Omar Jani

Senior Auditor with 4+ years of experience in external and statutory audit, assurance, investigations, and Grant Assurance engagements across private companies, NGOs, public institutions and international organisations. Experienced in leading engagements, financial statement audits, expenditure verification, investigative procedures, financial analysis, donor and regulatory compliance, and reporting under IFRS and applicable accounting frameworks. Strong expertise in risk assessment, internal controls, substantive testing, client management and team coordination, with international experience and knowledge of EU-funded programmes and procedures (PRAG).

Senior Auditor Consultant at AWT AUDIT ET CONSEIL MEMBRE OF IECNET A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ACCOUNTANTS (2022-01 – Present)

• Lead and coordinate external and statutory audits, financial assurance, Grant Assurance and expenditure verification engagements for private companies, NGOs, public institutions and international organisations.
• Perform statutory and financial statement audits of companies operating in industrial, healthcare and service sectors, covering audit planning, risk assessment, fieldwork, completion and reporting.
• Perform audit procedures in accordance with ISA, including risk assessment, internal control evaluation, substantive testing, analytical procedures, accounting estimates and significant transactions.
• Review financial statements and accounting treatments under applicable financial reporting frameworks, including IFRS where relevant, and identify misstatements, presentation issues and required audit adjustments.
• Audit key financial statement areas, including revenue, expenses, property, plant and equipment, inventories, receivables, payables, cash and bank balances, payroll, provisions, accruals and taxation.
• Assess internal controls and key business processes, identify control deficiencies and financial reporting risks, and formulate recommendations to management.
• Perform investigative and compliance procedures, including transaction testing, financial flow tracing, review of supporting documentation and identification of unusual transactions, inconsistencies, duplicate payments and potential financial or contractual irregularities.
• Lead audit and assurance assignments for 40+ European Commission-funded projects implemented by AICS across Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Libya and Tunisia, and 35+ UNICEF-funded projects in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.
• Perform expenditure verification and Grant Assurance procedures, reconciling financial reports to accounting records and assessing compliance with contractual, eligibility, procurement and donor requirements, including EU procedures (PRAG).
• Conduct financial and operational due diligence, beneficiary verification and grant-awarding process reviews, assessing financial capacity, internal controls, eligibility criteria, supporting evidence and compliance risks.
• Lead and supervise engagement teams, allocate and review audit work, coach junior auditors and trainees, monitor deadlines and ensure appropriate audit documentation and quality in accordance with ISA and ISQM 1.
• Act as a key contact for clients and international stakeholders, coordinate documentation requests, discuss audit findings and proposed adjustments, participate in closing meetings, and prepare audit, assurance and expenditure verification reports.

INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE in Artificial Intelligence – Euro Mediterranean Academy of Technology (2025-11 – 2026-01)

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN AUDITING (CPA) in Auditing – Institute of Higher Commercial Studies of Carthage (2022-09 – 2023-07)

MASTER’S DEGREE in Accounting – Institute of Higher Commercial Studies of Carthage (2020-09 – 2022-07)

LICENSE’S DEGREE in Accounting – Higher Institute of Management of Tunis (2017-09 – 2020-07)