Nahil  Bakri, Head Of Internal Audit

Nahil Bakri

Head Of Internal Audit

United Cooperative Assurance

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Audit Management and Consultancy
Experience
19 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 3 Months

Head Of Internal Audit at United Cooperative Assurance
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since October 2019

I have been hired to establish the Internal Audit Function within the company. My duties include but not limited to the followings:
• Develop a risk-based audit function.
• Ensure a strategic audit plan to be approved based on a technical risk assessment.
• Ensure all the internal audit infrastructure is in place.
• Ensure methodical documentation of work plans
• Provide technical assistance & quality review to support audit team
• Coordinate and assist with the preparation of Audit Committee materials
• Report to the Audit Committee on activity reported through Whistleblower processes
• Establish and assign departmental goals to team members
• Responsible for coaching, mentoring, and developing career paths for direct reports

Internal Audit Manager at SEDCO Holding
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2017 to October 2019

Assigned as portfolio manager to perform risk assessment and executing the audit plan on diversify investment portfolio within the group including sectors such as Asset Management, Hospitality, Automotive Services and Real Estate in Saudi Arabia and around the world

Head of internal audit at ِAbdul Latif Jameel United Real Estate Finance
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2016 to March 2017

Establish a new audit department by performing the following:
• Defining the vision and mission of the department.
• Developing an audit charter.
• Develop a risk-based audit approach by conducting a risk assessment assignment and develop a department strategic plan, which have been approved.
• Executing the approved audit plan and report to the Audit Committee.

Senior Internal Auditor at Abdul Latif Jameel for Investment
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2016 to October 2016

Establish a new audit department by performing the following:
• Develop a risk-based audit approach by conducting a risk assessment assignment, which include identifying the auditable units and the audit universe, identifying risk factors, and individual events that may give raise to risks/opportunities and eventually develop a department strategic plan.
• Executing the approved audit plan and report to the Audit Committee.

Internal Audit Supervisor at AlElm for Information Technology
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2015 to May 2016

Managed and directed daily activities of one or more internal auditors assigned to assist the Supervising Auditor during an engagement. Applied risk & control concepts and internal audit standards to scenarios encountered and identifies any potential issues. Communicated identified issues with Internal Audit senior management to ensure any potential concerns are addressed in a timely and effective manner

Senior Financial Auditor at Saudi Industrial Development Fund
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2010 to July 2015

Provided assurance to the management on the internal controls and the financial statements of factories that acquired loans from the fund

Coop at PWC
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2013 to August 2013

External auditor

Assistant Manager at samba financial group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2008 to September 2010

Worked as a relationship manager in the private banking sectors. Managed a portfolio over SR 500MM

Management Trainee at Avon for perfumes and cosmetics
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 2005 to February 2008

Supervise the day to day work of human resource department (HR operation, succession planning, recruitment and performance) along with working in a rotation program for the whole company to join the top management.

Education

Master's degree, Audit Management and Consultancy
  • at Birmaingham City University
  • September 2012

The system used is Taught Masters Degree and for me was Pass All the exams was taking place by the institute of internal auditor in UK and Ireland

Bachelor's degree, Accountant
  • at King Abdulaziz University
  • January 2008

My major is general accenting as full time student

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Accounting
Financial Analysis
Fianacial Analysis
Computer
Power point using
Auditing
Risk Analysis
Financial Risk

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

institute of internal auditor in UK and Ireland
  • Associate
  • September 2011

Training and Certifications

Auditors Qualification duo to the GCC guidance certificate for clients services (Training)
Training Institute:
TUV Rheinland
Date Attended:
August 2015
Internal Audit School (Training)
Training Institute:
MIS
Date Attended:
October 2014