I am Petchi and am thankful to god for
making me, a daughter of vegetable vendor in Madurai to be a CA today. I
had never been a topper in my academics. As a mediocre performer, I would
just bother about getting a pass in the subjects. But it wasn’t a smooth
sail anymore when my twelfth standard result was out. No wonder that it
was once again a commonplace score. For the first time in my life, I felt
the pinch of the seriousness of the academics. At this juncture, the want
of good marks coupled with the want of money, made me think seriously to do
something that would make me ‘someone’ in the society. It’s never too
late, you know! God’s abiding grace tied to my parents wish and perseverance
drove me to crack the hard nut, C.A.
All the dreams of becoming an Auditor
started with a humble beginning of joining B.Com., in a self-finance college in
Madurai. From day one, I kept my goal alive free from doubts and
fears. All those three years I never left any stone unturned, be it
academics or extracurricular activities. My determination and resolve paid me
high with an identity of Rank Holder and much more accolades. The journey
towards becoming a C.A. got initialized by doing Articleship in Madurai.
During the tenure of Articleship, I was not able clear the Intermediate Exams;
however, the fruits of the labour were the knowledge I gained in the
Articleship.
Despite the regress, I curled up my grit
and moved to Chennai in 2005 with a vision of completing C.A. at the
earliest. My D-day was not too far…and I completed C.A. in 2007. I
would be ungrateful if I fail to mention those well-wishers who tapped my
latent potential to prominence and those beacon lights are Mr.Seshadri
(Professor), Mr.Sivakumar (Partner Karra & Co), Padmashri.T.N.Manoharan (Former
president of ICAI) and Mr.Aramvalarthan (Professor).
Having achieved the dream, in 2007, I
started off my professional carrier with Deloitte, a first-ever challenging
ambience I met. At Deloitte, the prospect to learn and grow was immense
as it was a ‘compact, smart tax team’ that I worked with. For the first three
years, I explored Corporate Tax, International Tax, FEMA regulatory works,
Transfer Pricing, Representation before tax authorities. In due course of the
time, tax team expanded and separate team for each service line was established
and I was into corporate tax team for the next two years. Life at
Deloitte was indeed an enriching and rewarding experience. But my thirst to
explore the unsailed boundaries moved me to KPMG. My short stint there moulded
me to establish own office in June 2014. Surely, the 7 years of learning
experience at Big Four fine tuned me to become what I am today. Currently, am a
partner in Aramvalarthan & Petchi, Chartered Accountant.
Having gained some knowledge and
experience in my chosen core field, I now feel that my knowledge sharing with
aspirants would help many realize their dreams come true. In tune with
this, I offer motivation, necessary guidance and help to the needy ones.
I consider it a great privilege and responsibility to give back what I was
given. I owe the bliss I enjoy as a Chartered Accountant professional to
the endearing grace of the Almighty. Hope my expertise in Direct Taxation would
help you if I am contacted on at petchi@icai.org
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