Compliance Manager

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WESSAM AHMED MOHAMED

Tel: +202-********, Mobile :( +202) 010********

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a managerial post to enhance my career path in internal auditing & Risk Management and to develop my skills in a reputable, challenging, and organized environment, through which I will be encouraged to do my best to add value to the organization I would belong to based on my past & ongoing experience. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce - English Section.

Major: Accounting

Cairo University

Grade: Very Good,

Graduation Year: May 2005.

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES

Earned the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation (dated October, 2011) covering the following parts:

- CIA part 1 [Internal Audit Activity's Role in Governance, Risk, and Control].

- CIA part 2 [Conducting the Internal Audit Engagement].

- CIA part 3 [Business Analysis and Information Technology].

- CIA part 4 [Business Management Skills].

Attended the IFRS Diploma’s Course provided by EY Egypt. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

November 2013 – Present:

Syngenta is one of the world's leading global Swiss companies with more than 27,000 employees in some 90 countries dedicated to the purpose of “Bringing plant potential to life” Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to customers to help increasing crop productivity, protecting the environment and improving health and quality of life through a variety of products (Seeds & Crop Protection products), Syngenta is also involved in biotechnology and genomic research.

Syngenta is listed both in the USA & Swiss SEC.

Current Position: Egypt Compliance Manager.

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Role Purpose:

Continuously monitor emerging risks and update existing controls and processes to respond to these risks

Ensure integrity of the country financial compliance program with corporate and local policies and procedures.

Detect and report to appropriate Syngenta management any violation or deviation from accounting standards, policies & local laws.

Ensure implementation of ICF (Internal Control Framework) and compliance with financial standard processes.

Follow up compliance and reporting related issues e.g. Internal Audit, LoA, CLC, DOA, key policies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure an effective control framework, review and test the control framework, assess gaps, report findings and enforce adherence.

Manage continuous quality improvement process on internal controls & cycles.

Remediation of issues and follow up, including SOX deficiencies.

Reporting to local management and regional compliance on control and audit issues.

Periodically review SOD (Segregation of duties) and system access and ensure mitigating controls are designed, documented and performed if required.

Take responsibility on compliance aspects of finance relevant projects.

Training of staff in control and compliance issues and sharing best practice.

Act as Member of the local CRMC (Compliance & Risk Management Committee), provide guidance to management committee members regarding Compliance & Risk management.

Report updates of local Risk Matrix & actions agreed upon as a mitigation to high risks noted to Territory CRMC, & follow up the implementation of such actions.

Establish and maintain of business processes documentation and ensure proper corresponding financial SOX documentation.

Participation/ leading of the agreed Internal and External Audit actions and follow up till final resolution.

Ensure that assets are safeguarded in accordance with Corporate Policies and Procedures.

Support Country Finance SBS Lead / Country Finance Services Head with verification / authorisation process of key financial master data in ERP (SAP/SCALA) system.

Monitor and enforce a Delegation of Authorities scheme.

Coordinate the annual LOA (Letter of Assurance) process and follow-up on issues. 3

October 2007 – Till October 2013:

JUHAYNA FOOD INDUSTRIES

Juhayna is a leading group of 10 companies specialized in producing and distributing Dairy & juice Products and operating in the field of Real Estate investment. Department: Internal Audit.

Position: Senior Internal Auditor. (Acting as Internal Audit Section Head) Duties and Responsibilities:

Assisting in the preparation of audit plan.

Executing Financial & Operational Audits and reviews to determine effectiveness of controls, accuracy of financial records and compliance with regulations and policies in accordance with accepted standards.

Directing as well as providing the required guidance to team members through the different phases of the Audit Assignments (Planning, Field Work, Reporting & Follow up).

Monitoring the performance of Audit Team members over the different audit assignments as well as the progress reached.

Reporting the progress made regarding the different assignments under my supervision to the Internal Audit Manager.

Discussing “along with the Senior in Charge” the results reached out of the several Audit Assignments with the Internal Audit Manager.

Assist in appraising team members within the various Audit Assignments under my direct supervision.

Developing audit programs, obtaining, analyzing and appraising the sufficiency of evidence.

Reviewing systems, transactions, documents, reports, procedures and methods followed by Management for reliability, accuracy and completeness.

Preparing the working papers that support the conclusions.

Developing and documenting audit findings and recommendations.

Effectively communicate with Management to ensure that all audit findings and recommendations are appropriately resolved.

Preparing audit reports showing the purpose and scope of the audit assignment, the conclusions, the findings and related recommendations. 4

Audit Assignments:

Audit assignment on Fixed Assets & Construction in Progress.

Audit Assignment on Inventory & Cost of Goods sold.

Audit Assignment on HR Department over Juhayna Group sectors adopting the Control Self-Assessment Methodology (CSA).

Audit Assignment on the Production Department adopting the Risk & Control Assessment Methodology.

Audit Assignment on Purchasing Department adopting the Risk & Control Assessment Methodology.

Auditing Assignment on Investors Relations Department.

Audit Assignment on central Social Insurance Section for Juhayna Group. Special / Consultancy Assignments:

Participated in documenting the company’s Policies and Procedures.

Participated in preparing the data required by the Egyptian Competition Authority.

Prepared the group Whistle Blower policy.

Prepared the group Confidentiality & Conflict of interest policy.

Special Assignment on Social Insurance status of employees over Juhayna Group Companies.

Prepared the Group Authorization & Approval Matrix.

Participated in preparing Juhayna Group Organizational Chart upon restructuring.

Special Assignment on Pallets handling & concerning parties Job Descriptions.

Special Assignment about the Security procedures applied within the group compared to other companies in related & different sectors. Fraud Investigation:

Participated in investigating many fraud cases, in order to evaluate current control status, set accountability for wrongdoings committed & recommend controls to enhance the current control environment in a manner minimizing the occurrence of such fraud cases in future.

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January 2006 till September 2007:

KPMG Hazem Hassan, Public Accountants and Consultants KPMG is one of the big 4 Auditing & Accounting firms all over the world. Last Job Title reached: Assistant Auditor.

During this period I participated in auditing the financial Statements of the following companies:

Juhayna Food Industries

El Marwa Food Industries Co.

El Masreya Dairy & Juice Co.

BEYTI

NAT GAS

BAVARIA

FLORA

Cairo Poultry Company (1 of Americana Group companies)

OMAT Poultry Company

El Tadamon Project (a Non Profit Organization)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Testing Balance sheet & Income Statement items for Completeness, Existence, Accuracy, Valuation, Rights & Obligations, and Presentation & Disclosure using various audit procedures.

Performing Analytical Procedures to identify trends in Accounts Balances and investigating any unexpected results.

Assisting in the preparation of Financial Statements. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL/ SOFT SKILLS COURSES

Technical Courses:

Attended an introductory course in Auditing & Accounting provided by “KPMG Hazem Hassan” for a month starting from 1/1/2006.

Attended the KPMG audit methodology courses (KAM 1 & KAM 2) provided by “KPMG Hazem Hassan”.

Attended a training course covering the Egyptian Accounting Standards provided by

“KPMG Hazem Hassan”.

Attended the VAT tax Seminar provided by E&Y.

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Soft Skills Courses:

Attended the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People workshop provided by LTC covering the following topics:

- Habit 1: Be Proactive (Take initiative, Respond proactively).

- Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind (Define vision, mission and values).

- Habit 3: Put First Things First (Apply effective planning and prioritization skills)

- Habit 4: Think Win-Win (Apply successful negotiation skills, Build effective teams).

- Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be understood.

- Habit 6: Synergize (Value differences & Build on divergent strengths).

- Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw (Achieve life balance, Apply continuous improvement, Seek continuous learning).

Attended the Situational Leadership Course provided by LTC Center.

Attended the Crucial Conversation course provided by LTC Center.

Attended the Coaching & Supervisory Skills course provided by Logic Training Center.

Attended the Delegation Skills Course provided by Logic Training Center.

Attended the Presentation Skills Course provided by Dale Carnegie Center.

Attended the Time Management Course Provided by the Amcham.

Attended the Change Management Course offered by Zedny Organization covering the following topics:

- Who Moved My Cheese? Movie.

- How to Deal with Negative Emotions.

- Problem Solving.

- Self Confidence.

- Stress Management

Attended the Creative Thinking Course offered by Zedny Organization. LANGUAGE SKILLS

Perfect command of English and Arabic.

COMPUTER SKILLS

SAP & SCALA ERP systems.

Hyperion System for consolidated financial data reporting.

Office XP ( Excel-Word-Power point)

Internet, Outlook.

PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth: June 23, 1984.

Nationality: Egyptian.

Marital status: Single.

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