Amit Kocher

Experience

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  Axis Risk Consulting

  Nov 2006 - Oct 2007

  Senior Analyst
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  Mazars

  Jun 2008 - Dec 2010

  Principal Consultant
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  KPMG

  Dec 2010 - Sept 2011

  Senior

  Responsible for execution of engagement and overall delivery to clients.

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  Audit Value International AVI

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2014

  AUDIT VALUE INTERNATIONAL (Subsidiary of Investment Bank AB Kinnevik), merged with PwC, SwedenResponsible for audit and consulting services; instrumental in successfully establishing the Operational and Financial Due Diligence services for an investment bank and represented it for investment in E-commerce across countries - India, Russia, Brazil and Mexico. Key responsibility: • Quality assurance and delivery of internal audit, consulting, internal control and investigation projects. Show less

  • Engagement Manager

    Jun 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Senior Auditor

    Sept 2011 - Jun 2013
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  Protiviti

  May 2014 - May 2017

  Manager

  Privileged to work with a spectrum of clients across industries; instrumental in managing risks and improving controls across their respective organizations. Spearheaded internal initiatives for optimizing productivity and efficiency. Successfully Launched client-based solutions. Key responsibilities:- Consulted on annual risk assessment, risk based internal audit plan and periodic audit committee deliverables. - Influenced the Quality assurance and delivery of internal audit, consulting, internal control and investigation projects. - Mentored a team of over 20 cross functional / geographical team members Show less

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  Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2022

  Senior Internal Audit Specialist

  • Led Operational, Financial & Technical Audit engagements to provide valuable insights for strategic objectives.• Advised management on internal control improvements, enhancing process efficiency and effectiveness.• Recognized with the highest "Performance Award" in 2022 by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation.

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  TAQA Water Solutions

  Sept 2022 - now

  Reporting to the Executive Director of Internal Audit, supervising a team of five employees and engaged consultants as needed, successfully completing numerous financial, operational and technical audit engagements in the past 30 months.Instrumental in transforming Internal Audit Function at TAQA Water Solutions in last 30 months by driving a results-oriented culture, stakeholder collaboration, and implementing robust quality assurance.Developing presentation for pre-audit committee and audit committee meeting with focus on business insights, value additions, internal control and risk environment and critical exposures to the organization ability to achieve its objective.Mentored and developed a team through personalized coaching and targeted training initiatives, driving improved performance and career growth.Led multiple technological initiatives including the implementation of a continuous control monitoring tool that automates oversight of business processes across HR, Finance, Procurement and IT. Show less

  • Head - IA Governance and Business Support

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Internal Auditor

    Sept 2022 - Dec 2023