Internal Audit Senior Specialist
The Private Office
Total years of experience :14 years, 1 Months
Responsibilities included:
• Conduct audits on standalone basis and report functionally to the Chairman of The Private Office and administratively to the Executive Director.
• Develop, implement and maintain the Internal Audit Charter and Internal Audit Manual.
• Manage full audit cycle of financial and operational engagements across all departments, sections, and locations including audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up.
• Conduct internal audit engagements to assure the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal control and quality of performance in carrying out assigned responsibilities in all business processes.
• Conduct risk assessment exercise and develop a strategic risk based internal audit plan and submit for approval.
• Develop and present the Annual Audit Plan to the Chairman for approval.
• Prepare detailed internal audit work program to address the risks identified along with developing and implementing the testing strategy to achieve the objectives of audit engagement.
• Prepare audit reports with the observations and practical recommendations to mitigate the risks.
• Follow up management implementation of the agreed action plans to resolve audit observations.
• Conduct special assignments assigned by the Chairman of The Private Office.
• Act as an objective source of independent advice to ensure validity, legality and goal achievement.
• Engage to continuous knowledge development regarding industry’s rules, regulations, best practices, tools, techniques and performance standards.
Responsibilities included:
• Manage full audit cycle of financial and operational engagements including audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up.
• Prepare internal audit team planning meetings and attends kick off meetings with respective process owners.
• Participate in the risk assessment process and in the preparation of the detailed risk registers and strategic internal audit plan in collaboration with co-sourcing firm.
• Prepare detailed internal audit work program to address the risks identified along with the developing testing strategy.
• Obtain a thorough understanding of the activities of the respective process owner and review accounting documentations, policies and procedures manual, previous reports, data, flowcharts, etc.
• Implement the testing strategy to achieve the objectives of audit engagement.
• Identify control loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings.
• Prepare and presents internal audit reports that reflect audit results and attend the closing meeting with the respective process owners to discuss the issues raised and the proposed recommendations.
• Conduct the follow up audit engagement to ensure the proper implementation of the corrective actions agreed in the report.
• Coach, mentor, supervise and review the work of engagement team members.
• Review audit files for completed audit engagements before final review by Head of Internal Audit Department.
• Conduct special assignments assigned by Board of Directors and Audit Committee.
I've worked for E&Y Middle East as Senior Auditor; I have been involved in carrying out a full audit for many clients in different industries. I was involved in various audit engagements such as an end-of-year audit, quarter review, interim review, stock count assignments, agreed upon procedures, etc. Tasks & duties included:
• Managing full-scope audits, periodic reviews, consolidations, and other agreed upon procedures engagements governed under the guidelines of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).
• Performs all audit phases including the planning, execution and finalization of quarterly reviews and final audit engagements. This includes obtaining detailed understanding of the client’s business and assessment of audit risky areas, documents and tests the internal controls for the significant processes of the business
• Engaged in assessment of internal controls of various clients to identify controls deficiencies and recommend the adoption of best practices to the client’s senior management and the board.
• Involved in risk identification as well as risk assessment procedures.
• Carrying out substantive audit procedures and test of details for balance sheet and income statement accounts as per the Global Audit Methodology (GAM) of Ernst and Young.
• Preparing financial statements and audit reports as per IFRS or IPSAS.
• Assist in preparing client’s deliverables to different audience such as Audit Committee and Board Presentations
• Maintaining and sustaining client relationships
My portfolio includes, but not limited to, the following clients:
• Health point Hospital LLC- Mubadala facility
• Imperial College London Diabetes Centre LLC- Mubadala facility
• Neopharma-Subsidiary of NMC Group
• Emirates Real Estate Corporation
• Manazel Real Estate PJSC
• Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
• Kenana Sugar Company -Sudan
• Emirates Driving Company PJSC
• Al Qudra Holding PJSC
• General Secretariat of the Executive Council
• Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development
Worked as Contracts Assistant in support services department with AHS, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Healthcare Services Company-SEHA, tasks included:
•Performs office support functions for the Support Services Department: composes and processes standard documents and correspondence, makes travel arrangements, processing forms, performing data entry, and establishing and maintaining records.
•Assists the General Service Manager in planning, organizing, and coordinating administrative activities of the department.
•Serves as a liaison with other AHS departments on basic administrative and/ or operational matters.
•Maintains records and organizes filing and archive system to facilitate the expeditious retrieval of information.
•Performs basic, routine bookkeeping functions, which may involve simple billing and cash receipt activities related to Support Services Department
•Conducts inspection (Inspection Site Visits) to the clinics under the management of AHS-SEHA.
•Monitors the performance of Contractors in fulfilling the agreed terms and conditions with AHS-SEHA and Involved in applying the penalties to the services provided by them.
Within this period, I have been involved in a special engagement for General Secretariat Executive Council (GSEC), specifically in Rent Dispute Settlement Committee where I worked with a team of 20 members.
The engagement scope was Data entry and Reconciliations (Period Covered: December 10, 2006 - December 31, 2009). The approach followed to complete the fieldwork includes the subsequent activities:
•Extracting data from the filed cases.
•Entering data into the ERP oracle application system (Deposits/ Withdrawals).
•Verifying the entered data (Deposits/Withdrawals).
•Reconciliations with Bank Statements.
Certified Internal Auditors-CIA certification
ACCA Member
I graduated as cum laude graduate (Honor Student). I had a 100% shcolarship. I have completed an internships with Ernst & Young and Deloitte.