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Internal Audit & Controls

Don't Wait for a Crisis to Check Your Controls.

Risk-Based Internal Audit (RBIA) that moves beyond "ticking boxes".

Kenekt provides risk-based internal audit (RBIA) and controls testing in Dubai, delivering independent assurance that your business is running as intended. We identify the controls that are failing before they result in fraud, revenue leakage, or regulatory penalty — and we help you fix them, not just report them.

What We Audit

  • Financial Controls: Accuracy of reporting and treasury.
  • Operational Processes: Identifying bottlenecks in procurement and sales.
  • Compliance Checks: Adherence to UAE Labor Law and VAT.

The Risk-Based Audit Cycle

We don't audit everything; we audit what matters.

  • Risk Mapping: We meet with leadership to identify the "Sleepless Night" issues—where could fraud or failure actually happen?
  • Control Testing: We walk through your processes live. We don't just ask "Do you check invoices?"; we pick a sample of 50 invoices and check them ourselves.
  • Gap Analysis: We flag control weaknesses and rate them by financial impact (High, Medium, Low).
  • Remediation:We don't just report the problem; we help you design the fix and re-test it next quarter to ensure it stuck.

Frequently Asked Questions

For most SMEs, an annual internal audit of high-risk processes (procurement, payroll, treasury, revenue recognition) is the minimum. Businesses with high transaction volumes, multiple entities, or recent rapid growth should consider semi-annual reviews. Following any significant change — new ERP, major acquisition, leadership change — a targeted audit should be commissioned promptly.

Yes. External audit provides an opinion on financial statements. It is not required to catch every control failure or instance of fraud. Internal audit specifically targets the controls that prevent fraud and operational failure before they appear in the financial statements.

We rate every finding by financial impact (High, Medium, Low) and provide a specific remediation recommendation. We help design the fix, document the updated control, and schedule a follow-up test in the next audit cycle to confirm it has been implemented.
Abhijeet Sharma

Abhijeet Sharma

Senior Advisor, Risk Advisory Services, Kenekt

Chartered Accountant (ICAI) | 18 years: EY, KPMG, Grant Thornton, Mazars, MBG Corporate Services

Alan Peter Rajan

Alan Peter Rajan

Senior Manager, Transaction Advisory

MSc Financial Management, University of Manchester | MBA, Curtin University

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