Syed Rahat ali shah

A senior financial services and technology risk professional with over two decades of experience across insurance, microfinance and banking. He leads RSM Pakistan’s Virtual Support Hub, overseeing cross-border outsourcing, virtual secondments and remote audit delivery for RSM member firms. His expertise spans IFRS transitions, IT audit, enterprise risk, and board-level advisory across regulated environments.

Core Areas of Expertise

• Virtual secondment, outsourcing & offshoring delivery
• Internal audit, enterprise risk and forensic reviews
• IT audit, ITGC/ITAC, cybersecurity & information risk
• Insurance & microfinance governance, regulatory compliance
• ERP, core banking & digital transformation assessments
• IFRS implementation (IFRS 4, 9, 17)

Professional Experience

• Partner, RSM Pakistan — Leads the Virtual Support Hub and outsourcing service lines, managing remote audit, tax, finance and IT secondments for regional RSM firms.
• Corporate & Financial Advisor / NED, UIC — Oversaw IFRS transitions, actuarial coordination, compliance and board advisory.
• Head of Compliance & IT Audit, UIC — Managed SECP compliance, AML/CFT and information systems audit.
• NED, Apna Microfinance Bank — Member of Audit, Risk and Compliance Committees.
• Senior Manager, AHLN — Responsible for statutory and insurance sector audits.

Qualifications

• FCA (ICAP), ACA (ICAEW), CISA (ISACA)
• Extensive CPE in IT audit, cybersecurity, IFRS and financial sector regulation