments such as Fraud Investigations, GAP analysis, Policies & Procedures development and implementation & Stock count assignments