Mahesh Gurnani is a Senior Consultant at KSMG & CO with over nine years of experience across audit, taxation, financial due diligence, and corporate finance. A Chartered Accountant and Master of Commerce, he also holds the DISA (Diploma in Information Systems Audit) and the NISM-Series III-A Securities Intermediaries Compliance Certification.
In audit and taxation, he handles statutory and internal audits, tax audits under Section 44AB, and recurring direct and indirect tax compliance, including income tax returns, TDS, and GST filings and reconciliations.
In financial due diligence, he leads transaction reviews covering quality of earnings, working capital, debt and debt-like items, and the accounting, tax, and regulatory exposures of target entities.
On the corporate finance side, he advises on project financing — financial projections, debt sizing, and lender documentation — and handles XBRL filings.
In payroll, he manages operations for clients across multiple jurisdictions, including statutory compliance under each local regime and reconciliation of payroll registers with the general ledger.