Assistant Manager - Internal Audit
Dubai Islamic Bank
Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months
• Provide value-added advice and support to respective departments on the creation or modification of policies, procedures, processes, products or services to ensure an appropriate level of internal control and compliance is maintained
• Provide feedback on performance of Internal Auditors, on audit assignments and supervision the internal auditors on projects to follow sound internal control practices and to manage risks appropriately to meet deadlines on assignments
• Develop a risk based test plan by selecting appropriate audit approach, test procedures and sampling criteria based on professional judgment and departmentally defined internal audit methodology as well as perform audit tests and prepare working papers in accordance with professional IIA standards
• Identify and document control and process weaknesses and provide evidential support for findings
• Participate in closing meetings with respective departments at the end of fieldwork, providing clear explanations for identified issues
• Assist in the preparation of a concise and informative audit report to effectively communicate the findings and recommendations to the branch/department and senior management
• Understanding of risk and control concepts. Ability to apply these concepts to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of business processes and controls to mitigate risk to tolerance
• Working knowledge of professional IIA performance standards with regarding to planning, testing, sampling and documentation
• Participate projects in testing and implementation of new systems and processes
• Monitor AR/AP function for the suppliers Contracts with smoothly carrying out
• Providing financial advice across the business contracts with regular liaison
• Effective management of Intercompany charges such as VAT, and business travels
• Liaising with the treasury and investment departments entrees on a daily basis ensuring smooth flow of accounting activities
• Work with the finance and commercial team to produce claims, variations and project proposals
• Ensure financial records in compliance with department policies and procedures are adhered, signing off authority limits, bank mandates and expense guidelines
• Reviewing Bank reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Monthly Journals review prior to closure of books of accounts and GL code classifications
• policies and procedures
• Ensure Cash Flow is managed effectively with a key focus on collecting debt
• Own the competence management system for the team and regularly audit competence records to ensure correct completion
• Monthly Management Report preparations with transactional detail
• Responsible in compiling budgets and to have regular meetings with line managers and budget holders
• Manage the bank budgets aligned with the bank defined target, challenge the line managers and budget holders if their planned budgets are beyond the target
• Lead in training and mentoring of administrative staff impacting finance
• Complete annual and mid-year appraisals and identify any sub-standard performance or behavior and ensure corrective action through employee development plans
• Assist with preparation of the cost center budget
• Monitors budget transactions; helps departments review charges on budget reports
• Administer the financial budgeting system in order to ensure AP/AR transactions maintained with accurate records of all cost in timely manner
• Daily checking the general ledger treasury and investments fund transfers and ensures that all the related transactions are securely done
• Monitoring and processing of disbursements and regular payments to suppliers
• Managing corporate expenses policy and processing claims daily checking the general ledger transfers and ensures that all the invoices and documents are comply with policies and procedures
• Working closely with the Accounts Payable Manager to code, process and post all Accounts Payable invoices on SAP
• Maintenance of accurate and timely month end bank reconciliations
2004/2005: Bachelor Science, Major in Accounting & Minor in Finance, Graduated from Sharjah University