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Amr Ali Morsi

Senior Internal Audit Manager at AAW

Hawally, Kuwait

Work Experience

  • Senior Internal Audit ManagerFull Time

    AAW

    Oct 2015 - Present -9 yrs, 9 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:Heading the internal Audit function on a group level for various line of businesses: FMCG : Procter & Gamble (P&G), Nestle, Colorx, Lindt chocolate, Hershey's chocolate. Pharmaceutical : Pfizer, Roche, Novo Nordisk, Merck Senoro, Alcon, Biotronik, Bioderma, Nuxe. Pharmacies: Largest pharmacies chain in State of Kuwait Sports & Fashion : Nike Store, Reebok, Puma, Crocs, Intersport, The Athlete’s Foot, The North Face & Vans. Furniture : La-Z-Boy, Lifestyle, Fairmont Designs, Broyhill, Bassett. Home Appliances : Bosch, Siemens. The main roles and responsibilities: ▪ Preparing the annual risk based internal audit plan and budget for the Internal Audit department. ▪ Defining the audit scope and objectives, reviewing the audit program prepared by IA staff, applying an appropriate audit techniques/audit processes to carry out audit field work and designing audit report criteria. ▪ Collecting, analyzing and assessing the reliability and integrity of information related to the financial position, cost structure and the trading effectiveness of the organization. ▪ Examining and evaluating the internal controls applicable to ensure the reporting accuracy on the financial, operational and managerial processes, in addition to assisting in business process reviews. ▪ Establishing budgetary cost control to monitor/review any deviation and investigate the root cause. ▪ Performing substantive checking procedures to ensure the extent of compliance with various policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations which could have a significant impact on the organization. ▪ Identifying and reporting on the financial risks to various level of management to obtain their responses and to agree on the most appropriate corrective action plan. ▪ Following-up with the executive management on the implementation progress of the action plan, to ensure that all risk highlighted in the audit findings are being adequately rectified and managed. ▪ Reporting periodically to the Board of Directors on the audit findings/recommendation along with the corrective action carried out by the management. ▪ Evaluating specific operations at the request of the Board or management, as appropriate.
  • Internal Audit ManagerFull Time

    Russell Bedford

    Dec 2013 - Oct 2015 -1 yr, 10 months

    Kuwait , Kuwait City

    • Job Details:Attending commencement meetings with audit client’s audit committee and senior management to identify the scope of internal audit services required either assurance or consultancy. ▪ Preparing Internal Audit services proposition in coordination with Senior Partner. ▪ Identifying key financial and operational risks involved with the business through undertaking risk assessment. ▪ Establishing audit objectives, designing and implementing audit methodologies to be compatible with the outcome of risk assessment process carried out. ▪ Preparing audit report expressing the extent of the integrity of financial and operational data and communicate the outcomes to audit clients audit committee / senior management. ▪ Providing assurance services as per International Standard on Assurance Engagement ISAE 3402. ▪ In-charge of providing different consulting service (drafting policies and procedures, SOPs, manuals) related to corporate governance principles regulatory requirement declared by Kuwait Capital Market Authority. ▪ Supervising other assurance service declared by Ministry of Finance – Kuwait over banks related to National Family support fund for the following “HSBC, Kfic, Al Soor Financing”. ▪ Carrying out regulatory assurance services on investment companies in accordance to Kuwait Stock Exchange’s regulations concerning the control and surveillance over managing others investment portfolios.
  • Senior Internal AuditorFull Time

    United Arab Shipping Company (Acquired by Hapag-Lloyd)

    Nov 2008 - Nov 2013 -5 yrs

    Kuwait , Kuwait City

    • Job Details:▪ Planning, organizing and conducting internal audit assignments (operational and financial) of worldwide UASC shipping agencies and other subsidiary/joint venture companies as per the annual approved audit plan. ▪ Reviewing / preparing detailed audit program, communicating and coordinating engagement plan and requirements to the client organization as well as various levels of management. ▪ Performing data analytics to determine nature and extent of verification required in different areas of operation as well as to conclude in appropriate sample selection. ▪ Performing substantive and compliance checking procedures to ensure reliability and adequacy of internal control system in existence. ▪ Ensuring compliance with UASC policies, procedures and various management directives. ▪ Reporting on the findings / weakness of internal control systems and procedures being reviewed and make recommendations. ▪ Following-up for management's response to the findings / recommendations, providing clarification to various levels of management if required. ▪ Involved in the preparation of annual audit plan and budget for the Internal Audit department. ▪ Participates in updating Internal Audit policies and procedures / Internal Audit Charter in accordance with the latest IPPF declared by Institution of Internal Auditor “IIA”. ▪ Conduct due-diligence audits and other special assignments as per Audit Committee requests.
  • Senior Internal AuditorFull Time

    RSM Al-Bazie

    Apr 2006 - Oct 2008 -2 yrs, 6 months

    Kuwait , Kuwait City

    • Job Details:▪ Planning, organizing and handling internal audit assignments of various client organizations. ▪ Assisting in formulation of audit plans based on the risk assessment of the business process across the client organization. ▪ Communicating with appropriate level of client management for the audit requirements, understanding the systems and controls in place, discussion of audit findings. ▪ Reviewing / developing standard audit programs for various audit areas of client organization. ▪ Reviewing work performed by the auditors in evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of existing internal control system of client organization. ▪ Reviewing audit working papers and draft internal audit report prepared by the auditors. ▪ Conducting exit meetings and obtain management buy-in for the recommendations. ▪ Assisting in performing follow-up reviews on outstanding issues pending implementation from the previous final internal audit reports. ▪ Executing special review/investigation of critical operational areas on the request of client management. ▪ Performing internal control review of various banks and financial institutions as per the regulations of Central Bank of Kuwait “i.e. HSBC, Citi Bank, NBAD, AUB, Burgan Bank, Industrial Bank of Kuwait, Al Muzaini Exchange” ▪ Performed portfolio certification for top leading investments companies in accordance with Kuwait Stock Exchange requirement.
  • Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

      Alexandria University (ALEXU)

      Jan 2003 

    Skills

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Science, Technology & Strategic Business Transformation

      BABSON University - Executive Education·2019
    • Certificate in International Auditing - ACCA

      ACCA·2017
    • International Tax & European Conference - Antwerp, Belgium

      Russell Bedford International·2015
    • Anatomy of Container Logistics

      Cambridge Academy of Transport·2011
    • Èxcel Financial Modelling

      Ernst & Young·2011
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