Manager - Internal Audit
AlMunajem Group
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :25 years, 8 أشهر
Performs complex level professional internal auditing work. Work involves leading or conducting operations, financial, and compliance audit projects; providing consulting services to the Company’s management and staff; providing key input to development of the annual audit plan; and providing training and coaching to internal audit staff. Maintains all the Company’s professional ethical standards. Responsible for identifying operational, financial, and strategic risks, and independently evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of process’ controls. Works independently under general supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
• Assists the Chief of Internal Audit in managing internal audit staff and in the planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring of internal audit operations, including assisting in hiring, training, and evaluating staff, and taking effective actions to address performance matters.
• Manages the identification and evaluation of the organization’s audit risk areas.
• Manages the performance of audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures.
• Manages the audit staff in conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing and administering surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing working papers.
• Manages the audit staff in the identification, development, and documentation of audit issues and recommendations for improvement.
• Communicates the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations on a timely basis to management and the board of directors.
• Develops and maintains productive team-oriented client, staff, and management relationships through individual contacts and group meetings.
• Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships, and shares information gained with co-workers.
• Represents internal auditing on organizational project teams, at management and board meetings.
• Performs related work as assigned by the Chief of Internal Audit.
•Scheduled audits, determined the resources that are necessary, and saw that the approved audit plan is accomplished to the extent staffing allows
•Communicated with those who need to know about audits and interfaced with personnel throughout the organization, particularly those being audited, to resolve audit issues and achieve the desired improvement actions.
•Supervised audits and reviewed the work performed to insure the adequacy of audit scope, the adequacy of testing performed, and the adequacy of conclusions reached.
•Managed the overall performance of audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures.
•Reviewed detailed audit programs tailored to each audit to assure that no specific tests or activities necessary for the audit are overlooked and to assist in preventing ineffective audit techniques from being performed.
•Managed the audit staff in conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing and administering surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing working papers
•Evaluated auditors’ performance, provided on-the-job training, and counseled auditors to strengthen the person’s knowledge/skills/development.
•Pursued professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional association memberships, and sharing information gained with co-workers.
•Edited audit reports to facilitate recommendations and ultimately improvement actions.
•Communicated the results of audit consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to management.
•Performed related work as assigned by the Chief of Internal Audit
•Proposed and carried out the formation of a Fraud Risk Management Department
•Outlined the framework within which the department will operate along with the scope of coverage
•Developed the Department Charter and Organizational Chart
•Defined staff roles and responsibilities and derived the pertaining job descriptions
•Performed companywide fraud risk analysis which led to identifying the areas with high risk exposure
•Drafted Employee and Supplier Codes of Conduct
•Drafted a Whistleblower Policy
•Prepared various presentations about Fraud and Risk that aimed to spread awareness among different levels of management, upper management in particular
•Performed ratio analysis
•Performed common size financial statements analysis (vertical analysis)
•Performed financial statements trend analysis (horizontal analysis)
•Provided senior management with feedback regarding special assignments pertaining to acquisitions and investments
•Performed business valuation using the income approach
•Provided senior management with analysis and comments on the notes to the financial statements
•Planned, directed, and conducted the objective evaluation of diverse operations and controls to appraise the effectiveness of the internal control system and the efficiency of performance of the activities being reviewed.
•Determined the scope of the audit and developed the audit program
•Recommended necessary staff required to complete the audit
•Supervised the staff assigned to the audit and reviewed their work to ensure objectives are accomplished in a timely and accurate manner
•Made oral or written presentations to management during and at the conclusion of the examination, discussing deficiencies and recommending corrective action to improve operations and reduce cost.
•Participated in team-oriented audit activities designed to identify business risks, evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation strategies and recommended opportunities for improvement
•Assisted in determining records or activities to analyze, the extent of tests to apply and the working papers to prepare that summarize data on the assigned audit segment
•Provided directions to the staff members and prepared reports for various levels of management
•Performed in an interdisciplinary setting to assist in the planning and execution of the assignments
•Held preliminary discussions of deficiencies with operating personnel
•Conducted financial, operational and compliance audits
•Reviewed and evaluated the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls
•Reviewed and evaluated compliance with corporate policies and procedures
•Reviewed and evaluated various financial reports
•Prepared work papers to adequately document audit work performed and to support conclusions reached
•Prepared reports for audit findings