Vishnu Vijayan, Head of Internal Audit

Vishnu Vijayan

Head of Internal Audit

Al Hassan Group

Location
Oman - Muscat
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Commerce
Experience
12 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 5 Months

Head of Internal Audit at Al Hassan Group
  • Oman - Muscat
  • May 2010 to May 2015

Head of Internal Audit for the Al Hassan Group of Companies managing a team of 6 members. AHEC being a listed company the reporting of the Internal Audit Dept. is to the Audit Committee (AC) and for trading & manufacturing reporting is to the Managing Director. Execution of audits in line with the risk based internal audit plan approved by the AC and carry out operational review and various consultancies on operational/strategic matters on behalf of the Board.

Head of Internal Audit at Muscat Finance
  • Oman - Muscat
  • April 2010 to April 2013

As the Head of Internal Audit & secretary to the Audit Committee, carry out audits in accordance with the Risk Based Internal Audit plan approved by the Audit Committee. Core functional areas covers process/control reviews, review of operations, risk analysis, advisory role to the Audit Committee on financial, competition & SOP’s

Senior Manager - Internal Audit at W J Towell Group
  • Oman - Muscat
  • April 2005 to April 2010

Review & reporting to the Audit Committee on the operations of the subsidiaries/ divisions. Reviews on operational improvements, market expansion, strengthening of internal controls, IT security etc. Carrying out Risk Based Internal Audit Plan for the group & subsidiary companies.

Senior Manager - Internal Audit at South Indian Bank Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • January 2003 to March 2005

Independent & specialized audit of forex and treasury operations with reporting to CEO and Reserve Bank of India. Experience of auditing major industrial finance branches and specialized in various fraud investigations.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Commerce
  • at University of Madras
  • March 2007

Bachelor of Commerce

Master's degree, Chartered Accountant
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • May 2002

Chartered Accountant

Master's degree, Company Secretary
  • at Institute of Company Secretaries of India
  • June 2000

Company Secretary

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Strategy Work
Finance
Internal Controls
Risk Management

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Malayalam
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • ACA
  • June 2000

Training and Certifications

ACL - Advanced Training (Training)
Training Institute:
ACL
Date Attended:
June 2010
Duration:
25 hours