Mostafa Abu-Naem, Senior Manager - Internal Audit

Mostafa Abu-Naem

Senior Manager - Internal Audit

Pure Health

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Internal Audit
Experience
22 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 4 Months

Senior Manager - Internal Audit at Pure Health
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2021

• Develop the audit plan, with primary consideration given to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Plan and oversee the work of IA staff, lead audits, and review work performed to ensure work is performed to standards and completed on a timely basis.
• Establish and build working relationships with internal and external management.
• Coordinate and interact with the entity’s administration, external audit, and regulators.
• Managing IA staff by providing leadership, coaching, mentoring, career development, and performance management.
• Assist business management by providing risk management consulting support and education/ training.

Senior Manager - Internal Audit at The Medical Office (TMO) - Ministry of Presidential Affairs (MOPA)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 2016 to August 2021

Join The Medical Office (TMO) within the Ministry of Presidential Affairs (MOPA), which oversees the hospitals under H.H. President's Initiatives in the northern emirates.
Key roles and responsibilities:
• Ensure that the execution of audit assignments follows the International Standards of Audit (ISA), International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
• Ascertain that the evaluation of implemented corporate governance applications, risk management frameworks, and internal control systems follows the COSO model and the best practices.
• Oversee internal and continuous audit assignments performance and ensure the quality of outcomes while meeting deadlines.
• Review and enhance, as needed, the audit reports.
• Coordinate and interact with the entity's administration, external auditor, and regulators.
• Advise the entity's administration and staff on operational and administrative issues.
• Develop and maintain the risk register for all reported entities for internal audit purposes.
• Identify issues with a red flag that require close/ continuous follow-up or investigation.
• Direct the internal investigation for red flag issues based on Audit Committee requests.
• Mentor/ coach the audit team members and appraise their performance.

Senior Internal Auditor at Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2014 to October 2016

Act as In-Charge for complex assignments to evaluate corporate governance applications, risk management framework, internal control system, financial reporting, and compliance level with laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, procedures, and contracts. Undertake the audit assignments following the International Standards of Audit (ISA), International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
Key roles and responsibilities:
• Ensure to complete the audit assignment within the required time, budget, and standard of quality.
• Identify gaps in the implemented governance and internal control systems and make practical recommendations.
• Highlight areas of potential efficiency improvements and draft the audit reports.
• Work on Team-Mate software to documents all the audit procedures and working papers.
• Use ACL Software as Computer Audit Assistance Technique (CAAT) for data importing, validating, and analyzing.

Senior Internal Auditor at Middle East Broadcasting Centre Group (MBC)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2012 to June 2014

Act as In-Charge for complex assignments to evaluate corporate governance applications, risk management framework, internal control system, financial reporting, and compliance level with laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, procedures, and contracts. Undertake the audit assignments following the International Standards of Audit (ISA), International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
Key roles and responsibilities:
• Ensure to complete the audit assignment within the required time, budget, and standard of quality.
• Identify gaps in the implemented governance and internal control systems and make practical recommendations.
• Highlight areas of potential efficiency improvements and draft the audit reports.

Audit Team Leader at State Audit Institution (SAI)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2009 to February 2012

Supervise the execution of complex governmental audit assignments for significant federal ministries and authorities, following the relevant laws and regulations, International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI), Professional Practice of Internal Audit issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and International Standards of Audit (ISA).
Key roles and responsibilities:
• Supervise the performance audit assignments to evaluate the implemented corporate governance applications, risk management frameworks, and internal control systems following the COSO model and against the best practices.
• Ensure to maintain conformity with existing federal laws, regulations, procedures, practices, and contracts.
• Evaluate the adequacy of strategic plans against the federal directions and reported performance information.
• Encourage and provide support to the professional development of team members.

Senior Auditor at External Audit Firms
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2002 to November 2009

Work for RSM & Deloitte in Egypt, KPMG in Yemen, and Deloitte in the United Arab Emirates. Undertake the external audit assignments following the International Standards of Audit (ISA).
Key roles and responsibilities:
• Identify the risks in the organization’s processes and operations and evaluate accounting systems for efficiency.
• Review the implemented internal controls system by checking their design and operating effectiveness.
• Supervise the substantive testing, including analytical procedures and test of details procedures.
• Review the financial statements following International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), and the reporting package, if any.
• Identify auditing issues and proposing solutions, and drafting audit reports and management letters.
• Apply appropriate accounting and auditing standards to reach and support conclusions on assigned areas.
• Provide advisory to clients on relevant subjects and maintained the need for continuous.

Education

Higher diploma, Internal Audit
  • at The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
  • May 2021

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), USA.

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Cairo University
  • May 2001

Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting, 2001, Cairo University, Egypt.

Specialties & Skills

Enterprise Risk Management
Internal Controls
Internal Audit
Accounting
Team Management
ACL Software (Desktop Module)
AS2 Audit Software
Team Mate Audit Software
Oracle (ERP Application)

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
  • Member
  • April 2013
The Board of Chartered Accountants of Egypt
  • Registered Chartered Accountant
  • October 2005

Training and Certifications

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2021

Hobbies

  • Watching Documentaries
  • Chess
  • Reading