Audit & Standards
- IFRS / US GAAP
- ISA / PCAOB
- ISQM 1 & 2
- IESBA Code
- Companies Act 2017
Chartered Accountant · ICAP Member #14337
Hi, I'm Ahmed Nisar
Audit & Assurance Innovator
Audit Senior at EY Cayman Services Ltd.
CPD-Authorized to work in North America and the MENA region
I transform complex audit engagements into streamlined, compliant and AI-enhanced assurance workflows. My experience spans Pakistan and the Cayman Islands, with a focus on IFRS, US GAAP, ISA, PCAOB and international investment-fund regulation.
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Profile
About me
I bridge rigorous professional standards with practical digital innovation to make assurance work clearer, faster and more useful.
With experience across financial reporting, regulatory compliance, complex investment structures and AI-driven automation, I have led engagements for global hedge funds, financial institutions and businesses across diverse sectors.
From implementing ISQM 1 and 2 firm-wide to auditing derivatives, private investments and offshore structures, I thrive on solving high-stakes challenges with disciplined judgment and a data-informed approach.
3.5+Years of experience
$78B+Total AUM audited
60+Jurisdictions analyzed
250+Hours saved through AI
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Capabilities
Skills & technologies
Tax & Regulation
- Pakistan Tax Law
- US IRS Sections 305(c), 864(b)(2) & 871(m)
- Cayman Islands Frameworks
- OECD Pillar 2 (GLoBE)
- FATCA / CRS
Technology & Tools
- EY Canvas / Helix / Atlas
- AI Agent Development
- Data Analytics
- Microsoft Office
- Digital Archival Systems
Sectors
- Hedge Funds & Private Equity
- Asset Management
- Banking & Insurance
- Pharma & Education
- SPVs & Structured Finance
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Career
Work experience
Experience across global investment funds, assurance quality and statutory audit—presented with the detail that matters.
Audit Senior
EY Cayman Services Ltd.
Grand Cayman · January 2026 — Present
- Audit high-volume investment portfolios exceeding $78B in total AUM, covering private equity, private debt, swaps, options, CDS, swaptions, equity swaps, currency forwards, futures, preferred shares, warrants and SPVs.
- Inspect complex private-investment valuations, cap tables and investee-company financial health, applying US GAAP, PCAOB standards and EY audit methodology.
- Assess Master-Feeder, GP and LP structures, including splitters and blockers used for carry interest, management fees and tax-planning efficiency.
- Analyze OECD Pillar 2, ASC 740 and taxability across 60+ jurisdictions, together with FATCA, CRS, K-1, W-8 and specialized US IRS requirements.
- Engineered three AI agents for RGL/URGL validation, data-completeness checks and tax research, with projected annual savings of 250+ billable hours.
Audit Quality Supervisor
FNS & Co.
Karachi · July 2025 — October 2025
- Ensured audit documentation aligned with ISAs, ICAP requirements, the IESBA Code and the Companies Act, 2017.
- Served as the primary liaison for ICAP Statutory Oversight Reviews, improving regulator access, transparency and inspection readiness.
- Designed a searchable data-warehousing structure for audit files, replacing fragmented manual archives with a controlled digital system.
- Implemented ISQM 1 and ISQM 2 across the firm, refreshing quality policies, monitoring processes and training protocols.
Audit Senior
EY Ford Rhodes
Karachi · May 2022 — May 2025
- Led statutory and financial audits across banking, insurance, asset management, logistics, aviation, pharmaceutical, healthcare and education sectors.
- Planned engagement strategies, led fieldwork and maintained client and executive communication from initial planning through final delivery.
- Applied IFRS, International Standards on Auditing and industry-specific reporting requirements to complex engagements.
- Finalized financial statements, audit and review reports, representation letters, board communications and other assurance deliverables.
- Reviewed working papers and coached junior team members while managing quality and deadlines across concurrent engagements.
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Selected work
Featured initiatives
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AI-Powered RGL Validation
Engineered three custom AI agents for the Tax Focus Center to automate realized and unrealized gain/loss validation, data-completeness checks and complex client-query drafting.
- 250+ projected billable hours saved annually
- Faster, more consistent data verification
- Tax research augmented through the EY Worldwide Tax Guide
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Digital Audit Archive
Designed and deployed a secure, searchable data warehouse for audit documentation at FNS & Co., enabling efficient retrieval during regulatory inspections.
- Replaced fragmented manual filing
- Improved version control and data integrity
- Strengthened ICAP review readiness
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ISQM Implementation
Overhauled the firm’s quality-management environment to reflect ISQM 1 and 2 and current IESBA requirements.
- Updated firm-wide quality policies
- Aligned monitoring and remediation workflows
- Improved training and compliance discipline
Education
Professional foundation
Qualified Chartered Accountant
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan · Member #14337
Bachelor of Accounting & Finance
IBA Karachi · GPA 3.72 · 89.11%