SKJICAN.COM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Expert Advisory Committee
- PRACTICE HEAD - AUDIT & ASSURANCE
Ashish Khandelwal has been in practice since 1995 and leads the Audit and Assurance practice at Shah Khandelwal Jain & Associates, carrying on his father's legacy.
His expertise lies in statutory audits of companies, banks, insurance companies, partnership firms, trusts, etc. & internal audit assignments of manufacturing and software companies.
He has also helped start ups and multinationals set up their initial operations in India, has pioneered the setting up of outsourcing practices in India and was awarded for the Best Indian Outsourcing Practice by Corporate International, UK.
Ashish has managed several large engagements in India and internationally across diverse industry verticals like Financial Services, IT/ITES, Manufacturing, Real Estate and Retail.
He has been an Executive Board member & Treasurer of various organisations and is currently the Honorary Member of The British Business Group, Pune.
Ashish has been a member of the Expert Advisory Committee for 2017-18, the Research Committee in 2018-19 and the Research Committee and the Committee on Public and Government Financial Management of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi.
He is presently a member of the Research Committee and the Committee on Public and Government Financial Management of the ICAI.
He is a life member of the Indian Council of Arbitration and an independent Director on the Board of a closely held Public Company. He has also been on the Board of Trustees of Charitable organisations.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR - FOREIGN TRADE POLICY & CUSTOMS
- PRACTICE HEAD - FOREIGN TRADE POLICY & CUSTOMS
Kumar has over 30 years of professional experience in the fields of Taxation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Foreign Trade Policy & Customs.
He has vast experience in Customs and Foreign Trade Policy matters and has been advising various large auto and small auto component companies.
He has also worked with one of the Big 4 accounting and advisory firms.
He has helped various companies to avail the multitude of benefits available under the Foreign Trade Policy in India pertaining to the imports and exports.
His techno commercial background has helped in serving many clients to avail the incentives and find viable and practical solutions for complex issues.
He has assisted various companies to implement Brand Rate drawback, EOU/EHTP setup, SEZ setup, etc.
He is also involved in guiding clients, particularly large MNCs, in the completion of the Customs Valuations procedures.
He has conducted workshops and presented papers on Foreign Trade Policy and Customs before professional forums.
Job Titles:
- PRACTICE HEAD - DIRECT TAX
Neelesh has been in practice since 1996 and helms the Direct Tax practice at Shah Khandelwal Jain & Associates, leading the firm alongside his brother, Ashish.
His expertise lies in handling Direct Tax, International tax, Transfer pricing engagements and Litigation.
Job Titles:
- PRACTICE HEAD - INDIRECT TAX
Nishant has been in practice since 2009 and leads the Indirect Tax practice at Shah Khandelwal Jain & Associates.
He has executed various assignments for GST impact analysis & advisory across industry verticals.
He has conducted audits of large listed companies as well as small and medium promoter driven businesses.
Nishant has worked on M&A and JV transactions of varied sizes, alongside assisting foreign companies to establish their businesses in India.
He also has experience of working on tax due diligence, VAT and Service Tax scrutiny, assessments and tax appellate matters across the business spectrum.
He also conducts career guidance and counselling sessions for students as a part of his duty of giving back to society.
Rajiv has been in practice since 2007 and is currently a Director in the Direct Tax team at Shah Khandelwal Jain & Associates.
He has a vast experience in International Tax, Domestic Tax, Litigation and Compliance.
He has worked with large tax and accounting firms including two of the ‘Big Four'.
Rajiv has been part of core team managing important client relationships and setting up best practices in client service, conducting technical training sessions and peer reviews.
He advises Indian and multinational clients in the areas of Corporate tax, International tax and FEMA on issues including tax planning, cross border transactions, taxation of foreign enterprises in India and tax litigation.
He has contributed to various articles and has been a speaker at numerous Chartered Accountants' seminars.
Rajiv routinely represents corporates before appellate authorities and serves as the Engagement Leader on corporate due diligence exercises for leading manufacturing companies.
Shraddha has been in practice since 2012 and is currently a Director in the Indirect Tax team….
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR - ACCOUNTING & ADVISORY
Sweta is a CPA and a qualified HR professional, with professional experience of over 20 years. She leads the Accounting & Advisory practice at Shah Khandelwal Jain & Associates.
She handles monthly compliances and MIS reporting for subsidiaries of multi-national companies. She has also helped in setting up and monitoring the back office accounting, compliance and treasury functions for clients, and handles the book-keeping and compliance functions of corporates looking to outsource their entire accounting and finance operations.
Being an accomplished corporate trainer, Sweta has instructed over 250 Chartered Accountancy students in the General Management and Communication Skills (GMCS) program conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - she leverages her skill set to constantly improve client services at SKJ.
Ever the keen learner, she has also completed the NISM Series V-A Mutual Fund Distributors Certification Examination and is a regular investor in the Mutual Fund and Equity markets.
Sweta is actively involved in social welfare causes through Poona Midtown Ladies Circle 53, a member of Round Table International and FICCI Flo.