Anis Mohemmad Anis Qasem
About Candidate
Internal Audit and IT Audit professional with 20+ years of experience across banking and financial institutions, in addition to providing consulting services in several sectors including banking and financial institutions, insurance, education, NGOs, and IT advisory.
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Work & Experience
• Lead and manage the Internal Audit function, ensuring execution of risk-based audit plans aligned with organizational objectives. • Report audit findings and key risk insights to senior management and the Audit Committee, strengthening governance and oversight. • Provide advisory services to management across key areas: - Design and implement operational risk frameworks, including risk registers, RCSA, heat maps, and KRIs. - Establish and enhance compliance, AML/KYC frameworks in line with regulatory requirements (including CBJ). - Support development of governance structures, policies, and internal control enhancements. - Advise on process improvements, risk mitigation strategies, and control optimization.
• Led internal audit engagements, including IT audit. • Assessed internal controls, IT controls, cybersecurity, and governance frameworks. • Provided recommendations to enhance controls and mitigate risks.
• CIA Certification: Delivered training across in all CIA domains of Internal Audit. • CISA Certification: Delivered training across all CISA domains of IT Audit. • Design and deliver a variety of professional training programs covering risk and governance areas, including financial risk, banking risk, fraud risk, and operational risk, ESG risk, as well as governance, business ethics, and data privacy.
• Coordinating Board and Committee meetings, including agendas, logistics, and action follow-up. • Preparing and maintaining meeting minutes, ensuring accurate documentation of decisions. • Facilitating communication between the Board, Executive Management, and stakeholders. • Maintaining confidentiality of Board records, resolutions, and official documents. • Monitoring Board decisions and following up on outstanding actions.
• Led the internal audit function, including development of audit plans and IT audit strategy. • Conducted IT audits covering governance, operations, and security controls. • Reported audit findings to the Audit Committee and followed up on remediation actions
