Sherif Elzanati, Haed of Internal Audit

Sherif Elzanati

Haed of Internal Audit

National Real Estate Company

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Diploma, Risk Management Professional in Audit Risk and Operational Risk specialties
Experience
32 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 5 Months

Haed of Internal Audit at National Real Estate Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since March 2014

Establishing the Intenral Audit function, perform the audit job, submit audit reprts to the Audit Committee.

Perform some consulting jobs in the areas of control enhancement and operational optimization.

Risk Management Department Manager at Kuwait Small Projects Development Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • February 2009 to February 2014

The company's main activity is to promote creation of small projects through the Venture Capital financing method. Accordingly, the company is a partner in all the projects established.

As a Risk Management Dept. Manager, my scope of work encompasses two main duties,
The first is performing review of the company's own financial and operations risks;
The second is following up the financed projects' feasibility study and establishment process, then performing risk profile follow up using diversity of tools.

During the feasibility study of the projects, financial projection and forecasted financial statements are prepared for the new projects, in addition to the use of some valuation methods in the cases where existing financially distressed projects are financed.

Other quantitative and qualitative methods including financial statement analysis, cost and financing schemes analysis, operations and internal control systems analysis. Based on the result of the analysis, corrective actions are prescribed and implemented.

My duties also include extending guidance to the projects financed to help them overcome severe financial conditions and recommend plans to promote sales or other operations.

Internal Audit and Risk Managment - Executive Manager at AL Aman Investment Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2007 to February 2009

My work includes helping the company establish its Corporate Governance and implement its policies and procedures in a risk conscious manner.

in addition to performing internal audit jobs to ensure proper application of controls and compliance with the regulators instructions.

Manager at Moore Stephens International
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2005 to February 2007

Manager

This company is the same company where I used to work, however, the foreign accounting firm changed from KPMG to Moore Stephens International

I am doing th same rules as in KPMG

Manager at KPMG
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2004 to August 2005

Manager in the Internal Audit Dept. where I am responsible on submitting Internal Audit services to the customer

My main expertise is in Islamic Banking and Investment companies audit, where I apply the KPMG audit Approach in conducting the audit job.

I am responsible on supervising a number of staff who perform the audit, where my role is to discuss the clients in the audit points and deliver and audit report.

Helping the clients solve technical problems in internal control systems either manual or IT systems is a secondry service delivered.

delivering business consulting is a service delivered, where efficiency and effectiveness of resources use is one objective of the services delivered to clients.

I conducted Compliance audits for some clients and deliver compliance as part of teh internal audit service deliverd.

I engaged Internal control systems evaluation jobs for major Islamic banks during my tenure.

This is in addition to jobs of formulating Internal Policies and Procedures manuals and designing a working procedures flow for Accounting department and operations departments for some clients (Business Consulting Jobs)

Internal Auidtor at Kuwait Finance House
  • Kuwait
  • September 1998 to March 2004

Internal Audit jobs include testing the internal control systems of the dept's in KFH, and issuing opinions on the effectivness and effeciency of such, and providing recommendations for improvment. this is in addition to reviewing the appropriateness of financial statements issued and reviewing the results of activity.

Accountant 1 at Ernst & Young - Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • August 1996 to June 1998

My duties included performing the planning work for the jobs, then going on with the field work, complete documentation of the field work, and finally preparing the complete set of financial statements, and contacting thecustomers for discussion regarding modification needed.

Staff at Price Waterhouse - Cairo
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 1995 to July 1996

performing the audit of selected sections in the audited financial statements, and preparing the complete documentation of the work done.

Accountant at Egytrans - Freight Forwarding Co.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 1991 to April 1995

Accountant job provided me with the fundamental understanding of the accounting cycle and the relationship between the elements of accounting cycle from the start to finish.

Education

Diploma, Risk Management Professional in Audit Risk and Operational Risk specialties
  • at Banks Administration Institute
  • November 2003

CRP : Certified Risk Professional This risk management certification is a recognized certificate given by the BAI for risks in the bank industry My specialties are in Audit Risk and in Operations Risk.

Diploma, Information Systems Audit
  • at Information Systems Audit and Control Association
  • August 2003

CISA : Certified Information Systems Auditor A professional auditing certificate on the Information Systems, where certified people are recognized for the high education of the subject matter.

Diploma, Accounting
  • at American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • November 2000

CPA : Certified Public Accountant This is a certification for practicing the accounting, this means that I have aquired a minimum level of knowledge that reasonably guauarntees sound understanding and application of the accounting standards, and the ability to issue an opinion regarding the appropriateness of the financial statements based on auditing these finanacial statements.

Diploma, Internal Auditing
  • at Institute of Internal Auditors
  • May 2000

CIA : Certified Internal Auditor This is a certification in practicing the Internal Audit job in a proficient and a guaranteed minimum level of experience.

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Faculty of commerce - Ain Shams University
  • May 1991

Accounting section is academic specialization in accounting, where accounting principles and application of these principles in numerous types of business activities.

Specialties & Skills

Modification
Planning
Operational Risk
Internal Audit
MS word
MS Excel
MS access
Risk-Based Audit
Financial Analysis

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

Institute of internal auditors
  • Member
  • May 2000
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member
  • November 2000
Information Systems Audit and Control Association
  • Member
  • January 2002
Banks Adminstration Institute
  • Memeber
  • August 2003
CFA Institute
  • Candidate for CFA Charter
  • July 2008