MD MAKSUDUL AMIN
Franklin Square,USA
Summary
Audit manager with expertise in identifying and implementing process improvements. Streamlined auditing procedures led to enhanced compliance and operational efficiency. Recognized for fostering team collaboration and driving effective audit strategies.
Overview
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Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Group Head of Internal Audit — Vice President (VP)
ASA International Group Plc (LSE-Listed)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2022.02 - 2023.12
- Directed global internal audit operations across 14 countries and 149 auditors.
- Reported assurance directly to board audit and risk committee for enterprise views.
- Developed risk-based audit plan across 92 auditable entities matching strategy priorities.
Deputy Head of Group Internal Audit — Director / Joint Director
ASA International Group Plc (LSE-Listed)
Dhaka
2022.02 - 2022.09
- Designed and executed global risk-based audit plan; acted as Group Head to ensure leadership continuity across operating countries.
- Led quality assurance reviews and coordinated cross-country team to enhance audit execution consistency.
Manager (Vice President - VP) Global Internal Audit
HSBC
Dhaka
2018.07 - 2022.01
- Delivered complex risk-based audits across 12+ business lines, testing controls over operations managing USD 4.8B+ in assets and reporting findings to senior management and governance forums.
- Represented Global Internal Audit at 6 governance forums annually, influencing operational and risk management decisions with integrated audit perspectives.
- Achieved consecutive top-tier 'Strong' performance ratings (2019–2021) and 'Green' Quality Assurance rating for audit execution excellence.
- Applied data analytics to evaluate business processes and identify control gaps, enhancing assurance quality across business lines, operations, treasury, compliance, and finance.
Sanctions Manager (AVP) — Financial Crime Compliance (FCC)
HSBC
Dhaka
2016.04 - 2018.06
- Led sanctions risk management and compliance programme aligning operations with OFAC, EU, UN rules.
- Built a quality assurance framework for sanctions investigations to mitigate identified gaps.
- Cleared 3200+ priority 1 sanctions alerts in one month to restore compliance integrity.
Officer — Global Trade & Receivables Finance (GTRF)
HSBC
Dhaka
2013.12 - 2016.04
- Managed trade finance operations to meet compliance and avoid transaction errors.
- Aligned policy with regulatory requirements to support accurate trade handling.
- Developed MI reporting and strengthened reconciliation to reduce potential USD 2.5m losses.
- Investigated reported incidents thoroughly to maintain accurate records.
- Delivered top service to visitors by improving venue experience.
- Provided customer service to lift overall visitor satisfaction.
Associate — Service Delivery & Network Services Centre
HSBC
Dhaka
2009.07 - 2013.12
- Managed cross-border remittance operations, reconciling nostro and vostro accounts accurately daily.
- Processed SWIFT messages to keep payments moving with near-zero errors.
- Handled day-to-day remittance tasks with careful, efficient processing each shift.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
Stamford University Bangladesh
BangladeshMaster of Professional Accounting (MPA) - Accounting
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, BangladeshM.S. - Accounting, Data Analytics & Technologies
Pace University, Lubin School of Business
New York, NYSkills
- Internal audit frameworks
- Risk assessment methodologies
- Audit analytics
- Compliance expertise
- Financial regulations
- Tableau visualisation
- R and Microsoft Excel
- Workflow data management
- Global payments
- Languages: English, Bengali, Hindi
Certification
- Advanced in AI Audit (AAIA) — Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) — In Progress
- Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) — International Business Honor Society, Pace University — 2026
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) — Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) — 2025
- Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) — CPA Australia — 2024
- Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) — ACCA, United Kingdom — 2020
- Cert. Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) — ACAMS, USA — 2017
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Merit Scholarship (USD 5,000) - Pace University, 2025, Global 200 Power Leaders in Finance — White Page International, 2024
Affiliations
- ACCA Global Forum for Governance, Risk and Performance — Member (2026–Present)
- Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), New York Chapter — Academic Relations Committee Member (2025–Present)
- Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), USA — Member (2024–Present)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) — Member (2026–Present)
- ACCA Bangladesh — Member Development & Networking Sub-Committee (2021–2023)
PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH
- Patents & Intellectual Property
- German Utility Patent — AI-Enabled Fraud Detection Device Housing, Utility Model No. 20 2026 100 079, DPMA (2026) — Co-inventor
- UK Registered Designs — Hardened Server Rack for Financial Cloud Infrastructure (No. 6472296) and Compact Edge Node for Cloud Banking Transactions (No. 6472454), UKIPO (2025) — Co-inventor
- US Patent Applications (Under review, USPTO) (1) Smart Manufacturing Quality Control via Few-Shot Visual Reasoning; (2) Adaptive Cloud-Based Fraud Detection Using Dynamic Transaction Windows — Con-inventor
- Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers (IEEE Published/Accepted)
- Hybrid Reinforcement and Deep Learning Model for Payment Delay Optimization in Supply Chain Finance — ITT 2025, Dubai - Co-author
- Cloud-Powered Financial Stress Testing Using Deep Learning on Large-Scale Market Data — IMED 2026, Malaysia - Co-author
- Explainable AI for Credit Card Fraud Detection: A Comparative Analysis of SHAP and LIME — ICETCC 2025, India - Co-author
- Explainable Deep Learning Framework for Risk-Based Internal Auditing and Transaction Anomaly Detection — ICBDML 2026, India — Solo Author
- Explainable ML for Governance-Driven Enterprise Risk Management — IEEE CSNT 2026, Saudi Arabia — Co-author
- Professional Articles (ACCA AB Magazine & IIA Global — Solo Authored)
- Soft Skills: Auditors' Strategic Assets — AB Magazine, ACCA, July 2025
- From Checklists to Strategic Insight — AB Magazine, ACCA, August 2025
- Internal Audit Faces a 'New Normal' - AB Magazine, ACCA, October 2025
- Fraud Risk in the Digital Age: Integrating Continuous Monitoring into Internal Audit — IIA Internal Auditor Magazine, USA (Accepted)
Timeline
Group Head of Internal Audit — Vice President (VP)
ASA International Group Plc (LSE-Listed)
2022.02 - 2023.12
Deputy Head of Group Internal Audit — Director / Joint Director
ASA International Group Plc (LSE-Listed)
2022.02 - 2022.09
Manager (Vice President - VP) Global Internal Audit
HSBC
2018.07 - 2022.01
Sanctions Manager (AVP) — Financial Crime Compliance (FCC)
HSBC
2016.04 - 2018.06
Officer — Global Trade & Receivables Finance (GTRF)
HSBC
2013.12 - 2016.04
Associate — Service Delivery & Network Services Centre
HSBC
2009.07 - 2013.12
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
Stamford University Bangladesh
Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) - Accounting
University of Dhaka
M.S. - Accounting, Data Analytics & Technologies
Pace University, Lubin School of Business