Mashkur Alakbarov

SYNLAB is Europe's leading provider of diagnostic services, operating in over 30 countries.

• Leading high-impact internal audit engagements across global operations, including financial, operational, and compliance audits.
• Built audit programs from the ground up for high-risk areas including procurement, lab operations, and data privacy.
• Identified critical control weaknesses in procurement processes that, when remediated, significantly improve information flow.
• Share best business practices across the organization to encourage adoption before the audit cycle.
• Engaged with heads of departments, country CFOs, and process owners to ensure audit recommendations are aligned with business goals.
• Supported digitalization of audit activities through tools for continuous controls monitoring (CCM) and SAP Implementation.

• Managed internal control and annual financial audit for large, listed multinational clients in telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries.
• Led and executed audits aligned with COSO framework, identifying control design gaps and recommending operational enhancements.
• Managed an audit team of up to 5 professionals, ensuring audit quality, timely delivery, and technical compliance.
• Conducted detailed walkthrough and tests of design and operating effectiveness across critical business processes.
• Coordinated with external auditors, legal teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure audit readiness and issue resolution.
• Presented findings and risk summaries directly to Partners and Directors.
• Recognized internally for leadership and mentorship of junior talent.

• Delivered audit services under IFRS, US-GAAP, and HGB for clients in complex, regulated sectors such as telecommunications, retail and hospitality.
• Led group audit engagements including planning, fieldwork, review, and reporting across multinational subsidiaries.
• Assessed internal control maturity across finance and operational units and recommended remediation strategies.
• Provided training to teams on internal control testing, documentation standards, and risk evaluation methods.
• Worked with client CFOs and controllers to align audit results with financial and operational goals.

• Conducted over a dozen interim and year-end IFRS financial statement reviews/audits and Profit Tax Return audits for Oil& Gas, Construction and Mining industry clients.
• Understanding client's business processes and designing
  appropriate audit strategy to mitigate identified risks;
• Be first point of contact for Finance Managers and Chief
  Accountants;
• Continuously conducted market research to be informed of current business/ economic trends relevant to client's and own business;
• Audit/review procedures over balance sheet and profit and loss accounts;