Majed Alawami, CertIFR

Majed alawami, certifr

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Internal Audit Manager & Audit Committee Secretary at Confidential

  • Education

    • Virginia commonwealth university - school of business

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor of science (bs) accounting and finance
  • Experience

    • Deloitte

      Sept 2011 - May 2019

      As a supervisor auditor, I carried out the audits covering all major functions of the organization for different type of industries where my key responsibilities were:• Conduct and participate in financial audits, compliance audits, internal controls, and business improvement audits, provide supervision, training, and quality control. Participate in special projects that require audit or accounting expertise.• Track the progress of audits; provide technical assistance to auditors in compiling, drafting, and completing audits and audit reports.• Independently manage the audits of medium sized companies in various sectors and contribute to a strong client relationship through interactions with client personnel.• Function as the primary liaison between the Partner, the client and the audit staff and responsible for all phases of an engagement and ensure resolution of all legal, regulatory and accounting issues that arise during an audit engagement.• Developing and determining risk assessments related to internal and operating controls for current audits and possible future audits.• Responsible for the preparation of audit strategy and business plans, setting budgets and pricing, scheduling audits, selecting staff and assigning workloads, and financial reporting.• Plan and manage multiple engagements simultaneously and people along with ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.• Develop and motivate all audit staff and provide them with counseling and career guidance.• Planning, managing and controlling the overall audit of companies through co- ordination with clients’ staff to meet the targets in respect of completion of audit effectively.• Single-handed managing audits of medium sized companies in various sectors.• Preparing final deliverables and financial statements for director’s review.• Continuous liaison with client’s senior and middle management for audit execution and finalization. Show less • Lead a team in planning, managing and executing Audit engagements, within a risk based environment and in an efficient and effective manner.• Act as a role model and mentor for less experienced members of the team, provide on the job training and develop talented team members, through evaluation and counseling.• Develop effective business relationships with clients in order to identify, package and implement business solutions that help our clients grow and become more successful.• Define project structure and assess and ensure proper resource allocation, deliver projects on-time and on-budget and identify and effectively deal with risks, project extensions, etc.• Maintain high quality and professional standards. Show less • Prepare audit strategy and business plans, setting budgets and pricing, scheduling audits, selecting staff and assigning workloads, and financial reporting for small to medium size clients.• Assume responsibility for small components of engagements and contribute to a strong client relationship through interactions with client personnel.• Recognize and communicate opportunities to sell "add-on" work to client and contribute to a positive team attitude.• Plan and manage engagements and people along with ensuring deliverables meet work plan specifications and deadlines.• Develop and motivate all audit staff and provide them with counseling and career guidance. Show less • Work as an audit assistant within audit teams under guidance and instruction of an audit senior.• Develop understanding of the Deloitte´s auditing methodology and tools, perform reviews of Audit documents and identify accounting and auditing issues and perform research to solve those issues. • Develop an understanding of the audit client`s business.• Apply concepts of risk assessment, and perform tests of internal controls. • Process information and making relevant conclusions during the audit. Show less

      • Audit Supervisor

        Oct 2016 - May 2019
      • Senior Auditor

        Oct 2013 - Sept 2016
      • Experienced Assistant Auditor

        Oct 2012 - Sept 2013
      • Assistant Auditor

        Sept 2011 - Sept 2012
    • Confidential

      Jul 2019 - now
      Internal audit manager & audit committee secretary

      • Established the Internal Audit Department • Established risk-based audit framework to reflect in the audit policy, building the audit universe, risk assessment, and three years audit plan.• Established the audit follow-up framework and system to ensure that recommendations and corrective work has been implemented properly to correct the identified deficiencies.• Prepared comprehensive risk-based audit plan managing a variety of operational, financial, special reviews, and compliance with the firm policies, government, and industry regulations.• Worked on governance regulations, BOD work regulations, audit committee regulations, internal audit charter, internal audit policies, etc • Present findings to audit committee and executive management.• Organizing audit committee meeting by calling for the meeting, prepare the agenda, prepare the minutes of meeting, communicate the decisions, follows up on the action plans, etc. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in international financial reporting (certifr)

      Acca
      May 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Majed Alawami, CertIFR
      Dean's List Virginia Commonwealth University May 2008
    • Awarded to Majed Alawami, CertIFR
      Dean's List Virginia Commonwealth University Dec 2007
    • Awarded to Majed Alawami, CertIFR
      Honours List Golden Key International Honours Society May 2006
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Vice President

      Issued by Club of Knowledge on May 2008
      Club of KnowledgeAssociated with Majed Alawami, CertIFR
    • Vice President

      Issued by Saudi Students Society on Aug 2007
      Saudi Students SocietyAssociated with Majed Alawami, CertIFR