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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Pankaj Pradeep

Pankaj Pradeep

Chartered Accountant
Kochi

Summary

A committed and results-driven finance professional with over 8 years of expertise in financial reporting, accounting, and auditing. Adept at managing complex direct and indirect tax matters, including tax litigation, while ensuring compliance and optimizing tax strategies. Demonstrates strong leadership capabilities, with a focus on mentoring and developing team members to drive performance and growth. Proven ability to deliver results in dynamic, high-pressure environments, maintaining a focus on both client and organizational success. Possesses exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, excelling in collaborative team settings and building lasting relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Associate

KPMG Global Delivery Center
Kochi
10.2024 - Current
  • Audit service delivery – Co-team lead of a group of associates comprising of 9 members of an assigned dedicated client of the onshore engagement team.
  • Contributed to audit engagements spread across diverse industries, primarily in Banking and Fin-tech and short stints in Telecommunications, Media & Technology and Consumer & Retail.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive successful completion of complex projects within deadlines.
  • For identified and approved engagements/projects, perform US Senior level reviews for work prepared by GDC team.
  • Consistently maintained strong relationships with onshore team, ensuring clear communication and timely updates on audit progress.

Experienced Associate (Associate 2)

KPMG Global Delivery Center
Kochi
10.2022 - 09.2024
  • Audit service delivery – Integral part of a dedicated US engagement team responsible for audit service delivery and ensure timely and quality audit deliverables on the work done by self and responsible for the work of associates in the team.
  • Responsible for handling and carrying out work for the allocated audit areas of the client assigned to the team.
  • Be part of regular walkthrough meetings/discussions with client on the audit area as well as regular connects with the US Engagement Team points of contact.
  • Perform upfront reviews and act as first stage reviewer for audit deliverables prepared by associates.
  • Provide clarifications, train and mentor junior associates on a timely basis on industry specific audit and accounting knowledge and client specific matters on audit work papers.

Senior Associate

Nash Capital Partners
Kochi
04.2019 - 09.2022
  • Assist the engagement team manager and partner in drawing up and preparing corporate tax and other legal consultancy deliverables in accordance with the pre-determined objectives.
  • Leading the team in assurance and other audit engagements under the review of the Manager/Partner.
  • First stage reviewer and monitor overall progress of engagements prepared by interns, tax analysts and junior associates to ensure the overall quality of the deliverables.
  • Responsible for direct and indirect tax as well as corporate compliances in addition to providing timely assistance to the legal team in the litigation front.

Tax Analyst (Articleship Training)

Nash Capital Partners
Kochi
04.2016 - 04.2019
  • Preparation and submission of various direct and indirect tax returns and other corporate compliances.
  • Verification, review and preparation of annual financial statements of corporate clients and other entities in audit and assurance engagements.
  • Processed tax payments, set up tax saving salary and income structures and worked with delinquent taxpayers to resolve issues.
  • Assisted senior associates and engagement manager in planning and execution of complex tax and corporate law assignments
    spanning different industries.

Education

Chartered Accountancy - Accounting And Finance

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance And Taxation

Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (MG University)
Ernakulam
06.2010 - 06.2013

Skills

  • Financial Accounting & Audit

  • Tax & Corporate Law Consulting

  • Tax Litigation

  • Return preparation & other Statutory Compliance

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with finance and procurement teams of an international multi specialty healthcare company in the successful implementation of Project Aspire, the company's annual stock and consumables procurement decision.
  • Lead the team on two separate assignments pertaining to transition compliance into the new indirect tax regime of one of the BSE 500 listed companies in India.
  • Engagement team leader in indirect tax audits spanning multiple industries.
  • Prepared and presented product/company-wide impact study of GST in 2017 for a key State level industry association.
  • Employee of the year 2018-19.
  • Chosen as one of the select members from GDC India to contribute to the KPMG Gen AI Audit Chat pilot testing team project.
  • Winner of multiple individual and team awards during the years 2023 and 2024 at KPMG GDC.
  • Highest rated employee at experienced associate level during the year-end performance evaluation for 2023-24.

Certification

Certificate in Financial Modeling and Valuation Programme - Grant Thornton Bharat (Pursuing)

Software

Microsoft Office Suite

Quickbooks Intuit

Tally ERP

IDEA Caseware

Timeline

Senior Associate

KPMG Global Delivery Center
10.2024 - Current

Experienced Associate (Associate 2)

KPMG Global Delivery Center
10.2022 - 09.2024

Senior Associate

Nash Capital Partners
04.2019 - 09.2022

Tax Analyst (Articleship Training)

Nash Capital Partners
04.2016 - 04.2019

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance And Taxation

Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (MG University)
06.2010 - 06.2013

Chartered Accountancy - Accounting And Finance

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
04.2001 -

Certificate in Financial Modeling and Valuation Programme - Grant Thornton Bharat (Pursuing)

Pankaj PradeepChartered Accountant