شركة أسامه عبداللـه الخريجى وشركاؤه

External Audit


Conducting audit and assurance services in accordance with the professional standards and relevant regulatory requirements, achieved through a team of experienced and highly proficient experts and professionals that are competent to efficiently conduct audits for enterprises across various activities and sectors. Consistent with the implemented regulations we, as independent auditors, employ our competencies to serve as intermediaries in assessing the fairness of financial statements, thereby achieving the objective of auditing and assurance procedures, namely to enhance trust between financial data preparers and financial statements users.

Our Services:
1. Audit of Financial Statements of a General Purpose:

Conducting external audit services for general-purpose financial statements that aims to enhance the confidence of targeted beneficiaries in the financial statements as it is achieved through the independent expression of the auditor’s opinion.

2. Audit of Financial Statements of a Special Purpose:

Preparation of special-purpose financial statements tailored to meet the specific needs of certain users of financial information. These statements adhere to a financial framework designed to cater to the information requirements of the designated beneficiaries.

3. Limited Examination of Financial Statements:

The limited examination primarily consists of applying analytical procedures to financial information, inquiring responsible individuals of enterprises about financial and accounting matters, and implementing additional analytical and examination procedures. This process is established in accordance with the Examination Standards of Association (2410) “The initial financial information examination conducted by the independent auditor of the entity” adopted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

4. Agreed-Upon Procedures:

Certain enterprises or individuals may require specific procedures to enhance confidence and assurance regarding either certain important matters and data or to comply with local implemented regulations. These required procedures may not align with ordinary auditing procedures, in which circumstances, the agreed-upon procedures of engagement can be a beneficial solution.

5. Assistance in adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS):

All Saudi companies listed on the Capital Market Authority (CMA) or the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), are required to prepare the annual and preliminary financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Non-listed are therefore, increasingly opting for IFRS if:

  • They plan of future listings
  • Has been requested by stakeholders
  • For comparative purposes within their industry
Detailed Content

Conducting audit and assurance services in accordance with the professional standards and relevant regulatory requirements, achieved through a team of experienced and highly proficient experts and professionals that are competent to efficiently conduct audits for enterprises across various activities and sectors. Consistent with the implemented regulations, we as independent auditors, employ our competencies to serve as intermediaries in assessing the fairness of financial statements, thereby achieving the objective of auditing and assurance procedures, namely to enhance trust between financial data preparers and financial statements users.

1. Audit of Financial Statements of a General Purpose:

Conducting external audit services for general-purpose financial statements that aims to enhance the confidence of targeted users of the financial statements as it is achieved through the independent expression of the auditor's opinion. Audit procedures, conducted in accordance with audit standards and relevant procedural requirements, enable the auditor to form an opinion based on reasonable assurance regarding whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement, may that be due to fraud or error, and if they are presented fairly in all material aspects. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, achieved when auditors obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to reduce the risk of audit failure, which is the risk of expressing an inappropriate opinion. Our company, as a professional organization, adopts an approach that emphasizes the need to understand the client's operations and identify the most important internal and external factors in relation to administrative and regulatory controls of the client that affect the client's operations. Thus, it serves as a starting point for identifying areas where we need to intensify our assessments. Therefore, we are pleased to clarify the key features of our expected audit approach, which focuses on studying, examining, and evaluating the accounting systems, regulatory and internal control systems, and other essential protocols applied to entities, enabling us to design an efficient and effective audit program that ensures maximum utilization of the time allocated for the audit. This approach will be followed by the implementation of audit procedures as per the following stages:

1. Stage One: Understanding the accounting and internal control systems.
2. Stage Two: Auditing and examining the financial statements.

2. Audit of Financial Statements of a Special Purpose:

Preparation of special-purpose financial statements tailored to meet the specific needs of certain users of financial information. These statements adhere to a financial framework designed to cater to the information requirements of the designated beneficiaries.

Upon acceptance of our engagement, we require the following to maximize the client’s benefits:

- The purpose for which the financial statements have been prepared
- The targeted users of financial statements
- The steps taken by management, under the prevailing circumstances, to determine the applicable financial reporting framework and the extent of its reliance.

3. Limited Examination of Financial Statements:

The limited examination primarily consists of applying analytical procedures to financial information, inquiring responsible individuals of enterprises about financial and accounting matters, and implementing additional analytical and examination procedures. This process is established in accordance with the Examination Standards of Association (2410) "The initial financial information examination conducted by the independent auditor of the entity" adopted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

4. Agreed-Upon Procedures Services:

Certain enterprises or individuals may require specific procedures to enhance confidence and assurance regarding either certain important matters and data or to comply with local implemented regulations. These required procedures may not align with ordinary auditing procedures, in which circumstances, the agreed-upon procedures of engagement can be a beneficial solution. This service allows execution of specific procedures in accordance with the revised International Standard on Related Services (ISRS) 4400 "Agreed-Upon Procedures," tailored to achieve the desired objective. This approach restricts unnecessary procedures and grants clarity on the scope of our work for the client.

5. Assistance in adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS):

All Saudi companies listed on the Capital Market Authority (CMA) or the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), are required to prepare the annual and preliminary financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Non-listed companies are therefore, increasingly opting for IFRS if:

- They plan of future listings
- Has been requested by stakeholders
- For comparative purposes within their industry

As a professional company, we have extensive experience in assisting enterprises with transitioning to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) through providing the following services.

- Management of Project Transformation
- Expression of Accounting Opinions
- Execution of Operations and Systems
- Guidance, Training, and Implementation of New Accounting Standards