Internal Auditor

Saad Al Desouky

CPA-CIA-CCSA-CRMA-CGAP-CFE-CICA-CISA-CISM-CISSP-CAPM-OHSAS

Toronto - Ontario 647-***-**** ********@*****.*** Page 1 of 4

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Over 20 years of experience in providing professional services in the fields of internal audit, external audit, risk management, compliance, corporate governance, fraud investigation, business process improvement and project management. well exposure to multiple industry sectors including Oil & Gas, Logistics, Real Estate, Chemical Production, Government, Telecommunication, Healthcare, Public Utility, Manufacturing and Wholesale.

Experienced in setting up Internal Audit Department, Risk Management Department with the ability to develop detailed project plans and deliver the outcomes in an effective and timely manner, ability to build, lead, train and manage team members, ability to demonstrate good interpersonal skills including effective communication with Senior Management, Board Committees and the Board. Advanced experience in Internal Audit Department Governance & Administration, Risk Assessment and Internal Audit Work Plan, Executing, Monitoring and Reporting of Internal Audit Work Plan, Managing Audit Committee approved Special Assignment, Internal Audit Quality Assurance Practices and Knowledge Management.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Internal Audit, External Audit

IT Audit

Government Audit

Governance

Risk Assessment

Internal Controls

Advanced knowledge with the IIA IPPF, COBIT,

IFRS, GAAP, SOX, COSO, COSO-ERM

Leadership skills

Conflict management skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Multi-cultural experience

Advanced knowledge with Process mapping

using Visio, MS-Office (word, Excel, Power

Point, Outlook), MS-Teams and 365.

Compliance

Fraud Investigation

Project Management

Relationship Management

Effective business ethics

Fair knowledge of ACL and IDEA

Advanced knowledge with various

audit tools (Team-Mate, E-

Governance Portal, Lotus notes)

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s in commerce – Major Accounting – Alexandria University – Egypt – May 1996

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – New Hampshire – USA – May 2003

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) – November 2003

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – Jun 2004

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) – Jun 2005

• Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) – Nov 2005

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Dec 2006

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) – May 2007

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – Aug 2007

• Certified Internal Control Auditor (CICA) – Sep 2007

• OHSAS 18001:2007 OH&S Internal Auditing – Oct 2010

• Environmental Management System Internal Auditor ISO 14001:2004 – Oct 2010

• Certificate in the EFQM Excellence model – Jan 2015

• Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) – Nov 2016

• Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) – Feb 2017 Saad Al Desouky

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Work EXPERIENCE

Senior Internal Auditor

Treasury Board Secretariat- Ontario Internal Audit Division (www.canada.ca) December 2020 – Present Toronto, Canada

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat provides advice and makes recommendations to the Treasury Board committee of ministers on how the government spends money on programs and services, how it regulates and how it is managed. The Secretariat helps ensure tax dollars are spent wisely and effectively for Canadians. Key Responsibilities

Risk Management and Consultations

• Provides expertise, advice and consulting services to assist clients in the development, use and evaluation of risk management and control strategies for current or proposed operations, processes, policies and programs.

• Utilize appropriate risk assessment and management methodologies to monitor, evaluate, report risks to senior management and identify risks and adopt risk mitigation strategies.

• Design and implement risk assessment and quality assurance tools to meet the needs of government and external clients. Assurance, Analysis and Advice

• Evaluates client needs, identifies, and markets consulting and educational services to improve strategic/operational planning, business processes, organizational design, change management, performance measurement, quality assurance, risk management, controllership and related policies and procedures. Project Management and Coordination

• Plans, conducts, coordinates and leads multiple, complex audit projects including value-for-money audits, special investigations, financial management and compliance audits. Execution of the audit requires leading, supervising and coordinating audit activities. Decision Making

• Planning, coordinating, and leading large complex and multiple audit projects; providing strategic advice to senior management related to risk management, assurance services, and audits of control processes.

• Assure decisions adhere to functionally related auditing and accounting principles, audit policies, professional and government standards such as Institute of Internal Auditors standards, directives and codes of conduct. Guidance/Supervision

• Provides expertise and advice on risk management techniques, mitigation strategies, barriers to effective risk management, quality assurance, and supporting structures and systems.

• Oversee the quality of work performed by external consultants to ensure that the products/services delivered meet the stated requirements.

• Leads audit project teams by providing technical expertise, advice and recommendations to provide input on government and ministry audits, business and financial planning and policies.

• Liaises with Senior Management and provides advice and recommendations to meet program area's business objectives, assess adequacy of organizations risk profile and control strategies to assist in reducing risk. Audit Manager – Project Management (Supervising an average of + 50 team members) Deloitte, Toronto, Canada (www2.deloitte.com) June 2017 - May 2020 Deloitte LLP, one of Canada’s leading professional services firms, provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to a wide range of Canadian and international clients. Deloitte LLP is the Canadian member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. Key Responsibilities

Managing the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of an audit engagement, coordinating all parties to deliver a cohesive client experience, including specialists and component audit teams as required, managing engagement financial contribution and escalate the issue to engagement leaders, managing independence process and identify potential issues, managing the integration of the audit engagement processes with internal audit support processes, e.g. Milestones, billing, EQCR, etc. Interact with clients, Saad Al Desouky

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managing their expectations and deliverables, flagging any risks and issues to engagement leaders, supporting the development of a project management network, including the identification of best practices and standardization across engagements. Key Achievements

• Successful implementation of the project management methodology from the first year.

• Established tailored project information (e.g., reports, dashboards) based on stakeholders’ analysis.

• Enhanced the efficiency of work by ensuring the timely deliverables of project milestones.

• Improved the management of engagement economics and financial forecast.

• Built and maintained excellent work relations with engagement team members.

• Improved client retention.

• Successfully completed PM methodology training for our international (offshore) team members. Internal Audit Consultant (3 months contract)

Simpact, Aurora, Canada April 2017 - June 2017

Contracted to create the organization internal audit function. Key Steps and deliverables

• Liaison with management and other departments.

• Business process understanding.

• Creating high level internal audit structure.

• Creating the audit committee charter.

• Creating the internal audit charter.

• Creating the IA department policies and procedures. Chief Internal Auditor (Supervising an average of 4 team members annually) ESNAAD (ADNOC Group), Abu Dhabi, UAE (www.esnaad.com) November 2008 - May 2016 As a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and with over 1300 employees, ESNAAD operates 24 hours a day, on a base that covers over 1.4 million square meters of land, and offers state-of-the-art facilities for the Offshore and Onshore Oil and Gas Industry. ESNAAD offers three main services: Oilfield Services, Marine Services and Base Services, which are supported by various functional Departments/Divisions within the company (e.g. Finance, IT, Health and Safety, HR, Procurement ...etc.). Key Responsibilities

Establishing the internal audit department, creating relevant charters-manuals-policies, developing the long and short term audit plan and its related budget, monitoring the plan execution and deliverables, communicating with senior management and the Board of Directors

(BOD), reporting performance to the audit committee (AC), training and developing staff audit, performing any other special assignment as approved by the AC.

Key Achievements

• Automated the internal audit function through the implementation of an audit tool (E-governance portal).

• Recommended the establishment of the company’s risk management department (RMD) and trained its staff.

• Recommended the establishment of the company’s project office department (PMO).

• Recommended the complete restructuring of ESNAAD’s IT division to be aligned with COBIT framework.

• Managed various fraud investigation projects.

• Assisted in the development of ESNAAD’s financial delegation of authority manual.

• Trained F&CD staff on the implementation of relevant International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

• Provided workshops on US GAAP, IFRS, COSO, COSO-ERM, COBIT, IIA IPPF, Project Management Framework. Saad Al Desouky

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Manager Internal Audit -BRS (supervising an average of 5 team members annually) PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Abu Dhabi, UAE (www.pwc.com) August 2007 - November 2008 Key responsibilities

Providing internal audit services to the audit clients, managing and performing special assignments (e.g. fraud investigation, establishing internal audit function ...etc.), managing client’s relations and other relevant administrative work. Key Achievements

• Successfully completed 10 months fraud investigation project to the UAE’s biggest Oil & Gas company.

• Successfully completed 2 months project to establish the internal audit department for a governmental entity.

• Provided CIA and CCSA training workshops to the internal audit team. Assistant Manager Internal Audit-BRS (supervising an average of 5 team members annually) Ernst & Young (E&Y), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (www.ey.com) July 2005 - June 2007 Key responsibilities

Providing internal audit services to the audit clients, managing and performing special assignments (e.g. Business process re-engineering, ERP integration, developing various manuals and procedures, IFRS implementation, IT audit, fraud investigation …etc.) and other relevant supervisory and administrative work.

Key Achievements

• Successfully completed 11 months consultation project related to the financial reevaluation of the fixed assets of the world’s biggest desalination company for its IPO.

• Successfully completed 4 months consultation project to establish the financial system, develop the financial charts of accounts, and develop the financial Policies and Procedures along with its related flowcharts for one of Saudi Aramco petrochemical company.

• Successfully completed 4 months reengineering project to redesign the fixed assets process and the procurement process for one of Saudi Arabia’s major telecommunication companies.

• Developed the credit risk manual for a financial institution.

• Assisted in the development of comprehensive policies and procedures for a bank.

• Managed an IT audit assignment for a financial broker.

• Improved client retention and contract renewal.

• Developed a detailed IT audit program guideline based on COBIT 4. Senior Auditor (supervising an average of 3 team members annually) SAB, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia January 2000 - May 2005 Key responsibilities

Provided financial statements audit & other relevant special assignments (e.g. accounting system automation, US GAAP implementation, developing manuals & procedures, providing audit, IT accounting training to clients …etc.). Key Achievement

• Successfully completing a one-year project to establish, staff, and train the financial department for a government medical complex

(largest government medical complex in the Middle East), the project also required the selection of suitable financial software, transaction entry and the preparation of relevant reports and financial statements to management, I was responsible for supervising 8 team members.

• Prepared SOX training workshops.

• Provided training to one office colleague to attain the CPA.

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