ABDULLAH AL-NABULSI
Director
Riyadh
Summary
Resourceful and adaptable Director with 16 years of experience within the Big 4 deep dived in financial services industry for oversight, scheduling banking finance and accounting experience development and process improvements. Team-oriented leader with expertise in employee engagement, customer relationship management, time management, conflict resolution and cost reduction. Customer-focused in managing accounts and maintaining strong business relationships. Seeking to leverage background in operational leadership to fulfil role with exceptional organization.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director - Advisory
KPMG
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
11.2022 - Current
- Led high-impact banking advisory engagements, focusing on complex technical accounting issues and interpretation of evolving IFRS standards, including IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 18 and ESG-related standards such as IFRS S1 and S2.
- Acted as the Responsible Individual on IFRS and IPSAS conversion projects, providing end-to-end guidance for financial institutions and government public sector during major reporting transitions.
- Directed finance transformation and assessment initiatives for banking clients, aligning accounting processes and controls with regulatory and reporting expectations.
- Delivered strategic accounting and ESG advisory to banks, integrating sustainability disclosures with financial reporting frameworks under S1 and S2.
- Advised senior banking stakeholders and boards on the financial implications of new and complex IFRS requirements, including business model assessment and performance reporting.
- Designed and implemented process improvements across finance and reporting functions, boosting operational efficiency and compliance through banking sector finance function assessment and Target operating model ('TOM') engagements.
- Recruited, mentored, and led high-performing advisory teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and client service.
- Provided financial / vendor due diligence and advisory on investment decisions, M&A transactions, and deal structuring from a technical accounting perspective.
- Oversaw audits and control reviews to ensure compliance and robust financial governance in the banking sector through audit readiness.
Audit Director
EY
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
11.2021 - 11.2022
- Leading Banking practice in EY Riyadh office
- Group leader, managing and coordinating for 50+ employee on staffing, utilization and respective team leading matters
- Weekly connection and communication commercial and foreign branch banks
- Client portfolios consist of two large banks and two foreign branches in KSA
- Attend audit committee and Board of director meetings, shows to keep current with technology
- Participate in client proposals in government of Saudi and semi-government investment funds and subsidiaries
- Leading assurance engagement based on the IPSAS - IFRS conversion
- Develop business plans and sales strategy for the market that ensures attainment of company sales goals and profitability
- Communicating the major emerged findings to the management during audit procedures to describe and illustrate cases that might contradict with the IFRS or local laws and regulations requirements
- Develop and continue to maintain relationships with current and potential clients.
Audit Senior Manager
Deloitte
01.2014 - 10.2021
- Based in KSA and Jordan
- Ability to lead, manage and review the performance of the adequate planning, test of controls and properly supervise the audit team members besides reviewing the emphasizes and stress the major audit finding and audit issues along with letters to Management to report areas of improvement to the client's management
- Manage audit of Banking and Insurance financial statements providing the proper guidance to the engagement audit team members
- Communicating the major emerged findings to the management during audit procedures to describe and illustrate cases that might contradict with the IFRS or local laws and regulations requirements
- Managing proposals for new clients and getting their acceptances process done to report any conflict of interest and minimize the likelihood of the association with the client whose management lacks integrity
- Initiating new consulting services over accounting processes and internal control systems
- Established and monitored work schedules and staffing issues to effectively engagements economics.
- Middle East
Forensic Audit Senior
EY
Amman, Jordan
12.2012 - 01.2014
- Review financial documents to identify inaccuracies
- Analyze financial data and trace discrepancies
- Forecast and prevent financial frauds
- Report on revenue losses and damages from contract breaches
- Investigate complicated business cases to minimize risk
- Provide litigation support and present findings to be used as trial evidence
- Perform regular financial record audits to ensure compliance with the law
- Ensure that all accounting procedures follow the legislation.
Audit Senior
Deloitte
Amman, Jordan
07.2008 - 10.2012
- Ensure that the services provided meet client's expectations
- Conduct an audit of financial statements according to the International Standards in Auditing, IFRS, and Local regulations
- Execute the process of first time IFRS adoption with related GAP analysis based on client designed system and applicable IFRS standard
- Obtain a thorough understanding of local and general auditing standards and audit procedures and techniques
- Supervise, train and mentor associates and interns on audit process
- Research and analyze financial statement and audit related issues
- Acquire a working knowledge of the client's business
- Proactively interact with key client's management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
- Jordan
Education
CMA - undefined
Institute of Management Accountants
11.2011
CPA - undefined
Guam Board of Accountancy
12.2017
B.A. - Accountancy
University of Jordan
04.2009
Skills
- Sustainability & ESG Reporting
- Rules and regulations
- Target Operating Model Design
- Business analysis
- Investment development
- Accounting and Assurance
- Robotic Process Automation
- IFRS Knowledge
- IFRS conversion and implementation
- Risk planning and Mitigation
- International Standards of Auditing (ISA) compliance
- Complex accounting Matter
- Management accounting
Timeline
Director - Advisory
KPMG
11.2022 - Current
Audit Director
EY
11.2021 - 11.2022
Audit Senior Manager
Deloitte
01.2014 - 10.2021
Forensic Audit Senior
EY
12.2012 - 01.2014
Audit Senior
Deloitte
07.2008 - 10.2012
CMA - undefined
Institute of Management Accountants
CPA - undefined
Guam Board of Accountancy
B.A. - Accountancy
University of Jordan