Raheel is a senior audit and advisory professional with over 18 years of experience helping organisations in the UAE turn compliance into a competitive advantage. He has led multi-entity and group audits under IAS, IFRS, IFRS for SME, and US-GAAP, built corporate tax and VAT compliance frameworks, and designed AML programmes for regulated sectors, including BWRA, sanctions screening, and reporting governance. His expertise also extends to outsourced CFO support, where he has established month-end close calendars and management reporting systems that accelerate decision-making, and to digital finance enablement, where he has implemented Zoho and Odoo solutions with control guardrails, auditability, and user training.

Over the course of his career, Raheel has served diverse sectors, including real estate and property management, trading (including healthcare and pharma), gold trading and mining, payments and fintech, DPMS, manufacturing, retail, services, and holding companies. His disciplined, ISQM 1-aligned approach ensures inspection-ready financials, decision-ready reporting, and scalable controls that meet both regulatory and business needs.

Raheel holds a Fellowship certificate from the Emirates Association for Accountants and Auditors, is an Associate Member of CPA (Pakistan), and a member of IFA (UK) and IPA (Australia). He is also an ACCA finalist, has completed UAE-focused certifications in IFRS and International Auditing, and pursued AML/CFT training in 2020. From 2021 to 2024, he served as MLRO, further strengthening his credentials in compliance and governance.”