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Talal Bakhsh, Internal Audit Lead

Talal Bakhsh

Internal Audit Lead·Jeddah Central Development Company

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 10 years, 2 months

Internal Audit Lead

September 2023 - Present

Jeddah Central Development Company

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

September 2023 - Present

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Developed and executed the Internal Audit Department’s strategic and annual plans, including conducting an entity-wide risk assessment to prioritize auditable entities in alignment with organizational objectives, governance requirements, and PIF guidelines.
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Prepared and monitored the Internal Audit Department’s annual budget and manpower plan, ensuring optimal resource allocation, alignment with audit priorities, and efficient utilization of co-sourced audit partners.
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Developed the Internal Audit governance framework by authoring the Internal Audit Charter and Procedures Manual, establishing standardized audit practices aligned with PIF governance and IIA standards.
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Fostered effective collaboration with senior management and co-sourced audit partners to align audit priorities, methodologies, and reporting practices with PIF governance and IIA standards.
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Led the development of the annual internal control assessment statement, providing independent assurance on governance, risk management, and control effectiveness, and oversaw the full cycle of audit observation follow-up to ensure timely implementation and accountability across departments.
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Ensured high-quality audit documentation in line with Internal Audit policies and professional standards, maintaining accuracy, completeness, and traceability of audit work.
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Draft/review Internal Audit reports along with the risk, impact and recommendations for each identified observation and conduct an exit / validation meeting with the respective process owners (e.g., head of departments / functions) to confirm findings.

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Internal Auditor

October 2020 - September 2023

SAL Saudi Logistics Services

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

October 2020 - September 2023

• Executed risk-based operational audit assignments across core business functions including Procurement,
Inventory Control, HSSE, Customer Service, Legal, Network Operations, and Project and Facilities
Management.
• Conducted multi-site operational audit across Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, and Al-Qassim, ensuring consistent
internal control standards across all regional operations.
• Developed audit programs, led opening and closing meetings with department heads, and produced final audit
reports documenting findings, risk ratings, and recommendations.
• Monitored implementation of audit recommendations against agreed timelines and escalated where necessary.
• Contributed to the annual risk assessment process and audit planning cycle as input to the Audit Committee
approved audit plan.

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Internal Auditor/ Assistant Manager (A)

April 2016 - October 2020

Saudi Airlines Catering Company

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

April 2016 - October 2020

• Follow up on the daily activity and work of staff auditors, review and edit audit reports for issuance.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

University of Business and Technology (UBT)

May 2019

May 2019

Bachelor's degree, Finance

Saudi Arabia

GPA (point): 4.22 out of 5

GPA (point): 4.22 out of 5

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

December 2013

December 2013

Diploma, Business Administration

United States

Earned 46 class credit that includes intro to financial accounting, excel, and other general elective and business courses.

Skills

Microsoft PowerPoint
Expert
Microsoft PowerPoint
Expert
Access
Expert
Access
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Computer Skills
Expert
Computer Skills
Expert
Excel
Expert
Excel
Expert
Access
Expert
Access
Expert
Power point
Expert
Power point
Expert
Customer Services
Expert
Customer Services
Expert
Outlook
Expert
Outlook
Expert
TeamMate
Expert
TeamMate
Expert
COMPLIANCE
Expert
COMPLIANCE
Expert
FINANCIAL AUDIT
Expert
FINANCIAL AUDIT
Expert
OPERATIONAL AUDIT
Expert
OPERATIONAL AUDIT
Expert
INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS IIA
Expert
INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS IIA
Expert
Microsoft Word
Expert
Microsoft Word
Expert
Governance
Expert
Governance
Expert
Internal Audit
Expert
Internal Audit
Expert
AUDITING
Expert
AUDITING
Expert
CONSTRUCTION
Intermediate
CONSTRUCTION
Intermediate
ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS
Expert
ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS
Expert
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Expert
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
Expert
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
Expert
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
Expert
Microsoft PowerPoint
Expert
Microsoft PowerPoint
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Computer Skills
Expert
Computer Skills
Expert
ACCOUNTABILITY
Expert
ACCOUNTABILITY
Expert
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
INTERNAL CONTROL EVALUATION
Expert
INTERNAL CONTROL EVALUATION
Expert
INVENTORY CONTROL
Intermediate
INVENTORY CONTROL
Intermediate
INVOICING
Intermediate
INVOICING
Intermediate
PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
RISK ANALYSIS
Expert
RISK ANALYSIS
Expert
AVIATION
Intermediate
AVIATION
Intermediate
CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR
Intermediate
CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT ERM
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT ERM
Intermediate
EXTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
EXTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
ISO IEC STANDARDS
Intermediate
ISO IEC STANDARDS
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LOGISTICS
Expert
LOGISTICS
Expert
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Intermediate
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Intermediate
WORKFORCE PLANNING
Expert
WORKFORCE PLANNING
Expert
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Expert
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Expert
FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Intermediate
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Intermediate
INTERNAL CONTROLS
Intermediate
INTERNAL CONTROLS
Intermediate

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
SA
Audit Committee Roles and Challenges |
Bloomberg
Bloomberg Market Concepts
Improving Audit Reports and Delivering Added Value
Enterprise Risk Management
Business Continuity Management
Retail Banking Professional Foundation Certificate SAMA
Certified GRC Auditor (GRCA)
Certified GRC Professional (GRCP)
Certified Enterprise Risk Specialist (CERS)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Improving Audit Reports and Delivering
Enterprise Risk Management, 28 CPE hours
Protiviti
Business Continuity Management
Retail Banking Professional Foundation Certificate SAMA
Certified GRC Auditor (GRCA)
Certified GRC Professional (GRCP)
Certified Enterprise Risk Specialist (CERS)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
May 2026
Certified Governance, Risk, and Compliance Auditor (GRCA)
Oct 2024
Certified Governance, Risk, and Compliance Professional (GRCP)
Oct 2024
Certified Enterprise Risk Specialist (CERS)
Dec 2018
Certified Internal Auditor(CIA)
Jun 2024
The Retail Banking Professional foundation Certificate
May 2015

Training
Controlling Fraud
Adaaqi
The Importance of Audit committee in companies
Institute of Internal Auditors IIA
Business Continuity Management (BCM)
Protiviti
Aug 2024
Risk Management
Protiviti
Aug 2019
Bloomberg Market Concepts
Bloomberg
Jan 2019
Enterprise Risk Specialist
Leoron
Nov 2016
Improving Your Audit Reports & Delivering Added Value
Informa
Sep 2018
Selling Skills Course
Samba's Center of Banking and Finance
Feb 2015

Hobbies and interests

football
movies,
outdoor activities,
real estate,
crypto currencies,
stock market,
Micro and Macro economy,
football
movies,
outdoor activities,
real estate,
crypto currencies,
stock market,
Micro and Macro economy,
movies,
outdoor activities,
real estate,
crypto currencies,
stock market,
Micro and Macro economy,
football
movies,
outdoor activities,
real estate,
crypto currencies,
stock market,
Micro and Macro economy,
football.
movies,
outdoor activities,
real estate,
crypto currencies,
stock market,
Micro and Macro economy,
Outdoor activities, Reading, micro and Macro economy, stock market, politics and real estate