Manish Soni

Experience

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  Puneet Puri & Company

  May 2012 - Jan 2014

  Associate - Tax & Regulatory

  Worked as 'Associate' in one of the fastest growing Indian Chartered Accountancy firm engaged in areas of International Taxation, Mergers & Acquisition, Private Equity etc. The key responsibilities include:o Providing consultancy in the areas of direct taxationo Preparation of corporate tax return as well as handling assessment proceedingso Drafting opinions of several key matterso Working on merger and acquisition of companies alongwith lawyerso Due diligence of target companieso Monitoring F&A functions and regular tax compliances of companieso Conducting statutory audit of corporate clientso Working on system automation to ensure timely free flow of informations to all stake holderso Supervising MIS work including reporting of non-financial data for various leadership reviewso Finalisation of financial statements for statutory audit as per revised schedule VI and Indian GAAPo Extensive exposure in evaluating and testing the systems as well as procedures. Implementing corrective action for shortcomings and applying substantive/analytical procedures in reporting variances to facilitate internal financial control in line with the priorities of senior management and the Boardo Conducting variance analysis and audits of companies as per standard process & methodologyo Understanding, analyzing and identifying improvement areas in client's business processes Show less

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  Heads Up Consulting

  Feb 2014 - Sept 2015

  Assistant Manager

  [1] Tax & Regulatory advisoryo Tax and regulatory implications of proposed business model of a company;o Preparation of memos on different complexities faced by the corporates[2] Regular complianceso Computation of Advance-tax and Year-end provisioning calculations;o Withholding tax complianceso Preparation and filing of Income-tax returns of Corporates, Tax Audit Reports and Form 15 CA/ 15CB for remittances outside India;o Assistance in preparation of lower withholding tax application for offshore and onshore supply/services;[3] Assessments proceedingso Assisting senior in preparation and filing of submissions before Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) and Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) o Regular tax assessmento Preparation of replies for Penalty notices, Stay of Demand applications, Show cause notice, Rectification application u/s 154 to various authorities under the Income-tax Act, 1961 Show less

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  KPMG India

  Sept 2015 - May 2023

  Associate Director

  Deal Advisory - Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity (PE)

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  Paytm

  May 2023 - Dec 2024

  Investments
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  Deloitte

  Dec 2024 - now

  Associate Director