Mukesh Arya

About Mukesh Arya

CIA, CFE, LL.B, FCMA (chartered), IA & AS, B.Com (Hons)Mr. Mukesh Arya, is a strategic professional with 45 years of experience of governance, risk management, auditing, evaluation, investigation, ethics management, anticorruption, accountability, internal controls and capacity building. He has in-depth professional experience in oversight bodies of the national governments, United Nations and private sector, Mr. Arya steered 10 to 1600 staff offices with responsibilities that involved administrative tact, diplomacy and cultural sensitivity across the globe. He served as Independent member of the WHO and WIPO governance committees at Geneva and as Independent Director and Chair of Audit Committee of HUDCO, an Indian PSU, and Director and treasurer of the India chapter of ACFE. Currently, he is an independent Director on the Board of African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare (ACBF), continuing as founder Managing Director and CEO of Red Flag OCS Pvt Ltd since Jan 2010, and elected as the President, India Chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA. Mr. Arya is a prolific author and thought leader, with numerous publications and contributions to academic journals, conferences, and workshops. His passion remains ethics, investigation and mentoring of new talents.EXPERIENCENational governments # United Nations # diverse public sectors # conflict resolution # legal # ethics # accountability # governance # anti-corruption # Investigation # Evaluation Internal/External audit Risk Management Corporate oversight governance IT Audit Taxation Public accounting Internal/External investigation Audit committee Institution building Oversight Training General/International law Parliamentary oversight Programme/project evaluation

Experience

1. Independent Director Executive Board

   The African Capacity Building Foundation

   Jun 2024 — Present · Harare, ZW

   Also, Member Finance and Risk Committee. ACBF is an affiliate of African Union and serves 44 countries in Africa.

Education

• Government Law College, University of Bombay

  LL.B., general laws, International law

• Institute of Cost Accountants of India

  FellowCMA, cost and management accounting,

  1993 — 1996

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiner

  CFE

  2001 — 2001

• Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics

  B.Com (Hons), Accounting, Auditing, Economics

  1973 — 1977

• The Institute of Internal Auditors

  CIA, internal auditing

Skills

• Government
• Governance
• Leadership
• Risk Management
• Management
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Strategic Planning
• Project Planning
• Internal Audit
• Financial Reporting
• Internal Controls
• Policy
• Auditing
• IT Audit
• Budgets
• Finance
• Accounting
• Managerial Finance
• Risk Assessment
• Analysis
• Training