Our Partners

P. Sarath Kumar, B. Com, FCA, LLB, CFE, CFAP

Mr. P. Sarath Kumar is the founder partner of the firm. He is a Chartered Accountant with about 39 years of standing in the Profession of Chartered Accountancy and Consulting. He is a Graduate in Commerce and a Bachelor of Law.

He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner & Certified Forensic Accounting Professional. He had been a Partner of a leading Firm of Chartered Accountants in Hyderabad earlier and established this Firm in the year 1990. He is an Advisor actively involved with C.I.D. of AP Police and Central Bureau of Investigation in investigation of major Economic Offence cases and is a Member of Multi-Disciplinary Investigation Team, which investigated the famous Satyam Computers fraud case.

He is one of the leading Consultants for Business Analysis, System Study and other areas of consulting. He has been the guiding force behind the successful completion of every task in-front of S & A.

He is an expert in Investigation Audits and is a visiting faculty at CBI Academy, Sardar Vallahbhai Patel National Police Academy, Telangana State Police Academy, Telangana State Judicial Academy, National Academy of Direct Taxes, National Academy of Customs & Excise, ECIL, Midhani, HAL, NMDC and other Public Sector Undertakings and deliver lectures on White Collar Crimes, Forensic Accounting, Anti-Corruption case investigations, Fraud Investigations etc.

He had lead teams to carryout various types of Consulting and Audits, with specialization in Fraud Investigation and Forensic Accounting.

R. Lakshmi Rao, B. Com, FCA, FAFD, CFAP, CAMS

Mrs. R. Lakshmi Rao is a Graduate in Commerce and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is the In-charge Partner of the Mumbai Branch and deals with the operations of S & A in Western Region.

She has specialized herself in carrying out Statutory / Internal / Bank Audits, Stock Audits and Special Audits of various Organizations. She is leading the team & handling the Internal Audit of several Corporates. She is also specialised in Investigative / Forensic Audit Services, working closely with SEBI, CBI, and State CID.

S. Srinivas, B.Com (Hons), FCA, LL.B., ACS, FAFD, DISA (ICA)

Mr. S. Srinivas is a Honours Graduate in Commerce and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with a qualification in Law as well as Post Qualification in Information Systems Audit.

He is also an Associate Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a University Rank holder in Law. He has completed a Course on FAFD & Concurrent Audits of Banks from ICAI. He is an Insolvency Professional (IBBI).

He has carried out various studies in Business Analysis, Business Process Review, Financial Management System Study and Information Systems process study etc.

He is the Partner-in-charge for all the Audit related Services of S&A. He looks after the Concurrent Audits of Bank Branches and also takes care of the Statutory Audits and Revenue Audits to be carried out by S&A. He has good exposure in Audit of various Private & Public Sector Audits. He has specialized himself in the Audits of Government Agencies and Government Aided Projects and also in Investigative Studies.

Parveen Kumar Bansal, B.Com, DISA, IP (IBBI), RV (IBBI).

Mr. Parveen Bansal is a Chartered Accountant, Insolvency Professional and Registered Valuer (IBBI), having a rich experience of more than 38 years having worked with top entities like AF Ferguson & Co., Reliance Group, GHCL, Qualcomm India. As Insolvency Professional, he handled more than 20 cases, which are in various stages.

V. SAI ROOP KUMAR (FCA, FAFD, RV(IBBI), CMA)

Mr. Sai Roop Kumar Vegunta is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant with 18+ years of post-qualification experience and Started practice in 2014. Worked for various organization’s including MNC’s and Start Up companies from 2006 onwards and till 2014.

He holds Post qualification Credentials in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection (FAFD), Registered Valuer, Anti Money Laundering Laws, ADR, IP. Experience in handling Tax matters (DT, Int Tax & GST), Finalization of accounts, Advisory Services, Forensic Audit, Valuation of SFA. (Membership No. 213734)

ARUNIMA SARATH P. B.Com, FCA, CISA, CFE.

Mrs. Arunima Sarath. P is a Graduate in Commerce and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is also CISA (USA) Exam and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

She is placed at the Main Office situated at Hyderabad and looks after Statutory Audits, Internal Audits, Bank Audits and gained good exposure in these areas.

M. KALYANA CHAKRAVARTHI B.Com, FCA

Mr. M. Kalyana Chakravarthi is a Graduate in Commerce and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

He looks after the Statutory Audits and Internal Audits to be carried out by S & A. He is specialized in carrying out Bank Audits, Stock Audits and Special Audits of various Organizations.

E. VENKATESAPRABU, B.Com, ACA.

He is a Certified Chartered Accountant, a graduate in Commerce and a Certified Independent Director and has six years of experience and responsible for leading the Forensic audit team to provide the quality service to clients and possessing the knowledge and expertise required for conducting forensic audits under RBI guidelines and IBC, 2016 procedures.

He is a Partner of Sarath & Associates and is in charge of the Branch Office at Tirupur. He has vast experience in handling Forensic Audits of Banking Sectors and Corporate Sectors, assisting the clients in project funding pitching with NBFCs, Bank and Investors and conducts various Internal Audits & Statutory Audits. He is a Startup consultant and has experience in GST Search, Seizure and Investigation.

He worked for KPMG for 1.5 years as Senior Forensic Consultant to lead team of CAs to conduct Forensic audits of Corporate and Banking Sectors and also conducted Due Diligence audits of merger and acquisition services.

He worked for World Bank for 1.5 years, where he worked with Trust funds team, providing due diligence services to various country offices with respect to fund disbursement, monitored fund usage and provided periodical reports to Client and Management and reported any error or fraud or control improvements identified during the review to the Management and Client.

Worked for PKF Sridhar and Santhanam as a Forensic Consultant for 4 years, where he assisted forensic audit team in Corporate, Bank and Non-Government Organization Audits & worked as Team leader to conduct Bank and Corporate sector forensic audits.

P. L. SARAT, B. Com, FCA, ACMA, ACMA (UK), CGMA (USA), DISA.

Mr. P.L. Sarat is a Chartered Accountant with seven years of experience in the profession of Chartered Accountancy and Consulting. He has completed post qualification course in Information System Audit (ISA), cleared certification course on Forensic Audits and Fraud Detection (FAFD) and Public Finance and Government Accounting. He is Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (ACMA-UK), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA-USA), cleared Cost and Management Accountant from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ACMA-INDIA) with all India 43rd rank and Graduate in Bachelor of Commerce from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh. He is having experience in Forensic audit, Fraud Detection, Anti-Fraud review and performed several Financial Fraud Investigations of various Banks, Corporates and Other Entities. He is also having specialized experience in Goods and Service Tax, Project Finance and Government related Subsidy Projects.

D. VASUDEVAN, B.Com, FCA.

Mr. D. Vasudevan is a Graduate in Commerce and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with 42 years of post-qualification experience. He is having working experience in Engineering and Chemical Industry. He has also worked as Asst. Professor in D. G. Vaishnav College for 7 years teaching Corporate Accounts and Management Accounts. He is also having expertise in Project Funding and in Restructuring Proposal. He has worked as Marketing Manager, Finance Manager and Commercial Manager taking care of Supply Chain Management, Business Process Re-engineering, Activity based Costing etc. He is having flair in Mathematics and obtained Merit Certificate twice in Mathematics Talent Competition. He secured 43rd all India Rank in CA intermediate exam in Nov 1976.He has worked as Core Team Member while implementing SAP. He led UAT team in Infinity Retail Limited and successfully gone alive in 25 croma stores.

K. RAMA KRISHNA (B.com, FCA, DISA, FAFD)

Mr. Rama Krishna Kurapati is a Chartered Accountant by profession with more than 6 Years of post-qualification experience. He worked with Brahmayya & Co. (Chennai).

He holds Post qualification Credentials in Concurrent Audit, Information System Audit, Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection (FAFD), INDAS. He is experienced in fields of Audit and Assurance which includes Statutory Audits (including Banks), Internal Audits, Transaction Audits, Tax Audits (Income Tax) and Financial Due Diligence. ( Membership No. 239495)

K. Akhil Sai (B.com, ACA, DISA, FAFD)

Mr. Akhil Sai Koutha is the Chartered Accountant by profession with 5+ years of post-qualification experience. He worked as Regulatory Reporting Analyst for 1.5 years in J P Morgan Chase & Co and as Functional Consultant for 1 year in Cognizant.
He holds Post qualification Credentials in Information System audit, Concurrent audit of Banks, Forensic Accounting & Fraud Detection. Experience in the field of Taxation (Direct and Indirect) which includes Tax Planning, Due Diligence, Representation, Finalization of Accounts. (Membership No. 241180)

M. Naresh (B.com, ACA, DISA)

Mr. Naresh Mandalapu is a Chartered Accountant by profession has an experience around 8 years in the field of Accounting, Taxation and Audit. He worked at Ramesh Hospitals and handled the due diligence activities and reported to the CFO. Post qualification, he worked at Mylan Pharmaceuticals in Internal Audit Department where he has done various audits including SOX Audits, IFC Audits, Risk Based Audits, Special Audits etc., with travels to various countries. He is Proficient in financial Advisory Services including Project Financing. He holds post qualification credentials in Concurrent Audit & Information System Audit. (Membership No. 241482)

Y Harika, B.Com, ACA, DISA

Ms.Harika is Graduate in Commerce and an Associate Member of ICAI. She looks after Internal Audits & Statutory Audits of various corporates at Head Office. (Membership No. 247109)