helal Ibrahim, Senior internal audit

helal Ibrahim

Senior internal audit

Zakum Development Company ( ZADCO )

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, C P A
Experience
36 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :36 years, 9 Months

Senior internal audit at Zakum Development Company ( ZADCO )
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since January 2010

Responsibilities:
- Preparing audit planning documentations (Risk-based audit).
- Supervising audit team.
- Preparing and communicate audit reports.
- Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the recommendations made by audit teams, and insuring the implementation of the recommendations by the audited department.
-Special assignment

Internal Audit Supervisor at Department of Municipal Affairs, Al Ain Municipality, UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2009 to December 2009

Al Ain Municipality constitutes one of several departments within the Municipal Affairs Authority. It is a government institution basically directed to serve Al Ain Area, which covers Al Ain City and the neighboring outskirts.

Responsibilities:
Developing and updating the audit universe and the annual audit plan.
Evaluating Internal Control System.
Assessing Control Risk and Materiality level.
Designing substantive audit procedures and analytical reviews.
Supervising Audit Team.
Preparing Audit reports.

Financial controller at Al Dawri & Al Kass Sport TV Channel
  • Qatar - Doha
  • November 2006 to November 2008

Al Dawri & Al Kass TV is an Arabic sport satellite channel located in Doha, Qatar which covers local, regional and international sport news with major focus on football especially in Qatar and the GCC.

Responsibilities:

- Providing leadership to a financial department.
- Coordinates, supervises and follows-up all financial, accounting and budgeting activities.
- Formulates and suggests the overall financial strategies, policies & procedures.
- Coordinates with External Auditors to produce audited financial statements, answering all queries arising from audit review processes.

Financial Expert / Chief internal audit at Customs & Ports General Authority
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2003 to October 2006

The objective of Customs & Ports General Authority “CPGA” is managing:
1. Customs area and collect customs levy.
2. Doha port and other commercial ports.
3. Land transportation affairs.
The CPGA employed more than 1300 employee in deferent location over the stat.

Responsibilities as financial expert: (Sep.2005 - Oct.2006)
- Provide technical support and training to department employee (Accounting and HR).
- Head of Oracle financial application implementation steering committee for accounting and HR
- Budget control and reporting.
- Coordinates, supervises and follows-up all financial, accounting and budgeting activities.
- Formulates and suggests the overall financial strategies, and policies & procedures.
- Coordinates with External Auditors to produce audited financial statements, answers all queries arising from audit review processes.
- Special assignment.
Responsibilities as chief internal audit: (Jan 2003 - Sep.2005)
- Preparing audit planning documentations as well as audit programs (Risk-based Approach).
- Supervising audit team.
- Preparing and communicate audit reports.
- Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the recommendations made by audit teams, and insuring the implementation of the recommendations by the audited department.
- Special assignment.

Assistant Auditor. Auditor, Senior Auditor and Audit manager at Central Auditing Organization
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 1989 to January 2003

The objective of Central Auditing Organization “CAO” is the audit of the Government of Egypt and its departments, in addition to other organizations, companies and projects in which the Government has an investment of no less than 25%. CAO discharges its responsibilities through a variety of financial, compliance, operational and performance audits. CAO undertakes fraud investigations.

CAO’s audit clients include government departments in addition to a variety of entities, operating in specialized industries, financial services, water purification, power generation and distribution, health care, and infrastructure projects

Responsibilities:
Preparing audit planning documentations as well as audit programs.
Evaluating Internal Control Structure
Assessing Control Risk and Materiality level
Designing substantive audit procedures and analytical reviews.
Supervising Audit Team
Preparing Audit reports

More significant achievements:

Auditing (financial and performance) project of development 65000 acre in Upper Egypt (financed by French grant).
Auditing (financial and performance) project of development 60000 acre in Alnoubaria Area (financed by World Bank).
Auditing project of irrigation ministry Alsalam canal.
Auditing Almassria Co. for meat and milk.
Auditing co-op associations.

Accountant at Mina Engineering Supplyer
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 1987 to December 1988

- General accountant .

Education

Diploma, C P A
  • at California Board of Accountancy
  • November 2003
Diploma, Planning & Economic Development
  • at National Planning Institution
  • December 1995

degree research is STOCK MARKET & PRIVATEIZATION IN EGYPT .

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Cairo University
  • November 1991
Diploma, TRAINING COURCES:
  • at Central Auditing Organization
  • January 1989

Audit introduction and basics, Governmental accounting system, Governmental laws and regulations, Compliance auditing for governmental organizations, Financial analysis, Budgeting, Economic analysis, Evaluation & Flow-up for investment project, Create tools & reports to performance audit for public entities, Accounting systems & it’s relationship with performance auditing, computer system orientation, Feasibility studies & Investment project evaluation, and Audit through computerized system, and studying the impact of new governmental regulations and laws on governmental entities and creating new methodologies for auditing.

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Ain Shams University
  • May 1987

Very Good

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
External Audit
Technical Training
Accounting
COMPUTER SKILLS:

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA.
  • member
  • January 2004
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), USA.
  • member
  • November 2003

Training and Certifications

IT Audit for Non-IT Auditors (Training)
Training Institute:
MIS Training Institute
Date Attended:
October 2013
Certificate in Quality Management and Business Performance (Training)
Training Institute:
IIR Middle East & washinghton D.C
Date Attended:
June 2013
Corporate Governance Best Practices (Training)
Training Institute:
IIR Mioole East & Washinghton, D.C
Date Attended:
June 2012
Projects Audit (Training)
Training Institute:
IBN international
Date Attended:
September 2012
Developing A Successful Fraud Prevention And Investigation Strategy (Training)
Training Institute:
IIR Mioole East
Date Attended:
September 2012