Faizan Ahmed

Faizan brings over 20 years of experience and joined Grant Thornton UAE partnership in November 2023. Faizan’s previous experience included working within the Big 4 across UK & Ireland, UAE and Pakistan in auditing large family conglomerates, public interest entities and GREs. 

Faizan has led various Group audit assignments and has also assisted clients in complex and technical issues in areas such as: financial modelling, implementation of accounting standards and gap assessment  within an organization's internal controls systems. Adept at Auditing, Financial Statements (Standalone & Consolidated), Budgeting, Taxation, Risk Analysis & Compliance, MIS & Reports, Training & Development and People Management. 

Prior to joining Grant Thornton UAE, Faizan served as an Audit Director in one of the BIG 4 auditing firms in UAE, along with experience working with them across Dublin (Ireland), Guernsey (UK Channel Island) and Pakistan. He serviced a diverse portfolio of clients within the financial services sector including real estate, hospitality & Leisure industry.

He has been a trusted advisor to his clients through their IPO and debt raising journey. He has directed, trained, and led multiple engagement teams with diverse cultural backgrounds and ensured execution of effective and efficient audit and assurance engagements. In addition to that Faizan consistently keeps up with new accounting developments in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Irish, UK and US GAAP.

Faizan’s experience includes auditing large groups such as Al Habtoor Group, Dubai Holding (Jumeirah and DHE verticals), Damac properties, Al Ghurair Group and NBAL Group to name a few.