Manager Management

Samy Vivas Zambrano - CPA

Al Waab area, Palm City Garden 2, Villa A7, Doha, Qatar

Mobile-phone: +974-****-**** / e-mail: *************@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging management position in internal audit where my skills can be utilized by a first class organization to improve the adequacy and effectiveness of controls, adding value to their businesses and contributing to achieve its strategic objectives.

PROFILE

Extensive global expertise in internal audit and management background in the Oil and Gas business in 21 countries around the world, on four continents.

Extensive experience, with almost 25 years in the oil and gas industry in internal audit for operations, maintenance, engineering, projects, investigations, finance, procurement and contracting processes among others. This experience includes:

9 years as Senior Internal Auditor in the Middle East - QatarGas and Qatar Petroleum - Qatar.

2 years working as Purchasing and Contracting Superintendent in SINCOR, the biggest heavy oil producer in the Orinoco Belt - Venezuela.

3 years of experience working as International Senior Auditor in one of the world's largest corporations in energy resources “TOTAL” based in Paris-France, performing internal audits in Exploration and Production, Gas & Power, Refining and Marketing and Chemical divisions around the world.

8 years of experience in one of the “Big Four” auditing firms in the world - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).

Robust management background, delivering outstanding performance as Purchasing and Contracting Superintendent and previously as PWC Audit Manager.

Ability to work effectively under pressure managing time, deadlines and multiple assignments and working teams.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, people management and mentorship skills.

Strong analytical profile, organizational and problem solving skills.

Demonstrate high performance standards, attention to detail and quality of work and standards.

Highly motivated and good aptitude to lead audit teams.

Language skills: English, Spanish (Mother tongue) and French.

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), candidate for 2018.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Strong experience in leading audit teams in the execution of audits for operations, maintenance, engineering, major project and gates reviews, Joint Venture (JV) audits including EPSA and DEPSA, internal control compliance, contract compliance, and Investigations of fraud and corruption.

Experienced in conducting internal control compliance audit and control reviews for purchasing, logistics, finance, commercial, human resources and HSE processes among others in the Oil and Gas business.

Strong record in delivering relevant findings including monetary recovery exceptions in audits of Joint Venture and contract compliance as well as identification of internal control weaknesses advising management on efficiency improvements with value-added recommendations, including “red flags” of fraud scheme and conflict of interest.

Development of Risk Mapping, Audit Risk Assessment and Internal Audit Plan including monitoring of the risk on an on-going basis.

Experienced in the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) by the IIA for the practice of Internal Auditing, COSO Framework and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act.

Auditing the consolidated financial statements of several industries with variety of businesses and accounting, versed in IAS and US GAAP.

Use of ERP applications: SAP (FI and MM modules).

Audit software: TeamMate and ACL.

Proficient in MS Office, Lotus Notes, Windows, Advance Excel and Pivot Tables, Word, PowerPoint.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Internal Auditor – Operations February 2014 – Present

QatarGas (the largest LNG producer in the world) - Doha, Qatar.

Lead, plan and execute complex / assigned internal audits of operations, engineering, maintenance, major projects, contracts and investigations to evaluate the design, adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls to provide management with reasonable assurance regarding the accomplishment of corporate objectives.

Reporting to the Head of Audits and Internal Audit Manager, preparation of audit reports and presentation to auditee management.

Support the Head of Audit and Audit Manager in the achievement of the audit plan approved by the Board Audit Committee, ensure audit objectives are achieved, international internal audit standards are complied with and audit observations and reports are clearly written.

Lead a team of 3 to 5 auditors based on the complexity of the audit assignment.

Regular interaction with management of Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, HSE among others, including interfaces with shareholders auditors and external audit organizations.

Development of adequate audit programs to assess the effectiveness of the internal controls.

Influence management to make required changes and implement effective controls to reduce risks to the company.

Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with company safety, health, environmental, quality and policies and procedures, regulations and standards.

Contribute to the development of Qatari employees.

As directed by the Head of Audit, performs or participate in investigations and other special assignments maintaining complete confidentiality.

Senior Internal Auditor – Project Audits February 2008 – May 2013

QP Qatar Petroleum (State owned oil and gas company) - Doha, Qatar.

Reporting directly to the Audit Assistant Managers and Internal Audit Manager.

Assess organizational effectiveness, planning and utilization of resources of the activity or function under audit review.

Recommend improvement of management controls designed to safeguard assets and resources, promote corporate growth and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, plans, policies and procedures.

Advise Management on control framework development and implementation.

Planning and reporting phases of the audits, execution of fieldwork phase of the audit based on the work programs at various types of audits designed to add value and improve the effectiveness of corporate governance process, risk management and internal controls in audited entities.

Conducts JV audits, Internal Control compliance, Major Project audits, Contract compliance audits, Fraud investigations, Follow ups and Special reviews.

Audits and specials assignments performed include the preparation of the audit universe, risk assessment and audit plan for Contract compliance audits for QP 2011 - 2015 and the participation in the Shareholders Audits of Qatargas, the largest LNG producer in the world.

Responsibilities include:

Conduct audits and ensure compliance with international audit standards and stipulated schedules.

Debriefing of the audit results to the Auditee and Audit Management.

Review electronic audit working papers of team members.

Conduct reviews of the procedures and records for their adequacy to accomplish intended objectives, and appraise policies, procedures and plans relating to the activity or function under audit review.

Draft the audit reports on the results of audit examinations including recommendation for improvement.

Participate in conducting Conflict of Interest special reviews.

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Assist the Qatar State Audit Bureau and Public Prosecution in Fraud Investigations.

Supervision of the audit team.

Mentoring and coaching the Qatari auditors to ensure that the Internal Audit Department meets the corporate Qatarisation goals.

Purchasing and Contracting Superintendent April 2006 – December 2007

SINCOR (Joint Venture for syncrude production between PDVSA, Total and Statoil) - Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela.

Reporting to the Corporate Purchasing and Contracting Manager and the Upgrader Manager.

Assuring to carry out the procurement and contracting of good and services on time, according to the technical specifications and in budget in order to support the Upgrader in the production of 200K barrels per day of Synthetic crude oil in compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Assuring that Procurement and Contracting process complies with the procedures in terms of delegations of authorities, bidding processes and authorized suppliers with the standards of quality and saving cost to the organization.

Development, implementation and execution of polices and procedures for the acquisition, reposition and management of good and services for the Upgrader.

Preparation of the annual Purchasing and Contracting Plan.

Presentations of the bidding process results to the Purchasing and Contracting Tender Committee.

Managing 17 employees (buyers, contract coordinators, expeditor and custom coordinator).

Strong experience to carry out the procurement for major shutdowns and Long Lead Items (LLI).

Executing an annual budget of USD$ 300 million dollars (extraordinary shutdowns not included).

Senior Corporate Internal Auditor April 2003 - March 2006

TOTAL (French multinational integrated oil and gas company and one of the five "Super-major" oil companies in the world) - Paris, France.

Senior Auditor reporting directly to the Managers and Director of TOTAL Corporate Audit in Paris (DAG).

24 assignments performed including Joint Venture and Internal Control Audits carried out in Exploration and Production, Gas & Power, Refining and Marketing and Chemical divisions of TOTAL in 18 countries around the world, raising relevant weaknesses in areas such as commercial, manufacturing, purchasing, contracting and logistic, material management and warehousing, finance, human resources and payroll, HSE, among others.

Preparation of Exploration and Production world-wide risk assessment and audit plan for 2004 and 2006.

Auditor Leader responsible for preparation of the audit missions, execution of the audit field work, supervision of the audit team, preparation of the audit reports, debriefing of the audit results to the Audit Management and Director (DAG), local Management of the Affiliate or Operators and the TOTAL Headquarter Management in Paris.

Senior Auditor December 2000 – March 2003

SINCOR (Joint Venture for syncrude production between PDVSA, Total and Statoil) – Caracas, Venezuela.

Senior Auditor reporting directly to the Internal Audit Manager.

Responsibilities included the evaluation of internal controls, monitoring compliance with polices and procedures with the aim of identifying control weaknesses and assisting the management in evaluating financial and operating risks in order to identify areas for improvement.

Preparation of the annual risk assessment.

Elaboration, controlling and follow up for the execution of the internal audit plan.

Presentation of the audit results to the Shareholders Audit Committee.

Supervision of the audit teams, overseeing the adequate use of human and budgeted resources in order to warrantee the compliance of the audit objectives.

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Performing audit field work.

Discussing audit findings and recommendations with the affected management.

Organization of the closing meetings.

Responsible for audit reports.

Followed up audit findings and recommendations.

Audit Manager August 1992 – November 2000

PricewaterhouseCoopers (one of the Big Four auditors consulting firms in the world) – Caracas, Venezuela.

Audit Manager reporting directly to the Partners.

Leading audit teams of 2-6 auditors.

Responsible for full outsourcing of Internal Audit in Petrozuata (oil producer in the Orinoco belt), supporting the “Customer” Audit Manager in the preparation of the risk assessment, the performance of internal audit field work supervising auditors directly, the discussion of the findings and recommendation with the Auditees Management, elaboration of the audits reports, follow up of the recommendations and presentations to the Board of Directors.

Review and approve the audit programs, including timeline, budget, schedule and personnel required.

Support the Partner for the Opinion of internal control evaluation and financial statements.

Review financial statement areas including bank reconciliation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, general ledger, and profit and loss statement, among others.

Review the adequacy of systems to verify the accuracy of data provided.

Review the proposed adjustments to the financial statements.

Preparation of the final audit reports.

Auditing of consolidated financial statements and IAS - US GAAP and reconciliations.

Responsibilities include budget elaboration, management, control and administration of customer’s account receivables.

EDUCATION

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). In the course of obtaining the CIA sponsored by The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA).

Centre de formation de langues étrangères TOTAL, Paris, France. Intensive French learning program, September 2003 to March 2004.

Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración – IESA, Caracas, Venezuela. Advanced Management Program, 1998 to 2000.

Center for English Language Training of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana State, USA. 1999.

Andres Bello Catholic University, Caracas, Venezuela. Bachelor Degree in Accounting - 1989 to 1994. Venezuelan CPA Designation.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Qatar Chapter.

Public Accountants Association of Miranda State, Venezuela.

Instructor for numerous courses within PWC between 1996 and 2000.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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