BASSAM CHAHWAN, Internal Audit MANAGER

BASSAM CHAHWAN

Internal Audit MANAGER

INTERNATIONAL BANK of YEMEN.

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
38 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :38 years, 3 Months

Internal Audit MANAGER at INTERNATIONAL BANK of YEMEN.
  • Yemen
  • January 2006 to November 2015

Plan, implement, maintain a comprehensive audit program and activities.Conduct financial, performance audit reviews, compliance, process, systems, people evaluations and apply auditing quality assurance.
Supervise the internal audit team, review the work papers, audit reports to ensure appropriate documentation and support.
Identify areas of potential internal control and risk exposures in operations and credit, compliance, and the functionality of the operating system.
Recommend resolutions to the issues found to improve operational efficiencies.

INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER at JAMMAL TRUST BANK
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 1977 to December 2005

Manage the internal audit department .conduct financial, operational, credit and sustems audit reviews.Prepare the annual audit plan and assignments.train and empower the audit staff, Write audit reports and follow up on the resolutions, .Ensure compliance with regulatory issues and assure management that people processes and systems are in accordance with policies and proceedures,

HEAD of Private BANKING. at Universal Bank.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 1993 to August 1997

Promote private banking products and services including investments, mutual funds and portfolio management.Coordinate financial activities between international money managers and local HNW INVESTORS.

LIFE UNDERWRITER and investments at SUN LIFE OF CANADA
  • Canada
  • June 1989 to December 1992

Financial planning, quotation rates, needs analysis for HNW individuals and corporates.Investment funds sales and coordination with international money managers at NEWYORK AND TORONTO stock exchange.

Senior Bank Analyst. at Capital Intelligence
  • Cyprus
  • January 1986 to August 1987

Banks credit ratings.Visit banks in the MENA REGION and spend time examining and reviewing their financials performance management quality and risk assesment.Write rating reports based on financials capital liquidity solvency market share and management quality.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 1975

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Administration
Auditing
Banking Relationships
Computer Skills
teaching and lecturing skills
Writing and updating operating Manuals and Procedures.
BANKS CREDIT RATINGS
BANKING CORPORATE AND RETAIL
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALISIS
micro finance
ACCOUNTING
PRIVATE BANKING AND INVESTMENTS
interpersonal and leadership skills

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

CANADIAN INVESTMENT ADVISERS
  • MEMBER
  • February 1990

Training and Certifications

FATCA TRAINING (Training)
Training Institute:
UNION OF ARAB BANKS
Date Attended:
February 2013
Duration:
28 hours
CREDIT AND OPERATIONS COURSES (Training)
Training Institute:
CITI BANK TRAINING CENTRE ATHENS
Date Attended:
January 1977
Duration:
800 hours
CONTROL RISK ASSESSMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
The Arab ACADEMY/AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
Date Attended:
June 2011
Duration:
30 hours

Hobbies

  • READING,TECHNOLOGY, SWIMMING, MOVIES, SOCIAL WORK
    Worte several audit MANUALS ,updated .Banks. policies and procedures conducted several work shops on FATCA ,Internal AUDITING ,RISK assessment,Disaster recovery and Business Continuity Planning and corporate Governance