Mohamed Ibrahim, Group Internal Audit Manager

Mohamed Ibrahim

Group Internal Audit Manager

Gulf Insurance Group

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Diploma, International Advanced Certificate in Compliance.
Experience
18 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months

Group Internal Audit Manager at Gulf Insurance Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since August 2011

Manage IA functions of the Group & all its subsidiary companies (including listed insurance companies in the MENA).

Establishing insurance IA functions including re-engineering the audit process and auditor competency framework.

Has a broad understanding of the insurance industry (including Property & Casualty, Life, Medical, Motor, Marine, and Reinsurance line of businesses).

Experienced in data analysis techniques through the use of the ACL, in addition to the Auto Audit Management System.

Provide enhanced assessments of governance, risk management and internal control for assigned projects in order to add value and improve the group’s operations.

Consultant member of the Corporate Governance Committee.

Updating the corporate governance framework in the same line with the regulatory authority’s requirements in several countries “consultant”.

Ability to conclude on the effectiveness of SOX controls based on an independent testing.

Ensuring the implementation of the internal policies relating to Anti Money Laundering (in the same line with the related laws) within the Group “consultant”.

Investigate fraud cases through special assignments as per the board & executive management requirements.

Consultant member at FATCA Steering Committee that responsible for developing the Program Business FATCA Requirements.

Updated with the UK corporate Governance code, Basel III requirements .

Working knowledge of GAAP, IFRS and Statements of Auditing Standards

Published articles in the areas of IA, Compliance, AML & FATCA.

CIA instructor at Life Long Institute at Kuwait since 2010 & awarded the international advanced certification in compliance - international compliance association ( ICA)

Senior Audit at Albazie RSM Public Accounting Office
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2008 to January 2011

- Developing financial statements (income statement - Balance sheet - cash flows statement).
- Auditing My duties include making full audit work to the financial statements of different kind of entities. I have been also responsible for tessting and examining the internal control system and preparing management letter

Senior Audit at KPMG - Hazem Hassan (Certified Accountants & Consultant )
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2006 to January 2008

Developing financial statements (income statement - Balance sheet - cash flows statement). - Auditing My duties include making full audit work to the financial statements of different kind of entities. I have been also responsible for tessting and examining the internal control system and preparing management letter

Senior Customer Service at Citibank
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2005 to January 2006

Solve all the customers’ problem and increase their bank loyalty.
- Open new market centers to the bank.
- Giving training courses to the junior employee ( How to deal and communicate with our Customer).

Education

Diploma, International Advanced Certificate in Compliance.
  • at International Compliance Association
  • January 2015
Bachelor's degree, Accounting & Auditing
  • at Cairo university
  • May 2005

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Governance
Compliance
All Microsoft Office Application
Presentation skills
communication skills
Internal audit
Financial review
Data analytics

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

ICA international Advanced Certificate in compliance with distinction (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999
Corporate Governance (Training)
Training Institute:
Mawaarad
Date Attended:
May 2014
Duration:
15 hours
Corporate Governance Course (Training)
Training Institute:
PWC
Date Attended:
March 2012
Duration:
15 hours
Governance (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute Of Banking Studies
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
12 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading & Writing
    Published articles in the areas of Internal audit, Compliance, Anti-money laundering & FATCA and is a frequent speaker at conferences and professional forums on these topics.