Team Member

• A seasoned professional with over 36 years’ experience in the Audits, Client Relationship Management, Financial Management, Taxation, Project Finance with well known organisations.
• Currently designated as a Partner with J Martin and Associates {Chartered Accountants}.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) by the Institute of Systems Audit And Control Association, USA.
• Hands-on experience in successfully managing the Systems Audit functionalities within the cost/time parameters.
• A strategic planner with cross functional experience in conducting & coordinating project feasibility studies, budgeting, estimation & costing, resource management, commercial/ legal documentation.
• Demonstrated abilities in directing the completion of audit assignments within time budgets and calendar schedules.
• Keen planner with abilities in charting out viable tax plans.
• An excellent communicator with ability to interface with top-notch officials for ensuring smooth flow of auditing activities.

• Managing complete planning and management activities for ensuring completion of audits of Companies, Firms and Public Sector Banks (annexure 2) within time and cost budgets.
• Evaluating internal control systems / procedures of Clients, preparing audit reports with a view to highlight shortcomings and implement necessary recommendations.
• Leading Information Systems Audits with prime focus on information security, disaster recovery, application controls & systems development initiatives.

• Interfacing with Individuals / key influencers among Corporate’s for ascertaining requirements and delivering need based product solutions.
• Ensuring speedy resolution of queries & grievances to maximise client satisfaction levels.
• Maintaining excellent relations with clients to generate avenues for further business.

• Analysing business potential, conceptualising & executing strategies to drive profits, augment turnover and achieve desired targets.
• Monitoring competitor activities and devising effective counter measures.
• Managing investigation activities for controlling frauds & locating loopholes in internal control systems.
• Handling negotiations and settling disputes on various issues for clients.
• Transforming Manual Accounting Systems of clients to Computerised Accounting.

• Devising appropriate taxation plans for income, direct tax, service tax, sales tax etc. with a view to keep tax liability at the minimum level. Identifying avenues of investments for securing tax rebate up to the desired level for more than 700 clients.
• Interfacing with taxation authorities for timely filing of Returns and representing the organisation during tax assessments/ proceedings.
• Guiding clients on TDS, GST undertakings for special exemptions etc.
• Handling Tax Consultancy activities inclusive of formulating Tax Planning Strategies.

• Evaluating and assessing project viability on financial, commercial, economic and technical grounds.
• Generating Project Reports & Documentations for clients applying for loans from Financial Institutions.
• Reviewing financial projections of cash / future balance sheets according to norms prescribed by the respective institutions, project implementation schedule & cost estimates; formulating budgets.
• Co-ordinating for Term Loan Sanction and Working Capital Facilities from Financial Institution/ Banks.
• Liaising with Officials for speedy disposal of Loans.

Since Jul’95 with J Martin and Associates {Chartered Accountants} as a Partner Launched this as a proprietorship firm in 1995; presently has 2 Partners with a clientele of more than 800 clients.

• Spearheading the Annual Accounts functions including taxation, reports/ documentation, systems implementation, audits activities with a team of 6 Technical Assistants.
• Distinction of managing the Tax Consultancy for over 700 clients consisting of Limited Companies, Partnerships, NGO’s and Individuals.
• Successfully handling the installation of Costing Systems in Tool Rooms, Press Shops & Foundries.
• Efficiently managed the Concurrent Audit of a branch of 2 Nationalised Bank with 20 crores advances; Statutory Audit of branches of Nationalised Banks and of Private/ Public Ltd. Companies
• Playing a pivotal part in managing the cost related issues like fixing machine hour, labour hour and overhead absorption rates for cost estimation in Tool Rooms, Press Shops and Foundries; major Projects handled includes:
• N.T.T.F. Katpadi, Tamilnadu
• N.T.T.F., Bangalore
• Southern Alloy Foundries Chennai.
• Tools International Ltd, Hosur
• Astute in liaising for Term Loan Sanction & Working Capital facilities from Financial Institution/ Banks like Arts and Science College {200 lakhs}, Scented Powder Manufacturing {22 lakhs}, Pressure Die Casting {30 lakhs}, Aluminium Casting {10 lakhs}, Furniture and Interior Decoration {20 lakhs}, Manufacture of Gloves {25 lakhs}.
• Distinction in developing a strategy for payment in instalments in acquiring a unit for a client and presently has a turnover of more than 4 crores a year.
• Major Key Clients developed includes:
• Ceephas Medicals (P) Ltd. ( Gloves Manufacturer in MEPZ)
• Madhok Shoe Company – Number one Bata dealer in India. An award winner from Govt Of India for the highest Tax payer.
• Women’s Christian College leading Women’s College in the City.
• Fairmacs Shipstores (P) Ltd.; leading Ship Chandler.
• Fair & Hair Health & Beauty Cure; leading Company giving solution for Baldness with 3 branches in Tamil Nadu.
• Harshamitra Super Speciality Cancer Centre And Research Institute.
• Veryx Technologies Private Limited
• IPan Logistics Private Limited
• Saabari Logistics Private Limited.

Aug’89-Jun’95 with Sampath & Co. Chartered Accountants as Partner In-Charge
This is a Chartered Accountancy firm started in 1968, formerly known as Philipos & Sampath and renamed since 1983; servicing more than 250 Clients and had 8 Technical Staff.

• Successfully maintained Annual Accounts of clients; prepared & submitted Income Tax returns; developed Project Reports and related Documentation for clients applying for loans from Financial Institutions. Led a team of 4 technical personnel.

• Mar’87-Jun’89 with Indian Oil Corporation, Guwahati Refinery, Assam as Accounts Officer.
• Dec’85 – Feb’87 with NAFED Processed Foods, Vellore, Tamil Nadu as an Accountant.

• Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (FCA), Madras (ACA – 1986, FCA – 1995).
• Member with certification of the Institute of Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA-USA)

• CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR (CISA) of the Institute of Systems Audit And Control Association, USA,(June, 2006)
• Diploma in Information Systems Audit from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2005.
• B. Com from Loyola College, Madras University of Madras in 1980.

"Tax Incentives for Companies" in the sixth all India C.A. Students conference held at New Delhi. Felicitated as the Best Paper of the Session and Best Floor Speaker in the session on Management Accounting.

Well conversant with the Ms-Office Tools, exposure in working on Spread Sheet, Word Processing and implementation of various Accounting Software’s for the clients.

• Date of Birth : 3rd October 1959
• Languages : English, Tamil and Hindi.