Balance Brightness trains finance professionals and corporate teams in Riyadh through live online cohorts and in-company programmes. The focus is the international side of the catalogue: IFRS, CMA and CPA preparation, financial analysis, and accounting for the oil and gas industry.
Riyadh is a market we serve rather than an office we keep. Training is delivered as live online cohorts, or on site at your premises when a team is large enough to justify an in-company programme.
The reason it works is experience, not proximity. Mahmoud Chehade spent 30 years leading finance for multi-million-dollar companies across the UAE, Riyadh and the wider Gulf before teaching full time. The material is pitched at people doing the job in that environment, including the reporting standards and the scrutiny that come with it.
For Saudi employers this usually means one of two things: raising a whole team to a common IFRS standard, or backing individual accountants through the CMA or CPA so the credential is there when the role opens up.
Our office is in Beirut. Riyadh is served through live online cohorts and in-company training delivered at your premises.
Balance Brightness is led by Mahmoud Chehade, a certified trainer who spent 30 years leading finance for multi-million-dollar companies across the UAE, Riyadh and the wider Gulf before teaching full time. He has guided hundreds of professionals through the CPA and CMA exams, and he trains finance teams to work to one IFRS standard rather than leaning on one strong accountant. Every Riyadh session is taught by him personally, live online or on site at your premises, in Arabic or English.
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A clear path from where your Riyadh team is today to certified, consistent and confident in its reporting.
We start with where you stand: your goals, your exam timeline, and the gaps in the way, so every session targets what actually moves you forward.
Structured, case-based coaching in accounting, tax, and finance builds real skill and exam readiness, with tools you can use the moment you are back at your desk.
You pass the exam, master the practice, and lead with confidence, backed by a mentor with 30 years in the field.
The international side of the catalogue, built for Saudi finance roles: IFRS, CMA and CPA preparation, oil and gas accounting, financial analysis and modern auditing. Each course runs as a live online cohort or as an in-company programme in Riyadh.
Certification PrepInstructor: Mahmoud Chehade
International Financial Reporting Standards applied to real statements. The common language Saudi reporting is built on, taught to the point of confident use.
Certification PrepInstructor: Mahmoud Chehade
Management accounting mastery and CMA exam preparation, the credential most often asked for in Gulf corporate finance roles.
Certification PrepInstructor: Mahmoud Chehade
Structured preparation for the US CPA exam, taken by accountants in the region building an internationally recognised qualification.
Specialty CourseInstructor: Mahmoud Chehade
Accounting built for the energy sector, from the cost structures to the reporting treatments the industry actually uses.
Foundation ProgramsInstructor: Mahmoud Chehade
Reading and interpreting financial statements well enough to make decisions on them, aimed at managers as well as accountants.
Specialty CourseInstructor: Mahmoud Chehade
How audit work is changing as analytics and AI tooling enter the process, and what that means for the people doing it.
More courses for Riyadh
Mahmoud led finance for multi-million-dollar companies across the UAE, Riyadh and the wider GCC. The training reflects how finance is actually run in the region.
In-company programmes bring a whole finance function to one standard, which is usually the real problem: consistency across the team rather than one strong accountant.
IFRS, CMA and CPA are the portable part of the catalogue. Nothing taught for Riyadh depends on Lebanese tax law.
Sessions run as coaching rather than lectures. Bring your own reporting problems and work them through with someone who has solved them at scale.
Principles vs rules, inventory, leases, and revenue: the differences that actually show up in real financial statements, explained without jargon.
Salary data, exam difficulty, cost, and career paths compared, so you can pick the certification that actually fits where you want your career to go.
Where We Work
Our only office is in Hamra, Beirut. Riyadh is served through live online cohorts and in-company programmes delivered at your premises, alongside Dubai and our home market in Lebanon.
In-company and online training for Saudi finance teams: IFRS, CMA, CPA and oil and gas accounting.
No. Our office is in Beirut. Riyadh is a market we serve through live online cohorts and in-company training delivered on site, so you get the same instructor without the overhead of a local branch.
Yes. In-company programmes are built around your team's level and your reporting requirements, and are delivered at your premises. Tell us the team size and what you need them to be able to do.
The international ones: IFRS, CMA, CPA, financial analysis, modern auditing and oil and gas accounting. The Lebanese tax and payroll programmes are specific to Lebanon and are not relevant here.
Mahmoud teaches in both Arabic and English. Tell us which your team prefers when you enquire.
Each course page lists its programme fee for individuals in Riyadh. In-company programmes for Riyadh teams are priced to the team size and scope, so tell us both and we will confirm the cost before anything is agreed.
Both. Individual accountants in Riyadh join the live online cohorts and can work toward the CMA, CPA or IFRS on their own schedule, while teams can take an in-company programme built around their reporting.
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