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PROFILE A qualified Audit professional living in London, with over 17 years experience in finance and government sectors, including over 14 years in the UAE & UK with a portfolio of international finance and audit qualifications. A committed and hardworking individual with a dedication to professional progression as proven through a record of professional and academic achievements; seeking an opportunity in a challenging audit/fraud management role, to strengthen and utilize proven functional experience whilst contributing to the continuous growth of the organization. KEY STRENGTHS & SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS Auditing Over 13 years’ experience auditing key accounts, including examining statements, operations, data, and records, and preparing analytical reports with audit findings and results. •Established and manage a new Internal Audit department since 2014 in Dubai Government, Ports, Customs and Free zone Corporation, in line with international audit principles and standards. •Created in-house audit and risk management training courses, which were rolled out across the organization through the learning department. •Introduced and audit the Information Security Regulation (ISR) system across the organization in 2015. •Managed auditing of UAE government-funded $36m Afro Arabian project, across Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, and Oman 2012-2013, including coordinating and creating audit reports for the chairman and audit committee. Risk Management Over 10 years’ experience preparing a risk assessment, risk gap analysis, and risk registers. •Created and lead the RCSA (Risk Control Self-Assessment) system, 2015, resulting in organization controls increasing 20% to 75%. •Introduced and implemented the COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations) framework, 2015 Fraud Investigation Over 9 years’ experience, investigating fraud cases across banks, private and government sectors. •Identified and led to fraud cases amounting to 25million AED in one organization over a period of two years. Best Practice Awards by IIA 2017 and 2021 over UAE especially on ( Antifruad and Governance ).