Wakad Consulting provides a range of professional services to clients in Saudi Arabia, with a vision of contributing to the Kingdom's commercial prosperity and Vision 2030 goals. The firm was established in 2016 and employs Saudi citizens to help develop the country. Wakad aims to exceed client expectations through a customized approach and collaborative culture. It offers services including IFRS conversions, data analytics, profit improvement consulting, tax consultancy, training, corporate governance reviews, and strategy/CSR advice. Wakad prides itself on understanding client needs and delivering tangible value through its experienced and multi-disciplinary team.
4. Vision
Our vision is to make recognizable, sustainable and respected contribution to
the commercial prosperity of our clients, and thereby, in aggregate to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
5. About us
Established in 2016, Wakad is a collection of professionals who are
determined to make their contribution
to the effective implementation of vision 2030. Having joined primarily from
well-known professional local
firms, WAKAD will always employ a majority of Saudi citizens for whom
the continuing development of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a personal and most
worthy cause.
Wakad brings together clients, offers innovative solutions, and endeavors to
exceed client expectations.
The firm adopts a customized, responsive and personal approach towards
client service and offers a complete range of services across various industries.
Wakad's professionals are unified by a collaborative culture that fosters
integrity, creating value for our clients, commitment to each other, and
strength from diversity. They enjoy an environment of continuous learning,
challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. Wakad's
professionals are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building
public trust, and making a positive impact in the community.
And, finally, out staff.
Wakad is delighted to have been able to attract staff who were chosen
carefully for their competency, commitment and above all, the care with
which they approach a client’s needs. Throughout Wakada’s development we
will be relentless in selecting and retaining only those employees who create
tangible VALUE for our clients.
6. The Wakad Difference
The consulting industry, globally, has a poor reputation; a ”cookie-cutter” approach
towards client’s needs that for too often, leaves, clients wondering what the pay they
fee far!
WAKAD IS DIFFERENT:
We are a Saudi company focused on creating VALUE for our Saudi clients.
We achieve this through:
A relentless focused on creating VALUE
unlike our competitors, every member of our staff has been chosen primarily for their
understanding of the “drivers of value” in any business.
More effective collaboration
Our culture and structure enables us to bring our breadth of skills to your
organization without any “silo” obstacles.
A more holistic solution
We help you to see the implications of each step in a decision, so you deliver tangible
results to your stakeholders with confidence. We achieve this with a unique multi-
disciplinary approach to client service.
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A deeper understanding of your needs
Our wealth of expertise gives us an understanding of the opportunities and
challenges facing your business and helps us see things from your perspective.
We adopt a customized, responsive and personal approach to client service and
offer a comprehensive range of services across various industries.
WE CARE ABOUT YOUR PROGRESS AND YOUR
DEVELOPMNT
AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CLIENT
DOES NOT END WITH COMPLITING THE
ASSIGNMENT.
7. 4. Our Services
4.1 IFRS Conversions
At its board meeting on February 18,2012, SOCPA approved the project of implementation of
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). For the “non-listed” market, the MANDATORY
deadline is for Financial Periods commencing 1st
January, 2018. Approx. 14 months away. Only.For
many companies this conversion is a complex process with implications, operational and financial, that
should not be under-estimated.
WAKAD is proud to possess the most knowledgeable team of IFRS Specialists in the KSA. And,
uniquely, we will always create commercial value for our clients from this process.
4.2 Data Analytics (DA)
DA is best understood as sophisticated software which interrogates any form of data file to create
VALUABLE outputs.
Our professionals are expert in the application of such software tools which can be deployed in many
specific ways :
4.2.1 Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Analysis
Identifies and enables the elimination of existing payment errors, irregularities, inefficiencies and
fraud.
4.2.2 Forensic Investigations
Our staff are experienced in the multi-disciplinary and sophisticated processes entailed in such
projects; our DA expertise is a valuable tool in turning the often vast amounts of data into meaningful
information.
4.2.3 Inventory Analysis
Identifies and enables the elimination of existing inventory recording and custody issues, whether
caused by legacy processes, irregular activity, operational issues or, occasionally, theft.
4.2.4 Journal Entry Analysis
A “deep dive” analysis of how the clients’ accounting records are formed and consolidated; often a
source of surprisingly material revelations!
4.3 “Profit Improvement”/Consulting
Uniquely, our Founders have personal experience of running their own businesses which, when
combined with their depth of their consulting experience, makes it possible for WAKAD to offer our
clients this GUARANTEE :
“Any Consulting project undertaken by WAKAD will result in implementable “route maps” to tangible
commercial value for our clients”
4.4 Tax Consultancy
WAKAD can manage your domestic tax/zakat responsibilities but also possesses unique competency
in the field of International Tax exposures; and the successful mitigation of such challenges through
the effective structuring of overseas investments.
8. 5. ADDITIONAL
COMPETENCIES
The Founders of WAKAD bring a wealth of highly relevant experience and professional relationships,
globally. This, and some highly-effective local staff, enables WAKAD to offer these additional
services :
5.1 Professional Training/Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
An area where WAKAD is keen to develop its scale of operation, to meet the ever-increasing needs
within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in delivering Vision 2030, we enjoy strategic relationships
whereby we are able to advise on, and manage the delivery of, your company’s Training needs in the
KSA.
5.2 Corporate Governance (CG)
A vast topic and one which is often over-simplified as a “compliance” activity. That’s
merely a sub-set.
We, at WAKAD, characterize CG as the “quest for optimizing the purpose of a
company” so we think it’s much more than compliance! Our experts approach CG
projects as the most effective process for any company to create Enterprise Value.
Holistically and Sustainably. Inshallah.
5.3 Strategy Reviews/Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The word “strategy” is also used to convey different meanings to different people;
typically resulting in unsatisfactory outcomes. This topic is further complicated by the
progressive emergence of more “holistic” corporate objectives than merely
“maximizing shareholder value”. Inshallah.
WAKAD’s proprietary approach to these issues, and our extensive strategic
relationships, ensures that our clients will receive the most effective and valuable
guidance.
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