Qualified Chartered Accountant with over 1 year of experience in statutory audits, taxation, GST compliance, and financial reporting. Proven ability to manage end-to-end tax and audit operations across sectors. Adept in consulting clients on tax planning, process optimization, and financial accuracy. Seeking a consulting or finance leadership role to contribute to business integrity and compliance excellence.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Partner
P.N. Bhakoo & Co., Chartered Accountants (Audit Assistant Since 07/2023)
Ludhiana
01.2025 - Current
I. TAXATION
Providing tax solutions to the clients by analysis of tax provisions.
Hands-on experience in tax compliance and advisory, including the preparation and review of corporate income tax returns and GST returns.
Performing tax audits for corporate and non-corporate entities.
Consulting and advising clients about tax-saving schemes of Chapter VIA, and tax planning.
Drafting responses for tax assessments and CIT/ITAT appeals.
II. STATUTORY AUDIT
Handling statutory audits of various clients, including manufacturers and traders of iron and steel forgings, service providers, and various other entities, in a short span of time.
Preparing audit plans, including documentation of working papers, supporting documents, and ensuring all compliances.
Performing ledger scrutiny and examining various tasks, such as accounts payables, trade receivables, agreements, inventory, cash and bank, test of details (TOD), and regulatory matters.
III. INTERNAL AUDIT
Handling Internal audits of clients adopting a participative approach.
Performing a complete process walkthrough, as per the scope of audits.
Ensuring compliance with key components of SOP procedures.
Article Assistant
Rakesh Grover & Co., Chartered Accountants
Ludhiana
10.2017 - 03.2021
Executed statutory audit, including site visits of 50+ entities for corporate and non-corporate entities.
Consolidated all audit findings and drafted a full set of Financial Statements as per AS and Schedule III, including Cash Flow Statements, Independent Auditors’ Reports, and CARO.
Carried out complete ledger scrutiny, verified payroll workings, and remeasured the provisions.
Worked extensively in GST audits and filed GST returns (including GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-4, and GSTR-6).
Prepared TDS/TCS quarterly returns, identified TDS defaults, and advised clients on the revision or rectification of returns or when TDS is deductible.
Performed tax audits and filed 30+ tax audit reports in Form 3CA/3CB/3CD (including Transfer Pricing Report in Form 3CEB) for corporate and non-corporate entities in different sectors.
Analyzed and prepared projected financials, as well as fixed assets and inventory verification certificates.
Prepared and filed various income tax-related forms (including AOC-1, AOC-4, and MGT-7) for the corporate entities.
Ensured compliance for the availment and distribution of ITC by the Input Service Distributor (ISD) to the concerned unit.
Education
CA Final -
ICAI
05.2024
CA Intermediate -
ICAI
11.2020
B.Com.(Honours) -
Panjab University
05-2017
HSC (XII Std.) -
PSEB
03-2014
SSC (X Std.) -
PSEB
03-2012
Skills
MS office
Tally ERP
Smart GST
Specta
ERP Softwares
Smart Tax
Busy accounting software
Certification
Certified in Virtual Tax Experience Program, Audit-Virtual Experience Program (Issued by Forage).
Certified in Reading Financial Statements (Issued by CFI)