Member Profile

Founded since 1979 in the United Arab Emirates by the Managing Partner, AbdulMunem J.B. AlRubaie (B.Com Hons.- Leeds, FCA, ICAEW - London), Al Rubaie & Partners Chartered Accountants (ARCA) is a professional services and management-consultancy firm serving thousands of satisfied clients from all over the world.

ARCA’s team of expert is well qualified to operate at the highest International Standards offering customize & personal attention to its clients.

Main services: Auditing, Accounting, Financial Consultancy, and Setup of Entities. Financial Consultancy Services: Financial Agreements & Contracts; Profit Enhancement; Feasibility Studies; Corporate and Management Consultation, Budgeting & Court Expertise Reports.

Audit services: Statutory Audit; Internal Audit; Home Owners’ Association Audit; Investigation Audit & Other assurance services.

Accounting services: Financial Accounting; Management Accounting; Compilation of Financial Statements; Book Keeping and Supervision of Accounts. Setup of entities : Establishment of Companies (Inside UAE & Free zones); Offshore Companies Registered agents; Incorporation, Renewal & Liquidation.

ARCA’s Clients’ Industries: Oil & Gas; Advertising; Cooperative Society; Hospitality; Nonprofit organizations; Trading; Construction and Contracting; Manufacturing; Engineering; Real Estate; Logistics; Architecture; Jewellery; Home Owners Associations; Energy & Commodity; Communication; Aviation; NGOs; School & Institute; Personal & Government Funds

ARCA’s International Assignments includes countries like UK, Germany, France, Italy, Hong Kong, USA, Singapore, Australia, China, Libya, Cayman Islands, BVI, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia & Oman in addition to UAE.

Some of ARCA’s major Clients: Include General Construction Co., Gulf Contracting Company & Salem Al Shueibi Jewellery (Local Companies), Gale Pacific (Australia), Hill International, Control Risks, Oilserv, ABB Lummus, Linde (Germany), Alliance Francaise, ATK, Medecins Sans Frontiers, Gulf Perlite, Al Jazeera Catering , Al Fursan Recruitment, Geodis Projects, CEGELEC (France), IBAHN, Tangent (UK), Intracom Midldle East, ELCO Motors (Italy), Goldhill (Singapore), Novosteel, Indigo Living (Hong Kong), Wal-Mart, Nova Corp (USA), Peninsula Petroleum (Brokers) Ltd., ADTRAN, RJA, American Science Engineering (USA), Broadway Mylan, Euphoria, Ericsson - Telcordia Technologies Inc.

1974: We set up our first firm of Chartered Accountants in Baghdad, Iraq as two partners that presented services in the fields of accounting, auditing, and financial consultancy, and tax services. We served international companies working in Iraq like Hewlett Packard, Big Dutchman, etc.

1979: Founded in Abu Dhabi.

1980: Established a new branch in Dubai under the same name.

1984: We became members of an international network of firms of Chartered Accountants named Dearden Farrow International whose Head office was in London, England.

1988: Dearden Farrow International changed its name to Summit International with head office in New York, U.S.A.

2001: Summit International changed its name to Baker Tilly International.

2008: We changed our name to Baker Tilly MKM Chartered Accountants both in Abu Dhabi & Dubai.

2015: We changed our brand name to ARCA.

The Managing Partner, AbdulMunem AlRubaie:

- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accounting, from Leeds University, Leeds, England – 1968.

- Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales – 1971.

Mr. AlRubaie is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales - England (Associate Member - 1971 to 1979, Fellow Member - 1979 to current).

2008 : Oxford Abu Dhabi Magazine - Doing Business in UAE

2009 : Oxford Abu Dhabi Magazine - Importance of Internal Audit

2012 : Removal of Zeros from Iraqi Dinar and its effects

2016 : AAA Publication : The importance of the accounting profession and the role of

audit & audit firms and interest in financial matters at all levels

ARCA is a Member of: ICAEW; AAA UAE; DED Dubai & Abu Dhabi. And Registered Agents, Auditors & Liquidators in: DIFC; JAFZA; TECOM; DMCC; RAKIA; DIP; RAKFTZone; DAFZA; DSO; SAIFZone; JAFZA Offshore Department & DED Abu Dhabi & Dubai. We are Registered Arbitrators in: Abu Dhabi & Dubai Arbitration Centers, Gulf Arbitration centers in Bahrain as experts Arbitrators & Reconciliators. Al Rubaie & Partners are approved Auditors with major international & local banks in UAE like National Bank of Abu Dhabi, HSBC.

Abdulmunem Al Rubaie was Chairman of the Iraqi Business Council in Dubai & Northern Emirates – UAE from 2006 to 2008.

And was also a Representative of Brandenburg Government (Germany) in UAE from 2006 to 2007.

AbdulMunem Al Rubaie was a Lecturer in Emirates University & Higher College of Technology in UAE and teaching post graduates studies in the University of Baghdad and in Mustansaryah University in Iraq.