هاشم العسيري

As the Manager of the Internal Audit Department, I was reporting functionally to the Audit Committee and administratively to the Chairman of the Board. I was responsible for establishing and directing the Internal Audit Department at the company by building all the Charters, Manuals, Department's KPIs, business and strategic plans, budgets, staffing plans, operational plans including the annual audit plan.

Participated in conducting Scheduled Audits (using the approach of Risk Based Auditing) of the Information Technology Department (general IT controls), the Finance Department (Payroll, Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, Inventory Cost Accounting and General Ledger functions), the Material Supply Department (material standardization and supplier relations), the Sales and Marketing Department (sales process, customer registration, free sampling procedures) the Employee Relations and Training Department (employee training and career development) Maintenance Department (equipment preventive maintenance), Monomer Deparment (manufacturing operations, HSE, maintenance, general activities), Polymer Department (manufacturing operations, HSE, maintenance, general activities), Refinery Department (manufacturing operations, HSE, maintenance, general activities) and the Utilities and Oil Movement Department (manufacturing operations, HSE, maintenance, marine and pilotage operations, terminal operations, tank farms, utilities and power distributions and general activities).

1. Participate in conducting Scheduled Audits (using the approach of Risk Based Auditing) of different departments, divisions in the Industrial Relations business line (Industrial Security, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization and Community Services) and the Engineering and Project Management business line (Manifa, Shaybah and Yanbu Gas Plant expansion projects) which entail:
Reviewing the clients controls over a criteria of predetermined risks.
Ensuring the client's compliance with established organizational policies and procedures in addition to the client's internal procedures.
Recommending areas of improvement by implementing best practices in the industry.
2. Participate in conducting High Spot Reviews which are requests for auditing specific areas by the management of the client.