Experienced management consultant with 10+ years of experience in providing governance, risk management, and compliance services as well as internal audit services within Egypt and Saudi Arabia to clients in many industries such as government, manufacturing, real estate and construction, healthcare, hospitality, human resources, and telecom. In Protiviti for 4 years. In addition to 6 years within Deloitte-Egypt office and 2 years at Grant Thornton-Riyadh office.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Internal Audit Manager
Protiviti Saudi Arabia, Business Consulting Firm
01.2024 - Current
Handled many GRC projects in Saudi Arabia for developing various charters, manuals, delegations of authorities, policies and procedures, and training for different clients such as the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the Human Resources Development Fund, Misk Foundation, Al Fakhera Company, and the Saudi Falcon Club.
Managing and monitoring risk management activities with regular reporting to senior management, executive committees, and audit committees for Saudi Airlines Catering Company and Misk Foundation.
Monitored monthly compliance activities for Al Hokier Group. It involved regular interactions with senior personnel and frequent reporting to different board committees.
Established internal audit functions and delivered many risk assessments and internal audit plans to many clients in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, including the Ministry of Interior, Saudi Customs Authority, General Authority of Zakat and Tax, Small and Medium Enterprises Authority, Saudi Public Transport Company, Tahakom for Traffic Systems and Solutions, and Taiba Holding Company.
Leading teams to conduct many internal audit reviews with many clients, such as the Ministry of Interior General Authority for Zakat and Tax, Baitak Real Estate Company, Tahakom for Traffic Systems and Solutions, and Maharah Human Resources Company. Reviews included Marketing, International Relations, International Recruitment, Manpower Planning, Procurement, Traffic System Operations, Government Relations, Finance, Violation Processing Centers, Human Resources, Project Management Office, Legal, Property Management, and Risk & Compliance.
Delivered quality assessment reviews on the internal audit functions to many clients, including the Saudi Customs Authority, the Human Resources Development Fund, the Eastern Province Cement Company, and the Saudi Public Transport Company. As such, he presented those assessments to clients’ audit committees.
Internal Audit assistant manager
Protiviti Saudi Arabia | Business Consulting Firm
12.2022 - 12.2023
Assist the Senior Manager/Director with assigned engagements on planning, execution and reporting activities
Assist Clients in preparing Strategic Internal audit plans, risk assessments, audit plan execution, policy and procedures, governance and compliance for more than 10 clients
Identify and assess key risks and evaluate key controls to improve the adequacy and effectiveness of the client's system of internal controls
Ensure audit work is adequately supported, properly documented and aligned with stated audit objectives
Review of work papers and reports
Lead and guide junior staff who are assigned to the engagement
Ensure audits are completed within established deadlines
Handle multiple assignments and lead ad-hoc special audits if required
Preparing pricing and proposals for new opportunities.
Senior Consultant
Protiviti Saudi Arabia | Business Consulting Firm
12.2020 - 12.2022
Scope of work includes but is not limited to Involving in internal audit reviews, risk and controls assessment, internal controls testing, compliance reviews
Assist with scope definition, requirements gathering, design programs, testing, reporting, implementation support and review
Assist with the preparation of both technical and financial proposals
Projects: - Mina assists in providing IA services for Saudi Airlines company as a secondment, mina has engaged in auditing Aeroplan's maintenance department and has a good knowledge of relevant regulations imposed by the federal aviation administration in USA and GACA in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mina assists in the preparation of compliance framework, policy and procedures for a Saudi - listed company that manages educational complexes
Mina assists in internal audit services for one of the largest governmental units in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia scope of work includes training and guiding employees, risk assessment, and operation audit
During this engagement mina supervised a team of 3 professionals and coordinated with senior management regarding the scope of work, and discussing all observations resulting from work with top managers and assisted in preparing internal audit report
Mina assists in the preparation of audit programs for 75 departments in one of the largest governmental units in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mina assists in reviewing the entire process of inventory management, reporting period-end inventory valuation and assisting the client in accomplishing its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes around inventory as below - Review the process, test the efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls, approval mechanism and relevant financial assertions related to inventory
Validate, assess and analyze the inventory transactions/documents during the period under review
Verify if the inventory valuation in books of accounts and inventory provisions/write-offs and adjustments are recorded and disclosed as per IFRS (IAS 2).
External Audit Supervisor
Grant Thornton KSA
07.2018 - 12.2020
Scope of work: Engaged with IFRS conversion team, with the firm to help them in the new conversion from Saudi financial reporting framework (SOCPA) into IFRS
Oversee audit planning and reporting activities according to established policies
Supervise audit team to ensure quality and on-time delivery
Discuss with management about audit observations, recommendations, and actions to be taken
Issue audit reports in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework
Projects: Consumer Durables & Apparel industry - LAZURDE, ITS SUBSIDIARIES (A SAUDI JOINT STOCK GROUP)
Investment property industry - HAMAD ben Saadian Investment company.
Senior External Auditor
Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu Limited
12.2012 - 06.2018
Ensures successful completion of assigned small to medium audit engagements, from start to finish, inclusive of preplanning and wrap-up activities
Depending on the assigned engagement reports to one or more member(s) of the Internal Audit senior management team
Manages and directs the daily activities of more junior auditors assigned to assist the Supervising Auditor during an engagement
Applies risk and control concepts to scenarios encountered and identifies any potential issues
Prepare financial statements in accordance the Egyptian accounting standards and also according to IFRS (when required)
Conducts assigned audit engagements successfully from beginning to end
Ensures audit conclusions are based on a complete understanding of the process, circumstances, and risk
Projects: Ahram Beverages Group (Multinational group composed of 9 Companies)
CPC Industrial Group Ben Laden Group
ArcelorMittal Top Egypt for metal sheets (Multinational Company)
Bestseller Egypt for clothes trading
Grundfos Egypt for water pumps trading (Multinational Company)
Maghrabi Hospitals & centers.
Education
Bachelor Degree of Accounting and Business Administration - Accounting
I won the "Star of the Quarter Award" (Protiviti, April 2023), recognized for exceptional performance, leadership, and significant contributions to the team’s success.
Certification
CIA: in progress
Militarystatus
Exempted
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/17/1990
Marital Status: Married
Languages
Arabic
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Timeline
Internal Audit Manager
Protiviti Saudi Arabia, Business Consulting Firm
01.2024 - Current
Internal Audit assistant manager
Protiviti Saudi Arabia | Business Consulting Firm
12.2022 - 12.2023
Senior Consultant
Protiviti Saudi Arabia | Business Consulting Firm
12.2020 - 12.2022
External Audit Supervisor
Grant Thornton KSA
07.2018 - 12.2020
Senior External Auditor
Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu Limited
12.2012 - 06.2018
Bachelor Degree of Accounting and Business Administration - Accounting
Helwan University
CIA: in progress
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