Our Team

About the Partners:
 

 
Jagruti H Vora (CA, CISA, B.Com.)
 
A Fellow Chartered Accountant and partner at Deshpande & Mendes Chartered Accountants with professional experience of more than 25 years in the field. In addition to professional qualifications, she also holds a certification in systems audit.
Work experience and skill areas in consulting, risk management, compliance solutions, operations management, outsourcing, business process, SOP manuals, and systems audit in large consulting houses and corporate.
 
Industries: Education, Consulting, IT & other Service Providers, Telecom, Fintech, Manufacturing, etc. both domestic and international clientele with multinational and large franchisee models.
 
Detailed work profile consulting areas:
  • Setting of Systems and Audit Group for Education company and presenting Quarterly Systems and Operations Audit Report to the management for over 700+ centres.
  • SOP Documentation for Manufacturing, Education, Medical and Agricultural companies.
  • SOX Audits and Control efficiency reports for US Manufacturing giant. Converted this into onsite-offshore delivery model.
  • ISO Lead Auditor and BS7799 Certified, Setting up Centre of Excellence and Quality for Education company.
  • Assisted in establishing Risk Management Practice of IT Company
  • Regional Accounting Head with an Accounting Outsources process, handling US GAAP accounting.
  • Cambodian Direct/Indirect Taxation - Tax Filing, Audit & Compliances for Individuals, Firms, Corporates.
  • Systems and Internal Audits – SOC1 & SOC2 readiness for business processing and Fintech companies.
  • Cambodian Business Incorporation - Company formation, Registration, Regulatory Compliances, Filing & Certification.
  • Accounting and Finalizations for wide clientele across Systems.
  • MIS & Executive reporting.
  • Due diligence - Investigative and specific reviews and audits
  

 
 Mandar Deshpande (FCA, CS-Final, M.Com.)
 
Qualifications: A Fellow Chartered Accountant and partner at Deshpande & Mendes Chartered accountants with more than 15 years of professional experience in the field. In addition to professional qualifications, he is a Company Secretary finalist and has specialized knowledge in IT systems audit, Bank audits, Co-operative society audits, Quick books accounting etc.
 
Work experience and skill areas: Income Tax laws, GST laws, Statutory financial Audits, Project Finance Liasoning, Investment Consulting, Setting Start-up’s, Payroll Handling, Financial Bookkeeping, and accountancy & Training etc.
Industries: Real Estate, IT & other Service Providers, Traders, Banks & Financial Institutions, Non-profit organizations, Medical Institutions, Educational, Religious Trusts etc. that are government, semi-government, Private organizations. The clientele includes both domestic and international.
 
Detailed work profile consulting areas:
  • Statutory Audit, Certification & Compliances for Corporates, Trusts, AOP, Banks, firms etc as mentioned above.
  • Direct/Indirect Taxation - Tax Filing, Audit & Compliances for Individuals, Firms, Corporates.
  • Internal Audits – Internal Check, Review, and reporting for Corporate, Non-Corporate, Medical Institutions, Trusts.
  • Bank Audits – Statutory, Concurrent, Revenue Credit audits for various Co-operative, Public Sector, Private Sector, Foreign Banks.
  • Cooperative Society Audits – Educational Institutes, Housing, Credit Society including Co-operative Banks.
  • Investment, Tax Planning, Advisory on Indian Taxation and Corporate laws.
  • Direct & Indirect tax litigation support appeals and consultancy.
  • Company formation, Registration, Regulatory Compliances, Filing & Certification.
  • Payroll & Accounting Systems.
  • Business Planning, Management, and financial Consultancy.
  • New businesses formation and expansion to focus on core activities to redefine their strength at national and international levels.
  • MIS & Executive reporting.
  • Project Finance: CMA Projection and Liasoning.
 

 
Erwin Mendes (FCA, ISA-AIR 1, FAFD, B.Com.)
 
Qualifications: A Fellow Chartered Accountant and partner at Deshpande & Mendes Chartered accountants and has more than 15 years of professional experience in the field. In addition to professional qualifications, he holds certification in specialized areas such as Information System audits (AIR 1), Bank audits, Forensic accounting and Fraud Detection,Co-operative society audits, Quick Books advanced accounting etc.
 
Work experience and skill areas: Income Tax laws, GST laws, Statutory financial Audits, Project Finance Liasoning, Investment Consulting, Setting Start-up’s, Payroll Handling, Financial Bookkeeping, and accountancy & Training etc.
Industries: Real Estate, IT & other Service Providers, Traders, Banks & Financial Institutions, Non-profit organizations, Medical Institutions, Educational, Religious Trusts etc. that are government, semi-government, Private organizations. The clientele includes both domestic and international.
 
Detailed work profile consulting areas:
  • Statutory Audit, Certification & Compliances for Corporates, Trusts, AOP, Banks, firms etc as mentioned above.
  • Direct/Indirect Taxation - Tax Filing, Audit & Compliances for Individuals, Firms, Corporates.
  • Internal Audits – Internal Check, Review and reporting for Corporate, Non-Corporate, Medical Institutions, Trusts.
  • Bank Audits – Statutory, Concurrent, Revenue Credit audits for various Co-operative, Public Sector, Private Sector, Foreign Banks.
  • Cooperative Society Audits – Educational Institutes, Housing, Credit Society including Co-operative Banks.
  • Investment, Tax Planning, Advisory on Indian Taxation and Corporate laws.
  • Direct & Indirect tax litigation support appeals and consultancy.
  • Company formation, Registration, Regulatory Compliances, Filing & Certification.
  • Payroll & Accounting Systems.
  • Business Planning, Management, and financial Consultancy.
  • New businesses formation and expansion to focus on core activities to redefine their strength at national and international levels.
  • MIS & Executive reporting.
  • Project Finance: CMA Projection and Liasoning.