Sohail Dossa

Executive summary

Sohail is a Partner in Risk Advisory Services with BDO in Melbourne with more than two decades of experience. He has led multiple transformation, technology risk, and cyber assignments, with a focus across all sectors. Sohail adopts a strategic and solution-centric approach to clients, prioritising pragmatism and being outcomes-focused.

Sohail supports his clients on their digital, implementation and transformation journeys, providing a level of confidence to multiple stakeholders in relation to the delivery of outcomes and benefits. He provides critical services that focus on identifying and mitigating technological risks for clients, helping them navigate the complex landscape of technological challenges with effective risk management. In leading and managing the delivery of these services, Sohail has worked with multiple teams locally and globally, communicated regularly with multiple stakeholders, Boards and Senior Executives.

Expertise

• Transformation risk and program assurance services
• Technology risk and consulting
• Internal audit, including governance, risk and compliance
• Cyber security

Experience

Program assurance and technology risk

• Led the assurance stream for one of the most significant Oracle implementations in the ASPAC region, ensuring project governance and risk management
• Delivered program assurance services for a significant financial transformation program, focusing on governance and financial controls
• Provided feedback on the implementation of national online assessment systems, ensuring stakeholder alignment and system readiness
• Conducted reviews for multiple financial and CRM system implementations, ensuring successful deployment and integration
• Provided quality assurance services for back-office transformation activities at a number of major universities, focusing on project scope and resource management
• Led reviews of major technology transformation programs, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Human Capital Management (HCM) implementations, ensuring effective governance and risk mitigation.

Internal audit and risk

• Served as the internal audit and technology partner for various government departments and educational institutions, overseeing comprehensive audit engagements
• Seconded as General Manager for IT Internal Audits at a major telecommunications company, managing multiple IT audit projects
• Led IT internal audits and SOX testing for a global mining company, coordinating audits across multiple geographic locations
• Conducted internal audits for a retail conglomerate, covering a wide range of IT and business process reviews.

IT external audit

• Led IT external audit assignments for various industries, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal controls
• Implemented decentralised management self-assessment testing for a large financial institution, aligning with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Development and rollout of a global IT audit methodology for a leading global accounting firm, providing training and support to audit teams.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ)
• SAFe Agile Leader
• Prince2 Practitioner
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - Accounting Services