Senior Internal Auditor
Borouge (Adnoc)
Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months
- Execute audit planning, fieldwork and reporting of financial, operational, contracts and business process audits as per the IIA Standards and other legal and regulatory requirements.
- Review and assessment of various management, operational and supporting business processes (Corporate Governance, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Sales, HR, Finance) and their associated risks including cost/ cost recovery audits, financial due diligence etc.
- Review adherence with the policies and procedures and compliance with designed internal control design and system and recommended updates by departments.
- Conduct special investigations assignments.
- Supervise staff including on-job and off-site trainings.
- Engagement scope determination, planning, budgeting, resource allocation, execution, finalisation and delivery of agreed work products.
- Implement and administer the Internal Audit software i.e. MKinsight.
- Worked on various assignments relating to review, assessment and testing of internal controls and ERP.
Worked in Ernst & Young Dubai from October 2006 to October 2010 as Senior Auditor.
• Performed risk assessments for planning and developing audit strategies in response to clients’ business risks and financial risks, preparation of SWOT analysis and testing of key controls over the clients’ business and accounting processes.
• Coordinated all aspects of the audit assignment including entrance/exit meetings and compilation of the documentation and audit report.
• Executing audit procedures (including analytical review procedures) in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing.
• Preparation of financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and UAE laws.
• Assessed the adequacy of internal controls of company’s accounting applications and identified weaknesses and suggested improvements.
• Drafted internal audit reports highlighting internal control weaknesses identified during the assignment.
• Conducted analytical reviews of financial performance of various clients
• Reviewed implementation of Sarbanes & Oxley Act to ensure compliance
Worked in Ernst & Young Karachi as an Audit Supervisor. I have been seconded to Ernst & Young London, Dubai and Saudi Arabia offices. During five years association with Ernst & Young, I have experienced:
• Thorough understanding of accounting, finance, costing and internal control systems.
• Good understanding of International Reporting requirements and their implications.
• Report writing skills for varying reporting levels; worked on different types of managerial reports, which have been appreciated both by clients and senior management
• Computer literate and comfortable with adapting and understanding new operating systems and soft wares and related internal controls in a computerized environment.
• Running the audit engagements independently including first year audits
