Faris aldosari

Enterprise Risk & Business continuity Manager at Saudi Arabian Railway

• Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
• My current job since June 2020

Enterprise risk, Business continuity & Insurance Management

Enterprise Risk Manager at Intigral - STC Group

• Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
• April 2018 to June 2020

 Instituting an end-to-end enterprise risk management architecture to prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct for all operations of the organization.

 Leading improvements to risk assessment and internal control operations in order to identify and control gaps/ risks while ensuring robust mitigation strategies are in place.

 Outlining key risk indicators with precisely defined threshold limits, triggers, and tolerance capacity in order to provide an early signal for potential risk exposures.

 Presenting on-going training and organizational support to team members for execution of business operations while claiming best industry practices to improve outcomes.

 Ensuring alignment with all organizational policies whereby presenting reports highlighting key business issues, risks, and opportunities along with the corresponding action plan to senior management on a regular basis.

Assistant Manager of Internal Audit at American Express Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
• January 2016 to April 2018

 Revitalized audit plans to identify and communicate best practices, as well as foster appropriate control levels for all organizational processes and key business practices.

 Administered Risk-Based Approach (RBA) and conducted audits to scrutinize the effectiveness of internal control systems, manage risks and assure the integrity/ reliability of operations.

 Instituted a legally compliant work culture; liaised with various Government/ legal/ regulatory bodies while ensured total compliance to all prescribed standards and codes thereof.

 Reported the results of all audits to senior management and the Audit Committee; supported in establishing audit recommendations and made mid-course modifications to attain improvisations.

 Instrumental in the implementation of new processes and automated systems; eliminated leakages and drove efficiencies by mapping key operations and raising the organization’s operational standards.

 Integral part of the Internal Audit department - coordinated the work of all internal audit staff while advised, consulted and trained them to meet the desired standards of operational excellence.

Acting Head of Internal Audit at American Express Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
• April 2017 to July 2017

Enterprise Risk & Information Security Analyst at American Express

• Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
• November 2014 to January 2016

 Superintended the Enterprise Risk Management function ranging from risk identification, mitigation, prevention, and control entailing a robust operational system for the organization.

 Assured compliance with PCI DSS standards, and financial institution standards. Powered Business Continuity plans building organizations capability to respond to unexpected situations/ crisis/ events.

 Led all information security and data loss prevention efforts; performed data backups and implemented security measures to protect sensitive data against unauthorized access, use, sharing, or other egress.

 Designed an internal audit strategy to identify and communicate the best international practices. Governed implementation of ISO 27001 standards for all the organizational processes and practices.

 Worked in close tandem with regulatory bodies and key stakeholders; assured constant enhancement and maintenance of the enterprise risk management and information security operations.

Compliance Specialist at American Express Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
• December 2012 to November 2014

 Audited the performance of compliance program to build a legally sound and ethically strong environment; assured full compliance of people, documentation, and processes requirements prescribed by legal, Government and regulatory bodies.

 Conducted due-diligence to assign risk-rating; revised policies for the general operation of the compliance program to validate the integrity and credibility of internal and external organizational affairs.

 Represented an expert source for prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing; cultivated in staff the ability to identify and assess ML/ TF risk by the provision of requisite training, guidance, and supervision.

 Designed effective compliance systems/ policies that align with organizational strategy and includes involvement of key personnel from all areas of marketing, new account, servicing unit, corporate development, and direct sales among others.