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Louis Herman, Compliance Director

Louis Herman

Compliance Director·Power International Holding

Qatar

Master's degree, Internal Audit

Work experience

Total years of experience: 28 years, 4 months

Compliance Director

March 2023 - Present

Power International Holding

Doha, Qatar

March 2023 - Present

Key Responsibilities:
• Develop a new compliance function in the holding company and group, consisting of over 108 companies.
• Formulate a risk-based control analysis of all supply-chain processes in the group.
• Staff the function with appropriately skilled staff and provide training to execute the compliance plan and methodology.
• Report the level of compliance for each business entity on a monthly basis in a visual format for executive group management and entity management.
• Perform ad-hoc investigations on identified control breaches.
• Formulate a digitization and automation framework to automate the analysis of control compliance and report the results via a dashboard with live data feeds.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Senior Internal Auditor

June 2021 - December 2022

Qatar Steel

Doha, Qatar

June 2021 - December 2022

• Plan, perform and report on all internal audit activities within the Qatar Steel company, subsidiary and associate companies.
• Report to the Board Audit Committee on a quarterly basis on the progress of the Internal Audit plan and the overall assurance activities.
• Follow up with and report on all open and completed internal audit findings and report to Executive Management on a monthly basis on this status.
• Review the Annual Financial Statements of Qatar Steel for compliance with IFRS as well as accuracy and integrity of the financial information and disclosures.
• Improve the overall methodology and performance of the internal audit department.
• Improve the Combined Assurance activities within Qatar Steel to ensure accurate and cost-effective assurance to the Board.
Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Head of Business Optimisation and Group Audit

July 2020 - May 2021

Paramount Industrial Holdings

Johannesburg, South Africa

July 2020 - May 2021

• Review and consolidation of monthly management accounts for all group subsidiaries.
• Review current business processes and develop strategies to improve process and control efficiencies.
• Develop common policies and procedures to standardise controls in the group of companies.
• Oversee the completion of the audited annual financial statements for the holding company and subsidiaries.
• Provide advice and training on IFRS requirements for senior financial staff.
• Implement a continuous audit framework within the holding company and subsidiary companies.
• Report regularly to the Audit Committee, Board and Executive Management on the process and control environments and risks within the group of companies.
Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Group Head of Audit

January 2017 - June 2020

Paramount Industrial Holdings (Pty) Ltd

South Africa

January 2017 - June 2020

• Establish a new internal audit and forensic investigation function in the holding company and 18 subsidiaries and international joint ventures.
• Develop common policies and procedures to standardise controls in the group of companies.
• Oversee the completion of the audited annual financial statements for the holding company and subsidiaries.
• Review key monthly information to identify significant risks that should be focused on by EXCO.
• Report regularly to the Audit Committee, Board and Executive Management on the control environment and risks within the group of companies.
Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Management

Head of Internal Audit

January 2006 - January 2017

Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Ltd

January 2006 - January 2017

Head the internal audit and forensic investigation function in the international organisation and 68 branches.
•Develop a combined assurance methodology to optimise and avoid duplication of internal and external assurance activities.
•Assist the organisation to enable increased efficiencies by partnering with the business to improve processes.
•Report regularly to the Audit Committee, Board and Executive Management on the control environment and risks within the organisation.
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Specialist Internal Auditor

January 2000 - January 2005

Liberty Group Ltd

South Africa

January 2000 - January 2005

Heading audit team on internal audit assignments, including planning, fieldwork, reviewing of audit work and reporting.
•Provide guidance and training to internal auditors in team.
•Custodian of the departmental internal audit methodology and responsible for all changes thereto.
•TeamMate administrator for the group internal audit function.
•Compiling and overseeing training and induction programmes for new and existing staff members.
•Compliance Officer ensuring Liberty Group Internal Audit compliance with IIA Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit.
Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Audit Senior

January 1997 - December 1999

Pricewaterhousecoopers

South Africa

January 1997 - December 1999

Completed my 3 year articles and professional internship.
Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

University of Pretoria

January 2017

January 2017

Master's degree, Internal Audit

South Africa

Masters degree in Internal Audit (M.Phil Internal Audit). My dissertation focused on the role of Internal Audit during an ERP implementation.

University of Pretori

January 2003

January 2003

Master's degree, Internal Audit

Dissertation focused on the Value of Internal Audit in an SAP implementation.

University of the Free State

January 2003

January 2003

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

subjects included Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Taxation.

University of the Free State

January 1995

January 1995

High school or equivalent, Psychology

Skills

Compliance
Expert
Compliance
Expert
Risk Management
Expert
Risk Management
Expert
Data Analysis
Expert
Data Analysis
Expert
Forensic Investigations
Expert
Forensic Investigations
Expert
Internal Audit
Expert
Internal Audit
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
PROCESS ENGINEERING
Expert
Internal Audit
Expert
Internal Audit
Expert
Continuous Auditing
Expert
Continuous Auditing
Expert
Combined Assurance
Expert
Combined Assurance
Expert
Enterprise Risk Management
Expert
Enterprise Risk Management
Expert
Data Analytics
Expert
Data Analytics
Expert
Forensic Investigations
Expert
Forensic Investigations
Expert

Languages

Afrikaans
Expert
English
Expert
German
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CIA - Certified Internal Auditor
Jan 2003