Team BFAG is a group of passionate and committed professionals from diverse domains such as finance, accounting, law, IT and compliance reporting with decades of experience across diverse sectors and geographies. Our CPA’s, CA’s, Corporate Secretaries, Counselors, Financial Analysts are experts in their domain with focus on providing solutions. The team has worked on platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Xero, Sage, QB and globally used jurisdiction specific Tax software.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
SAMEER PADDALWAR
Chief Executive Officer
Sameer is the promoter and guiding force behind the Boston Financial Advisory group. A passionate individual with three decades plus experience, the drive to excel coupled with strategic vision has lead the group towards spiraling revenue growth and performance improvements for over a decade.
His impeccable academic record with rich expertise of over 30 years with premier IT and Manufacturing Organizations has always been something the firm depends on. He has also successfully spearheaded financial operations for India, APAC & EMEA operations for various multinationals. He has worked with some big players like Religare Group, Bell Labs, Proxim Corporation, Suessen Asia Ltd, Finolex Group etc.
Sameer’s expertise is in Global Corporate Structuring, strategic partners and investor relationship management, M & A synergies, Post-acquisition business integration management, financial re-engineering and systems transformation and reducing product portfolio complexity.
He is a Certified Public Accountant, CMA, CFM.
GANESH PADAKANNAYA
Chief Operating Officer
Ganesh has been associated with the Boston Financial family since December 2009. He possesses in-depth knowledge of business valuations, business deals, and business structuring and management consultancy to the clients.
He has gained experience over working with different jurisdictional GAAP, consolidation, etc., and has developed a keen eye for critically examining business models with different applicable legal setups. Coupled with experience in taxation and assurance, he has effectively carried out due diligence practice within the company.
Ganesh’s main focus has always been in driving the development, sustenance and continual improvement of robust operating frameworks for all the processes that support business outcomes and strategy. A highly result-oriented person with focus on planning. He is a Chartered Accountant and Law Graduate with 16 plus years of experience.
Amit Mulgund
Managing Director – EMEA
Amit Mulgund is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India. He has held senior management positions in large conglomerates, MNC and SME sector spread over diverse geographies like India, UAE, and few African countries.
An Ex Group CFO and astute finance professional, he has experience of more than 20 years in the core F&A areas of creating tax-efficient cross border Holding-Subsidiary structures, Treasury and Risk management, Working capital management, Credit insurance management, ERP implementation, Valuation of companies and Mergers & Acquisitions.
He is the Managing Director of Boston Financial Advisory Group EMEA Region. He embraces the diverse environment and promotes creativity. His effective problem-solving skills and breakthrough results make him an asset to the corporate world.
Amit has also successfully completed certificate courses in prestigious B Schools such as INSEAD (France) and Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad).
Kartik Mehta
Vice President International Taxation
Kartik Mehta brings 15+ years of expertise and experience to Boston Financial Advisory Group. Kartik, a Fellow Chartered Accountant, has been a trusted advisor to businesses for over a decade.
He has advised businesses on various direct taxation aspects, aided in developing tax-efficient and compliant
business structures, inbound and outbound investments from a taxation and regulatory standpoint, cross-border
taxation, conducted tax due diligence, and prepared transfer pricing policies and study reports. He has garnered
extensive experience in foreign exchange regulations as well as international tax arena.
Karthik, started his career at Bansi S. Mehta & Co., a reputed Chartered Accountant firm based in Mumbai, India. He
joined KNAV International Ltd, a multinational CPA firm, as Direct Tax Practice Manager later became a Senior
Manager & Practice Leader (India Direct Tax) and an Associate Tax Director (Direct Tax). Later he formed Sakara
Consulting LLP.
He plays an active role in various committees of the professional associations and has been part of the teams that
have made several representations to the statutory authorities and regulators. He is a regular speaker at the
international taxation events organised by the ICAI. He has also contributed several articles on various complex
direct tax law issues in known tax journals.
AMAR TUMPLWAR
Vice President – Business Development
Amar is a Law Graduate, MBA in Finance and has worked in various multinationals for over two decades. He has been a part of the Boston Financial family for more than 10 years and has been piloting the increasing presence of the Boston Financial Advisory Group in various Jurisdictions.
He has also strived towards setting up the business development back-office and effectively driving the sales force towards lead generation. Amar’s expertise is actively sought in identifying the marketing tools along with their effective deployment for entering new market segments. Amar has been instrumental in identifying sales channel partners and successfully integrating and expanding them into new geographies. He has also been our key player in forging alliances.
As a part of untiring efforts, BFAG has now been able to enter the government sector.
KEY PEOPLE
AVP- Operations
Ankush is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and Commerce graduate with decades plus years of experience. He is adept at handling clients with multi-Jurisdictional presence and is well conversant with IFRS, US GAAP, India GAAP, State and Federal Compliances. Valuation, Due Diligence, Technical Accounting are his forte.
His strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information quickly and precisely is an asset.
As AVP – Operations at Boston Financial Advisory Group, he manages F&A Processes and is instrumental in spearheading new segments
AVP – International Operations
Nitesh is a Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) from India which is equivalent to Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from United States. Nitesh comes with 10 plus years of experience in Multi Jurisdiction Accounting, Consolidation, Reporting, Compliances.
He has a rich exposure to diversified industry segment such as Chemicals, Construction, Healthcare. His MNC background has given him expertise in international reporting requirements. His work as a Tax Compliance specialist has added many a cheer to our international clients.
His ability to manage multi-cultural teams is an asset to the company.
AVP – Corporate Compliance
Vedang is a Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is also a graduate in Law and Commerce. Heading the Corporate Secretarial division of BFAG, Vedang comes with more than 7 years of extensive expertise in the field of Corporate Laws, SEBI, Foreign Exchange Management Compliances, Legal Due Diligence, drafting, reviewing and vetting of various legal agreements, shareholder’s transaction documents.He is an expert in business set up whether in India or Overseas.
AVP – International Operations
Dharmendra Kondalkar is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from India which is equivalent to Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from United States. He also is a post graduate in commerce.
Dharmendra comes with 12 plus experience and expertise in Corporate Financial reporting, Financial Analytics, India GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP, Audits. Having worked in sectors such as IT, Healthcare, Insurance, Chemical, he is well conversant with the complex requirements of each sector.
Setting up a team and the MIS structure for an organization is his forte and he excels in his role. He believes in developing the team and bringing effective results for the organization.
AVP – Regulatory
Pramod K P is an astute and professional with more than 15 years of experience across diverse industry segments. Right from IT MNC’s, Construction companies, Project Engineering companies, he has spearheaded the Tax and Finance function with ease and aplomb. In depth knowledge on Direct & Indirect Taxes, Labour Laws & other statutory compliances with focus on providing solutions to complex situations are his forte.
He is heading the Regulatory Function at BFAG for the past 8 years and believes in developing leadership capabilities in his people while cultivating an open and transparent culture.
Controller – Operations
Bringing with him a 15 plus years of experience in Corporate Financial reporting, Financial Analytics, Audits etc. Having worked in sectors such as Logistics, Marine and Other multiple sectors he is well conversant with the complex requirements of each sector. Developing MIS Systems for an organization is his forte and excels his role in Financial Management, Due diligence etc. His focus always has been on continuous improvement in process as he believes “Change is always permanent “ hence drives with scope for improvement in work process and bringing effective results for the organization.
AVP – Taxation
Raghuveer is a Chartered Accountant with 8+ years of experience in US direct taxes. He has been leading the CPA back-
office operations wherein he manages compilation, review, tax preparation, and filing for US clients.
AVP – Operations
Sumit has an MBA in Finance and worked with Ernst & Young LLP, Mumbai (EY) as Asst. Vice President deployed at Maharashtra State Road Dev. Corp. (MSRDC). He has 13+ years of experience that include exposure in Financial Planning, Fund Raising and Fund Management, Co-Ordination and bridge between Indian Management and US Parent Company Management and Financers, and Co-ordination with a consortium of lenders & Lender’s Independent Engineers.
He advised raising finance for many large infra projects in India. Excellent client management skills with being a team player make him an asset.
Senior Manager – Operations
Nagesh, A Chartered Accountant with 5+ years of experience in Audit, Tax, Accounting. Manages multi jurisdictional accounting, tax compliances for growth stage companies. Very meticulous in his approach and always delivers in time.
AVP – IT & Systems
Anirudh comes with 15 plus years of experience with CISCO certification. He has virtuous knowledge in accomplishment of IT Infrastructure and Networking & Infrastructure Project management aligning to the organizational strategy. He manages the end-to-end IT Infrastructure setup at internal Datacenter at BFAS . He excels in his role with effective Budget Planning for IT Operations (Budget vs Actuals) and Asset Inventory Management.