karim kanaan, Assistant Manager

karim kanaan

Assistant Manager

PWC

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree,
Experience
17 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months

Assistant Manager at PWC
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since May 2013

Manage client relationships, planning and delivering a quality Audit services.
Construct and supervise audit teams.
Day to day management of field teams including review of audit work, liaison with key Client staff and the management of the reporting process.

Supervisor at KPMG
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2010 to May 2012

Team leader of several audit assignments, assisting in planning the audit needed for the execution of assignments, preparing of interoffice and external reports, performance of substantive and analytical audit. Auditing of internal controls, reviewing and supervising junior, semi senior and senior auditors’ performance. Coaching team members, delegating and reviewing tasks and communicating feedback on performance.
Clients include: SABB Takaful (Islamic insurance for HSBC in KSA) - JP Morgan Chase Bank KSA - Al Jomaih Holding.

Semi Senior at Deloitte & Touche
  • Syria - Damascus
  • June 2008 to September 2010

Team leader of several audit assignments, assisting in planning the audit needed for the execution of assignments, preparing of interoffice and external reports, performance of substantive and analytical audit. Auditing of internal controls, reviewing and supervising junior and semi senior auditors’ performance. Coaching team members, delegating and reviewing tasks and communicating feedback on performance.
Major assignments include:
Field senior for Banks, Insurance, Manufacturing, services and trading companies.
Clients include: Fransabank - Arabia Insurance Company - Construction Products Holding Company.

Semi Senior internal auditor at BLOM Bank
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2006 to April 2008

 Periodic review of daily work,
 Branches and Departments (Administrative, Human Resources, AML, Risk Management, International) audit,
 Audit work programs preparation and implementation,
 Special engagements requested by the CAE.

Education

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Université Saint-Joseph (USJ)
  • June 2005

Specialties & Skills

External Audit
Banking
Internal Audit
Team Performance
Leadership Development
Presentation skills (MS office,...)
Working on AS 400 on a daily basis. - Extensive knowledge of Windows, Word, Excel, and several I

Languages

English
Expert
French
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

ASS Country Club
  • Business management development
  • September 2005

Training and Certifications

CCSA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2009
Valid Until:
November 2009
CIA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2009
Valid Until:
November 2009
Securities (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2008
Valid Until:
November 2008
CPA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2012
Valid Until:
May 2012