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Our trainers

Trainer credibility decides most enrolment decisions in this market, so we publish who teaches what, and what they qualified in.

Mahmoud Alghemary

Programme Director — Accounting

Leads syllabus design across the accounting programmes and teaches the advanced reporting and consolidation material. Practised in UK accountancy before moving into education, and now spends most of each week with Gulf finance teams.

Qualifications
MSc Accounting & Finance; qualified accountant with UK practice experience
Areas of expertise
IFRS reporting, consolidations, audit preparation, syllabus design
Courses taught
Financial Accounting & Reporting; Financial Statement Preparation; Professional Accountant Development Programme

Sarah Johnson

Lead Trainer — Taxation

Teaches the taxation programmes, from GCC VAT principles through to UK taxation for professionals working with UK entities. Known among learners for insisting that principles are understood before rules are memorised.

Qualifications
Chartered tax qualification; former practice tax manager
Areas of expertise
VAT and indirect tax, corporate tax computations, UK personal and corporate tax
Courses taught
VAT Principles & Compliance; Corporate Tax Essentials; UK Taxation Principles

David Rodriguez

Lead Trainer — Payroll

Built and ran payroll functions across several jurisdictions before teaching. Focuses on payroll as a controlled process: the calculation matters, but the audit trail is what survives review.

Qualifications
Payroll qualification with fifteen years in multi-jurisdiction payroll operations
Areas of expertise
Gross-to-net, wage protection reporting, end-of-service benefits, payroll controls
Courses taught
Payroll Fundamentals; Payroll Management & Compliance

Lisa Chen

Lead Trainer — Bookkeeping

Teaches bookkeeping on paper first and in software second, on the principle that a bookkeeper who only knows the software cannot fix it when it is wrong. Has led several accounting system migrations.

Qualifications
Qualified bookkeeper and accounting technician; systems implementation background
Areas of expertise
Ledger discipline, reconciliation, chart of accounts design, system migration
Courses taught
Bookkeeping Essentials; Computerised Bookkeeping & Reconciliation

Fatima Al-Rashid

Regional Training Manager — GCC

Scopes and manages corporate programmes across the six GCC markets, running the capability reviews that shape a private cohort's syllabus before delivery begins.

Qualifications
MBA; fifteen years in corporate finance across the Gulf
Areas of expertise
Corporate programme design, capability assessment, management reporting
Courses taught
Management Accounting & Budgeting; Accounting Fundamentals

James Whitfield

Academic Standards Lead

Responsible for learning objectives, assessment design and the integrity of the certification wording IHM uses. Reviews every syllabus before it is published and every certificate description before it is issued.

Qualifications
PhD; university teaching background in accounting and finance
Areas of expertise
Assessment design, academic standards, partnership compliance
Courses taught
Academic pathway assessment across all programmes
Professional photographs and LinkedIn profiles are added to each trainer entry as they are supplied. Any trainer teaching your programme is named in your written quotation before you enrol, and you may ask for their full profile at that point.
Teaching approach

How our trainers work

  • One trainer carries a programme from start to finish rather than a rota
  • Every session is live; recordings supplement teaching rather than replacing it
  • Worked examples come from GCC practice, not from generic textbooks
  • Assessment is marked by the trainer who taught the material
  • Trainers still practise, which is why the examples are current
Trainer's session materials, model and study texts prepared for teaching

Teach with IHM

We work with qualified accountants, tax specialists and payroll professionals who can teach. If that describes you and you have GCC or UK practice experience, write to info@ihmaccountant.com with your CV and the subjects you could teach.

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Tell us what you want to study and where you are based. An adviser will send course dates, delivery options and a written fee quotation.

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