Hajer Jaouani is an experienced internal audit consultant offering over 15 years of experience in internal audit, risk management, and compliance. She has expertise in a variety of industries including real estate, healthcare, and telecommunications. Jaouani has held senior roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Bell Canada where she led internal audit engagements, assessed risks, and tested internal controls. She is proficient in audit standards and frameworks including COSO and Sarbanes-Oxley.

1. HAJER JAOUANI
Tel: 971 52-703 2775 Email: hajer.jaouani@gmail.com
EXPERIENCED INTERNAL AUDIT CONSULTANT
“Offering internal Audit proficiency to help you manage your compliance efforts efficiently”
Dedicated and results-driven professional who brings comprehensive knowledge of internal Audit Practice
combined with detail-oriented investigative and analytical talents. Excellent communicator with
interpersonal skills, adept at establishing rapport and trust across all functional areas and organizational
levels. Proven leadership strengths and appreciated for ability to maintain team focus in high-stress
situations that demand exceptional conflict resolution capabilities.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AREAS
 Internal Audit Principles & Practices
 Process documentation and maps
 Risk Assessment
 Internal Controls documentation and testing
 COSO Integrated Framework
 Operational Audits
 Financial Audits
 Regulatory and compliance audits
 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Law52-109, Bill 198
 Transactional audits
 SOX documentation and testing
 Governance (ERM, IRM)
 Project Management
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
October 2015- August 2016
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PwC, Dubai, U.A.E
Risk Assurance Services - Internal Audit
 In charge of risk based Internal Audit reviews of several business processes such as Production,
Inventory Management, Project Management, Human Capital Management, Purchase to Pay, Order
to Cash, Petty Cash Management and Legal.
 In charge of drafting internal policy and procedures manuals for financial process including Accounts
Payable, Petty Cash and Expense reimbursement.
 In charge of a financial and legal review for a major Real Estate Developer in the U.A.E
 In charge of a transactional review for a construction company which included 100% of bank
transactions.
 Trained employees on ERP software Windows Microsoft Dynamics A/X for a multinational company
that offers schools and education services in more than 14 countries.
 Developed a risk register for the Treasury department of a major Real Estate Developer in the U.A.E.
 Participated in an operational audit for a world leading health care company which included review of
the Professional Service Agreements and compliance to the regulations of the World Health
Organisation.
 Coached and mentored junior associates in addition to reviewing their testing work programs to
ensure conformity with established testing procedures.
 Prepared weekly testing dashboards for the engagement manager as well as a WIP analysis for the
engagement financials.

2. SENIOR CONSULTANT
MARCH 2014 TO MAY 2015
PricewaterhouseCoopers,s.r.l/s.e.n.c.r.l
PwC, Montreal, Canada
Risk Assurance Services – Internal Audit
 In charge of documenting and assessing corporate governance and the Insurance Risk
Management’s process of a banking institution which included reviewing the organizational structure,
existing corporate policies and procedures, evaluating the risk assessment and decision making
processes along with identifying and assessing key internal controls in place.
 In charge of testing of Information Technology Application Controls (ITAC) for Canada’s first
telecommunications and TV broadcasting company. Applications tested included SAP and WideOrbit.
 Participated in a financial audit for a world leading health care company post migration to SAP.
 In charge of assisting clients in their transition to 2013 COSO framework.
INTERNAL AUDIT CONSULTANT MAY 2012 – OCTOBER 2012
COGECO INC, Montréal, Québec
Contracted as an independent consultant to assist the internal audit team with the Bill 198 testing efforts
that included the testing of key internal manual and automated controls at the large telecommunication
and broadcasting company in the province of Quebec.
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR SEP 2006 – SEPT 2008
Bell Canada Entreprises (BCE)/Bell Media Montréal, Québec
Performed financial, operational and regulatory audits for the leading telecommunications and Media
service provider in Canada.
Accountabilities:
 Entrusted with planning, executing, and reporting financial and regulatory audit mandates.
 Tests internal controls and provides Senior Management with advice and recommendations on the
adequacy and effectiveness of the processes.
 Relied upon by senior management to gather and analyze support data using ACL, and provide
informed, objective opinions on audited points.
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR – SUPERVISOR 2005 - 2006
INTERMEDIATE INTERNAL AUDITOR 2004 - 2005
JUNIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR 2003 - 2004
Lafarge North America, Montréal, Québec
Originally brought on board to contribute to the internal auditing procedures for finance, inventory, and
receivables. Progressively promoted in recognition of exceptional leadership talents and astute analytical
skills.
Accountabilities:
 Tested internal controls to provide advice and recommendations on the adequacy and effectiveness
of the processes to meet Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts and resolve identified gaps.
 Entrusted with planning, executing, and reporting financial audit mandates, in addition to leading
other special engagements.
 In charge of the Accounts Receivables confirmations procedures using ACL, and provide informed,
objective opinions on audited points.
 Coached and mentored junior staff.
 Managed the Auto Audit database, the primary working tool of the corporate audit department.
Achievements:
 Designed, tested and implemented standardized business control and reporting processes for three
major business lines, effectively mitigating identified business risks and ensuring compliance with
Sarbanes - Oxley financial disclosure requirements.
 Contributed to the successful implementation of JD Edwards Enterprise Resource Planning systems.
 Provided auditing expertise to due-diligence reviews for business acquisition and new capital
projects, utilizing internal audit strategies to evaluate financial statements and analyze ratios, liquidity,
and profitability.

3.  Spearheaded the implementation and customization of Auto Audit working tools, providing critical
functionality to track departmental projects. Stepped up to the challenge of independently learning the
applications and developing user and training manuals for colleagues.
 Selected for SOX compliance expertise to help the corporation’s South African Division,
taking a hands-on role in evaluating their processes and providing the CFO with a
recommended strategy for structuring their SOX compliance implementation program.
ACCOUNTANT 2000 - 2001
Lafarge North America, Montréal, Québec
Selected from multiple candidates to contribute to the full accounting cycle, serving in a coordinating
capacity between all of the plants in the Canadian Eastern Region, and preparing and posting journal
entries to the general ledger.
 Assisted Eastern Region accounting coordinators and plan controllers with month-end closing
processes, including analysis of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inter-company accounts,
and reconciliation of bank accounts.
 Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual surveys to capture industry information for provincial and
federal governments related to manufacturing, construction, energy, and wholesale trade.
 Completed the 2000 US Federal Income tax return (form 5471).
 Contributed to the recovery of $1M+ from a lawsuit with a supplier and received recognition by
Corporate Controller for the hard work.
Previous professional experience includes Assistant Manager position with CINN Consulting newly
opened French office in Tunisia.
EDUCATION & SPECIALIZED TRAINING
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE, Accounting
Institut Supérieur de Gestion, University of Tunis III, Tunisia, graduated top 20%
Managerial Accounting  Financial Accounting
Professional Development:
 Enterprise Resource Planning
 Audit, Security & Control, JD Edwards -
PeopleSoft
 Managing for Performance
 Fraud Detection & Investigation,
Institute of Internal Auditors
 ACL Training
 Economic Value Added (EVA)
COMPUTER & TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
Lotus Notes  ACL  Auto Audit  Visio  Oracle Peoplesoft / JD Edwards, SAP
LANGUAGES
Fluent Oral & Written ENGLISH, FRENCH & ARABIC