Senior Manager
Pwc - Saudi Arabia
Total years of experience :20 years, 10 Months
As Senior Manager provide internal audit services to a substantial portfolio of accounts across many sectors. Led a team of 6 internal Auditors and has oversight over the $600k revenue budget.
Additional accountabilities include:
• Manage a large, complex portfolio of audit projects and activities.
• Manage a moderate to large team of Internal Auditors, Senior Internal Auditors, Internal Audit Team Leads and
Internal Audit Managers.
• Coordinate and administer assignments, monitor audit team progress and manage budgets and schedules.
• Lead the successful development, management and end-to-end execution of Audit Plans; drive the development
of the Annual Audit Plan.
• Leveraging a risk-based approach, determine audit scope and identify risks and implications.
• Review, finalize and deliver audit reports; communicate audit findings and develop recommendations.
• Track results of prior audits identify audit themes across organizations and facilitate appropriate corrective action.
• Continually strengthen and improve the governance, risk and control environment of the organization acting as a
key driver of change within Internal Audit and across the organization.
• Provide direct oversight of Internal Auditors, Senior Internal Auditors, Internal Audit Team Leads and Internal
Audit Managers.
• Establish policies and procedures to guide the audit staff and facilitate consistent, high quality outcomes and
deliverables.
• Share knowledge and develop staff capabilities to strengthen understanding of industry, business and regulatory
issues and Internal Audit best practices.
• Communicate team and organizational objectives; inspire and motivate team members to achieve results.
• Serve as primary point of contact for audit business partners and stakeholders; assume overall responsibility for
relationship management for specific business areas.
• Work in partnership with business leaders to strengthen governance, risk and control environments by
anticipating issues, providing advice and sharing Internal Audit knowledge and best practices.
• Serve as Internal Audit representative for corporate wide committees and initiatives.
Appointed as Chief Internal Auditor tasked with overseeing and managing internal audit and compliance across BCI Group.
Additionally, as BOD Secretary responsible for recording all Board meeting minutes, maintaining records of Committee
meetings and ensuring full adoption of corporate governance. Currently leading a team of three Auditors and have oversight
of the departmental budget.
Additional accountabilities include:
• Updating internal audit manuals, team’s organisational chart, internal audit work schedule/checklists and the
internal audit financial budget
• Advising the Audit Committee on the findings of internal audit reports and investigating any matters accordingly
• Finalising the company audit plan and providing reports on the results and conclusion of the audit assignments
• Ensuring timely submission of all MIS, on occasion, requesting additional exceptional reports to keep the
CEO/Board informed
• Designing/delivering an internal auditing training programme alongside, mentoring/coaching the team and
ongoing review of the work of Seniors and Consultants
• Dealing with the disposal of audit rejections identified by in-house and appointed external internal auditors
• Assessing/communicating relevant risks and internal controls achieved across different business units and
managing security/fraud investigations
• Identifying areas for improvements and promoting best practices to encourage more efficient and effective
procedures and processes
• Leading ad-hoc projects at the request of the Executive Leadership Team and Board
• Reviewing/evaluating compliance procedures ensuring the entity is in full compliance with the Capital Market
Authority “CMA” requirements
• Spearhead huge portfolio of clients and lead the team of auditors & financial analysts in conducting internal audits, performing risk assessments, budget forecasting and cash flows supervision.
• Formulate audit plans, strategies, schedules & programs, perfecting audit methodologies for critical parameters and prepare summary review memo, detailing reports as well as recommendations for the board of directors & audit committee.
• Analyze key finance performance indicators/trends, such as financial ratios and cross division comparisons which include establishing financial benchmarks of acceptable performance & comparing the actual results to budget and initiating corrective actions.
• Plan and evaluate entire accounting procedures and policies to ensure transactions are efficient/ effective, accounting is accurate & complete.
• Manage overall accounting operations including payables, receivables, monthly reconciliation. Project finances for long term investments and future projects of the company
• Prepare and audit all financial statements including but not limited to monthly financial statements, monthly closings, monthly accounts payable, accounts receivable, and monthly cash flow statements. Assisted the upper management with formulation of annual budgets.
• Prepare & present monthly, quarterly and annual reports, recommending improvements in organization’s accounting and management practices.
• Analyze general ledger accounts, processed transfers; maintain record of all fund movements, ensuring proper management of entire funds.
• Reconcile bank statements, cash accounts, accounts receivable & payable balances on a monthly basis and prepare year-end schedules for audit.
• Spearhead huge portfolio of clients and lead the team of auditors & financial analysts in conducting internal audits, performing risk assessments, budget forecasting and cash flows supervision.
• Formulate audit plans, strategies, schedules & programs, perfecting audit methodologies for critical parameters and prepare summary review memo, detailing reports as well as recommendations for the board of directors & audit committee.
• Analyze key finance performance indicators/trends, such as financial ratios and cross division comparisons which include establishing financial benchmarks of acceptable performance & comparing the actual results to budget and initiating corrective actions.
• Plan and evaluate entire accounting procedures and policies to ensure transactions are efficient/ effective, accounting is accurate & complete.
• Manage overall accounting operations including payables, receivables, monthly reconciliation. Project finances for long term investments and future projects of the company
• Prepare and audit all financial statements including but not limited to monthly financial statements, monthly closings, monthly accounts payable, accounts receivable, and monthly cash flow statements. Assisted the upper management with formulation of annual budgets.
• Prepare & present monthly, quarterly and annual reports, recommending improvements in organization’s accounting and management practices.
• Analyze general ledger accounts, processed transfers; maintain record of all fund movements, ensuring proper management of entire funds.
• Reconcile bank statements, cash accounts, accounts receivable & payable balances on a monthly basis and prepare year-end schedules for audit.
•Spearhead huge portfolio of clients and lead the team of auditors & financial analysts in conducting internal audits, performing risk assessments, budget forecasting and cash flows supervision.
•Formulate audit plans, strategies, schedules & programs, perfecting audit methodologies for critical parameters and prepare summary review memo, detailing reports as well as recommendations for the board of directors & audit committee.
•Analyze key finance performance indicators/trends, such as financial ratios and cross division comparisons which include establishing financial benchmarks of acceptable performance & comparing the actual results to budget and initiating corrective actions.
•Plan and evaluate entire accounting procedures and policies to ensure transactions are efficient/ effective, accounting is accurate & complete.
•Manage overall accounting operations including payables, receivables, monthly reconciliation. Project finances for long term investments and future projects of the company
•Prepare and audit all financial statements including but not limited to monthly financial statements, monthly closings, monthly accounts payable, accounts receivable, and monthly cash flow statements. Assisted the upper management with formulation of annual budgets.
•Prepare & present monthly, quarterly and annual reports, recommending improvements in organization’s accounting and management practices.
•Analyze general ledger accounts, processed transfers; maintain record of all fund movements, ensuring proper management of entire funds.
•Reconcile bank statements, cash accounts, accounts receivable & payable balances on a monthly basis and prepare year-end schedules for audit.
Select Highlights:
•Established a better understanding of the accounting and business cycle.
•Prepared Hotels audit program, determined the points of audit for the team and prepared a special report to clarify the weak points and suggesting resolutions.
•obtained and managed the accounting files and prepared the financial statement & consolidated financial statements
Bachelor degree in accounting
ACCA DipIFR