IWhere we come in
Middle East / Audit Readiness Support
We prepare the file. Your licensed auditor signs.
We do not hold SOCPA or UAE Ministry of Economy auditor licensing and do not perform statutory audit in Saudi Arabia or the UAE — so we say exactly where our work ends and your licensed auditor's begins.
Most of the work behind a clean audit opinion is preparation: schedules that reconcile, supporting documentation that's actually there, and a file organised the way an auditor expects to receive it. We do that part, to a standard your licensed local auditor can review and sign without having to rebuild it first.
Our licensed auditor keeps sending queries back because the file isn't ready.
Schedules and supporting documentation prepared to the standard an auditor expects on first review.
We don't yet have a relationship with a SOCPA- or UAE Ministry of Economy-licensed auditor.
We can point you toward one, and prepare the file so that relationship starts from a strong position.
Our books are in reasonable shape but no one has organised them for an audit.
Reconciliations, supporting schedules and a file structure built specifically for audit fieldwork.
Our head office or lender expects an audit opinion to a standard beyond the local minimum.
Preparation built to satisfy both the local regulator's expectations and a foreign parent or lender reviewing the file.
We're not sure what an auditor will actually ask for.
A pre-audit readiness review that flags gaps before fieldwork starts, not during it.
Our first audit in a new jurisdiction is coming up and we don't know what "ready" looks like there.
We tell you plainly what we can prepare and exactly where the line to a licensed local auditor sits.
IIWhat we do
What we handle before your auditor signs
Preparation, not the opinion itself. We are precise about that boundary rather than implying otherwise.
01
Pre-Audit Readiness Review
A structured review of what's in place and what's missing, run before fieldwork starts rather than discovered during it.
- Gap assessment against likely audit requirements
- Prioritised readiness action list
- Timeline built around your actual filing deadline
02
Schedule & Reconciliation Preparation
The supporting schedules an auditor actually works from, reconciled to the ledger before they're handed over.
- Bank, receivable and payable reconciliations
- Fixed asset and inventory schedules
- Related-party and intercompany schedules
03
Supporting Documentation & File Organisation
Documentation assembled and organised the way an auditor expects to receive it, not scattered across email threads.
- Supporting document collation
- Audit file structuring
- Management representation drafting support
04
Introduction & Handoff to a Licensed Auditor
Where you don't yet have a SOCPA- or UAE Ministry of Economy-licensed relationship, we help you get to one, and hand off a file that's actually ready.
- Introduction to a licensed local auditor where needed
- Coordinated handoff of the prepared file
- Point of contact through fieldwork for anything we prepared
This page is specifically about Saudi Arabia and UAE audit readiness. In Pakistan we hold our own audit licensing and perform the statutory audit directly — see the Audit & Assurance page.
IIIHow we work
Where our work ends and your auditor's begins
We say this plainly rather than implying otherwise: we prepare the file, we do not issue the opinion.
Where we stand today
MAC serves Saudi Arabia- and UAE-based clients remotely from Islamabad. A physical Gulf presence is planned. We do not hold SOCPA or UAE Ministry of Economy auditor licensing and do not perform statutory audit in those jurisdictions — every engagement is framed around preparation, with a clean handoff to your licensed local auditor at the point sign-off is needed.
Middle East enquiries: gcc@mac.org.pk
If you already have a licensed auditor, we work alongside them, prepared file in hand. If you don't yet, we can point you toward one and coordinate the handoff so the relationship starts from a strong position rather than a scramble.
IVCommon questions
Questions we are asked
Why can't you just do the audit yourselves?
We do not hold SOCPA or UAE Ministry of Economy auditor licensing, so we can't issue a statutory audit opinion in Saudi Arabia or the UAE. What we can do — and do well — is prepare the file to a standard your licensed auditor can sign off quickly.
Do we need to switch auditors to work with you?
No. We work alongside whichever licensed auditor you already have. If you don't have one yet, we can help you get to a relationship with one.
How far in advance should readiness work start?
Ideally a few months before fieldwork, so gaps can be closed rather than flagged too late to fix.
Does this apply to Pakistan audits too?
No. In Pakistan we hold our own audit licensing and perform the statutory audit directly. This page is specifically about Saudi Arabia and UAE audit-readiness support.
What if fieldwork reveals something we didn't prepare for?
We stay involved through fieldwork as the point of contact for anything we prepared, so gaps get resolved quickly rather than stalling the audit.
How do we get started?
gcc@mac.org.pk reaches the team directly, or use the contact form below.
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