Imran is a seasoned professional with rich internal audit experience spanning over decades. He has worked for various multinationals, Big Four Firms and National & International corporates. Throughout his career, he has established a reputation as a transformational leader who is committed to furthering standards of excellence. Imran’s expertise encompasses all aspects of internal audit, risk management and advisory.
Imran is a proud winner of “Internal Audit Excellence Award” from ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales). He has played a key role towards elevation of corporate governance practices in various corporates. Imran continues to contribute towards profession as a subject matter expert and as a thought leader. He also serves various professional bodies in different capacities. This includes serving as:
- Member of Harvard Business Review Advisory Council
- President of Institute of Internal Auditors Vancouver Island Chapter, Canada
- Member of ACCA’s Global Forum for Audit & Assurance
- Member of ACFE’s Global Advisory Council
- Past Chairman of ACCA’s Members Advisory Committee
- Past President of ACFE’s (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) Chapter
- Member of Board of Directors of “Connections Place” – a global not-for-profit organization
His contributions towards the profession don’t go unnoticed and he gets invited as an expert speaker at various professional conferences & seminars world-wide. His recent speaking engagements include:
- IIA’s International Conference of Internal Auditors 2021 (to be convened) – Singapore
- IIA Canada National Conference of Internal Auditors 2021 (to be convened) – Canada
- ACFE Middle East Fraud Conference 2021 (to be convened) – Dubai
- ACFE Canada’s National Fraud Conference – 2020 – Canada
- IIA UAE National Conference 2020 – Dubai, UAE
- IIA Canada Vancouver Island Chapter Event – 2020 -Victoria, Canada
- IIA Canada’s National Conference – 2019 – Toronto, Canada
- International Conference of Internal Auditors – 2018 – Dubai, UAE
- International Conference of Internal Auditors – 2017 – Sydney, Australia
- ACFE Middle East Fraud Conferences – 2016 & 2017 – Dubai, UAE
- International Conference of Internal Auditors – 2014 – London, UK
Imran currently work for Government of British Columbia – Canada, as Director, Audit & Assurance.

Imran Zia
MSc, CPA, ACA, FCCA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CRMA, GRCP
Director, Audit & Assurance – Government of British Columbia, Canada
Areas of Expertise
- Internal Audit
- Governance
- Risk
- Compliance
- Finance
- Leadership