CA KIRAN PATEL is a graduate and has qualified as Chartered Accountant in the year 1981. After qualifying he was associated with M/S S. B. BILIMORIA & CO Chartered Accountants for three years. During his tenure at S. B. Bilimoria & Co he has independently handled Statutory Audits of large corporates such as TATA Motors Ltd, Tata Power Ltd, HDFC Ltd, Voltas etc.

He started his own practice in 1984 under the name of M/S K A PATEL & ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants. He has all-round experience of more than 40 years in practice. He has been providing services in the areas of Statutory Audits, Tax Audits, Internal Audits, Individual and Corporate Direct Tax planning and administration. He was also a partner in Partnership Firm M/S PANCHA PATEL & Associates Chartered Accountants from 1985 to 1991.

He aspires to render sound professional services important to client’s satisfaction in terms of timely and effective delivery of service.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CA Deepak Ahuja is having 12+ years of experience working with a variety of organizations in areas such as Risk based internal audit, operational effectiveness, Designing and Implementing SOP and MIS, Business Process Review, IFC & ICFR, and ERM. He has served clients in various industries like Manufacturing, Service sectors (IT), Retail operations, Consumer Products and EPC. Deepak has managed internal audits, business process review, business process excellence, special engagements such as process automation, fraud investigations and helps the companies to implement the best practices.

Deepak has good international exposure in working with industries like Pharma, Oil & gas distribution and Commodity trading. He has travelled to UAE, Europe, South Africa, West & East Africa for conducting internal audits and implementation of Enterprise Risk Management for MNCs.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Risk Based Internal Audits: Managed IA mandates to conduct process reviews Order to cash, Procurement to Pay, HR & Payroll, Accounts Payable, Book Closure, Indirect Taxation, FSCP for FMCG, Pharma and manufacturing companies engaged in diversified industrial products.

Internal Financial Controls (IFC) & Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR): Deepak led multiple projects to perform Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Scope of the engagement included Process Scoping, Documentation of Risk & Control Matrices and Flowcharts, Test of Design and Operating Effectiveness, supporting management in gaps remediation, Re-testing of remediated controls, year-end controls testing and supporting management in obtaining unqualified opinion on ICFR.

Special Engagements/ Process Re-design: Engaged in Business Process Excellence (BPE) project for re-designing the business processes, benchmark with best practices and process automation by identifying the opportunities of system integration in an ERP environment.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Designed the detailed SOPs including flowcharts of major business processes for various sectors. Training & Developments: Conducted various trainings and skill management program at clients to implement the effective control environment and management information system using data analytics.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CA Vishal Pawar is having 10+ years of experience in the field of Assurance services (Statutory and Tax audits). As a senior manager in Audit & Assurance division at Kirtane & Pandit LLP Chartered Accountants, Led a diverse portfolio of statutory audit engagements across various industries, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and accounting standards. (January 2016 - May 2024).

He has managed entire Pune Branch of Yardi Prabhu & Associates for 2 Years wherein conducted bank audits.

Vishal has completed articleship from Kirtane & Pandit LLP Chartered Accountant wherein worked under all major divisions and joined as a consultant with Kirtane & Pandit LLP Chartered Accountants in Banking division for 2 years.

Handled SOX compliance for 5 years of leading automobile Company. Enhanced client relationships by offering strategic advice on financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management.

Vishal aims to leverage his experience and professional expertise to contribute significantly to M/s R K P S & Associates Chartered Accountant’s continued success.