Sarafudeen Abdullah

KSA
د.إ6000 / month
February 15, 1978

About Candidate

Qualified CA & CIA with 14 years experience

in internal auditing & finance management in GCC.

 

Location

Education

C
Certified Internal Auditor 2020
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
C
Chartered Accountant - ACA 2013
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Work & Experience

I
Internal Audit Supervisor 17 July 2022
Al Rajhi Holding Group, KSA

• Develop risk based Annual Audit Plan for the organization & obtain approval of risk changes and changes in annual audit plan from Audit Committee. • Prepare and align Audit Charter, in accordance with organizational Corporate Governance framework & obtain approval for revisions from audit committee. • Prepare Risk Control Matrix (RCM) after kick off meeting with departments, and prepare detailed audit plan & procedure according to risk assessment & deploy sufficient resources towards approved audits. • Align organizational Risk Appetite with Risk Acceptance of the management, with respect to environmental factors of the organization. • Align Data Analysis (DA) technique for audit procedure & turn data relationship into insight report to the management, it concentrates on current risks than yesterday’s risks, review Critical Success Factors. • Provide enough room for Root Cause Analysis of inefficient & ineffective operations. • Optimum utilization of Audit Management Software for analysis, documentation and report preparation to comply with IIA standards & International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) • Exit Meeting with management for discussing audit findings & follow up with management for implementation of recommendations accepted, periodically review the status of recommendations to Audit Committee. • Represent top management in various consulting assignments – Quality Committees, Financial Statements Review Committee, Vendors / Product Approval Committee, IS Security Committee.

H
Head of Internal Audit 01 May 2021 - 31 December 2021
Union Properties PJSC, UAE

• Develop risk based Annual Audit Plan for the organization & obtain approval of risk changes and changes in annual audit plan from Audit Committee. • Prepare and align Audit Charter, in accordance with organizational Corporate Governance framework & obtain approval for revisions from audit committee. • Prepare Risk Control Matrix (RCM) after kick off meeting with departments, and prepare detailed audit plan & procedure according to risk assessment & deploy sufficient resources towards approved audits. • Align organizational Risk Appetite with Risk Acceptance of the management, with respect to environmental factors of the organization. • Align Data Analysis (DA) technique for audit procedure & turn data relationship into insight report to the management, it concentrates on current risks than yesterday’s risks, review Critical Success Factors. • Provide enough room for Root Cause Analysis of inefficient & ineffective operations. • Optimum utilization of Audit Management Software for analysis, documentation and report preparation to comply with IIA standards & International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) • Exit Meeting with management for discussing audit findings & follow up with management for implementation of recommendations accepted, periodically review the status of recommendations to Audit Committee. • Represent top management in various consulting assignments – Quality Committees, Financial Statements Review Committee, Vendors / Product Approval Committee, IS Security Committee.

I
Internal Auditor 14 October 2018 - 30 April 2021
Technoserve Group LLC, UAE

Evolve skills at audit department through participating CPE Seminars, workshops & professional assignments. • Coordinate with other functional departments – quality controls, financial reporting, Accounting & ERP System department. Represent top management in various consulting assignments – Quality Committees, Financial Statements Review Committee, Vendors / Product Approval Committee, IS Security Committee. • Present to Audit Committee periodically Cost Benefit Analysis of audit department, real / potential gain of revenue and cost savings. • Coordinate with external auditor, ISO Auditor, quality management department with best result for Integrated Assurance. • Being part of Control System Framework Implementation – COSO, COBIT, Standard Operation Procedure (SOP), Industry Best Practices, SASO Standards, Code of Conducts, IFRS, IIA Standards. • Contribute assessment of critical control measures in process reengineering and process redesign at different functional departments. • Contribute for development of continuous m onitoring module in ERP System, and anomalies recorded in Audit Module into insight report.

I
Internal Auditor 08 April 2013 - 31 August 2018
Emirates Madina Group, UAE

Represent top management in various consulting assignments – Quality Committees, Financial Statements Review Committee, Vendors / Product Approval Committee, IS Security Committee. • Present to Audit Committee periodically Cost Benefit Analysis of audit department, real / potential gain of revenue and cost savings. • Coordinate with external auditor, ISO Auditor, quality management department with best result for Integrated Assurance. • Being part of Control System Framework Implementation – COSO, COBIT, Standard Operation Procedure (SOP), Industry Best Practices, SASO Standards, Code of Conducts, IFRS, IIA Standards. • Contribute assessment of critical control measures in process reengineering and process redesign at different functional departments. • Contribute for development of continuous m onitoring module in ERP System, and anomalies recorded in Audit Module into insight report.