Who We Are
FinApt Group is a partner led audit, tax, and advisory firm headquartered in the UAE, delivering integrated professional services across assurance, taxation, accounting, risk and compliance, corporate services, and financial and transaction advisory.
We support founders, corporates, and investors operating in increasingly complex regulatory and business environments by providing independent assurance and well considered advice that enables informed decision making and sustainable outcomes. Our work combines technical expertise with a practical understanding of business realities, ensuring our services are both compliant and relevant.
At FinApt, responsibility for every engagement rests with a Partner. All assignments are planned, executed, and reviewed under senior leadership, ensuring professional judgement, accountability, and consistency across our work. This partner led model underpins our commitment to quality, governance, and long term client relationships, and enables us to act as trusted advisors with clarity and confidence.
Our History
FinApt Group was established in 2018 by senior professionals with extensive experience across audit, accounting, taxation, and advisory services. The firm was founded with a clear purpose to build a partner led professional services platform grounded in technical excellence, strong governance, and professional integrity.
Since its establishment, FinApt has grown into a multi disciplinary audit and advisory practice across the UAE, expanding its capabilities in line with evolving regulatory requirements and increasing client needs. The firm remains committed to independent judgement, senior level involvement, and long term client relationships.
Our Vision & Mission
Vision To be the trusted global partner behind resilient, forward thinking businesses.
Mission To deliver integrated audit, tax, and advisory services with precision and purpose, acting as trusted advisors to our clients while fostering a culture where people thrive.
Our Values
Rationale We deliver accurate, reliable, and quality driven professional services that build lasting trust.
Strategic We go beyond numbers, providing insight that supports informed decisions and sustainable growth.
Transparent We uphold open and honest communication, ensuring clarity, compliance, and accountability.
Adaptive We tailor our audit, tax, and advisory solutions to each client’s business environment and objectives.
Empowering We manage complexity across finance, compliance, and regulation so clients can focus on what matters most.
Our Leadership & Team
Our strength lies in our people. FinApt has assembled a team of experienced professionals with strong technical backgrounds across audit, tax, accounting, compliance, and advisory services. Our professionals bring diverse experience across industries and geographies, with a shared commitment to quality, integrity, and client service.
We operate as a collaborative, partner led firm where senior professionals remain actively involved in client engagements. This structure supports informed judgement, effective execution, and advice that is both technically sound and commercially relevant.
Leadership
Taha Siddiqui
Partner
Assurance, Taxation & Corporate Services
Over 14 years of experience advising on audit and assurance, corporate tax and corporate services.
Saqib Islam
Partner
Financial & Transaction Advisory
Over 16 years of experience advising on transaction due diligence, valuation and M&A.
Abdulla Al Hashmi
Partner
Audit & Assurance
Experience in audit and assurance, internal audit, governance, risk management and public sector advisory.
Swati Parashar
Director
Financial & Transaction Advisory
Over 18 years of experience advising on strategic and transaction advisory mandates.
Syed Asrar
Senior Director
Financial & Transaction Advisory
Over 35 years of experience advising on financial advisory, investment and transactions.
Najeeb Hasan
Senior Director
Risk Advisory & Governance
FRM. A senior risk leader with 25+ years in banking and 15+ years at executive level across the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Governance, Ethics & Independence
Strong governance, ethical conduct, and independence are fundamental to FinApt Group’s operations. We maintain internal frameworks designed to uphold objectivity, professional integrity, and accountability across all service lines, ensuring our work remains independent and reliable.
Appropriate safeguards are applied to identify and manage conflicts of interest, protect confidentiality, and ensure compliance with ethical and independence requirements. Senior professionals oversee adherence to these principles, ensuring independence, objectivity, and ethical conduct are consistently maintained across all engagements, reinforcing trust and confidence among our clients and stakeholders.
Professional Standards & Quality
FinApt Group is committed to delivering services in accordance with applicable professional standards, regulatory requirements, and recognised best practices. Our engagements follow a structured approach to planning, execution, review, and reporting, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance.
Senior level review and quality controls form an integral part of our delivery framework, supporting reliable outcomes and well reasoned conclusions. Continuous professional development and technical training reinforce our commitment to high professional standards while ensuring our work remains practical, consistent, and aligned with client requirements.