An AI finance team that scales with your business

We pair AI agents with senior accountants and tax advisors. Growing SMEs get sharp finance — fast compliance, clean books, real visibility — without hiring a CFO.

The challenge

Why Daira exists

Growing businesses keep hitting the same gap: compliance and bookkeeping get done, but real financial control — visibility, planning, decision-making — stays out of reach. CFOs are too expensive. Big-Four firms aren't built for SMEs. Spreadsheets break the moment the business does. We built Daira to close that gap.

The gap

Our approach

What Daira does

We pair AI agents — Dariel and his six specialists — with senior accountants and tax advisors, so you get the speed of software with the discipline of a professional finance team. Pick the agents, add experts when you want them, and run finance with clarity from day one.

The bridge

Our Team

Paul Evrard

Paul Evrard

Co-founder & CEO @ Daira

LinkedIn

10+ years of experience specializing in financial strategy, corporate restructuring, and performance improvement for mid-sized enterprises

Combines strategic insight with hands-on execution experience to help businesses optimize operations and achieve long-term profitability

Previously

Oliver Wyman
ProA Capital
Ankit Singh

Ankit Singh

Co-founder & COO @ Daira

LinkedIn

11+ years experience leading digital transformation and operational efficiency programs across financial services and SME sectors

Passionate about leveraging technology and data to enhance financial accessibility and drive sustainable business performance

Previously

Boston Consulting Group
American Express
Oliver Wyman

We are not doing this alone…

Not just software. A fully established and operational team of accountants, client managers, developers, and operations.

AccountantsClient managersDevelopersOperations

How we work with you

Four steps. No surprises.

01

Assess & Onboard

We map your current setup, compliance status, and reporting needs — usually inside a single 30-minute call.

02

Build Control

Clean books, clear workflows, and the right agents wired into your ERP or spreadsheets. Audit-ready from day one.

03

Drive Performance

Live dashboards, plain-English reports, planning, and spend optimisation — surfaced by the agents, validated by experts.

04

Scale With You

Senior oversight as you grow. Add agents, add experts, add entities. The model stretches with the business.

Built for growing SMEs

We work with SMEs across the UAE and broader Gulf — from a 3-person professional services firm to a 200-person multi-site operator.

UAE + Gulf8+ industries
Construction
Real Estate
Hospitality
Professional Services
Healthcare
Logistics
Retail
F&B
and more
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Why clients choose Daira

Agents that work 24/7 — books close in days, not weeks

Senior accountants and tax advisors on hand when you want expert support

Big-Four rigour at SME pricing — without the overhead

Clear answers. Audit trail on every entry.

Composable: use agents alone, experts alone, or both — your mix, your speed

Designed for the Gulf SME context — UAE VAT, CIT, free-zone realities

Ready to run finance like a top-performing company?

Book a free consultation. We'll map your needs and show you the right mix of agents and experts.