Wahid Raafat Tawfik

Chief Audit ExecutiveFull Time

• Job Details:• Serve as the company’s Chief Audit Executive and the Trustee of the Audit Committee. • Work closely in partnership with senior management to assess the company’s processes for identifying and managing business risk and delivering organizational effectiveness and efficiency. • Drive efficiency of the internal audit function within the company by performing advanced level professional internal auditing work and directing a comprehensive audit strategy. • Provide leadership and direction for operational, financial, and compliance audit projects. • Develop and execute a risk-based Annual Audit Plan, including tracking audit findings through remediation as well as assessing impact of findings on internal control environment and impact on financial statements. • Provide an independent evaluation of controls over financial integrity, operational effectiveness, IT controls for security, privacy and availability, and compliance with laws and regulations. • Supervise audit staff in the planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring of Internal Audit activities. • Provide leadership and direction in hiring, training, and evaluating staff; take corrective actions to address performance problems. • Contribute to company strategic planning by communicating the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to management, the Audit Committee, and the Board of Directors. • Represent Internal Audit at management, Audit Committee, and Board meetings and with external organizations.

Senior Manager - Assurance ServicesFull Time

• Job Details:• Defined project strategy for multiple complex projects; managed and supervised the execution of audit engagements of various clients in different industries. • Maintained active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, and lead change efforts effectively. • Understood and managed companies’ risk on audits and proposals as well as served as a business advisor to clients to improve their overall financial reporting processes. • Coordinated and mentored staff on projects and assessed performance for engagement and year-end reviews, consistently contributing to quality improvement efforts. • Assessed staff training needs and trained core assurance staff on different audit methodology topics. • Introduced new procedures that resulted in a better control and monitoring of engagements budgets. • Acted as a resource person for technical queries related to the audit methodology practices, being a Manager of the Audit Methodology Team and Audit Transformation Program at Riyadh office. • Actively assisted the implementation of a new audit software ''Aura'' and its several further updates.