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External Sharia Audit

Our external Sharia audit is a tool to provide assurance to your stakeholders. Our practice underpins the trust of Islamic stewardship between your company and those who wish to see an honest view of the implementation of Sharia compliance in your firm.

Licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, we take deep personal accountability both, individually and as a team, to deliver exceptional external Sharia audit service and value to your Islamic financial business.

Why choose Us?

Extensive Sharia Audit experience: We lead the Sharia Audit for both local businesses and across the GCC. In Saudi Arabia alone we serve 37% of the Saudi Investment Companies licensed by the CMA, 32% of the Financing Institutions licensed by SAMA and 52% of the Co-operative Insurance firms listed on the KSA stock-exchange. We thoroughly understand the challenges Companies face in planning and maintaining Shari Compliance. Given our exposure to the region we understand what makes the pertinent regulations unique, and have a clear understanding of the AAOIFI Sharia compliance framework within which the Islamic businesses operate.

Proven Track record in International Markets: Outside the Middle East we have conducted Sharia Audit for multiple sectors at various levels of the financial industry including clients from US, UK, Canada, France, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Cameroon, Hong Kong and Australia. We have also been the Sharia Auditors for the Islamic ETF of Washington based Falah Capital– the first of its kind to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

The right Sharia Auditors with the right knowledge: We place great value on ensuring that our Sharia Auditors are qualified in the science of Sharia and Islamic jurisprudence. Our diverse team of hard working Bahraini’s and expats from Germany, Russia and Sri Lanka have studied in top universities such as Al Azhar, Dar-ul-uloom, Islamic University

of Medina and INCEIF (Malaysia) and are knowledgeable, client-focused professionals who understand local Sharia compliance regulations.

Delivering Value by verifying SSB Control: The governance of Sharia Supervisory Board (“SSB”) approvals has never been more important. In today’s Sharia compliant business environment, there is more scrutiny and scepticism of SSB’s review, approval and supervisory methodology than ever before. Local and international investors now expect greater reliability, more oversight and clear evidence of internal Sharia controls. We can help meet these expectations by auditing the completeness and accuracy of information contained in SSB’s certification and supervisory procedures – in light of AAOIFI Sharia standards – using a control based approach.

An efficient, risk-based approach: Our continuous engagement at all levels of the business has provided us the ability to deeply understand systematic Sharia procedures & internal control mandates and Sharia product exercises within institutions. As part of our external Sharia Compliance Audit practice, our approach will specifically be tailored to identify and address significant risks in the your Company’s financial make-up, business processes, internal controls, product manuals, governance and perform substantive tests to get an understanding of the relevant issues and the Sharia operations behind them.

Our Methodology

Our commitment to Sharia and integrity demands that we remain vigilant in ensuring our external Sharia Audit complies with changing regulations and applicable AAOIFI Sharia Audit standards, and has us in the forefront of adopting the new rules intended to rebuild confidence in Sharia Compliance. To meet this we have, over the years, designed our methodology to meet all applicable national standards, and guide us in our goal of bringing the Islamic businesses locally and internationally a high quality, independent and rigorous independent Sharia Audit. Our approach allows us to interact with management and Sharia compliant officers to understand the business products, processes, Sharia policies, Sharia controls, SSB Certification system, and Sharia compliance reporting issues. 

We test the Sharia control environment using substantive procedures, effective risk assessment and rigorous control examination: What Sharia risks can affect non-permissible captions? What Sharia audit procedures address these risks? Where is the greatest risk for Sharia contravention? How effective are internal Sharia control measures at mitigating these risks? Are the SSB’s review and approval systematized in calculated balance way? Does the internal Sharia control unit record the rules, guidelines and parameters of Sharia businesses, processes and offerings correctly?

Guarantee Sharia integrity: Choose an internal Sharia  audit service tailored to your Sharia governance requirements. Click here https://shariyah.net/internal-sharia-audit/

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