سيرتي الذاتية

Mahmoud Hamouda

 

Cia.Mahmoud@gmail.com | +966*********** | +20 **********

Alyasmin, Riyadh, KSA & Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt | Egyptian | Arabic & English

 

Objective

Senior Audit Manager with over 16 years of experience leading audit teams in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Skilled in financial auditing, fraud investigation, and evaluating compliance with laws and regulations. Holder of an active US CPA license and fellow of Egyptian professional bodies. Seeking to leverage audit, Financial Reporting, and training expertise to strengthen governance and risk management frameworks across diverse sectors.

 

Professional Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), USA – Active License since Sep 2023

• Fellow – Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors, since Oct 2017

• Member – Egyptian Society of Taxation, since Mar 2016

 

Professional Experience

v Manager,  | Oct 2024 – Present

§  Lead audit and advisory engagements for clients across manufacturing, healthcare, utilities and fintech sectors, ensuring adherence to IFRS and local regulatory requirements.

§  Manage teams of up to 20 professionals, overseeing planning, risk assessment and quality control.

§  Provide technical consultations to clients on accounting issues, conducted due diligence assignments and advised clients on acquisition and consolidation accounting.

v Assistant Manager, Ernst & Young – Riyadh Office | Oct 2020 – Mar 2024

§  Supervised complex audits for listed companies on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) and family businesses.

§   Oversaw transitions from IFRS for SMEs to IFRS and evaluated internal control systems.

§   Coordinated with tax advisers on income tax and zakat implications and presented findings to audit committees.

v Assistant Manager, KPMG – Egypt | Dec 2019 – Oct 2020

v Audit Manager, Baker Tilly – Egypt | Oct 2017 – Dec 2019

v Audit Supervisor, Grant Thornton – Egypt | Oct 2016 – Oct 2017

v Audit Supervisor, Kreston – Egypt | May 2014 – Oct 2016

v Income Auditor, Ocean Ventures – Egypt | Oct 2008 – May 2009

Tax Specialist, Prof. Abdel-Rasoul Firm – Egypt (May 2009 – May 2014):

·       Prepared corporate income tax returns, handled withholding tax filings, and liaised with Egyptian tax authorities to resolve assessments and audits.

·       During audit engagements in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, collaborated with tax advisors and clients to ensure compliance with corporate income tax, zakat and VAT regulations, and reviewed tax provisions and disclosures in financial statements.

·       Designed and developed practical simulation tools for tax return preparation and taxable income calculation, ensuring compliance with Income Tax Standards, and delivered professional explanatory content on YouTube.

 

Training & Professional Development

v Delivered more than 1,000 hours of training in accounting, auditing, and IT systems, blending practical experience with structured learning.

v Produced 575+ educational videos on accounting and auditing topics, reaching over 133,000 subscribers and 6.5 million views.

v Lectured at the Central Auditing Organization in Egypt and conducted workshops for CPA and IFRS candidates.

v Mentored professionals towards technical mastery and certification, focusing on audit quality, fraud investigation and regulatory compliance.

v Recently contracted with a regional professional body to develop exam content and evaluation frameworks for a new professional accounting certification.

 

Systems & Digital Tools

v Audit software: Voyager (Grant Thornton), eAudit (KPMG), Canvas (EY), CaseWare (Maham)

v ERP/Accounting: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics GP, QuickBooks, MYOB.

v Data analytics & visualization: Microsoft Excel, Power BI, custom dashboards.

v Content and training tools: Camtasia, Corel Draw, Microsoft Visio and Canva.

v AI & advanced tools: Integrating ChatGPT, NotebookLM and other AI agents into audit research, technical content development, professional training and process optimisation.AI‑Enabled Audit & Training:

 

Achievements

v EY Shukran Star Award – 2022 for outstanding performance and client service.

v YouTube Creator Silver Award – for educational content.

v Recognized as Ideal Student (University) and Ideal Employee.

v Designed professional working paper models for group consolidation and IFRS compliance.

v Maintained continuous professional education requirements and actively engaged in quality awareness initiatives.

v Developed customized Excel tools (including VBA) supporting ISQM for audit workflows, consolidations reporting, import accounting, charity accounting, cost allocation and fixed asset controls, and inventory management.

 

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting – Tanta University, Egypt,*