Farah El Mawla
FS Consulting
Riyadh,Riyadh
Summary
Financial Services Consulting Manager with 5 years of experience. Worked on consulting and audit projects in the Banking and Insurance industries. In additions to engagements in the retail and manufacturing industries covering internal controls optimization, governance and compliance.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Consulting Manager
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC)
Middle East
06.2021 - Current
- Worked on a procurement transformation project for a leading Bank in KSA
- Lead business development initiatives that amounted to $1million+
- Led several engagements via efficient project, time, and people management.
- Developed project manpower planning
- Managed projects’ budgets and prepared Work In Progress (WIP) reports to Management.
- Presented to client Senior Management including Board of Directors.
- Identified opportunities for new client engagements and led proposal campaigns to pitch new engagements to clients.
- Managed client paperwork including contracts, billing, and client risk & quality checks.
Senior Consultant
Pricewaterhousecoopers
Middle East
10.2019 - 06.2021
- Worked on the largest Banking Merger for 2019 in the Middle East (Finance, HR, Procurement departments)
- Conducted Loan Loss Review (adequacy of credit impairment) for a top 5 bank in Lebanon as part of an acquirer's due diligence process.
- Conducted several internal audit missions (Sales and Marketing, Claims, Provider Relations, Procurement, Medical Audit) for he largest insurance company in Saudi Arabia and the largest insurance company in UAE;
- Conducted an internal audit engagement on the Operations Department of a leading investment bank in KSA
- Assessed and Developed Policies and Procedures for a top 3 reinsurance brokerage companies in the Middle East and Europe;
- Conducted a current state assessment on the different functions of one of the top 5 bancassurance companies in Lebanon;
- Conducted an assessment of the Accounting and Finance Department for one of the leading motor company in the MENA region;
- Worked on a restructuring project for one of the leaders in building power generators for state governments in Africa; including development of policies and procedures as well as manuals (including employee hand book, travel policy and job descriptions).
Associate Auditor- Banking, Trading, Consumer Indu
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC)
Beirut, Lebanon
09.2016 - 01.2018
- Reviewed transactions, documents, records and reports for accuracy and effectiveness.
- Assisted in planning work on assigned segments of audits.
- Prepared audit reviews after detailed checking of client accounts.
Commercial and HR Intern
Phillip Morris International (PMI)
Beirut, Lebanon
07.2015 - 08.2015
- Promoting a new SKU, by visiting clients and updating the manager daily.
- Preparing certificates and internship letters for all interns.
- Organizing the farewell
- Filed paperwork, sorted and delivered mail, and maintained office organization.
- Maintained relationships with personnel using strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
Education
Certificate - Business Analytics
Harvard Business School Online
Boston 10.2020 - 01.2021
Certificate - Data Literacy, Power BI And Alteryx
Data Booster Program
01.2021 - 05.2021
BBA - Business Administration And Finance
American University of Beirut
Beirut 09.2013 - 05.2016
High School Diploma -
International College (IC)
Beirut 09.1999 - 06.2013
Skills
English,Arabic and French Fluent
Process analysis and identification of areas for improvement and optimization
Dentification and assessment of operational risks and their impact on performance
Internal Audit
Client Reporting and Presentation
COMPUTER SKILLS:MS Word, Excel (functions, pivot tables, shortcuts, formulas), PowerPoint
Power BI and Alteryx
Baking
I started my home based bakery: CherryOnTop: a customization concept where the client is able to customize his own dessert.
Other Experiences
Business student society –AUB
- Leader of the Business Development Team (junior year).
- Cabinet Member: Secretary (senior year).
- Supervisor of the entertainment team (116 members) (senior year).
- Manager of the Fundraising Fashion Show (senior year).
Moumken ORG
- Math reinforcement teacher in public schools for grade 8 and 9.
- Senior Jersey: Was responsible to get different offers and negotiate prices.
- Part of the fund raising team for Prom and Graduation of Promo’13.
Zamanouna ORG
- Social Worker
IC SRC Committee
- IC annual fashion show event organizer and supervisor
Community service in IC (More than 75 hours)
- Dar Al Aytam Al Islamiya (Kid’s Activities).
- Iqra’a Org (reading books for unprivileged kids in Akkar and Tripoli).
- IRAAP (Entertaining visually challenged kids).
Timeline
Consulting Manager
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC)
06.2021 - Current
Certificate - Data Literacy, Power BI And Alteryx
Data Booster Program
01.2021 - 05.2021
Certificate - Business Analytics
Harvard Business School Online
10.2020 - 01.2021
Senior Consultant
Pricewaterhousecoopers
10.2019 - 06.2021
Associate Auditor- Banking, Trading, Consumer Indu
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC)
09.2016 - 01.2018
Commercial and HR Intern
Phillip Morris International (PMI)
07.2015 - 08.2015
BBA - Business Administration And Finance
American University of Beirut
09.2013 - 05.2016
High School Diploma -
International College (IC)
09.1999 - 06.2013