Managing all elements of the internal audit lifecycle, ensuring compliance to company policy, assessing areas of variance and implementing measures for a robust control framework.Achievements: ▪ Performing the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations▪ Custodian of all internal audit affairs for 50+ branches. In-charge of optimizing inventory of 91 warehouses across KSA, Bahrain & UAE.▪ Contributed to the preparation of company policy & re-designed the audit planning process by developing and implementing “guiding principles” which led to better risk coverage and partnership with the external audit firm and a 5% reduction in external audit fees.▪ Served as Internal Auditor for external company Subsidiaries in Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain)▪ Achieved significant cost savings by reducing the company expenses by 15%.▪ Evaluate financial documents for accuracy and compliance with federal regulations and Identify the financial risk of the organization and offer recommendations to reduce risk.▪ Present findings to upper management in the form of reports and presentations▪ Trained the team of auditors and improve their skills and trained and supervised junior accountants to comply with procedures and policy.

Key Responsibilities:▪ Review all accounting transactions and assure all entries are recorded correctly based on required approval, POs, allocated cost centers and GL accounts.▪ Prepare & confirm accounts reconciliations with related parties & sister companies.▪ Responsible for monthly closing in the ERP-SAP.▪ Prepare trail balance & financial statements P&L, Balance sheet & cash flow.▪ Review account receivable & accounts payable and finalize pending issues.▪ Review periodical tax reconciliation with tax authority ( VAT-W.H.T)▪ Maintain general ledger chart of accounts and communicate changes with users on a periodic basis.▪ Maintain accounting tables, fiscal calendar, chart of accounts and other maintenance needs in ERP.▪ Analyze, audit, and verify transactions, both automated and non-automated, within various funds.▪ Prepare bank reconciliations, coordinates with campus/center personnel to resolve errors.▪ Prepare, review, approve and/or post journal entries.▪ Prepare, review and/or approve vendor requisitions for payments.▪ Monitor operating cash balance and recommend liquidation of investments.▪ Research accounting issues and determine proper handling of transaction. Manage on-going working relationship with independent auditors, which includes oversight of the annual audit process, and preparation of consolidated financial statements and tax returns.▪ Assisted in reconciling over 20 different bank accounts for several different corporate entities.

Augmented end to end accounting function, managed A/R, A/P, cash management for the office and HQ.Achievements:▪ Successfully facilitated a rearrangement for letter of credit department by making agreements with banks getting low percentage for letter of credit charges reducing the expenses by 25%.▪ Acted as a team lead for several minor accounting projects and brought accurate results strictly adhering to the deadline.▪ Implemented automating processes, cutting work, boosting operational efficiency, I-expenses for all staff reimbursement related expenses.▪ Drove the AP-AR transformation plan, system control, RPA implementation and AP dashboard functions. (GRNI-Open PO’s) projects. AR Tanat Portal to monitor cash -Monthly invoices billing and collection.▪ Implementing procurement system, P2P process & Three-way match.