Zeqe Gashi, Internal Audit Officer

Zeqe Gashi

Internal Audit Officer

Aspire Zone Foundation

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Finance, Banking & Accounting
Experience
7 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 6 Months

Internal Audit Officer at Aspire Zone Foundation
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2013 to January 2015

- Engaged in Risk Assessment & early audit planning,
- Assisst Internal Audit Department on improving quality of work and reporting.
- Perform Process and Risk Based Internal Audits
- Understanding the business process.
- Testing the design and the operational effectiveness of the internal control.
- Validate the observations with the cleint through exit meeting.
- Conducting internal audit assignments from planning to final reporting.

Manager for HR, Administration and Communication at Innovation Capital Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2013 to June 2013

Manage related activities to HR, Administration and Communication.

Senior Internal Auditor - Risk Assurance Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2011 to March 2012

May 2011 - Present
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Doha, Qatar
Provide Risk Assurance Services - Internal Audit

Participating in the development of audit plan, operational, and regulatory compliance systems for a range of organizations related to different sectors and fields. I was involved to provide Risk Assurance Services (Internal Audit) and compliance audit services to several clients such as Dlala Holding (Brokerage, Real Estate, IT) - Qatar, Compass Catering- Qatar, Investment Bank - Innovation Capital Qatar - Qatar, Gas Exporting Countries Forum - Qatar.

Role profile covers also the following core areas:

• Understanding and testing business processes and internal control structure and Internal Control Analysis.
• Risk Assessment.
• Preparing yearly Audit Program.
• Testing, evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the existed internal controls.
• Finalizing reviews and issues audit, investigation and other reports and ensuring that issues are properly drafted in terms of their cause, criteria, condition, impact and recommendation.
• Drafting Report.

Additionally I was involved in External Audit Assingements in a couple of projects.

Audit - Team Leader at National Audit Office - Kosovo
  • Kosovo
  • July 2009 to April 2011

Public Owned Enterprises and Government Institutions
Audit - Team Leader

Participating in the development of audit plan, operational, and regulatory compliance systems for a range of governmental organizations related to different sectors and fields. I was involved to provide assurance and regulatory audit services to several clients such as Independent Media Commission - Kosovo, Prishtina Regional water company - Kosovo, Peja Regional Water Company (Hidrodrini) - Kosovo, Gjakova Regional water company -Kosovo, Radio and Television of Kosovo, Danish International Development Assistance in the Ministry of Education in Kosovo.

Role profile covers also the following core areas:
• Understanding and testing business processes and internal control structure and Internal Control Analysis.
• Testing, evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the existed internal controls.
• Developing audit strategy memorandum and audit program to ensure that audit reviews and investigations are appropriately scoped.
• Finalizing reviews and issues audit, investigation and other reports and ensuring that issues are properlydrafted in terms of their cause, criteria, condition, impact and recommendation.
• Preparing Internal Momos after the interim fase and Audit Report at the final stage.
• Having the report reviwed by the Internal Audit Director and General Auditor of the National Audit Office.

Semi Senior at Deloitte.
  • Yugoslavia
  • September 2006 to June 2009

• Participate as a team leader and team member to carry out and
provide the client Financial Audit services.
• Auditing the annual financial statements.
• Reviewing interim financial statements of a group of industrial, service and commercial entities.
• Testing, evaluating, and designing internal control structures and accounting systems
• Examining the entities' compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures.


Training Courses Attended:
• Risk Assurance Services Summer School - Dubai 2012
• Internal Audit Methodology - Dubai - 2011
• Assurance one - Albania 2006
• Assurance two - Bulgaria - 2007
• Assurance three - Greec - 2008
• Performance Audit Training - Kosovo 2011
• Business Plan Preparation - Kosovo 2011
• International Business - Prishtina Summer University - Kosovo.
• Banking regulation and supervision - Prishtina Summer University - Kosovo.
• Accounting - Kosovo 2006

Other
• Student Case Study Competition organized by Austrian Developement Cooperation and wusaustria.
First plance on preparation of a business case - Kosovo 2006.

• Student Case Study Competition organized by Austrian Developement Cooperation and wusasustria.
Finalist Team on preperation of a business case - Austria 2006.

• Local Simulation of International Negotiations "Free Trade Area Framework Agreement" organized by Milenijum - Center for Decelopement of Civil Society - Kosovo 2006.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Finance, Banking & Accounting
  • at University of Economy of Prishtina
  • January 2005

B.A. in Finance - Major Accounting, Banking & Finance - Prishtina University, 2005. CIA - candidate. ACCA - candidate

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Reporting
Technical Analysis
Financial Review
Risk Analytics
Accounting
External Audit
Financial Statement
Internal Audit
Presentation preperation
Very good typing skills

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Albanian
Expert

Training and Certifications

Performance Audit Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of the Auditor General Kosovo
Date Attended:
June 2010
Duration:
16 hours
Certified Risk Based Auditor - CRBA (Training)
Training Institute:
Leoron
Date Attended:
December 2014
Duration:
40 hours
Banking Regulation and Supervision (Training)
Training Institute:
Prishtina Summer University
Date Attended:
July 2006
Duration:
30 hours
Internal Audit (Reporting, Risk Assessment, Quality Assurance) (Training)
Training Institute:
PwC
Date Attended:
September 2011
Duration:
16 hours
Assurance One (Training)
Training Institute:
Deloitte
Date Attended:
December 2006
Duration:
40 hours
Risk Assurance Services Summer School (Training)
Training Institute:
PwC
Date Attended:
September 2012
Duration:
24 hours
Accounting and Tax Regulations (Training)
Training Institute:
Besa
Date Attended:
June 2006
Duration:
40 hours
Assurance Three (Training)
Training Institute:
Deloitte
Date Attended:
November 2008
Duration:
40 hours
International Business (Training)
Training Institute:
Prishtina Summer University
Date Attended:
August 2005
Duration:
30 hours
Assurance Two (Training)
Training Institute:
Deloitte
Date Attended:
November 2007
Duration:
40 hours