Issam Jaffal

• Actively contribute to the delivery of accounting advisory projects, including:
- Complex accounting advisory engagements related to unique and complex transactions
- Complex consolidations and group reorganizations
- Financial statements and accounting policies review
- Application of new IFRS standards; and -IFRS transitions.
• Manage assurance engagements by defining the audit strategy in consultation with the partner and execute it in compliance with company’s policies and protocols
• Execute complex audit procedures and lead teams or parts of teams on engagements, depending on the size of the engagement
• Monitor the assurance team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed
• Cultivate and manage business development opportunities. Generate new audit business opportunities
• Coach and develop people by sharing knowledge with team members and helping team members attain experiences that cultivate technical competencies
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/on-the-job training;
• Develop and maintain long-term productive client relationships and networks.

Finance Experience
• Perform financial management duties including generating financial data, compiling and submitting reports, analyzing industry trends and assessing the financial health of the company.
• Oversee the operations and development of the company's finance departments including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures.
• Supervise the preparation of quarterly and annual account reconciliations, monitor and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards and assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Advise colleagues and executive management on decisions related to the company's finances.
• Supervise the documentation of the company's financial status and forecasts.
• Mediate between the organization, employees, stakeholders, shareholders and investors on financial issues for amicable resolution of differences.
• Create strategic business plans based on the analysis of the company's status and financial forecasts.

Accounting & Consulting Experience
• Leading projects to transform the accounting basis of municipalities from the cash basis of accounting into the accrual basis of accounting
• Perform building capacity project for the benefit of "State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau" which included among other things: leading a team of 20 auditors to audit the Palestinian Ministry of Finance for the first time in its history.
• Develop audit manual, training material and conduct workshops
• Participate in building the financial model and business plan for North Electricity Distribution Company
• Help clients with monthly Value Added Tax requirements and Income Tax returns
• Provide wide range of accounting services including setting up accounting function and software.

- Establish and maintain an efficient Internal Audit function adhering to international standards.
- Manage the scheduling, frequency, scope and resource allocation of financial, operational, compliance and IT audits.
- Supervise and review the work of Internal Audit staff.
- Develop audit strategies and annual audit plans, controlling the financial and operational elements, using transformational top-down risk-based approach.
- Ensure proper implementation of the internal audit plans.
- Support BOD & top management in the identification, assessment and management of key risks to the delivery of its planned performance and develop an audit program to assess management of these risks.
- Assess and influence the continuous development and enhancement of the control and risk management process through sharing best practices.
- Review, evaluate and recommend updates to the procedures, policies and systems of internal control and verify the compliance and adherence of the same.
- Ensure that all reporting adheres to the appropriate country laws and regulations.
- Review all ad hoc, monthly and year-end risk & performance reporting, including the annual report.
- Follow-up on the progress of implementation of recommendations and directions as a result of the reports.

- Perform audit engagements and agreed upon procedures assignments: including assessing engagement risk, high-level entity controls and understanding clients business environment
- Prepare financial statements, group reporting pack, BOD presentation, letter to management and audit proposals.
- Ascertain and record the accounting and internal control systems and analyze financial statements.
- Evaluate internal controls for business cycles: Financial management, revenues, fixed assets, procurement, cash and Human resource
- Evaluate financial reporting quality and adherence to the International Financial Reporting Standards
- Review procedures and records for their adequacy to accomplish intended objectives
- Obtain, analyze and evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc
- Organize initial meetings with the key management personnel to discuss the scope of audit and timelines