Khalaf Abdullah Email & Phone Number

Chief Audit Executive with over 22 years of internal audit experience in financial services industry. Group-wide responsibilities of managing Internal Audit Program for the Bank and its Subsidiaries in Financial Brokerage, Real Estate and Hotel industries.  Proven track record in significantly growing Enterprise Value through Assurance & Consulting services in the areas of Governance, Risk, Control & Compliance. Effective stakeholder engagement with Board of Directors, Senior Management, External Auditors, Consultants and Regulators

Listed skills include Risk Management, Teamwork, Enterprise Risk Management, Project Planning, and 37 others.

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  Executive Vice President , Group Chief Internal Auditor

  Sharjah Islamic Bank

  Oct 2001 - Present - Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates

  Reporting Line: Board of Directors through Group Audit Committee (Primarily & Functionally) & Chief Executive Officer (Administratively for day-to-day issues)Job Probile: Group-wide responsibilities for providing internal audit services to the Bank and its subsidiaries  Member of the Bank’s Management Committee (MANCOM) and other management level committees as an independent observer Secretary of the Group Audit Committee Managing Internal Audit in accordance… Show more Reporting Line: Board of Directors through Group Audit Committee (Primarily & Functionally) & Chief Executive Officer (Administratively for day-to-day issues)Job Probile: Group-wide responsibilities for providing internal audit services to the Bank and its subsidiaries  Member of the Bank’s Management Committee (MANCOM) and other management level committees as an independent observer Secretary of the Group Audit Committee Managing Internal Audit in accordance with Central Bank of the regulatory requirements, Internal Audit Charter, and the mandatory elements of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)Team Audit team consists of 27 highly qualified and experienced professionals  Structured with specialized units in Operations, Retail, Credit, Information Technology & Subsidiaries (ASAS Real Estate, Sharjah National Hotels,& Sharjah Islamic Financial Services)  Major functions include providing Assurance & Consulting services and conducting of Fraud Investigations Audit Universe includes Branches, H.O. Departments, and SubsidiariesKey AccomplishmentsSuccessfully led the Bank’s Internal Audit function to achieve  Full Conformance to the IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing in the two consecutive External Quality Assessments (EQAs) carried out by the Institute of Internal Auditors, USA (2014) and KPMG (2022), the feat achieved by one of a select few globally  Best Practices Award from the Institute of Internal Auditors (UAE) for demonstrating leading practices in the domain of Governance, Risk and Control in the years 2015 & 2016  Transformation of Internal Audit both operationally and strategically through audit process automation, audit team upskilling, building flexible operating model, audit spectrum expansion and continuous risk sensing / analytical review leveraging technology  Active participation in transformation of SIB from Conventional to Islamic during 2001/2002 Show less

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