Manama, Auditor General of the National Audit Office (NAO) Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received the employees who won first place in the fifth competition of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Research and Studies in the field of auditing and accounting, and participated in the INTOSAI Initiative (IDI) programs and obtained professional certificates.
The Auditor stressed the NAO’s keenness to invest in human capital and national competencies, develop the capabilities of its employees, and motivate them to obtain recognized international professional qualifications to raise performance levels and the quality of services provided.
He said that the NAO conducted training and qualification programs throughout the year for its employees at all levels, raising the technical, logistical and technological competencies of its staff, which qualified the NAO to be in the ranks of advanced SAIs.
Shaikh Ahmed congratulated the employees on their achievements and wished them every success for their future.
He highlighted that there was a constant and dynamic need for the development, modernization and introduction of new programs that keep pace with the latest developments in the auditing field especially with regard to digital and technological aspects and digital transformation.
Maryam Ebrahim Taleb and Somaia Saleh Almeer, audit managers at the NAO’s Administrative Audit Directorate, won the GCC competition.
Mahmood Hashim Mahmood, Administrative Audit Director obtained the professional CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics) qualification.
Abdulrahman Mohammed Falamarzi, Senior Auditor at the Performance Audit Directorate, obtained the professional IDI Certified SAI Performance Auditor qualification granted by the INTSOAI Development Initiative.
The Auditor encouraged all NAO employees to gain more experience, refine their skills, and make use of the qualification and training programs provided by the NAO for their own benefit and for the benefit of NAO’s work and the auditing profession in general.
The employees expressed their happiness with their achievements and the appreciation they received from the NAO, which encouraged them to progress further in their profession.
Source: Bahrain News Agency