FIRAS KABBANI, Internal Auditor

FIRAS KABBANI

Internal Auditor

Arab Monetary Fund

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Accounting
Expérience
22 years, 7 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 7 Mois

Internal Auditor à Arab Monetary Fund
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2012

•Assisting the Director of Internal Audit in preparing or updating the audit needs assesment.
•Devoloping the detiled work programs for the audit assignments.
•Supervising and reviewing the work of internal auditors.
•Liaising with concered personnel in various departments
•Carrying out any other work assigned by the director of internal audit, and
•Making all effort to undertake such studies and research as would enable me to perform my duties more effectively to the AMF

Manager Assistant à KPMG Lower Gulf Limited
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • juillet 2011 à mars 2012

Asess and evaluate the effectiveness and the effeciency of the internal control processes through applying risk based audir approach.

SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR à AL AIN MUNICIPALITY
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Al Ain
  • janvier 2010 à juin 2011

• Planning for the new audit assignemnt, Prepare risk register and develop the detailed audit program
• Update Risk register of the exisiting audit assignement
• Perform the audit programs and discuss the audit findings with the management.
• Supervise and review the work of the the audit trainee.
• Participate in developing the internal audit methodology
• Keep the internal audit department updated with the international audit standards and all the updates related to the audit proffession.

Senior Internal Auditor à Arab Monetary Fund
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • décembre 2005 à janvier 2010

•Assisting the Director of Internal Audit in preparing or updating the audit needs assesment.
•Devoloping the detiled work programs for the audit assignments.
•Supervising and reviewing the work of internal auditors.
•Liaising with concered personnel in various departments
•Carrying out any other work assigned by the director of internal audit, and
•Making all effort to undertake such studies and research as would enable me to perform my duties more effectively to the AMF

Semi Senior Auditor à Deloitte
  • Syrie - Damas
  • octobre 2003 à décembre 2004

o Team leader for small to medium audit assignments.
o Drafting letter of recommendations highliting control weaknesses to high level management of the firm clients.
o Supervise staff auditors and provide on-the-job training for newer auditors when in charge of an audit assignment.
o Assign work to existing staff members on the basis of their knowledge and capabilities and supervise them on projects.
o Review with Supervisor, Manager, Principal any significant audit findings, financial statement presentation or other matters within the area of an accounting or consulting assignment.
o Assist clients to Prepare and review financial statements, notes and schedules.
o Evaluate work papers to determine that the audit or engagement was performed in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.
o Write summary of audit findings and make recommendations for corrective action.

The assignment I worked on during this period inclding the folloeing companies:

 Trading Companies: Obegi Group- Chemicals, Transmed for Industry and Trade Co., Tarif Akhras Group (Transportation Co. and trading in commodities).
 Investments Companies: Intra Investments Co. (Beirut).
In addition to participating in the subscription process for BLOM Bank in Syria

Auditor à Andersen / EY
  • Syrie - Damas
  • septembre 2000 à juillet 2003

During my employment in the Assurance and Business Advisory division, I have gained a diversified experience working on small to medium audit engagements for local and multinational companies along different industries. Such companies include:
 Oil and Gas Companies: ELF, MOL (Hungry), INA (Croatia)
 Telecommunication Companies :Siemens, Ericsson.
 Carrier Companies: DHL, Aramex.
 Manufacturing: Da'aboul for Detergents, Catakit (Biscuits and Chocolate).
 Trading Companies: Nahas Enterprises Group.
 Others: Gray MCkenzy (Manpower Co.), American School in Damascus.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Documentation of internal procedures and critical processes.
• Design and performance of audit programs.
• Identification of weaknesses in controls and drafting recommendation reports to client's management.
• Investigation of audit findings with client's personnel for further evidence.
• Proposing audit adjustments and reporting conclusions to supervisors.
• planning the audit, supervision of staff and subsiquent review of detailed procedures performed by them.
• Assist clients in preparation of the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Accounting
  • à Damascus University
  • juillet 2002

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Planning
Recommendations
BLOOMBERG SYSTEM
SWIFT SYSTEM

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

The Institute of Internal Auditor
  • CIA
  • April 2008
Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Finanacial Institution
  • CIPA
  • August 2009
The Institute of Internal Auditor
  • CGAP
  • May 2011