Leadership Team

Led by experienced partners with deep domain expertise.

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Ashok Prasad (Founding Partner)

Senior Partner | Taxation, Audit & Corporate Structuring Specialist

With over three decades of distinguished experience, Ashok Prasad has been the driving force behind A. Prasad & Associates since 1988. A recognized authority in taxation, corporate structuring, and dispute resolution, he has guided clients through complex regulatory landscapes with precision and integrity. His leadership spans statutory, concurrent, internal, and revenue audits for diverse sectors, including banks, NBFCs, insurance corporations, and listed companies.

Ashok is trusted by institutions and regulatory bodies alike for his strategic acumen, ability to resolve high-stakes disputes, and commitment to maintaining the firm's legacy of excellence.

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Aayush Tibrewal, CA, B.Com (H), FAFD, ACCA-DipIFR

Partner - Financial Advisory | IFRS & Ind AS Specialist | Forensic & Compliance Expert

Aayush brings over 13 years of multidisciplinary experience to A. Prasad & Associates, including more than 4 years with leading global advisory firms. Based in Delhi, he specializes in financial advisory, dispute settlement, IFRS/Ind AS conversion, and strategic business assessments. His expertise extends to statutory and special audits, forensic accounting, fraud investigations, and corporate compliance across industries.

As a Chartered Accountant with a strong technical foundation and cross-border experience, Aayush has successfully led complex assignments for both listed and private companies, delivering actionable insights and risk-mitigated solutions. His past tenure at Grant Thornton's Financial Risk & Advisory division adds further depth to his professional portfolio.

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Isha Baidya, CA, B.Com(H), Forensic Audit and Fraud Detection, ICAI-Ind AS

Partner - Compliances, Financial Advisory ,Audit, Valuations

Isha is a highly experienced finance and audit professional from Noida, with over 14 years in the field, including 10 years of post-qualification experience. She spent 5 years at Big 4 audit and consultancy firms, where she managed audit engagements, gained in-depth knowledge of financial reporting frameworks, and contributed to risk management and compliance. During this time, Isha worked on statutory audits, tax audits, cross-border reporting, IND AS conversions, and various certification engagements. She developed expertise in multiple financial reporting standards such as Indian GAAP, US GAAP, and IFRS, while working across diverse industries like IT, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and non-profits.

In addition to her auditing expertise, Isha has substantial experience in internal audits, risk frameworks, and corporate governance. She has been involved in drafting SOPs and Risk Control Matrices for companies, focusing on operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Isha has also played a pivotal role in the IPO listing process, assisting companies with IPO preparations, financial statement reviews, investor decks, and due diligence reports. Her expertise ensures businesses meet all regulatory and financial requirements for successful capital market transactions.

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Gopal

Partner - Indirect Taxation | GST Specialist | Advisory & Litigation Expert

With over 15 years of deep expertise in indirect taxation, Gopal has advised and represented clients ranging from multinational corporations to SMEs across India. As a Chartered Accountant, he has successfully navigated clients through the evolving GST regime, and previously guided them on VAT, service tax, central excise, customs, and foreign trade policies.

Gopal has led high-impact engagements for companies with complex, multi-state and international operations, providing strategic tax planning, compliance, and litigation support. His close collaboration with government authorities - including serving on the Service Tax Expert Committee for reforms - reflects his standing as a trusted voice in the field.

Today, Gopal focuses on delivering end-to-end GST advisory and dispute resolution services across industries, from manufacturing to service sectors, ensuring compliance while optimizing tax efficiency.

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Rakesh

Partner - Corporate Taxation | Cross-Border Tax & Transfer Pricing Specialist

Rakesh, Partner in the Corporate Tax practice, brings extensive expertise in advising clients on complex tax matters, including corporate taxation, cross-border transactions, Permanent Establishments, and expatriate taxation. Based in Delhi, he has represented leading industrial houses before various tax authorities, including the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), with a proven track record of achieving favorable outcomes.

His deep understanding of the Indian Companies Act and Income Tax Act, combined with hands-on experience in dispute resolution, transfer pricing, and structuring tax-efficient corporate models, makes him a trusted advisor to both domestic and multinational enterprises. Rakesh has assisted clients in preparing transfer pricing studies, drafting and defending advance pricing agreements, and formulating group pricing policies.

Beyond resolving complex tax disputes, Rakesh is known for creating strategic tax solutions and corporate structures that have served as benchmarks within the industry, delivering both compliance assurance and business advantage.

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Poonam Gaurav Chandgotia CA, B.Com

Partner - Audit and Indirect Taxation

Poonam is a partner in the Indirect taxation practice of the Firm with over 13 years of experience with the is based in Nagpur.

She has led and managed engagements for several large companies with operations across India as well as those with multinational presence. He presently has a specialization in Goods & Service tax law regime. Earlier, she was looking after services pertaining to VAT, service tax, central excise duty, customs duty, and foreign trade policy.

She is a Chartered Accountant by profession. With 13 years of post-qualification experience, he has extensively worked on several consulting cases across diverse verticals and has served clients ranging from global MNCs to SMEs in the area of Indirect taxation

Her main focus is on providing indirect tax advisory and litigation support to clients across a large number of industries from manufacturing to various service providers.

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Manisha Aggarwal CA, B.Com

Director - Financial Reporting

Manisha is a Director in the Financial Advisory practice of the Firm with over 11 years of experience, including 8 years of post qualification experience and is based in Delhi.

She has extensive experience in managing a range of financial advisory engagements across various industries. In the area of valuation settlement of disputes, accounting and tax reporting, and strategic assessments.

She has rich experience working on IFRS conversion and implementation assignments, including International GAAP. She has advised companies including Private Sector Companies and Listed entities on Ind As conversions and implementation of the same

She has managed assignments such as swap ratio determination, equity valuation, financial instruments (such as complex convertible instruments, ESOPs and other hedging instruments) accounting. She has handled several complex cross border engagements where teams from multiple countries were working simultaneously.