The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) has approved the appointment of Mr. Mahmood Hashim, Senior Audit Manager, Administrative Audit at the National Audit Office (NAO) as one of the new members of the Forum for INTOSAI Professional Pronouncements (FIPP).
Mahmood Hashim holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Bahrain, and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Trainer from the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI). Hashim has more than 13 years of experience in financial and administrative audit in the private and public sector. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and was recently appointed as a member of the Professional Standards Committee (PSC) of INTOSAI, representing the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI).
The FIPP aims to support professional development by ensuring INTOSAI provides clear and consistent professional pronouncements for public-sector auditing. The members of the FIPP are selected by the INTOSAI Goal Chairs which are the Professional Standards Committee (PSC), the Capacity Building Committee (CBC) and the Knowledge Sharing Committee (KSC). FIPP’s composition intends to mirror INTOSAI’s membership with regard to regional representation, Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) models, audit types and audit/capacity development expertise. The FIPP comprises between 10 and 16 members, including the FIPP Chair.
Through its membership in international and regional organizations (INTOSAI, ARABOSAI, ASOSAI, and the Gulf Cooperation Council), the NAO seeks to provide the best training opportunities for its employees to meet international standards, as well as enhancing knowledge sharing and capacity building to face future challenges in the audit field.
