Hazem Abu Gharbieh, Audit Partner

Hazem Abu Gharbieh

Audit Partner

KPMG - Jordan

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Higher diploma, PACPA
Experience
23 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months

Audit Partner at KPMG - Jordan
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since September 2012

My responsibilities include:

• Managing the audit team and provide help, support and share knowledge with them in order to achieve the assignment.
• Managing separate portfolio and managing Palestine practice
• Preparing Proposals and seeking for market opportunities.
• Meet the customer’s expectations through obtaining the proper solutions for their needs in accordance with IFRS.
• Preparing financial statements and disclosures in accordance with international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”).
• Assess client satisfaction and team performance.
• Understand market forces and other environments factors by updating or obtaining knowledge of those that may affect the client’s business.
• Understand the client’s business, financial risks, and the related controls that management has established to measure, monitor, and control those risks in addition to that value the prospective client needs.
• Identify and develop a strategic plan to obtain, or update understanding of the client’s business and industry.
• Develop overall audit strategy, responsive to the present knowledge of the client’s business and financial statement risks.
• Understand business goals, objectives, strategies, critical success factors, and major business processes.
• KPMG Middle East Trainer

Audit Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2010 to September 2012

My responsibilities include:

• Managing the audit team and provide help, support and share knowledge with them in order to achieve the assignment.
• Preparing Proposals and seeking for market opportunities.
• Meet the customer’s expectations through obtaining the proper solutions for their needs in accordance with IFRS.
• Preparing financial statements and disclosures in accordance with international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”).
• Assess client satisfaction and team performance.
• Understand market forces and other environments factors by updating or obtaining knowledge of those that may affect the client’s business.
• Understand the client’s business, financial risks, and the related controls that management has established to measure, monitor, and control those risks in addition to that value the prospective client needs.
• Identify and develop a strategic plan to obtain, or update understanding of the client’s business and industry.
• Develop overall audit strategy, responsive to the present knowledge of the client’s business and financial statement risks.
• Understand business goals, objectives, strategies, critical success factors, and major business processes.
• Ethics and Independent officer for Kuwait office.
• Deloitte-Middle East Facilitator.

Audit Manager at Deloitte & Touche
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2006 to January 2010

My responsibilities include:

- Managing the audit team and provide help, support and share knowledge with them in order to achieve the assignment.
- Preparing Proposals and seeking for market opportunities.
- Meet the customer’s expectations through obtaining the proper solutions for their needs in accordance with IFRS.
- Preparing financial statements and disclosures in accordance with international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”).
- Assess client satisfaction and team performance.
- Understand market forces and other environments factors by updating or obtaining knowledge of those that may affect the client’s business.
- Understand the client’s business, financial risks, and the related controls that management has established to measure, monitor, and control those risks in addition to that value the prospective client needs.
- Identify and develop a strategic plan to obtain, or update understanding of the client’s business and industry.
- Develop overall audit strategy, responsive to the present knowledge of the client’s business and financial statement risks.
- Understand business goals, objectives, strategies, critical success factors, and major business processes.
- Ethics and Independent officer for Kuwait office.
- Deloitte-Middle East Facilitator.

Senior in charge at Deloitte Touche Tohamtsu
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • December 2003 to October 2006

My responsibilities include:

- Develop preliminary overall audit strategy and audit programs, responsive to the present knowledge of the client’s business and financial statement risks.
- Perform analytical and data analysis procedures that provides assurance level of the expected results.
- Analyzing the client’s controls and preparing tests of controls accordingly
- Perform test of details and additional processes analysis.
- Perform general audit procedures to conclude the audit and assess performance.
- Preparing financial statements and disclosures in accordance with international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”).
- Seek additional responsibilities in engagements in order to gain additional experience various and segments.
- Understand the client’s business, financial risks, and the related controls that management has established to measure, monitor, and control those risks in addition to that value the prospective client needs.
- Assessing the client’s accounting processes and system by identifying weaknesses and recommending improvements.
- Understand market forces and other environments factors by updating or obtaining knowledge of those that may affect the client’s business.
- Understand business goals, objectives, strategies, critical success factors, and major business processes.

Staff Accountant (Semi Senior) at KPMG Peat Marwick
  • Qatar
  • October 2002 to November 2003

My audit responsibilities includes:
-Understand the client’s business, financial risks, and the related controls that management has established to measure, monitor, and control those risks in addition to that value the prospective client needs.
·Assessing the client’s accounting processes and system by identifying weaknesses and recommending improvements.
·Develop preliminary overall audit strategy and audit programs, responsive to the present knowledge of the client’s business and financial statement risks.
·Perform analytical and data analysis procedures that provides assurance level of the expected results.
·Analyzing the client’s controls and preparing tests of controls accordingly.
-Perform test of details and additional processes analysis.
·Perform general audit procedures to conclude the audit and assess performance.
·Preparing financial statements and disclosures in accordance with international financial reporting standards.
·Understand business goals, objectives, strategies, critical success factors, and major business processes.
·Assess client satisfaction and team performance.
·Provide help, support and share knowledge with the audit team in order for them to achieve there assignment.

Staff accountant at Ernst & Young
  • Jordan
  • January 2001 to October 2002

My audit work includes financial institutions, trading, insurance, industrial, telecommunication, & not for profit organizations. My responsibilities include :
-Performing test of control, Substantive tests and test of detail and evaluating balances & transactions.
-Prepare summary of audit issues and management letters.
-Prepare financial statements & their notes.

Education

Higher diploma, PACPA
  • at Palestinian Institute of certified Public Accountant
  • January 2017
Higher diploma, Jordanian Certified Public Accountant (JCPA)
  • at Jordan Association of Certified Public Accountant (JCPA)
  • May 2016
Diploma, CPA
  • at Passed in Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams
  • May 2009

California Board of Accountancy, passed in Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exams

Bachelor's degree, Accounting.
  • at Applied Science University BA
  • September 2000

BA

High school or equivalent, scientific
  • at Al Itehad School
  • June 1997

Obtained high school certificate

Specialties & Skills

Data Analysis
Insurance
Lotus Notes
PC skills, including word, excel, powerpiont and lotus notes
PC skills, including word, excel, powerpiont and lotus notes

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Intermediate