I am a seasoned Internal Audit/Risk Professional with in-depth risk and controls process knowledge and experience relating to the financial services sector, specifically, retail/wholesale banking and asset/wealth management, both in the traditional and digital space. A Chartered Accountant (FCCA, UK) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA, USA), I was the Head of Risk and the former Head of Internal Audit at The Family Office Company B.S.C. (c), (“TFO”) for two years. TFO is a prominent asset and wealth management firm in the Middle East with assets under management of over USD 2.0 billion, operating under six regulatory licenses i.e., Bahrain, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and the United States.Before TFO, I was the Risk Consulting Services Director at KPMG, delivering unparalleled Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance and Corporate Governance solutions to clients primarily in Bahrain and Qatar for approximately 15 years. I was in a leadership role and in addition to experience with various industries; I headed the Financial Services team, before assuming the entire portfolio, under the direction of the Risk Consulting Partner.My achievements include:• Helped build the KPMG Risk Consulting practice in Bahrain and Qatar.• Promoted four times in five years at KPMG.• Consistently exceeded qualitative and quantitative targets.• Consistently obtained exceptional feedback/assessments from Clients, Management, Audit and Risk Committees and Boards of Directors.• Timely and consistent planning, execution and reporting of approved TFO internal audit and risk plans and activities.• Developed successors to assume TFO Head of Department positions.• Successfully introduced and integrated digital internal controls as part of TFO’s transformation program.• Spearheaded automation of control functions i.e. risk, compliance and internal audit.• Successfully introduced data analytics and continuous auditing/monitoring.I have also conducted internal audit quality assurance reviews of various entities to determine conformance to international best practices, in addition to the prescribed regulatory standards. I regularly interacted with Ministers, Board Members and C-Suite Executives, providing advice and presenting reports with recommendations.I have world-class qualifications and training with proven skills and experience and as a result, have effectively contributed to the strategic objectives of various organisations.
Listed skills include Auditing, Banking, Accounting, Corporate Finance, and 25 others.
