Dawood Ahmad
Director, Public Finance & Governance
Senior financial management specialist with 25+ years driving financial governance and public sector reform across national and sub-national government. Deep expertise in Government Financial Management Information Systems, Medium-Term Budget Frameworks, IPSAS-compliant accounting, PEFA assessments, and health-sector public finance. A Chartered Accountant (KPMG Pakistan / KPMG London), he has consulted for PwC, Crown Agents, Adam Smith International, and Oxford Policy Management on World Bank, FCDO, ADB, EU, and USAID-funded programmes.
Areas of expertise
- Public Financial Management (PFM)
- Public sector governance and institutional reform
- Budgeting, MTBF and fiscal management
- Financial management and fiduciary systems
- Health financing and financial sustainability analysis
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
- Institutional assessments and diagnostic studies
- Financial and economic analysis
- Performance management and KPI frameworks
- Internal controls, risk management and governance
- Accounting, reporting and IPSAS reforms
- Capacity building and organisational development
Selected assignments
- Health Financing Analysis Specialist — Karandaaz Pakistan Healthcare Portfolio Impact Assessment (2026)
- PFM Specialist, education-sector financing study — Tabadlab / Pakistan Institute of Education, Ministry of Federal Education (2025–26)
- PFM Specialist — Sindh Water & Agriculture Transformation (SWAT) Project PMC, Government of Sindh / World Bank (2024–25)
- Financial Management Specialist — Integrated Budget Rules & Budget Manual, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FCDO Sub-National Governance II (2024–25)
- Budget Analyst / PFM Specialist — Support to Parliamentary Development (IP5), EU / GIZ / PIPS (2022–2025); authored the concept paper for Pakistan's Parliamentary Budget Office and a Guide on Fiscal Impact Assessment for parliamentarians
- WASH Budget & Expenditure Analyst — Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department, Government of Punjab; commissioned by WaterAid Pakistan (2024)
- MTBF pilot implementation — Ministry of Health, Ministry of Food & Agriculture, and Ministry of Women Development, Government of Pakistan (PwC)
- Financial Analyst — Project to Improve Financial Reporting and Auditing (PIFRA), Pakistan Audit Department / World Bank (PwC)
Education & qualifications
- Fellow Chartered Accountant — Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), 1998
- Chartered Accountant — Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), 2020
- Fellow — Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA), UK, 2016
- Fellow — Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA), 2000
- Bachelor of Commerce — Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, 1992
Countries of work experience
- Pakistan · Oman · Qatar · United Kingdom · Germany · Belgium
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