Principal - Financial Accounting & CFO Advisory

Manali R. Bhagtani

Manali R. Bhagtani is a Chartered Accountant with over 13 years of professional experience, including more than a decade of post-qualification leadership across taxation, audit, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance. She advises SMEs, growth-stage enterprises, and listed companies, delivering high-impact solutions aligned with evolving business, governance, and regulatory requirements.

Her advisory practice is defined by a precision-driven, Big-4 style approach that combines technical depth with commercial pragmatism. Manali partners closely with management teams, promoters, and boards to strengthen financial control, enhance transparency, mitigate risk, and enable scalable, sustainable growth. With a strong grounding in IFRS and international accounting practices, she supports organizations operating in multi-jurisdictional environments, ensuring consistency in reporting and alignment with global standards.

Principal - Financial Accounting & CFO Advisory

Manali R. Bhagtani

Financial Reporting, Taxation & Governance Leadership

Experience Highlights

  • Financial Reporting & Governance (Indian GAAP, IFRS & International Accounting Standards)
  • Taxation & Transaction Advisory (Income Tax, TDS, GST, Structuring & Compliance)
  • Audit & Assurance (Statutory, Internal, Stock & Limited Reviews of Listed Companies)
  • Risk Management & Internal Financial Controls (IFC Testing & Process Reviews)
  • Due Diligence & Business Valuation
  • Corporate Finance & Fund Raising
  • Regulatory & Legal Compliance, including POSH & Corporate Secretarial Matters
  • Start-up & Business Structuring Advisory

Core Areas of Support

  • Heads Taxation, Audit & Compliance Division, including Limited Review of Listed Companies
  • Former Independent Director of a Mainboard Listed Company
  • Associate Partner, Visionary Women (Women Professionals Association)
  • Deputy Convenor, Ulhasnagar CPE Study Circle, KD Branch of WIRC ICAI (FY 2025–26)
  • Former Member, International Tax Committee of WIRC ICAI
  • Active speaker and contributor across taxation, compliance, and financial governance forums

Manali R. Bhagtani

Principal Advisor (India)

Financial accounting and Fractional CFO support