Shoaib Alvi

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

Senior Associate at Ernst & Young

Accounting / Auditing

70.5% - Attracting and Developing New Business 51.1% - Finding / Keeping Good People 33.0% - Leadership / Internal Change Issues 29.6% - Dealing with Client Demands / Expectations This is what the percentage of respondents belonging to Accounting and Finance Sector identified as the top business challenges for 2015 in a recent survey held by the Hinge Research Institute. Not surprisingly, having the right people not only addresses the second largest challenge, it also helps reduce exposure caused by the others. Having spent over 4 years with my first employer - a 'Big 4'​ audit firm, I understand the importance of effective cross selling of essential services to ensure not only continue.