Our Team
Task Unit Heads
A Multitasked Multilingual and Multinational Staff
The partners and task heads of Pioneer Auditing have a broad and extensive first hand international experience in a wide range of specialisations including auditing, computerised accounting, management systems, insurance, financial and banking fields, and are capable in providing, together, an important blend: A “systems approach” to any particular service. An audited financial statement, for example, is not presented to the client before it is reviewed internally by the Audit Manager of the firm, then reviewed by the banking and financial consultant, independently, looking at it from the financial and banking angle….
This experience spans across continents: North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
The staff at Pioneer Auditing is multinational coming from different parts of the world: Canada, India, Lebanon, Philippines, UAE and USA. Languages spoken by staff members, include, Arabic, English, French, Malayalam, Spanish, Tagalog with each speaking at least two languages.
Nicolas Saade III
Partner – Banking & Tax Consultant, with more than 20 years of experience in commercial & investment banking and auditing, having worked in Lebanon and the UAE, and now focusing on compliance and taxation issues.
Nicolas is a Registered Auditor with UAE Ministry of Economy, and a Registered Tax Agent with the UAE Federal Tax Authority. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Toronto, Canada, and an MBA (Finance) from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and an MS in Accounting from the American University of Sharjah. He is a CPA and is licensed to practise in USA and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is also a fellow member of the Emirates Association for Accountants and Auditors (AAA). He is also a CFE, member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in USA. He also holds certificates from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (UK). He is currently pursuing a Diploma in International Law (UK).
Nicolas is in charge of taxation and compliance units.
Eissa Lutfi Ali
Audit Partner, with more than 40 years of experience in the field of Insurance, Accounting and Auditing, having first started his career with Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) in Bahrain, and then occupied managerial positions in private and Government organisations in the UAE, where he has long been a board member and treasurer of charitable and non-profit organisations.
Eissa is a registered Auditor with UAE Ministry of Economy, and holds a BA in Accounting from Oglethorpe University (USA) and Insurance Certificate from College of Insurance (USA).
Eissa is in charge of specific audits.
Nicolas Saade Jr
Founding Partner and Banking Consultant, with more than 45 years of experience in banking, investment, financial management and auditing. Nicolas’ experience is international. He has worked at executive levels for different banks of different nationalities in different continents, thus amassing first-hand knowledge in banking and financial systems and practices of various countries including Canada, France, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, USA, and West (French) Africa. He is currently a retained consultant for an international banking group and provides consultation services on banking and financial issues to a number of international banks and institutions. He is an active member on the board of directors of an international bank and the managing director of an investment and banking consultancy firm in the USA that was registered with the SEC. He heads a number of board audit committees and is member in a number of other board committees for a number of banks.
Nicolas holds an Honours BA in Economics from McMaster University in Canada, and an MBA (finance) from the Wharton School, in the USA. He is members of the CPA Association (UK) and CFA Institute (USA).
Nicolas supervises the overall work of the firm and performs valuations and specific audits on financial institutions.
Thomas P George
Audit Manager with more than 30 years of experience in auditing, occupying senior positions in India and the UAE. Thomas’ vast audit experience spreads across most industries.
Thomas holds a BSc and an MSc in Mathematics from Mahatma Ghandi University, India and has done his chartered accountancy articles with Fraser & Ross, India. George is a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Thomas is in charge of the audit unit and supervises the assignments of different auditors of the firm.
Joseph H. Kayssar
Internal Audit Consultant, with more than 25 years of experience in both internal and external audits in the UAE, spanning various segments and industries. He is also well versed with a variety of ERPs having handled several ERP-implementation projects. Joseph is the proprietor of one of the oldest audit firms in the UAE.
Joseph holds a BSc in Computer Science and Accounting from Cyprus College and is a CPA (USA)
Joseph advises on internal audits and ERP systems.
Jennifer Tabet
HR Consultant, with more than 30 years of experience, specialising in human resources. Jennifer’s experience is international. She has worked at Merck & Co (a leading US pharmaceutical company) at its corporate headquarters in the US and was later transferred to Merck’s Middle East Office in Cyprus as the Regional HR Manager. In 2005 Jennifer established her own firm, based in Beirut and covering the Middle East region providing companies to set up their HR department. She regularly delivers both in-house and public workshops on HR related topics. She is the regional representative for MTI and delivers their Manager-as-Mediator seminar. She is certified to administer and analyse the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and is a Certified ROI Professional (CRP).
Jennifer holds an MA degree majoring in Human Resource Management from Cornell University. She also holds an MA degree in International Affairs from Georgetown University.
Jennifer advises on a multitude of HR issues.
Ronald Soriano
Senior Auditor with more than 20 years of experience in internal and external auditing.
Ronald holds a BSc in Accounting from University of Luzon, Philippines, and is a CPA and is a member of the CPA Professional Regulation Commission in the Philippines.
Ronald is in charge of the unit that sets up charts of accounts and accounting systems for companies.
Abdul Asees Kizhakkayil
Auditor with more than 5 years of experience in statutory audits of manufacturing, trading and educational concerns as well as internal audits.
Asees holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from Farook College, India and has done his chartered accountancy articles with AGMK & Associates and SN Hebsur & Asscociates, in India. Asees is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Asees is in charge of the unit that aids clients with the implementation of new IFRS standards, currently and namely, IFRS 9. IFRS 15, IFRS 16.
Evita Mol
Senior Accountant with close to 10 years of experience in audits and compilation of accounts on various accounting packages.
Evita holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from Calicut University and has worked for Mazars Botswana back-office in India and before that was an articled assistant with Joe and Willy Chartered Accountants.
Evita is in charge of the unit that compiles accounts for clients.
