Abhijit Chatterjee

GM Audit (Group Head) - Audit, Governance & Risk Management Operation: Alsabbah Electromechanical (Alfara’a Group) - Feb’10 to Apr’23: Countries - UAE, Saudi, Qatar and India

(Group Business Verticals : EPC, MEP, Construction, Steel, Ready-mix Cement, Carpentry & Joinery, Sub-Contracting, Vehicle & Machinery Work Shops, Precast, Properties & Real Estates, Foods & Beverages, Retail business and other misc.)

• Team Management. Handled a team of up to 34 audit members. Business covered up to AED 3 billion.
• Team Expansion. Strategized decentralization and expansion of Group Internal Audit Team.
• Team Lead. Performed risk-based audit planning and audit operation delivered as per SOP of IIA.
• Audit Travelling. Monthly International travelling and regular surprise visits to all business locations.
• Audit Areas. All business verticals, departments, projects
• Audit base. Risk and Action based audit results and getting commitment and follow up as per SOP.
• Audit Documentation and filing. Managing documentations as per IIA standards.
• Audit Reports. Regular audit reports and findings to Committee & Board in an objective manner for action.
• Internal Control. Developed awareness of Internal Control & ERM across all Companies.
• Policies. Monitoring and developing policies as well as reviewing compliances with local laws & rules.
• 3rd Line of Safeguard. Closely monitoring use of Company’s resources, assets and ethical levels.
• Leading and supervising special audits, Risk assessment, fraud investigation, whistle-blower complaints etc.
• Contributed developing the use of suitable automated internal auditing tools and ERM.
• Supports External Audit as & when required.
• Participated executive management meetings to ensure that Internal Audit is well-informed of key business development and issues that could have an impact on audit priorities and/or plans.
• Audit Training. Oversees Internal Audit’s participation in critical business and technology initiatives, trainings and ERP projects along with Data security under IT.
• Developed Group Authority Matrix and regular monitoring and Facilitating improvements & controls to support HOD and Business Heads.
• Hire, train, retain and motivate internal audit team members to achieve audit targets as per SOP.
• Prioritize the Special Assignments and Forensic Investigation to assure quick advisory to Board members.
• Leads the assignments as instructed by Board including advising other departments in need.

Heading Finance (VP Finance) from June 2008 - Feb 2010
Essar Engineering Services Ltd. (ESSAR Group) - Reporting to Group CFO - Mumbai, Gujrat
• Financial and Administrative and Payroll Operation Management.
• Delivery of comprehensive consolidated financial reports with key financial indicators.
• Implemented daily accounting and internal control processes and monitoring compliances.
• Preparation of the annual consolidated budget of all departments worth annually US$ 170 million.
• Managed daily accounting and all periodical closures (SAP).
• Team Management and KRA and Appraisal.
• Revenue analysis, EBIDTA, cash flow projections, and periodical receivable status.
• Overseeing cash and bank control and daily reconciliation.
• Liaisoned for board treasurer finance committee. Provided monthly reporting to the CFO and COO.
• Arranged Banking finance and Private financing and treasury control.
• Managed Third party relationships with group companies, vendors, banks, insurance and private financiers.
• Managed completion of pending external audits by E&Y and ensures regular internal audits smoothly.

Managing and delivering various audit assignments independently and reporting as per Standard practices.

(Detailed JDs can be submitted on requirement basis please)