Aleena Kareem is an ICAEW member, a fellow member of ACCA and has an MSc in Sustainable Finance and Accounting from the University of Sussex, UK. She is an IFRS Master trainer, Financial and Corporate Reporting expert, and Sustainability Consultant with over 15 years of experience teaching ACCA SBR, FR and FA exams with Platinum Approved Learning Partners of ACCA. She is also an ACCA Expert Tutor for SBR, FR and FA exams and has conducted ACCA Train The Trainer and Study School sessions globally.
Aleena is the lead trainer at SHAOOR Trainings and Consultancy, a boutique accountancy and sustainability advisory and training firm. Her professional journey reflects her commitment to financial advisory and sustainable development, collaborating with organisations like GIZ, SMEDA, Agha Khan Foundation, State Bank and World Bank initiatives for capacity building in financial accounting and management. She has been adept at delivering financial consulting to diverse clients, including start-ups, MSMEs and large organisations across 16 industries for over 200 enterprises.
Aleena’'s global outreach includes conducting over 30 international in-person and online SBR and FR sessions on behalf of ACCA UK. Her notable engagements as a speaker include over 50 sessions internationally in conferences, policy discussions and webinars, focused on sustainability, ethics, climate change, innovation, financial advisory and entrepreneurship for ACCA, World Bank, SDPI, SMEDA, Climate Action Network South Asia, ASEAN Federation of Accountants, CFA-US and TEDx.