Nedhal Ayesh

• Actively contribute to the formulation of Sela’s vision, mission, strategy, and strategic objectives in collaboration with the leadership team.
• Lead the development and implementation of the Internal Audit function strategy, anticipating market trends, challenges, and opportunities, and in line with Sela’s overarching vision, mission, and corporate objectives.
• Oversee the translation of the Internal Audit functional strategy into annual operational business plans for the function, ensuring integration of key activities across the organization.
• Lead the preparation and development of the Internal Audit’s annual budget based on strategic plans.
• Direct the development, and oversee the implementation of Internal Audit policies, processes, and
• procedures covering all areas of the function to ensure deliver of quality, cost-effective and consistent services, in line with leading practices and applicable laws & regulations.
• Direct the preparation of periodical management reports and progress reports to keep the leadership informed about the progress of various plans and initiatives and to facilitate decision-making.
• Provide overall direction for the effective achievement of divisional objectives through effective leadership and by setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing, and motivating team to maximize performance.
• Lead the development of Sela’s audit plan, ensuring that the level of audit intervention is commensurate with business risks and that key areas of risk are prioritized, and submit to the Audit Committee for review and approval.
• Direct the development of audit programs including audit scope, objectives, key areas to be assessed, and updated audit checklists and forms to ensure complete coverage and oversee its effective and timely execution across Sela’s various Business Units / functions in line with standards and leading practices.
• Actively take part of sensitive and/or complex audit engagements by acting as a subject matter expert to ensure audits are effectively conducted and reported.
• Direct the consolidation of audit findings into clear and concise audit reports that include key findings, recommendations for addressing any potential weaknesses, action plan with timeframe, and methods of handling any disagreements with the audited Business Units / functions.
• Communicate to the Sela leadership significant risks related to internal controls, compliance, and/or governance and audit findings that require prompt attention and action.
• Monitor and follow-up on the implementation of corrective actions and other measures by the audited Business Units / functions in relation to the reported findings.

• Leading the internal audit department by having a strategic partnership with the senior management to identify, review and assess processes’ risks, internal controls & practices, as well as related procedures; to develop meaningful and practical audit recommendations and guidance with respect to improving the efficiency and/or the effectiveness of the reviewed functions.
• Develop risk-based annual internal audit plans by providing insights and updates on the companies’ risk environment to share with the Audit Committee for review & approval.
• Managing the departmental team in a way to utilize the resources in an efficient and economical manner as per the approved audit plan.
• Guiding and helping internal audit managers and assistant managers to ensure accomplishment of their objectives and daily tasks in the most effective and efficient way.
• Consider staff development needs: training, continuous professional development and succession planning.

• Managing all accounts receivable responsibilities for the new Joint Venture Customers.
• Manage, update & improve the Cash Flow & the hedging cycles.
• Communicate Share-Owners' Equity, especially the minority Interest.
• Manage all communication with Tax Advisory Agents & External Auditor to ensure that the company books are well-reported.
• Manage the local accounts payable through my subordinate.

• Conduct internal audit & risk management assignments (and provide assistance on external audits if necessary), financial management reviews and involved in special projects of International Field Offices once needed.

• Perform financial analysis and planning on functional activities for Unilever in KSA.
Monitor the functional Budgets and profitability analysis at channel and customer level.
Support functional team to ensure activities are in line with financial targets.

• Prepare Monthly MIS to assist decision making & other reporting requirements of Afia & Savola HQ.
• Assist Planning Manager in preparing Quarterly forecast, delivering Business Plan to Savola HQ & all other related presentations.
• Upload annual budgets into Oracle & perform budgetary control (Actual vs. Budget) exercise to ensure spending within budget and highlight any variances to management for decision making.
• Assist Line Manager in preparing customer Profitability (MT & B2B).
• Track KSA Distributor costs & highlights any over spends to Management.

Responsible for reviewing and assessing Savola Foods Company - Arabia (Afia International Company & United Sugar Company) processes, internal controls and practices, as well as related procedures according to the annual audit plans approved by the Audit Committee. The purpose of these assessments is to provide the Executive Management and the Audit Committee an independent objective assurance and consulting activities designed to add value an improve Savola Food Company operations.

Fully responsible of teaching two Accounting courses: Auditing & Cost Accounting.

• Process payment documents to all employees.
• Review payment documents to ensure compliance with company’s policies and procedures.
• Record payment documents into the local financial system (SAGE).
• Timely payment of all payment documents.