Shihan Sheriff

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CFO, author and finance educator.

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Shihan Sheriff, FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia), MBA (General), MBA (Data Science & AI), UAECA, CAAB, CAAS, is a CFO, author and finance educator based in Dubai, UAE. He is Chief Financial Officer of Esanjo Ventures Ltd and Group, Vice President of Finance at Nomod, founder of Money Master HQ and a four-time Amazon bestselling author.

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Shihan Sheriff, FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia), MBA (General), MBA (Data Science & AI), UAECA, CAAB, CAAS, is a CFO, author and finance educator based in Dubai, UAE, and originally from Sri Lanka. He is Chief Financial Officer of Esanjo Ventures Ltd and Group and Vice President of Finance at Nomod, a Y Combinator-backed fintech. He is the founder and CEO of Money Master HQ, operated by SS Coaching, LLC, and the founder of AI for Business and Life. A four-time Amazon bestselling author, he wrote Accounting Fundamentals, which won a Bronze Medal at the IPPY Awards 2024 and a Gold Medal at the Global Book Awards 2024. He is Vice Chairman of the Sri Lankan Business Council UAE.

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Shihan Sheriff, FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia), MBA (General), MBA (Data Science & AI), UAECA, CAAB, CAAS, is a CFO, author and finance educator based in Dubai, UAE, and originally from Sri Lanka. His full name is Mohamed Shihan Sheriff.

Current roles

  • Chief Financial Officer, Esanjo Ventures Ltd and Group
  • Vice President of Finance, Nomod, a Y Combinator-backed fintech
  • Founder and CEO, Money Master HQ, operated by SS Coaching, LLC
  • Founder, AI for Business and Life

Qualifications

  • Credentials: FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia), MBA (General), MBA (Data Science & AI), UAECA, CAAB, CAAS
  • MBA in Data Science and AI, Ascencia Business School, with High Distinction
  • MBA, Torrens University Australia, with High Distinction
  • His Doctorate of Business Administration at SBS Swiss Business School is in progress

Books and recognition

  • A four-time Amazon bestselling author
  • Author of Accounting Fundamentals: A Non-Finance Manager's Guide to Finance and Accounting, which won a Bronze Medal at the IPPY Awards 2024 and a Gold Medal at the Global Book Awards 2024
  • Accounting Fundamentals was featured in CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK and listed by The CFO Club
  • Also the author of Expanding Financial Acumen and The Art of Measuring Success in Small Businesses, and of Debt Tracker with Money Master HQ
  • His books have sold more than 7,000 copies worldwide, as reported by the author

Community and speaking

  • Vice Chairman of the Sri Lankan Business Council UAE
  • Hosted the Business Growth & Scale Summit 2024 and the Passive Income Summit 2025
  • Spoke at the Accounting & Finance Show Middle East 2020
  • Profiled by Lanka Business Online and interviewed on Sri Lanka Rupavahini's Ms Traveller - Thamasha's Diary

His career began at John Keells Hotels in 2005. He moved to Dubai in 2008 to join Olive Real Estate, joined Esanjo in 2010 and became its Chief Financial Officer in 2012.

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  • FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia), MBA (General), MBA (Data Science & AI), UAECA, CAAB, CAAS
  • VP Finance, Nomod (YC-backed)
  • CFO at Esanjo Ventures Ltd and Group
  • Four-time Amazon bestselling author
  • International award-winning author

Awards

Editorial features

Television Interview - Sri Lanka Rupavahini

Ms Traveller - Thamasha's Diary, presented by Thamasha Jayasuriya

Aired Saturday, September 30, 2023 · Language: Sinhala

In this Sinhala-language segment of Sri Lanka Rupavahini's Ms Traveller - Thamasha's Diary, which features the stories of Sri Lankans living in the UAE, Shihan Sheriff talks with presenter Thamasha Jayasuriya about building a finance career in the UAE, his work with the Sri Lankan Business Council in Dubai, leaving family behind to work abroad, and why he wrote his first book after meeting many professionals with limited finance knowledge.

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Video shared on the Money Master HQ YouTube channel. Broadcast content belongs to Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Logos identify the broadcaster and publication only and do not imply endorsement.

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Conference appearances

Books by Shihan Sheriff

Talk topics

  • Finance for Non-Finance Managers
  • Reading the Numbers: Financial Statements and Business Decisions
  • Cash Flow, Budgeting and Forecasting
  • AI and Data Analytics for Finance Teams
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In conversation with global leaders

Moments from the two summits Shihan hosted: the Business Growth & Scale Summit 2024 and the Passive Income Summit 2025, with world-class speakers.

Tiffani Bova at a summit hosted by Shihan Sheriff

Tiffani Bova

Former Chief Growth Evangelist at Salesforce; 2x Wall Street Journal bestselling author (Growth IQ, The Experience Mindset)

Shep Hyken at a summit hosted by Shihan Sheriff

Shep Hyken

Chief Amazement Officer at Shepard Presentations; New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author

Michael Hingson at a summit hosted by Shihan Sheriff

Michael Hingson

Escaped the 78th floor of the World Trade Center on 9/11; New York Times bestselling author of Thunder Dog

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