Sheikh Saud Ahmed.

Moving finance into the era of intelligent automation.

Helping finance functions work smarter through AI, automation, and modern data architecture.

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Sheikh Saud Ahmed

I grew up professionally inside the Big Four, working across audits, consolidations, and advisory engagements in more countries than I expected. Along the way, I kept noticing the same thing: brilliant finance teams spending most of their energy on work that machines could do better. That observation became a quiet obsession, and eventually, a career direction.

What sets me apart is an obsession with what comes next. I believe every finance function, no matter how traditional, can be reimagined through intelligent automation, AI-driven analytics, and modern data architecture. I don't just close books and file reports. I build the systems that make closing faster, reporting smarter, and decision-making sharper. For leaders who see finance not as a back office, but as a strategic engine.

What I do

Traditional rigour, modern engineering

Built on years of serving Fortune 500 enterprises, public listed companies, and development institutions across four continents. Every service pairs the rigour of Big Four financial discipline with the precision of AI and intelligent automation, delivering outcomes that are audit-ready and future-proof.

Financial Reporting & Accounting

Foundation

General ledger management, month-end close, statutory & regulatory reporting, IFRS/GAAP compliance, consolidation.

AI-enabled

Automated journal entries, real-time close dashboards, anomaly detection on transactions, AI-generated reporting narratives.

Policies, Procedures & Chart of Accounts

Foundation

Designing accounting policies, building chart of accounts structures, documenting SOPs, internal controls frameworks.

AI-enabled

Automated policy compliance monitoring, intelligent CoA mapping across entities, AI-driven gap analysis on existing frameworks.

Financial Planning, Analysis & Budgeting

Foundation

Annual budgets, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, cost center planning, headcount modelling.

AI-enabled

AI-powered demand forecasting, scenario-based budget simulations, automated variance commentary, real-time plan-vs-actual tracking.

Financial Modelling & Simulations

Foundation

DCF models, sensitivity analysis, capital allocation, business cases, investment appraisals, M&A due diligence models.

AI-enabled

Monte Carlo simulations at scale, ML-driven assumptions, dynamic model stress-testing, automated model audit trails.

Data Analytics & Dashboards

Foundation

Management reporting packs, KPI frameworks, data cleansing, Excel-based analysis, periodic performance reviews.

AI-enabled

Interactive BI dashboards (Power BI / Tableau), predictive analytics, natural-language querying of financial data, automated data pipelines.

Executive & Board Reporting

Foundation

Board packs, investor decks, management committee reports, CFO briefs, audit committee deliverables.

AI-enabled

AI-generated narrative insights, dynamic slide generation, real-time executive dashboards, automated KPI alerting & commentary.

Assurance & Reviews

Foundation

Internal audit, external audit support, agreed-upon procedures, controls testing, compliance reviews, ISRE/ISA engagements.

AI-enabled

Continuous controls monitoring, automated sampling & exception flagging, AI-driven risk scoring, real-time assurance dashboards.

ERP Implementation & Advisory

Foundation

Requirements gathering, system selection, CoA mapping, data migration, UAT, go-live support, post-implementation reviews.

AI-enabled

AI-assisted data cleansing & migration, intelligent workflow configuration, automated reconciliation testing, predictive adoption analytics.

Industries & Clients

Engagements across sectors & regions

Engagements spanning Middle East, South Asia, North America, and Europe across 8+ industries from energy and petrochemicals to financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, and the development sector.

SABIC
Petrochemicals & Manufacturing
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)

Fortune 500 global chemical manufacturer headquartered in Riyadh. One of the world's largest petrochemical companies.

Engagement

Group consolidation consulting · Chart of accounts refinement & cleansing

OGDCL
Energy | Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited

Pakistan's largest exploration & production company. Listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

Engagement

Fixed asset tagging & categorization · Annual audit FYE 2020 · Concessions & JVs audit FYE 2020

NOK
Telecommunications & Technology
Nokia Corporation

Global technology company headquartered in Espoo, Finland. Listed on Helsinki & NYSE exchanges.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2019

TAQA
Energy & Industrial Services
Industrialization & Energy Services Company (TAQA)

KSA-based energy and industrialization conglomerate operating across the Kingdom's energy value chain.

Engagement

Group consolidation management · Disclosure & reporting automation · Group reporting data collector configuration

FFC
Chemicals & Agriculture
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited

Pakistan's largest fertilizer producer. PSX listed blue-chip under the Fauji Group conglomerate.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2020 · Half-year review HYE 2021 · Annual audit FYE 2021

DRM
Real Estate & Urban Development
Dream Unlimited Corporation

One of Canada's largest real estate developers and asset managers. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2022

GCG
Financial Services | Asset Management
Guardian Capital Mutual Funds & ETFs

Canadian investment management firm managing mutual funds and ETFs. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2022

SLC
Logistics & Security Services
Secure Logistics Company

Specialized logistics and security services provider operating across Pakistan.

Engagement

Corporate planning · Financial modelling · Merger deal including tax projections · Combined model & negotiations with banks & insurers

KRD
Development Finance
Karandaaz Pakistan

Financial inclusion platform funded by FCDO (UK) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).

Engagement

Internal audit 2021–2023 per terms of reference of FCDO & BMGF

POL
Energy | Oil & Gas
Pakistan Oilfields Limited

Oil & gas exploration and production company, part of the Attock Group. Listed on PSX.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2020

AEL
Energy | Oil & Gas
Attock Energy (Private) Limited

Upstream oil & gas exploration subsidiary of the Attock Group.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2022

AKRSP
Development | Rural Livelihoods
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

One of Pakistan's pioneering rural development organizations under the Aga Khan Development Network.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2020 · Annual audit FYE 2021

AST
Healthcare | Non-Profit
Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital

Pakistan's largest eye care network providing free and subsidized ophthalmic care across the country.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2021 · Annual audit FYE 2022

IGN
Government | Technology
IGNITE — National Technology Fund

Pakistan's national technology fund under the Ministry of IT & Telecom, funding tech startups and innovation.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2023

FFF
Food Processing & Cold Chain
Fauji Fresh n Freeze (Pvt) Limited

Cold chain and frozen food subsidiary of the Fauji Group conglomerate.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2022

LEAD
Development | Policy & Governance
LEAD Pakistan

Research and development organization focused on policy, governance, and sustainable development in Pakistan.

Engagement

Internal audit 2018–2020

OTS
Engineering & Technical Services
Olive Technical Services (Pvt) Limited

Engineering and technical services provider operating across Pakistan's industrial sector.

Engagement

Annual audit FYE 2023

SPUD
Energy | Oil & Gas
SPUD (Jura Energy Subsidiary)

Operating subsidiary of TSX-listed Jura Energy, focused on oil & gas exploration in Pakistan.

Engagement

Component audit FYE 2022

Career

Where the expertise was built

Ernst & Young, MENA
Financial Accounting & Advisory Services (FAAS)
Mar 2026 – Present Current
Industrialization & Energy Services Company (TAQA)
Group Consolidation
Dec 2024 – Mar 2026
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Assurance & Business Advisory Services
Feb 2019 – Mar 2024
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Whether you are looking to modernise your finance function, automate repetitive processes, or simply think through a complex problem with someone who has been in the room before. I would love to hear from you.

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