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Delhi, India

Delhi, India

International trade remedy investigations by IndiaCross-border or international trade investigations by foreign jurisdictions – USA | EU | Turkey, etc.Advisory & legal representationForeign Trade AgreementsTrade & Economic AnalysisMy qualification as a 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 with years of experience as an attorney brings forth a unique blend of 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘 / 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚 enabling dual perspectives and an unparalleled value to the clients. This allows me to seamlessly navigate the complex regulatory ecosystem on one side, and on the other side understand the clients’ specific financial frameworks, microeconomics, and macroeconomic landscape applicable to the client. This also helps me provide to the client a customized and tailored solution to highly complex and inter-wined legal hassles that trade investigations generally entail.I also have completed and qualified numerous post-qualification courses conducted by the ICAI. These include courses in forensic accounting and fraud detection (FAFD), IS audit (DISA), anti-money laundering (CAML), financial analysis (FATA) etc. These courses have further developed my thought process as a more holistic professional with working expertise in diverse fields. This helps me coordinate better with different professional from the client’s side and be more solution-oriented and emphatic to their perspectives and problems. I am easily able to appreciate the curious interplay between different facets of client’s circumstances and how these can be used to the client’s best advantage.I have a first-hand experience of collaborating with cross-functional teams comprising diverse professionals like sales and marketing, finance, legal, supply chain, production, procurement and others. This has enabled me to drive competition (International trade) investigations end-to-end with minimal disruption to client’s principal business activities.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

•Analysed value base of over £600m each month and ensured reporting compliance with the SOX regulations, cross-border taxation laws, UKVAT valuations.•Led initiatives in automation through various systems like Apptio, Alteryx, Power Query, Power BI and Tableau – automated over 10 key deliverables minimizing manual interventions.•Assisted senior stakeholders (VPs, Directors, MDs etc.,) understand the impact on business of strategic decisions like merger / demerger of legal entities, variation in contracts & agreements, additional investments etc.• Identified commercial insights from magnanimous sets of data, performed complex and multi-dimensional data analytics and then explained those to senior management from a business perspective.• Collaborated with teams from USA, UK, EU, SE Asia etc.My experience in corporate finance at Barclays provided me with an in-depth understanding of corporate processes and structures. My stints in the areas of financial reporting, transformation, tax et al has bettered my ability to understand client’s perspectives and problems during any regulatory investigation and compliance. It has helped me develop clear, data-driven insights into framing an effective legal strategy, helping clients and colleagues understand the implications of non-compliance, importance of compliance and help them employ strategies for a well-organized, data-backed legal response. Having managed over GBP 600m of value base each month, I have a well-developed capability to stiff through massive chunks of client’s database and analyse complex legal case facts with precision. My experience in the Corporate Finance Transformation has provided me with essential skillset to simplify requirements from clients and enable them to provide the detailed responses with minimum efforts. This eventually leads to optimization of crucial processes and improved legal workflows, reducing redundancies, and increasing efficiency in and effectiveness of the entire transaction.

Poloview, Srinagar, J&K

I have represented dozens of clients in countless complex tax scrutiny investigations, drafted responses to legal notices, assisted them in due compliance of various corporate and economic laws, advised them in matters of financial and legal planning, drafted agreements, deeds and other commercial documents. I have also lead teams of professionals in audits of business entities including banks, insurance companies, brokerages etc. The range of audits included compliance audits, financial audits, concurrent audits, and stock audits. These experiences have built a strong base from ground-up in skills such as compliance management, compliance audit, drafting of legal responses, handling government authorities and due diligence – skills which are crucial for any competition investigation.• Ensured all tax and other regulatory compliances of clients are delivered within statutory time-lines - filing of tax returns of various entities, providing statutory certifications, replying to departmental enquiries, and drafting of scrutiny assessments etc. • Prepared Statements of Facts and Grounds of Appeal for Filing of Appeals to CIT(A), drafted compelling arguments in favour of Trusts etc., applying for 80G/12AA registration that were developed after careful analysis of entity’s ground-level work. • Consulted clients on the applicability of various benefits under section 54-series of ITA’61, on the applicability of presumptive income provisions – saving almost 100% of the client’s book-keeping costs and almost 100% amount of tax liability. • Advised and trained clients on the newly formulated GST Act’2017 ensuring 100% compliance.• Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Financial Due Diligence (FDD) reports, Projected Financials for approval/renewal/restructuring of credit facilities.•Successfully led audits of more than a dozen branches of J&K Grameen Bank and over half-a-dozen JKB branches - delivering within strict timelines.

Poloview, Srinagar, J&K

• Managed and coordinated statutory audits of banks, audits of other entities, stock audits, compliance audits and concurrent audits – built team, allocated work amongst team members, designed and reviewed questionnaires, tailored working paper formats, and finalized reports including the very detailed LFARs within timelines.• Prepared books of accounts, compiled financial statements, applied Accounting Standards to real-business situations, assisted in annual budgeting and forecasting for clients, drafted partnership deeds, reviewed trust deeds and various other resolutions, memos etc.• Enhanced data collection processes for book-keeping like efficient work allocation within staff, creating a reference guide for commonly occurring transactions, frequent trainings of staff – reducing deliverable time by about 50%.

Poloview, Srinagar, J&K

Financial ReportingAudit & AssuranceCorporate Economic LawsFinancial ManagementOffice AdministrationDirect TaxesIndirect Taxes - Customs / GST / J&K VATAccounting & Book-KeepingDrafting and RepresentationsLegal & Market Research

Chartered Accountant, | Finance | Accounting | Taxation | Cost Accounting | Corporate Law | Auditing, 62.5%

Mcom (F&T), Fiance And Taxation, 65%

Bcom (A&F), Accounting And Finance, 67.17%

High School, General Studies, 9.4/10

Activities and Societies: Camping | Cross Country | Swimming | Swimming | Debates and Quizzes

Basic Mountaineering Course (Bmc), Adventure Sports, A

Activities and Societies: Rock Craft | Ice Craft | Hiking | Mountaineering | Survival | Team Work | Leadership

Basic Skiing Course (Bsc), Adventure Sports, A

Activities and Societies: Alpine Skiing

Intermediate Skiing Course (Isc), Adventure Sports, A

Activities and Societies: Alpine Skiing

Advanced Skiing Course (Asc), Adventure Sports, A (+ Overall Best)