Raza Rizvi

Raza is Vice President of the firm’s Outsourcing practice based in Houston. Raza has over 20 years of experience in operational accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls for the upstream and midstream oil and gas sectors. Raza oversees all accounting and administration aspects of Opportune’s outsourcing services, managing, and directing the operational accounting and financial reporting responsibilities of Opportune’s clients, with a focus on quality and efficiency of transactional processes and reporting, as well as managing client relationships. He leads teams responsible for quarterly and annual SEC financial reporting and SOX implementation and compliance.

Before joining Opportune, Raza was a Senior Manager in Ernst & Young’s Assurance and Advisory practice where he served both public and privately held companies primarily in the oil and gas industry. For 20 years, Raza worked at various offices of EY, including Houston, San Jose, London, Johannesburg, Dubai, Qatar, and Karachi. Raza holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Accounting and a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. He is a CPA licensed in the State of Texas and is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.