Syed Sammar Husain

Working alongside the Audit manager, helped established the audit department from scratch.
Executed several risk based audit across the company and reported the results to senior management and board on a quarterly basis.
Maintaining a continuous periodic follow-up for all the open audit issues and reporting the same to the senior management and board on a quarterly basis.

• Conduct audit testing of specified areas as per Al-Sayer risk based audit strategy and audit programs.
• Conduct meetings with auditees to identify and understand all aspects of internal controls, procedures, policies and practices.
• Apply audit techniques to a variety of operations (including review of transactions, documents, records, reports, and policies and procedures) to establish the effectiveness of existing controls, and identify the residual risk where controls are inadequate or absent.
• Prepare audit working papers to record audit activities and substantiate identified audit finding.
• Prepare audit reports to document findings and recommend ways to resolve identified weakness to safeguard against their re-occurrence.

• Worked upon several internal audit engagements for major banks and investment companies in Kuwait within departments like Direct Investments; Treasury; Compliance; Corporate Governance; Human Resources; Operations, Asset Management, and more.
• Used specialized testing procedures to evaluate internal controls and compliance with standards and best practices.
• Ensured adherence to regulatory instructions and policies and procedures of the organization.
• Documented audit findings and recommended value-added revisions to systems and procedures.
• Supported Sarbanes-Oxley compliance processes, including scoping, planning, walk-throughs, testing, re-engineering processes and status reporting.
• Worked on a project updating the procedure manuals for one of the major banks in Kuwait during its core banking system migration. Scope of work included identifying control gaps and preparing control registers.
• Assessed the current state of an organization’s internal control/Sarbanes-Oxley Act framework and executed internal control reviews for major banks and its subsidiaries in Kuwait focusing on business and support functions in compliance with the Central Bank of Kuwait regulatory requirements, thereby helping clients drive value and efficiency in their internal controls.
• Independently managed several projects, met quality deadlines and established deep relationships by understanding client perspectives.
• Carried out Credit Loan Reviews for banks and financial institutes. The scope of work included to ensure adherence to regulatory limits, accuracy of interest calculations, rescheduling, availability of documentation etc.

KPMG Kuwait 15 June 2013 - 15 August 2013
Intern Management Consulting
• Assisted colleagues in Management Consulting Services
• A strong learning experience in the field of Management Consulting with a focus on preparing Policy & Procedure Manuals; setting benchmarks for other companies. Also prepared Minutes of Meetings, PowerPoint slides, and attended client meetings. Worked alongside with a team, thereby enhancing my team working skills and communicated with clients on a daily basis improving upon my communication skills. Through the internship I got an opportunity to gain an exposure of the business world, thereby enhancing confidence and gaining experience.

Protiviti Member Firm Kuwait W.L.L 27 May 2012 - 27 August 2012
Intern Internal Auditor
• Assisted colleagues in Internal Audit and Risk Advisory Services.
• A strong learning experience with a focus on a variety of areas in the field of Internal Audit and Internal Control Review relating to sectors such as Human Resources, ; Finance and Accounts, ; and Anti Money Laundering and Compliance.
• Experience in accountancy, communicating with clients on a daily basis, thereby improving upon my communication skills. Prepared Excel Spreadsheet documents and PowerPoint slides thereby improving upon my presentation skills and usage of the Microsoft Office.