Irfan Ahmed,

Irfan Ahmed

Rashed Abdul Rahman Al Rashed & Sons Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Master's degree, Economics & Finance
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

at Rashed Abdul Rahman Al Rashed & Sons Group
  • Saudi Arabia
  • My current job since January 2013

Rashed Abdul Rahman Al Rashed & Sons Group is a dynamic, leading trading and industrial conglomerate in Saudi Arabia. The group operates in many business sectors including Trading (Building Material, Tyres, Industrial Equipment, and Cement etc.), Manufacturing (Steel, Filters, Air tanks, Fasteners, Polystyrene, Portables, Pallets, Grout and Tile Fixing Materials etc.), Construction, Real State, Engineering and Fabrication Services and Transportation (Land and sea).
•Cost Control & Budgeting Manager (Al Rashed Building Material LLC)

Senior Auditor
  • January 2013 to March 2016

Responsibilities
•Assist in development of internal audit plan by carrying out risk assessment based on COSO ERM, ISO 31000 and OCEG risk frameworks
•Supervise financial and operational audit as well other special assignments including fraud investigations
•Prepare audit programs for financial and operational audits
•Direct and supervise multiple teams of 4 or more auditors
•Review of audit working papers including business process understanding documentation i.e. flowcharts and narratives
•Draft internal audit report to document exceptions / issues and gain management agreement on the responses and time frames for achievement of desired results
•Follow-up internal audit recommendations and providing support to business units as needed to ensure closure of issues and achieve positive outcomes


Key Assignments with Al Rashed group
Building Material LLC
•Developed sales incentive schemes to align Sales Managers’ and other sales staff performance with companies objectives
•Developed dashboard to monitor real time performance and eliminate unnecessary ERP reporting
•Optimized cost structure
•Represented Finance department in implementation of new version of JDE
•Developed authority matrix
•Performed feasibility and other analysis to decide opening and closure of various branches
•Implemented VAT system
•Working to achieve B2C and B2B capabilities for company
Others
•Vehicles and drivers idle capacity analysis along with development of monitoring mechanism (Transport Division)
•Insurance coverage review to optimize risk coverage and cost (Group level)
•Compliance review with Saudi Labor Laws (Group level)
•Gave major input in establishment of data analysis section (Group level)
•Participated in establishment of risk management section (Group level)
•Operational review of various business processes including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, inventory management cycle etc. for multiple business units
•Prepared whistle blow policy (Group level)
•Fraud investigations

at Deloitte – Enterprise Risk Services
  • Pakistan
  • June 2008 to January 2013
Senior Consultant
  • March 2012 to January 2013
Supervising Senior
  • April 2011 to February 2012
Senior
  • June 2010 to March 2011
Associate
  • June 2008 to May 2010

Preparation of internal audit and other consultancy services proposals for prospective clients
•Engagement planning, including development of risk based internal audit plans, audit programs, engagement budgets, staffing and team allocation, etc.
•Perform entity level internal control review based on internal control - integrated framework issued by COSO
•Reviewing of audit working papers and finalizing audit findings
•Drafting internal audit report including identifying weaknesses, assessing risk and providing recommendations to improve internal control system
•Conducting audit entrance and exit meetings with clients
•Participating in audit committee meetings

Key Clients / Engagements

Education

Master's degree, Economics & Finance
  • at University of Karachi
  • January 2014

courses: Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of Pakistan (ICAP)

Bachelor's degree, Economics & Finance
  • at University of Karachi
  • January 2008

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
JD Edwards
Risk Management
Data Analysis
ACADEMIC
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTING
ASSET MANAGEMENT
BANKING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Languages

Arabic
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English
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Hindi
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Urdu
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