Rakesh, an Indian national, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, (ICAI) having qualified in November 2000. Later he has also qualified as “Information Systems Auditor” from the ICAI in June 2002. Rakesh has accumulated a diversified experience in the fields of accounting, auditing and management consultancy as well as in Indian Tax laws and Corporate Laws. After qualifying, Rakesh was admitted as a partner to Hiranandani & Co., one of the leading auditing and tax consultancy firms in Kutch, Gujarat. He was the partner of the firm for 4 years handling a client base of around 100 audit clients and 800 tax returns. During this period, he has been exposed to accounting procedures and practices prevailing in industries as diverse as banking, manufacturing, shipping, transportation, international trade, hotels, construction, distribution and retailing.In January 2005, Rakesh moved to Dubai and joined RSM UAE. He is currently in-charge of the external and internal audits of major Groups in UAE and also provides Business and advisory services to International clients, with regards to services such as setting up business in the UAE, providing outsourced accounting, payroll and other consultancy services. Internally, Rakesh has the responsibility of staff technical training in the fields of IFRS and ISAs. He is also responsible for compliance with the RSM Audit Methodology. He has been key in implementing the Caseware audit software along with the RSM audit methodology. Rakesh has also been involved with RSM International’s various quality programmes. He attended the RSM Academy in 2007 which is a training ground for Junior Partners and Senior Personnel in firms to develop the future of RSM. He has also been a part of RSM International’s Global Inspection Team which inspects RSM member firms for compliance with the RSM Audit methodology.Specialties: Audit, VAT, Business Setup, Market Entry, Business Valuations, Due Diligence