Mahmod Mrad, CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA

Manages and Conducts Audits:

• Determines the overall scope and procedures of the individual engagements, based on a documented risk assessment.
• Provides guidance and assistance as needed during each engagement to ensure compliance with all applicable standards.
• Manages multiple priorities and resources.
• Functions as a strategic liaison with management before, during, and after engagements.

Audit Reporting and Communication with Management:

• Convey information clearly and concisely through both formal and informal documents; adapt writing style to fit the audience. o Prepares reports that are timely, supported by sufficient evidence in the work papers, and in compliance with applicable standards.
• Keeps the client and Internal Audit Management apprised of issues throughout the audit. o Fosters relationships with Process Owners.
• Represents Internal Audit in a professional manner.

Departmental Activities:

• Provides input and participates in risk assessment and work plan activities, as necessary.
• Assists in developing and implementing department procedures to ensure adherence to the professional standards.

Manages Projects:

• Manages large, complex projects with larger teams. Independently conducts project planning and fieldwork activities, developing project objectives and procedures based on evaluation of risks and controls. Sets deadlines for the completion of all project tasks. Monitors project budget and timeline to meet project deadlines. Provides clear direction to all team members on their assignments and evaluative feedback in a timely manner.

Conducts Audits:

• Trains other auditors on how to perform audits in accordance with the Standards. Performs fieldwork activities independently on complex engagements and/or special projects. Independently identifies risks and related controls, including fraud risks, during planning and fieldwork. Reviews working papers for accuracy and completeness, ensuring that all risks and controls have been properly identified and documented, and all results are based on documented evidence.

Gathers Evidence:

• Trains other auditors on how to gather appropriate evidence. Conducts client interviews and other interactions with mid-level and senior management independently on more complex engagements. Identifies appropriate client contacts during planning and fieldwork; schedules timely client meetings; prepares questions aligned with the meeting agenda.

• Main Responsibilities:
• • Performs internal audit projects per approved annual audit plan in accordance with professional standards.
• • Plans projects appropriately, including determining the objectives, scope and criteria.
• • Gathers sufficient, reliable and relevant evidence from individuals or systems, documents the conditions noted and the related findings, analyzes the information/data so that conclusions can be reached, develops actionable recommendations for improvement, compliance, or resolution, and prepares audit reports.
• • Proactively keeps the Executive Director informed of progress
• • Assists the Executive Director in performing a comprehensive, annual, System-wide risk assessment and in developing an annual audit plan based on the risk assessment.
• • Performs internal quality assessment reviews for projects, as assigned.
• • Develops, reviews and analyzes reports, records and directives to obtain information and increase efficiency.
• • Oversees and directs the activities of other auditors as assigned, and acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• • Performs special projects as necessary, including investigations of complaints/allegations analyzing confidential and sensitive information.

Main Responsibilities:

• Participate in the preparation and implementation of the annual audit plan by performing risk assessments, developing audit activities to address identified risks and executing the plan.

• Lead in the development and execution of Financial and operational Audit projects for all entities and capital projects under the supervision of the Ministry including audit planning, detailed audit programs and related testing and reporting.

• Review and discuss significant audit findings with the audit team and evaluate the recommendations to mitigate the underling risk.

• Assist with the establishment and maintenance procedures for the execution of audits in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

• Coordinate with the Ministry's external auditors and provide support as needed during the financial and internal control audit processes.

• Train, coach and direct the professional development support necessary to build and maintain a high performing Internal Audit team.

• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned or requested.

Main Responsibilities:

• Help to develop a risk based annual audit plan, staffing assignments, and apply individual judgment in determining audit coverage.

• Ensure clear, accurate and complete work papers in accordance with department quality standards; meet project timelines and deliverable due dates.

• Review work performed by others, provide recommendations for improvement and ensure resources are allocated to meet project deadlines.

• Identify audit issues and perform root cause analysis with practical corrective solutions- act a key resource on complex issues while motivating and leading project teams.

• Perform follow-up on assigned audit report action plans to ensure that the business partners have completed agreed upon action.

Field of Experience:

• Internal Audit: understanding the business process, testing the design and the operational effectiveness of the internal controls.

• Contract Audit: participated in contact audit engagements includes reviewing the contract, reviewing the business and commercial process, test the controls, audit the cost, and audit the compliance with the contract.

• Risk assessment: participated in risk assessment engagements to establish annual audit plan.

• Establishing the Internal Audit function: which includes preparing the internal audit charter and the manual of procedures.

• Agreed upon procedures: participated in Agreed up on procedures assignments that includes testing the internal controls and verify the balances for specific processes and accounts.

• Compliance: participated in review for the compliance function for investment bank Qatar that contains reviewing the policy and procedues for AML and Risk management plus review the credit files and the alignment with QFC regulations.

Field of Experience:

• External Audit, Review and Financial report preparation: participated in different kind of auditing assurance engagements in various industries that includes external auditing and preparation for financial reports services.

• Agreed up on procedures: participated in Agreed up on procedures assignment for that includes testing customer files against the granting criteria, also the preparation for cash movement statement with the final report.

• Attestation: participated in attestation engagement to present opinion on the adequacy of loan loss provision and the grading of the bank portfolio to be in align with the central bank regulations.

Field of Experience:

• Management Accounting: worked as management accountant in Katakit Syria (leading manufacturing company in Syria), the company uses ERP systems Microsoft Greatplains to manage its financial reporting process.