Syed M Ali

Senior Tutor for ACCA & CIMA

Syed Muhammad Ali has over twenty years of working experience. During the twenty years of his career, he has worked in Auditing, Banking, Telecom and Oil and Gas sector in different countries. He has tremendous experience in Financial Reporting, Financial Management, Contract Management, Project Finance and Business Management.

Apart from his professional career, Syed Ali has also been actively engaged in training and development of professionals since 2006. During all these years, thousands of delegates have benefited from his knowledge and expertise. He has exam focused approach helps his students to pass the exam in the very first attempt.

He is a corporate trainer and has provided training courses to over 200 corporate clients including Fortune 500 companies. His Accounting & Finance Courses are used by companies such as Amazon, Volkswagen, Disney, Nestlé, Reliance Group, Toyota Motors, Vodafone and many others. As a consultant he has worked on several projects including projects funded by the World Bank and the European Union.

Emad Gohar

Senior Tutor for CMA and CIA

Emad Gohar is an experienced facilitator for training assignments in the Middle East Region. He has over 10 years' experience in training, leadership development and management consulting.

A Public Sector Auditor based in Middle East, Mr. Emad holds 6 professional certifications. Previously, he worked for KPMG in external audit and he also held the position of Vice President for Business Development at IMA Qatar Chapter.

After successfully completing Faculty Training from IMA Leadership Academy – USA, he is currently serving on their Faculty Panel. He has also worked as an independent consultant and strategic advisor for a Middle East based firm which specializes in management & strategy consulting and corporate & asset valuation for a wide variety of areas, especially real estate and industrial businesses.

He has experience of training a wide range of qualifications and courses including CMA, ACCA and CIA. He is also awarded with Platinum Level Leader Award by IMA-USA for his contribution towards the management accounting profession.

Liliya Kirylenka

Senior Tutor for ACCA & CIMA

Liliya Kirylenka (FCCA) is a qualified and experienced accounting and finance professional. She has over a decade of experience working in one of the Big Four audit firms in assurance and financial advisory. Liliya has also worked in a senior management position and served in a multinational organization as CFO (Chief Financial Officer) She has excellent proven track record as an accounting professional.

Liliya Kirylenka is a nationwide position holder in her ACCA professional qualification in ACCA AFM (P4) exam. Since 2017, she has been teaching different papers from ACCA qualification. She has profound interest in Financial Management, Performance Management and Financial Reporting.

Danish Masood

Senior Tutor for ACCA and CIMA

With 19 years of teaching excellence, Danish is a professional tutor whose driving force is student success.

His structured approach wins students’ confidence and admiration, while his ability to simplify complex tax rules makes learning easier. TX may be the most complicated exam with countless rules, but his substantial question practice turns it into a fun and rewarding journey.

His guidance in FA helps students achieve high 90s, building a strong base for FR – a critical ACCA exam where his contribution has lifted Vertex pass rates well above global averages. In LW, a theoretical exam, he explains questions with case law, making learning practical and engaging. Through hard work and constant motivation for exam practice, he has helped students achieve high scores in the toughest ACCA challenges, making him a phenomenal mentor who turns obstacles into victories.

Syeda Kanwal

Head of ACCA Foundation Diploma

Syeda Kanwal is an integral part of Vertex team. She oversees and manages the ACCA foundation and applied knowledge courses, as well as the Vertex online testing system. Kanwal is very supportive of her students and provides all the support, motivation, and guidance to students in passing their exams.

Haris Hanif

ACCA Tutor

Haris Hanif is an ACCA qualified and highly experienced tutor, specializing in ACCA subjects PM (Performance Management), AA (Audit and Assurance), and AAA (Advanced Audit and Assurance). He has successfully taught thousands of students worldwide, many of whom have achieved top national and global positions in ACCA examinations.

With over a decade of teaching experience since 2011, Haris Hanif brings a powerful blend of academic expertise and real world industry exposure, having worked in banking, professional firm and the textile sector as an accounts officer. His excellence in teaching has been formally recognized by ACCA globally being selected multiple times by ACCA Pakistan to conduct “Practice to Pass” webinars, as well as by ACCA Singapore and ACCA UK for specialized exam focused and InPlus sessions.

He has also contributed as a mock exam marker for ACCA F8(AA), giving him deep insight into examiner expectations. This unique combination of practical experience, global recognition, and examiner level understanding enables him to guide students not just to pass, but to achieve top positions in ACCA examinations.

Shahrukh Yousuf

ACCA Tutor

Shahrukh Yousuf is an ACCA member and a seasoned Financial Accountant for a UK-based company. His professional background is rooted in high-level audit practice, having worked with UK public listed entities and prestigious firms including Grant Thornton, Deloitte, and PwC.

Since joining Vertex as an Audit & Assurance (AA) tutor in June 2022, Shahrukh has focused on bridging the gap between complex theory and real-world application. With over six years of professional experience and three years in the classroom, he brings a wealth of practical expertise to his students.

His teaching philosophy is built on a tailored, detail-oriented approach—which he considers paramount for mastering the AA paper. Shahrukh’s lectures go beyond basic concepts by providing specific exam techniques for every syllabus area, ensuring students know exactly how to structure their answers for maximum marks. His interactive live sessions focus heavily on stress and pressure management, simulating real-time exam scenarios to build student confidence. By combining thorough concept building with a disciplined focus on "how to pass," Shahrukh consistently helps his students achieve high success rates in one of ACCA’s most challenging exams.

Sarfraz Akhtar

ACCA Tutor

Sarfraz Akhtar is an ACCA qualified and experienced tutor. He is a dedicated full-time tutor with over fifteen years of teaching experience. His areas of expertise are financial accounting, financial reporting, and Audit. Mr. Sarfraz plays an important role at Vertex to help students prepare for their final exams by contributing tirelessly towards their progress assessment.

Urwa Akram

Lead Business Developer

Urwa Akram is responsible for driving business growth, and duties vary on a day-to-day basis. Her responsibilities include creating development plans and forecasting sales targets and growth projections. Identifying market opportunities through meetings, networking and other channels.

Sumbal Asif

ACCA Tutor

Sumbal Asif is an ACCA qualified and experienced tutor. She is a dedicated full-time tutor with over seven years of teaching experience. His areas of expertise are financial reporting and audit. Ms. Sumbal has been with Vertex since 2021 and she has an active role in preparation of academic content for exam preparation.

Prerna Thapa

Academic Support

Prerna Thapa is an ACCA affiliate. She has passion for learning and teaching. She completed her ACCA is less than 3 years scoring five nationwide and two world wide positions in her ACCA exams. Prerna is actively involved on content development and helping our students to improve their score.

Afeefa Hyder

Lead Student Support

Afeefa Hyder serves as the first point of contact to students. She has a creative and caring approach towards our student community, and she enables us to build strong relationships with our students. One of her primary responsibilities is to ensure that the learning needs of the students are met as directed by tutor and are differentiated according to students needs and abilities.

Maria

Academic Support

Maria ACCA qualified. She leads the content development team at Vertex as well as oversees and tracks students' performance and exam preparation.

Muhammad Nasir

SEO Lead

Nasir is responsible for the search engine optimization project at Vertex.

Zain Ahmed

Social Media Lead

Zain Ahmed manages the internet presence of the company. He controls the social media channels of Vertex and makes sure that the company is appropriately presented on the digital media.

Manal Asif

Content Support

Manal Asif provides support to the content development team.

Alyona Petrova

IT Systems Development

Alexander Ivanov

IT Systems Development

Nina Ainsley

Accounts and Admin