Ali Mehdi

Certified Internal Audit Manager with over 10 years of experience in UAE, Kuwait and Qatar in internal audit and consulting services to variety of clients in different sectors and industries including Government, Education, Retail and Trading, Manufacturing, Banking, Telecommunication, Real Estate Developers, Automotive, Hospitality, Non for Profit Organisation, Education, Semi-Governmental.

Key roles and responsibilities:
• Maintain strong client relationship;
• Monitor project budget;
• Identify new business opportunities;
• Advising Managements on the status and outcomes of their audit function;
• Performing risk assessments and defining internal audit plans;
• Supervising all aspects of fieldwork;
• Negotiations with clients to finalise reports;
• Assessing internal control structures over operational and financial cycles;
• Identifying and evaluating business risks and testing of business processes;
• Providing value-added services to clients by means of comprehensive reports on audit findings and recommendations for improvement in the entity’s internal control systems;
• Provide training workshops to the client on Risk Assessment, Internal audit and Corporate Governance.

Engaged in various assignments including
• Setting up Internal Audit Department;
• Risk and internal control environment assessments;
• Corporate Governance review;
• Internal, compliance, and operational audits;
• Special investigations; and
• Business process improvement engagements.