Internal Audit Senior Manager
Orascom Construction PLC
Total years of experience :22 years, 7 Months
I have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and I am recognized as a Certified Internal Auditor. I am currently holding the position of Internal Audit Senior Manager at Orascom Construction PLC since January 2008. During this period, I participated in numerous assignments (annual planned audits, fraud assignments, investigations, risk assessment, internal control and different management requests) as either lead or assisting auditor. I performed audits at both sectors fertilizers and constructions in many countries; Egypt, Algeria, Dubai, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Jeddah, Makkah, and Hail), Netherlands, France, and different locations in USA (Texas, Virginia, Hawaii, and Iowa). I also have an experience as Risk and Internal Control Manager within Orascom Construction group, fertilizers sector, I was reporting to Managing Director, CFO and Risk & Audit Director, mainly to help EBIC and EFC (subsidiaries of OCI NV based in Egypt) implement Risk Management and Internal Control through COSO framework (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission). Before joining Orascom Construction PLC, I worked as Senior Internal Auditor at Pepsi Co. International for 2 years, and 4 years as external auditor in the well-known audit firms, KPMG and Mostafa Shawki & Co. (Deloitte & Touché former partner). I have the skills to create and implement audit plans. I possess the skills to execute any type of audit assignments. I can make suggestions for improvements of governance processes and help company meets financial and operational goals. And ensure company in compliance with all required laws and regulations. With 17-year experience in audit field at big companies and in addition to holding CIA certificate from the IIA (Global Institute of Internal Auditors), I have gained throughout this period tremendous skills and expertise enabling me to contribute and provide high level of quality deliverables.
• Reviewed and evaluated audit programs to achieve audit objectives.
• Performed compliance and substantive testing of different departments; Accounting and Finance (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Planning), HR, Production, Quality, Purchasing, Warehouse, IT, HSE and Legal.
• Reviewed and evaluated adequacy and effectiveness of the procedures applied.
• Audited interim and year-end financial statements.
• Helped in the preparations of financial statements and auditor's report.
• Prepared financial analysis.
• Proposed adjustment and reclassification journal entries based on our audit to the company.
• Performed audits on systems, operations and accounts, and assisted in preparing management letter with recommendations to the company to improve the internal controls.
Entry-level hard work job on an oil rig, mainly took care of a lot of cleaning, maintenance, painting, rust removal, and all kinds of other peripheral tasks, also connected and tripped drill pipes or rods down the well bore.
Time share system
Selling the company's products (telephones-long range, mobile)
CIA-Part 1, Internal Audit’s Role in Governance, Risk and Control (passed) CIA-Part 2, Conducting the Internal Audit Engagement (passed) CIA-Part 3, Internal Audit Knowledge Elements (passed)