Audit Supervisor, Group Internal Audit
Dubai World
Total years of experience :24 years, 4 Months
Audit Supervisor, Group Internal Audit - reports directly to the Audit Manager and supervises the audit team in the conduct of risk assessments and internal audit engagements from the planning to the presentation of results to Management.
Major financial and operational audit engagements managed / lead locally and overseas include:
Port Operations, Shipping and Logistics
• Dubai Ports World - Port Operations and Support Functions
• Drydocks World - Ship Repair Operations and Support Functions
• Inchcape Shipping Services - Marine Services, Cargo Operations, Finance and IT Operations
• P&O Ferries (UK) - Port Operations and Support Functions
• P&O Ferrymasters (Netherlands) - Freight Management and Finance
Real Estate / Hospitality
• Jumeirah Golf Estates - Real Estate Projects, Commercial, Club Operations, Leasing, Support Functions and IT Operations
• Djibouti Palace Kempinski Hotel - Operations and Finance
• Dubai Maritime City - Project Management, Leasing and Procurement
Free Zone Operations / Regulatory Authority
• Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) - Commercial Registration and Finance
• Trakhees - Commercial Registration and Licensing
Private Equity
• Istithmar World - Investment Management and Asset Sales
Shared Services
• Dubai World Corporate Shared Services - Group Finance, Treasury, HR, Procurement and Legal
Responsible for planning, conducting fieldwork and communicating results of internal audit engagements on various clients of the firm. Internal audit activities, which are performed in accordance with the Standards of Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, include:
Identification of strategic and business risks affecting the organization.
Assurance on the adequacy of controls to mitigate identified risks.
Efficiency and effectiveness review of accounting and operating processes.
Compliance with corporate policies and other statutory regulations.
Assistance on Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) testing.
Assistance on development of client proposals and presentations
·Reviews the reliability and integrity of information, compliance with corporate policies and regulations, the safeguarding of assets and the economical and efficient use of resources.
Reviews the reliability and integrity of information, compliance with corporate policies and regulations, the safeguarding of assets and the economical and efficient use of resources,
•Obtains knowledge of client’s business and industry, government regulations affecting the client, and identification of special audit procedures in verifying the fairness of the client’s financial statements.
•Performs preliminary evaluation of the client’s internal accounting structure in order to identify weaknesses and other areas for improvement and management considerations.
•Trains and supervises audit staff in the conduct of the audit.
•Conducts financial audit for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether a client’s financial statements present fairly the financial position and operating results in the light of generally accepted accounting principles.
•Takes part in the preparation of the auditor’s report, client’s audited financial statements, income tax returns and the related schedules required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, where applicable.