I am a seasoned and goal-focused Internal Audit and Finance Professional with 10 years’ experience ensuring successful completion of assigned audit engagements, from start to completion. Instrumental in developing risk and control concepts, leading a team of auditors to conduct audit procedures, preparing reconciliations for various accounts, and processing financial transactions. Expertise in auditing standards and performance criteria, audit requirements and information technology skills. Successful in defining business strategies, leading teams, improving operational efficiencies, developing new procedures, creating and improving processes, cultivating strategic relationships, negotiating contracts, resolving complex issues, restoring profitability, mitigating risk, and directing initiatives to grow revenue and drive profitability. Proven ability to prepare budgets and financial reports, devise audit standards through practical application, and communicate identified issues to address potential concerns in a timely manner. Perfect review of adequacy and effectiveness of the organization’s system of internal control. Possess great ability of taking initiatives that will enhance company performance, profitability and achievement of corporate goals.
My key skills include International Financial Reporting Standards, Rules and Regulation Compliances, Audit Planning, Risks and Controls Assessment, Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting, Business Process Re-Engineering, ERP Implementation, Treasury, Financing and Security Management, Assurance and Advisory Business Services
IT Skills: MS Office, Quick book (Accountant-2010&2013), Fox Flow, Oracle base Software, Tally ERP, SAP Business One, SAP4/ HANA
My professional background and great industrial exposure coupled with an excellent track record makes me an ideal candidate for executive roles. As such I would welcome a discussion regarding opportunities with your organization that fit my background.
Define Audit function and financial controlling and budgeting for sales and production, sales and expenditure budget for each division, and create monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
Build collaborative rapport with head of internal audit to plan and budget the audits, conduct initial planning meetings with the management to understand processes for identification of risks and mapping of controls.
Ensure financial transactions recording, filing, and reporting, analyse financial data with all aspects, carry out investigations, examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies. and report findings to the management.
Initiate adequate systems and internal controls to mitigate errors in data collection and formulation, organize “Sunset” meeting with the engagement team and performance appraisal of all team members.
Serve under reporting to the Director Operations with timely and accurate financial information and provide acute analytical support to the CFO in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members.
Defined internal Audit function and guided value addition measures for business processes, created audit plan and risk & control matrix after post-risk assessment and supervised field work performed by the team as per the audit plans.
Carried out planning and budgeting of audits in coordination with the Head of Internal Audit, conducting initial planning meetings with the management to understand processes for identification of risks and mapping of controls.
Exercised hands-on approach and effective controls to ensure conformance with IIA standards and ethical guidelines; escalated any non-conformance to the senior management in a timely manner by preparing Reports for Audit.
Rendered a keen eye for details to identifying performance improvement opportunities for clients using benchmark financial and operational processes and controls and reporting the same to senior management and client personnel.
Conducted “Sunset” meeting with the engagement team and performance appraisal of all team members.
Facilitated Head of Internal Audit and Director Finance in planning, managing, and execution of financial, regulatory, compliance, and operational audits and program for the Company through a comprehensive risk assessment process.
Prepared timely audit reports for executive management, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors; managed audit team through effectively directing, coaching, coordinating, and evaluating team members.
Worked in close with Head of Internal Audit and Director Finance to define an annual audit, also provide value added consulting services to internal stakeholders through regular audits and special projects.
Performed ERP Readiness Assessment of the Company and recommended improvements in IT infrastructure. Monitored all expense within the allotted budget, ensure financial team follows company policies and regulations.
Calculated and distributed salaries and other benefits to employees, generated financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses, etc also reviewed budgets of project and any changes if required.
Participated in performance evaluation of finance staff and conduct counselling sessions for capacity building, defined SOPs to improve efficiency, worked with Auditors for audit of all projects according external audit standards.
Kept abreast with job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Facilitated Senior Associates in Internal Audit and Business Process Improvement engagements. Developed a thorough understanding of business processes in scope for assigned audits and
Documented the processes in flowcharts and process narratives; documented inherent risks and controls within the business processes and performed audit in accordance with professional IIA standards and IA methodology.