Burhan Ismael Hassan (FCCA, CPA) CEO

He is a member of Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and one of the pioneering members of Somali Institute of Certified Public Accountants (SICPA). He has held the position of Chief Financial Officer in Somtel Somalia in 5 years and later become CEO of Somtel group. He is an experienced professional who has handled & managed virtually every aspect of accounting in different industries during last 12 years, Telecommunication, consulting, and humanitarian organizations. He has in-depth experience in Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting matters, Strategy formulation and execution, Budgeting & Planning, and Financial Operations. He has also extensive IT & Process Automation experience from Systems Analysis,
Requirement Design,

BURHAN SAED SALAH, ACCA, CPA (R)

Partner - South-Central Somalia

He is a Merit Advisory partner in South and Central Somalia, Mogadishu office with over 10 years’ experience in consulting services including audit and
assurance, internal control systems review, and managing companies in the profit and not-for-profit sectors. He is well versed with International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). He is an ACCA member and also holds BSc in Accounting from Oxford Brookes University and MSc in Professional Accountancy from University of London (UoL). He has extensive experience in the field of accounting, auditing, and compliance. He also has
professional experience in taxes and business advisory services, and financial
consultancy services.

AHMED M JAMA , CPA

Head of audit and consulting services

Ahmed Jama is a licensed CPA professional with MBA-Finance and B.Com-accounting. He is currently the head of audit and consultancy for
Merit Advisory Services. In his current role, he oversees the firm's audit and consulting including internal audit for both private and public sector. In his prior role he worked as the CFO of Somtel GSM, one of the leading telecommunication company, where he led the company’s business plans, strategy, and reporting and risk management. he also served as a financial manager in a multinational company based in Dubai UAE, where he focused on areas reporting,
controls and taxation.

BASHIR M WARSAME, ACCA, CIPFA

Head of External Audit

Bashir Warsame has been engaged in the field of auditing, accounting, and financial reporting for more than 8 years. Currently, he is the head of external audit services of Merit Advisory Services.Prior to this position, he has worked for the Public Financial Management Project of World Bank by providing advisory services to the Office of the Auditor General. He also worked with Ernst and Young, Kenya as a subcontractor. During his tenure he
had gained wide experience in auditing, consulting and staff coaching; working with the Office of the Auditor General he has also acquired good understanding in the PFM context of Somalia. He participated different events and workshops conducted by international and regional organizations such as INTOSAI, IDI and AFROSAI-E. He is also an expert in different accounting and audit packages such as Excel, QuickBooks, Tally, Teammate Audit Management and Teammate Analytics. In the field of
accounting and finance he was engaged in designing and successfully implementing
accounting systems for various companies in different industries including NGOs.