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GST Litigation & Indirect Tax Professional | GST Notices | Appeals | Assessments | Multi-State Compliance | 9+ Years Experience

About

GST & Indirect Tax Professional with 9+ years of experience in GST compliance, litigation support, assessments, departmental audits, refund management and indirect tax advisory. Currently managing GST compliance and advisory functions for 25+ GST registrations across multiple states while supporting complex GST notices, appeals and departmental proceedings. My experience spans manufacturing, trading, construction, IT, services and biofuel industries, with a focus on helping businesses strengthen compliance frameworks and mitigate indirect tax risks. Key Areas of Expertise: • GST Litigation & Appeals • GST Notices & Assessments • GST Audits & Investigations • GST Refunds • Multi-State GST Compliance • ITC Reviews & Reconciliation • Indirect Tax Advisory • Compliance Process Improvement I actively study GST developments, judicial precedents and emerging technology solutions that improve tax compliance and litigation outcomes. Open to opportunities in GST Litigation, Indirect Tax Advisory, Compliance Transformation and Tax Technology.

Location

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Work experience

Compliance Manager at BiofuelCircle, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Pune District, • Managing GST compliance for multiple registrations across various states. • Handling GST notices, assessments, departmental proceedings and litigation support. • Managing GST refunds, ITC reconciliations and compliance reviews. • Advising internal stakeholders on GST implications of business transactions. • Supporting GST audits, assessments and departmental investigations. • Ensuring compliance with e-invoicing, e-way bill and GST return requirements. • Driving process improvements and compliance controls across indirect tax functions.

Indirect Tax Manager at BiofuelCircle, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Directs GST governance and compliance transformation across 28 GST registrations spanning 11 states, safeguarding ~₹10 crore in annual GST payments and 692 annual returns. Governs end-to-end GST return filing, reconciliation, notice resolution, appeals, assessments, e-way bill and e-invoicing compliance, alongside periodic GST health checks. Represents the organisation before GST authorities, including a successful appeal before the Additional Commissioner (notice value: ₹6.5 lakh). Partners with senior management and the Board — preparing GST legal opinions and advisory notes that support Board-level and commercial decision-making. Reviews commercial contracts and purchase orders from an indirect tax perspective to reduce GST exposure. Transformed compliance operations by designing and implementing AP, AR, Reconciliation and E-Invoice SOPs, strengthening internal controls and tax risk management. Led Zoho Books implementation and established a group-wide compliance tracker, advancing tax technology and process automation. Provides leadership to a cross-functional GST compliance team comprising direct and indirect reports, while partnering with Finance, Operations and Business stakeholders.

Assistant at Chandorkar & Limaye, Jul 2017 - Aug 2025 · 8 yrs 2 mos, Managed a diversified client portfolio of 65+ organisations across manufacturing, trading, services and infrastructure, delivering GST advisory, compliance and litigation support. Directed GST compliance for 58 registrations across 6 states and obtained 125+ new GST registrations, including for a client with ₹250 crore annual turnover. Represented taxpayers before Assistant, Deputy and Joint Commissioners across 50+ hearings, resolving 68+ GST and Service Tax notices. Led 8 departmental audits and 12 GST/Service Tax refund cases, managing litigation exposure up to ₹2.5 crore. Delivered high-impact outcomes: demand reduction on litigation, GST and Service Tax refund sanctions, GST registration restoration, and closure of scrutiny at the ASMT-11 stage. Built deep cross-industry indirect tax expertise advising clients across manufacturing, trading, services and infrastructure sectors.

Education

M.com, Accounting and Finance, Savitribai Phule Pune University

B.Com, Accounting and Finance, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati