CPA + CIA qualified Internal Audit & Risk professional

To develop/enhance the internal audit and/or the risk management process in an organisation to enable it to meet its objectives in an effective and efficient manner.

I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with 15 years of experience out of which the last 7 years has been in internal audit and risk consulting including Big 4 (Ernst & Young).

I have a sound knowledge and understanding of business processes and enterprise wide risks and controls based on my experience in aviation and construction industry apart from risk consulting engagements done for companies in energy and logistics amongst others.

WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
1. Work experience: 15 years out of which the last seven years has been in business risk & internal audit and nine years in areas of operations and financial accounting in airline, construction & consulting industry.
2. Core Competency:
„X Conceptualize and execute, comprehensive risk assessments to develop risk based audit plan, internal audits & manage multiple engagements.
„X Provide risk management & consulting services by conducting functional performance assessments for better measurement and management of risk and control, and lead/enable functional transformations to improve the consistency of system and practices of the organization.
„X Sound knowledge of internal audit standards, implementation of the same in an internal audit function and conduct quality reviews of the internal audit function in other organizations.
„X Ability to confidently present a business case, discuss issues and recommendations with executive management and/or Board of Directors and get their agreement to the same.
„X Sound knowledge of financial and operational processes gained from practical experience in operations, sales accounting, revenue accounting and financial accounting.
3. Operational process knowledge: Order to collection, Purchase to pay, Contract management, Inventory, Fixed assets, Payroll, Bank reconciliation, monthly and yearly closing process.
4. Basic understanding of SAP, Oracle Financials 11i. Familiar with Sage & Great Plains System based on understanding obtained during process audits. Proficient in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio).

Key internal audit clients: United Technologies Limited, Aggreko plc., Lamprell plc., Smith International, Royal Vopak B.V, Gulf Agency Company, Freight Systems Limited, African & Eastern, Emirates-NBD Bank, Oman Aviation Services and Emirates Airlines (ex-employer).

Bachelor of Commerce, Mumbai University, India

Certified Public Accountant (Delaware State, USA)
Certified Internal Auditor (Florida State, USA)