Chief Audit Executive
Ajman Specialty General Hospital
Total years of experience :22 years, 1 Months
Experienced CAE with a proven track record in internal audit leadership and strategic planning, with the following key responsibilities:
• Develop and execute annual audit plans aligned with organizational objectives and risk assessments.
• Recruit, train, and mentor audit staff to build a high-performing and competent team. Lead a team of internal auditors in conducting risk-based audits and providing recommendations to enhance internal controls and operational efficiency.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with senior management, audit committee members, and external auditors to ensure alignment of audit activities with organizational goals.
• Implement quality assurance processes to continuously improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the internal audit function.
• Prepare and present comprehensive audit reports to senior management and audit committees, highlighting findings, recommendations, and action plans.
• Monitor the implementation of audit recommendations and provide ongoing support to management to address control deficiencies and mitigate risks.
• Provided consultancy support services on compliance and regulatory matters to a suite of public sector customers such as Meras Hotels and resorts, Dubai Municipality, Ajman Department of Transport, Knowledge, and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and Dubai Courts
• Spearheaded the implementation of annual audit plans through leading the audit process of multiple functions and processes, covering departmental policies and procedures, capacity utilization of human resources, and economic frameworks that ensured the identification of all potential corporate risks and deviations.
• Implemented efficient risk mitigation plans in collaboration with process owners and management teams that provided preventive and corrective action plans that addressed internal audit findings and areas of non-compliance that required efficient risk mitigation.
• Successfully managed complex technical accounting and auditing queries that shaped future precedents and were regarded as industry best practices.
• Built and established robust client relationships across multiple sectors and geographies through providing them with succinct market and client focused audit solutions.
• Provided strategic consul and relevant market and industry insights in response to client needs.
• Delivered top quality audit engagements that spanned planning to reporting to a variety of key local and international clients such as Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi Municipality, Al Ain Mineral Water, National Hospital LLC, and Emirates National School.
• Supported a diverse range of clients across multiple industries such as construction, manufacturing and hospitality with a portfolio of assurance services that included compliance, operational and financial audit support services.
• Provided assurance services for prestigious clients such as Emirates Transport, Abu Dhabi Media Company, Emaar Group, Roya Group and National Services and Contracting Company
• Supported a diverse set of prestigious SME clients with assurance services across construction, manufacturing and hospitality sectors in Saudi Arabia and Egypt such as ABB Contracting, Schindler, and Hafil Transportation.
• Led the training program for new joiners at EY and upskilled them on EYs differentiated audit processes and latest computer-based auditing techniques.
• Supported senior auditors in providing assurance services to a range of multinational prestigious audit clients across the construction, manufacturing, and hospitality sectors in the country