Ijaz Pir

Founder & CEO

PIR Partners

Jan 2021 - Present • 5 yrs 10 mos

PIR PARTNERS: Founder & Principal, Professional Accounting & Finance Advisory Firm PIR Partners supports businesses at every stage, from start-ups to established groups, drawing on experience across the private sector and UK Government. What we do, and what it means for you: 🚀 EVERY STAGE OF BUSINESS Start-ups: financial models, pricing, fundraising readiness Growing and established businesses: reporting, controls, restructuring, exits ✅ Advice that fits where you are now, and where you’re heading next. 💼 FRACTIONAL CFO ADVISORY Board-level strategy, cash flow, capital structuring, bank and investor relationships ✅ Senior CFO thinking without the full-time CFO salary. 📒 CORE ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING Bookkeeping, management accounts, month-end close, year-end and audit preparation ✅ Accurate, up-to-date books you can rely on for every decision. 📈 STRATEGIC ADVICE Business planning, budgeting and forecasting, cost reduction, M&A and business sale support ✅ Clear numbers behind every big decision. 🤖 BESPOKE AI FINANCE SOLUTIONS Built an AI board reporting tool that cut board pack preparation from 8 days to 30 minutes Custom AI tools for reporting, cash visibility and finance workflows ✅ Less manual work, faster insight and lower finance costs. 🌍 INTERNATIONAL REACH UK, UAE, GCC, USA, Europe and Asia ✅ Cross-border expertise for businesses operating in, or expanding into, multiple markets. 🏗️ SECTORS Real estate & property development Construction Professional services Regulated financial services & compliance Tech, SaaS & AI start-ups Family offices Public sector ✅ We understand how your industry works, not just your numbers. 💡 From a first set of books to board-level strategy and AI-powered finance, PIR Partners brings big-organisation expertise at a price that works for you.

Lead Finance Director (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

HM Government

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 • 1 yr

UK GOVERNMENT: Finance Lead, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) I led finance at one of the UK’s largest government departments: a £50B annual budget and 40+ organisations. What I did, and what it means for you: 💷 £50 BILLION BUDGET Prepared and consolidated departmental accounts to HM Treasury rules, under National Audit Office scrutiny ✅ Your numbers handled with audit-grade accuracy, whatever your size. 🏛️ CONSOLIDATED REPORTING, 40+ ENTITIES Group finance across bodies incl. Companies House, British Business Bank and UKRI ✅ Multiple companies or branches? One clear picture of your whole business. 🤝 SENIOR LEADERS & POLICYMAKERS Advised Executive Teams and Accounting Officers on commercial and policy decisions ✅ Plain-English advice, and numbers you can present to investors, banks and boards. 🔄 MAJOR RESTRUCTURE Led finance through the split of BEIS into three new departments, with accounts laid before Parliament on time ✅ Restructuring, merging or scaling fast? Finances stay in control and deadlines get met. ⚙️ DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Automated month-end and year-end close processes and trained staff Redesigned the annual accounts workflow, cutting audit-readiness time by 9% ✅ Faster, cleaner bookkeeping and reporting, so you can focus on growth. 📋 GOVERNANCE & CONTROLS Wrote finance SOPs, delegated authority policies and control frameworks ✅ Clean books and audit-ready accounts: exactly what lenders, investors and buyers want. 💡 If I can deliver on-time accounts for a £50B department through a major restructure, I can bring that same rigour and clarity to your business.