Mahmoud Abu Lebbeh

Seasoned internal auditor with over 18 years of overall experience in Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Assessment, Fraud Investigations, and rich international exposure. Experienced in dealing with senior executives. Integrated Auditor with proven experience in financial, operational, IT, and compliance audits.

 ISSA HOLDING, QATAR                                                                                        

Head of Internal Audit                                                                                           

March, 2012 – Present 

Responsibilities: 

•        Liaising with Senior Management to analyze company’s risks and draft report on internal audit plan.

•        Ensuring optimum utilization of resources by scheduling and assigning audits to team members; conducting follow-up audit to aforementioned action plan on targeted implementation date.

•        Conducting audits and delivering findings, recommendations, respective management response, and formulating a suitable action plan with targeted implementation date to Audit Committee.

•        Executing a comprehensive audit program for the evaluation of the management controls overall group activities.

•        Reviewing procedures and records for their adequacy to accomplish intended objectives, and appraising policies and plans relating to the activity or function under audit review.

•        Examining the audit reports and authorizing the publication, including recommendations for improvement.

•        Evaluating the adequacy of action taken by operating management to correct reported deficient conditions.

•        Organizing special examinations in coordination with the senior management, including the review of representations made by persons outside the group, fraud investigation and due diligence.

•        Executed risk assessment and examines the effectiveness of all levels of management in their stewardship of company resources and their compliance with established policies and procedures.

•        Improved management controls designed to safeguard company resources, promote company growth, and ensure compliance with official laws and regulations.

AL SAYER GROUP OF COMPANIES (TOYOTA), KUWAIT                                                                                         

Deputy Manager – Internal Audit , 2008 – March, 2012

 Responsibilities:

•        Conduct a risk assessment of operational activities and examine the effectiveness of all levels of management in their stewardship of company resources and compliance with policies, procedures, laws, & regulations if applicable.

•        Formulated audit plan and audit programs and determined the audit procedures to be used including sampling and use of electronic data processing tools.

•        Resolved concerns related to findings discovered from auditing by consulting with the auditee

•        Provided insightful solutions to counter operational control weaknesses based on risk assessment and professional standards to improve operations and reduce costs.

•        Analyzed data and evidentiary documents for relevancy and sufficiency.

•        Steered audit team and ensured work in compliance with professional standards and audit manual.

•        Drafted formal written reports expressing opinions on the adequacy and effectiveness of the system and efficiency.

•        Improved deficient conditions by evaluating the adequacy of the corrective action taken.

•        Organized for conducting surprise cash, stock & WIP counts of locations and report observations and conducting follow-up audits to measure outcome of corrective actions taken.

•        Core member in maintaining ESI (Employee Satisfaction Index) and CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index) over 90% for IA Department.

•        Determined adequacy of the institution’s systems of internal control and the degree of compliance with internal controls, policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.

•        Spearheaded the efficiency and effectiveness of financial, administrative, and operational management.

TALAL ABU GHAZALEH & CO. JORDAN & KUWAIT                                                                                        

Senior Auditor                                                                                                                      March, 2003 – Nov, 2008

Began career with Talal Abu Ghazaleh & Co. – Jordan office after which was recommended to be transferred to Kuwait’s office in September, 2006 to take on additional responsibilities

 Responsibilities:

•        Employee of the month for August, 2005 out of 700 employees.

•        Understand the clients’ business; summarize all operations and document cycles.

•        Understand and evaluate the internal control structure and Perform preliminary analytical procedures.

•        Prepare the audited financial statements according to IFRS.

•        Prepare management letter highlighting weaknesses in the internal control system and other matters arise during the audit.

•        Conduct special assignments such as internal audit, business valuation, financial analysis, costing process and due diligence.

• CRISC: Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control   ISACA (USA) in 2011

• CRMA: Certified in Risk Management Assurance                  The IIA (USA) in 2013

• CIDA:   Certified Investments and Derivatives Auditor         ITCI (USA) in 2010   

• ACPA:   Arab Certified Professional Accountant                    ASCA & Cambridge in 2006

• B.Sc. in Accounting (Ranked third on class) Amman Al Ahliyah University (Jordan) in 2003