Egypt Assistant Manager/ Internal Audit
BLOM Bank Egypt sae
Total years of experience :17 years, 9 Months
Conducted financial, operational and compliance audits at Headquarters and branches in accordance with prescribed audit standards, and ensured that regulations, rules, policies and procedures are adhered to
•Reported final audit finding to high level of management in transparent and timely manner including implementable recommendations
•Followed up on the implementation of audit recommendations and evaluated the responses and actions taken by management of the audited units, as well as provided advices or clarifications when necessary.
•Reported critical internal control problems, informing the committee privately on the capabilities of key managers
•Developed and executed a risk-based sampling and testing approach to determine whether the most important controls are operating as intended
•Monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of the organization's risk management processes
•Coordinate with External Auditors in order to achieve adequate and complete audit coverage of all phases of operations
•Supervised audit staff and provided training/technical guidance as required
Nov 1999 -June 2008 Credit Libanais Bank sal Lebanon Principal Senior Executive / Internal Audit
Main responsibilities
•Assessed the reliability and propriety of accounting and financial information provided to management
•Deterred and investigated fraud, ensured that assets are adequately safeguarded
•Followed-up on reported findings at appropriate intervals
•Developed an objective measurement of the business area under review and identified the key transaction types
•Identified control procedures used to ensure each key risk and transaction type is properly controlled and monitored
•Maintained compliance with banks laws and regulations
•Reported problems identified and negotiated action plans with management to address the problems
•Participating on departmental improvement task forces, such as preparation for quality assurance review
• Assessed the reliability and propriety of accounting and financial information provided to management
• Deterred and investigated fraud, ensured that assets are adequately safeguarded
• Followed-up on reported findings at appropriate intervals
• Developed an objective measurement of the business area under review and identified the key transaction types
• Identified control procedures used to ensure each key risk and transaction type is properly controlled and monitored
• Maintained compliance with banks laws and regulations
• Reported problems identified and negotiated action plans with management to address the problems
• Participating on departmental improvement task forces, such as preparation for quality assurance review
Developed audit work plans to provide reasonable assurance regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of financial reporting, compliance with laws and regulations
•Conducted operational audit including branches reconciliations
•Established and communicated the scope and objectives for the audit to appropriate management
•Updated audit programs/checklists, planned/monitored audit work schedules and recommended to highlight audit risk and suggest auditing procedures accordingly
Main responsibilities
•Maintaining proper assurance of financial and fiscal records
•Cash flow management
•Monitoring Letter of credits
Main responsibilities
•Opening working papers
•Assisting in the reporting process
•Assisting in developing audit work programs