IHow the bench is composed
Five disciplines, one firm
Breadth is only useful if the people are actually in the building. Ours are.
Why MAC / Our people
You will deal with these people. Not a layer above them.
Chartered accountants, tax specialists, management accountants, legal counsel and certified technology professionals — working on your engagement directly.
Complex problems rarely arrive labelled by discipline. A tax exposure becomes a corporate law question; a control weakness becomes a systems question; a valuation judgement becomes a reporting one. This team was assembled so those handovers happen inside the firm rather than between firms.
Chartered accountancy
Fellow and finalist members of ICAP across assurance, reporting and controls.
Taxation
Practitioners with working knowledge of the FBR and the provincial revenue authorities.
Public finance
Management accounting depth through the Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants.
Law
An advocate of the High Court, regulated separately by the Bar Council.
Technology & security
ISO 27001, COBIT, NIST and SOC 2 credentials held in-house, not contracted in.
Financial modelling
Valuation, forecasting and IFRS 9 modelling capability inside the assurance team.
Cross-border
Gulf compliance and international outsourced delivery, run from Islamabad.
Sector experience
Construction and CPEC, telecom, technology, development sector, energy and public sector.
How these people are assembled onto a specific engagement — who leads, who reviews, who you contact — is set out separately.
IIThe team
Partners, directors and engagement leads
Every professional in the firm, with the experience behind the title.
Muhammad Abbas
Managing Partner
FCAICAP FellowVisiting Faculty
Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, with diverse experience in auditing, accounting and taxation at multinational organisations. More than ten years with established chartered accountancy firms and in the telecom and petroleum sectors. Also serves as visiting faculty for Taxation and Financial Reporting at a well-known CA institute.
Focus: Assurance, firm quality and overall engagement accountability
Tanzil Ur Rehman
Executive Director — Taxation
CA FinalistFBRProvincial authorities
CA Finalist at ICAP with a wide range of experience across audit, assurance, corporate consultancy and taxation. More than ten years with renowned chartered accountancy firms and other organisations, including service in the telecom sector and as a tax consultant with deep knowledge of FBR regulations.
Focus: Income tax, sales tax, assessments, appeals and notice response
Abdul Rafey
Executive Director — Growth & Corporate Relations
20+ yearsStructuringFinancial modelling
Over twenty years of diversified experience across telecommunications, education, professional services and business operations. Leads corporate relations, business development and strategic partnerships, working closely with corporates, startups, founders and CFOs. Expertise spans customer success, operations management, financial modelling, company structuring, tax registration and compliance, and audit and regulatory coordination.
Focus: Corporate relations, structuring and client partnerships
Saqib Muhammad
Executive Director — IT Governance, Risk & Cybersecurity
ISO 27001COBITNISTSOC 2MCT
Seasoned IT professional with over twelve years of cross-functional experience in infrastructure management, cloud security, IT governance and cybersecurity auditing. Deep proficiency in ISO 27001, COBIT, NIST and SOC 2 frameworks, with projects spanning cloud platforms including Azure and AWS, network security, incident response and ERP evaluations across SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics. A Microsoft Certified Trainer holding over fifteen industry certifications.
Focus: IT audit, information security, ERP governance and firm-wide data protection
Fakhar Abbas
Director — Legal Affairs
Advocate, High CourtBar AssociationMinistry of Law panel
Seasoned Advocate of the High Court with over fifteen years of experience in litigation and legal advisory. A life member of the High Court Bar Association, he has represented clients across a wide range of matters including civil, constitutional, service, ATA and FIA-related cases. Served on the legal panel of the Federal Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights for four years, appearing in court on behalf of the Federal Government in several significant cases.
Focus: Legal opinions, contract review, regulatory disputes and litigation support
Muhammad Zulqarnain
Director
PIPFACA FinalistCPEC projects
CA Finalist at ICAP and a member of the Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants, with a wide range of experience in audit, assurance, corporate consultancy and taxation. Over ten years with renowned chartered accountancy firms and in the construction sector, including CPEC projects.
Focus: Construction and infrastructure engagements, including CPEC-linked projects
Muhammad Awais Ikram
Manager — Assurance & Advisory Services
CA FinalistWorld Bank auditsSECP & BOI
CA Finalist at ICAP with over five years of experience in audit and accounting. Trained at a renowned chartered accountancy firm, leading audits across the mineral, media, NGO, construction, education and money exchange sectors. Experienced in financial and tax audits, World Bank project audits, and SECP and BOI compliance for local and foreign state-owned Chinese construction companies, managing contractor affairs with clients including WAPDA and PICIIP. Proficient across FBR and provincial authority portals including PRA and KPRA.
Focus: Statutory and project audits, donor-funded programmes and foreign branch compliance
Ramzan Khan
Supervisor — Assurance & Advisory Services
CA FinalistICFR / SOXQuickBooks ProAdvisor
CA Finalist with over three years of experience spanning external audit, internal controls over financial reporting, corporate compliance, taxation and financial modelling. Experienced across the full audit lifecycle including risk assessment, controls testing, fieldwork and final reporting under IFRS and local regulatory frameworks. A certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor supporting clients with bookkeeping setup, financial reporting and accounting system optimisation.
Focus: ICFR and controls testing, audit execution and accounting systems
IIIAccountability
Who leads what
Technical depth sits with a named person rather than being everyone's part-time responsibility.
| Discipline | Led by |
|---|---|
| Assurance and firm quality | Managing Partner |
| Taxation and regulatory | Executive Director — Taxation |
| IT governance, risk and cybersecurity | Executive Director — IT Governance, Risk & Cybersecurity |
| Growth, structuring and corporate relations | Executive Director — Growth & Corporate Relations |
| Legal affairs | Director — Legal Affairs |
| Assurance and advisory delivery | Manager and Supervisor — Assurance & Advisory Services |
Each lead is accountable for technical positions in their discipline across every engagement the firm accepts — including engagements where their discipline is not the primary service.
Careers
People with options chose this firm
An advocate of the High Court. A certified IT governance specialist. Chartered and finalist accountants from established practices. They assessed the firm from the inside before joining it — which is a harder test than any client reference.
Let's work together
Speak to the person who would lead your work.
The first conversation is with a partner or executive director — not a business development manager. Thirty minutes, no fee, no obligation.