ISector experience
Thirteen industries, and what we actually do in each
Not a list of sectors we would accept work from. A list of sectors we have worked in.
Why MAC / Clients & experience
Sixty-plus clients. Thirteen industries. Five years.
Chinese state-owned infrastructure groups, fibre operators, pharmaceutical manufacturers, endowment funds, donor-funded programmes and owner-managed businesses — served from one office in Islamabad.
Breadth of sector experience matters for one practical reason: when we arrive at your business, the learning curve is already behind us. We know what a CPEC project audit requires, how donor reporting differs from statutory reporting, which provincial authority governs your service revenue, how to rebuild a chart of accounts for investor-grade reporting, when a corporate structure needs restructuring ahead of a deal, and where a control gap in your systems will actually surface.
The portfolio in numbers
60+Direct clients served
13Industries
5Chinese infrastructure groups
10+Years average team experience
2020Established in Islamabad
National and international engagements · public and private sector · companies, joint ventures, trusts and provident funds · CPEC-linked infrastructure · donor-funded development programmes · foreign branches of state-owned enterprises.
01
Construction & CPEC
Foreign branch registration and SECP and BOI compliance, project audits, contractor affairs, joint venture accounting and taxation for international contractors operating in Pakistan.
Representative work
Chinese state-owned construction groups, a construction joint venture, engineering and infrastructure contractors
02
Telecommunications
Statutory audit, provident fund audit, taxation and regulatory compliance for fibre, satellite and communications infrastructure operators.
Representative work
Fibre and broadband operators, satellite communications providers, telecom provident funds
03
Technology
Audit, corporate structuring, outsourced finance and investor-readiness work for software houses, product companies and IT services businesses.
Representative work
Software and product companies, IT services firms, technology provident funds
04
Energy & Petroleum
Assurance, taxation and advisory for petroleum distribution, solar generation and biomass energy operators.
Representative work
Petroleum companies, solar and biomass generation businesses
05
Development Sector & NGOs
Donor-compliant project audits, grant assurance, statutory audit and taxation for trusts, foundations, endowment funds and donor-funded programmes.
Representative work
Welfare trusts and foundations, a national education endowment fund, child rights and social welfare programmes, incubation and startup support bodies
06
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Statutory audit, regulatory compliance and accounting for pharmaceutical manufacturers, health technology providers and specialist care units.
Representative work
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, healthcare technology companies, specialist care providers
07
Education
Audit, advisory and compliance for colleges, professional institutes and education endowment bodies.
Representative work
Colleges of pharmacy, groups of colleges, education endowment funds
08
Trading & Distribution
Statutory audit, sales tax across federal and provincial authorities, inventory verification and corporate compliance for importers, distributors and traders.
Representative work
Import and distribution businesses, tooling and electronics distributors, general traders
09
Food & Beverages
Audit, taxation, accounting systems and corporate compliance for food processing, hospitality-linked and beverage businesses.
Representative work
Food and beverage manufacturers, rice processing, specialist food businesses
10
Financial Services
Provident fund audits, financial sector compliance engagements and advisory work.
Representative work
Corporate provident funds, financial compliance engagements
11
Hospitality & Real Estate
Statutory audit, taxation and accounting for hotels, guest houses, resorts and property businesses.
Representative work
Hotel and resort groups, guest house operators, real estate businesses
12
Logistics & Public Sector
Provident fund audits, government corporation engagements, public-private partnership and concession work.
Representative work
A national logistics organisation's provident fund, freight and supply chain businesses, public sector bodies
13
Professional & Media Services
Audit, corporate compliance, taxation and advisory for consulting firms, agencies and communications businesses.
Representative work
Consulting firms including a Saudi-linked practice, media and communications agencies, advertising and marketing businesses
IIBeyond MAC engagements
Experience our team brought with them
Acquired through previous employment, mandatory professional training, joint engagements and consortium assignments — and stated as such, not blended into the firm's own client list.
| Sector | Organisations and engagements |
|---|---|
| International contractors | China State Construction Engineering Corporation — Pakistan Branch; The Second Construction Co. of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau — Pakistan Branch; CCTEB Group — Pakistan Branch |
| Infrastructure & public works | Power Construction Corporation of China; Frontier Works Organization; China Gansu International |
| Banking & financial services | Faysal Bank; listed companies; financial sector compliance engagements |
| Manufacturing | Wah Industries; Hi-Tech Plastic; Green Bean Coffee; production facilities |
| Energy & petroleum | ProEnergy Services; energy sector projects |
| Logistics & public sector | National Logistic Cell — Dry Port Lahore; government corporations; public–private partnerships; BOT concessions |
| Development sector | Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund; NGO and donor-funded programmes; World Bank project audits |
| Education | Air University; educational institutions and the academic sector |
| Healthcare | Al-Shifa Eye Trust; medical facilities and healthcare compliance |
| Legal & professional | Supreme Court Bar Association; professional service firms |
| Real estate | Margalla Farm Houses; Rawal Lodges |
We separate this from our own client list deliberately. Firms that merge the two are describing experience they did not earn as a firm — and it is usually obvious.
IIIEngagement snapshots
What the work looks like
Anonymised, because most of what we do cannot be written up any other way.
Construction · Foreign branch
A Chinese state-owned group entering Pakistan
- The position
- A foreign branch delivering infrastructure work, with SECP and Board of Investment obligations, contractor affairs to manage with public sector counterparties, and no in-country finance function.
- What we did
- Branch registration and ongoing SECP and BOI compliance, statutory and project audit, taxation across federal and provincial authorities, and coordination of contractor affairs with the client's counterparties.
- Why it mattered
- A single accountable firm across registration, reporting and tax, in a regulatory system the client did not operate in.
Development sector · Donor-funded
A donor-funded programme requiring World Bank standards
- The position
- Project audits to donor specification, which differ from statutory audit in documentation, sampling and reporting format, and are unforgiving about evidence.
- What we did
- Project audits to the donor's standard, with documentation prepared to survive review by the funding body rather than only by the entity.
- Why it mattered
- Continued funding depends on the audit being accepted. A technically correct file in the wrong format is a failed audit.
Listed entity · ICFR
Controls testing for an NYSE-listed company
- The position
- Management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting required testing of design and operating effectiveness ahead of external audit fieldwork.
- What we did
- Tested the operating effectiveness of implemented controls alongside the client's internal audit function, with workpapers prepared to a standard the external auditor would rely on.
- Why it mattered
- Few firms of our size in Pakistan have worked to a standard a PCAOB-registered auditor subsequently relied upon.
Technology · Investor readiness
A software company preparing for diligence
- The position
- Books adequate for filing but not for investor scrutiny — reconciliations outstanding, chart of accounts unfit for reporting, revenue recognition undocumented.
- What we did
- Rebuilt the accounting records, designed a chart of accounts fit for management and investor reporting, and prepared IFRS financial statements.
- Why it mattered
- Diligence findings on basic bookkeeping cost valuation long before they cost the deal.
Let's work together
Does your sector look familiar?
If we have worked in your industry, the first conversation starts further along. If we have not, we will tell you that too.