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Tariq Salam, CFO | ACCA & ICAEW
CFO Advisor · Top10ConsultingFirms.com
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UAE PDPL · ISO 27001 · Governance
When the Auditor Leaves, What Actually Remains? UAE PDPL and the Governance Gap Every CFO Should Be Losing Sleep Over
600,000 cyber attacks per day on UAE infrastructure. AED 5M penalties. Full enforcement January 2027. What ISO 27001 certification actually means — and where the gap lives.
June 2026 14 min read
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Financial Governance · COSO · AI in Finance
I Spent 20 Years in Big 4 and CFO Roles. So the AI Tool I Built Didn't Have to Guess.
Most policy documents were accurate on the day they were written and increasingly fictional since. A CFO's account of building diagnostic-first financial governance — and what it found on first use.
May 21, 2026 15 min read
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UAE Compliance · FTA Mandate
UAE E-Invoicing 2026: The CFO's Complete Guide to Deadlines, Penalties and What to Do Now
Mandatory e-invoicing starts July 2026. ASP appointment deadline for AED 50M+ businesses is 31 July 2026. AED 5,000/month penalty for non-compliance.
May 13, 2026 14 min read
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🔴 EOSB Series · Part 2 of 3
If UAE EOSB Becomes Mandatory: The Questions Nobody Is Asking
Four questions every CFO, board, regulator and banker will be asking when the mandate lands — and why none of them have the answers yet.
May 13, 2026 10 min read
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🔴 EOSB Series · Part 1 of 3
The UAE's Hidden Liability Problem: EOSB Is Not What It Seems
Most UAE companies don't hold the cash behind their EOSB liability. With a mandatory scheme approaching, that's a balance sheet shock waiting to happen.
May 6, 2026 9 min read
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CFO Tools · UAE
The CFO Control Tower: Real-Time Financial Visibility from Scratch
Four modules that give you live visibility across cash, AR, bank facilities, and payroll — every day, not once a month.
Apr 29, 2026 12 min read
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Turnaround · Leadership
I Didn't Choose Turnarounds. Turnarounds Chose Me.
Two companies. Two crises. AED 150M to AED 1B in revenue at stake. A decade of financial firefighting.
Apr 6, 2026 10 min read
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Cash Flow
When Your Biggest Client Stops Paying
Five levers pulled simultaneously to survive a concentrated client risk crisis.
Mar 28, 2026 8 min read
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Working Capital
The Working Capital Crunch: How to Optimize Cash Flow in 2025
7 battle-tested strategies CFOs are using to stabilize cash flow and regain control.
Mar 25, 2026 14 min read
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Cash Flow · Tools
The 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast: A CFO's Operational Guide
The single most important short-term financial tool for any CFO navigating uncertainty.
Apr 7, 2026 10 min read
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UAE Tax · Compliance
UAE Tax Planning Guide 2025: What Every CFO Needs to Know
Corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing — the complete compliance and planning guide for UAE finance leaders.
Apr 7, 2026 15 min read
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Transfer Pricing · UAE Tax
Transfer Pricing Strategy for UAE Multinationals: A CFO's Guide
UAE corporate tax and OECD BEPS compliance — how to build a defensible transfer pricing framework for GCC group structures.
Apr 27, 2026 12 min read
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Transfer Pricing · AI · UAE Tax
Transfer Pricing Is a Strategy, Not Just Compliance
Why UAE CFOs are missing the biggest opportunity in transfer pricing — and how to use it as a strategic planning tool, not a deadline.
May 2, 2026 8 min read