The people behind the practice.
Nine Chartered Accountants, each with a distinct field of focus — from bank and government audit to GST litigation, capital-market research, enterprise systems and forensic work.
Late Shrikumar Bhattacharya
Late Shrikumar Bhattacharya founded Bhattacharya & Associates in Kolkata in 1972 with a vision to build a firm defined by integrity, professional excellence and an unwavering commitment to clients. More than five decades later, these ideals continue to shape the firm's culture and practice.
A Chartered Accountant since 1971, Shri Bhattacharya graduated with a B.Com (Honours), M.Com and an LL.B. from the University of Calcutta. Born into a fourth-generation family of law graduates, he chose to chart his own professional path by combining expertise in accountancy, law and insurance to provide clients with practical, comprehensive solutions.
Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's belief that “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man,” he remained deeply committed to the advancement of the profession. He served as a Lecturer in Accountancy and Auditing at City College of Commerce & Business Administration, a Professor at Bagnan College, an Examiner for the University of Calcutta, and a Licensed Surveyor and Loss Assessor.
Shri Bhattacharya believed that lasting success is founded on ethical conduct, intellectual rigour and service to others. From a single office in Kolkata, his vision has grown into a firm of ten partners with multiple offices across India, while remaining firmly rooted in the values on which it was established. His legacy continues to inspire every member of Bhattacharya & Associates.
Partner profiles.
CA Prashant Kumar Jha
Managing Partner of the firm, with a multidisciplinary grounding across accountancy, law, information-systems audit, international taxation and forensic accounting. His work in taxation and advisory began in 2013 alongside his father, a long-standing tax practitioner, handling a large volume of assessments, appeals and submissions under the Income-tax Act and GST. He trained across statutory, tax and bank audits, served as a partner on government, university and institutional audits, and ran an independent practice before bringing it together with Bhattacharya & Associates, which he now leads. His focus areas are statutory and concurrent audit, government and education-sector engagements, direct and indirect tax litigation, and information-systems assurance.
CA Rahul Aggarwal
A Chartered Accountant and Advocate whose practice centres on Goods & Services Tax, indirect taxation and commercial advisory. Earlier in his career he advised Indian and multinational organisations on complex indirect-tax matters with international consulting firms, building depth in tax structuring, due diligence, departmental audits and litigation strategy. At the firm he works with corporates, MSMEs, startups and family-run businesses on GST compliance, assessments, investigations, appeals and dispute resolution, pairing legal training with tax practice to manage regulatory risk.
CA Nishant Kumar Jha
His practice is built around Income-tax and GST litigation, representing clients before the tax authorities and working through complex regulatory and assessment matters. Alongside litigation he handles income-tax and GST return compliance, government-grant audits and tax planning, with an emphasis on practical, compliance-first solutions. He places particular value on long-term client relationships, helping businesses stay confident as tax law continues to change.
CA Ravi Nandan Jha
An audit and assurance specialist whose statutory-audit experience spans manufacturing in the power and paper sectors and real-estate businesses in leasing and rental operations, across both listed and unlisted companies. He has worked on tax audits and transfer-pricing assignments, internal audits, and statutory audits of public sector banks, giving him a close view of financial controls and sector-specific regulation. His advisory work extends to project financing and government incentive schemes, with a focus on compliance and documentation. He holds a certification in Concurrent Audit and an AI Level 1 credential.
CA Namami Shankar Jha
A Fellow Chartered Accountant who leads the firm's Saharsa branch, bringing experience from both corporate industry and professional practice. Before independent practice he worked with multinational companies across several European markets in the FMCG and logistics sectors, handling financial planning & analysis, corporate taxation and the consolidation of multi-country financial statements. He has also taught Accountancy and Auditing to aspiring Chartered Accountants. His practice covers GST and income-tax matters from routine compliance to assessments and appeals, corporate ROC work including incorporations and filings, statutory and internal audit, and project financing for business expansion.
CA Bhupender Prasad
A Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary professional with a postgraduate commerce background from the University of Delhi, combining accounting depth with enterprise-technology experience. He has led the statutory audit of an automobile-sector company with turnover exceeding Rs 1,000 crore, carried out credit-valuation work aligned with RBI directives, and contributed to a fintech SAP accounting implementation. His focus areas include income-tax appeals and representation, GST litigation and settlement, statutory and internal audit, MCA and corporate-law compliance, and ERP / SAP accounting implementation.
CA Dipanshu Bansal
A Chartered Accountant with a strong base in audit, taxation and business advisory, shaped during an articleship focused on internal audit and process reviews. He has worked on more than fifteen internal audits for manufacturing and service organisations with combined turnover exceeding Rs 5,000 crore, across sectors including steel, information technology, chemicals, construction and tourism. His process-audit experience covers Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, inventory, treasury, logistics, payroll and plant operations, supported by advanced Excel, SAP ERP, Power BI and Tally. At the firm he handles income-tax and GST advisory and compliance, internal audit and risk advisory, and startup and MSME advisory.
CA Jyoti Kanchan
An Associate Chartered Accountant with a Master's in Commerce, currently pursuing the DISA certification from ICAI. Since qualifying in 2024 she has advised individuals, entrepreneurs, startups, MSMEs and corporates, with a particular focus on financial planning and wealth advisory: tax-efficient strategies, cash-flow management, risk assessment and long-term wealth creation. Her work also spans income-tax and GST advisory, statutory and internal audit, company incorporation and ROC/LLP compliance, and startup structuring. She is keen on bringing automation and AI into accounting, and actively mentors commerce students and aspiring Chartered Accountants.
CA Ravi Ranjan
An Associate Chartered Accountant with a science background that informs an analytical, research-led approach to finance. Beyond audit and assurance, his interests lie in financial research, strategic financial analysis and the capital markets, studying equities, mutual funds and fixed-income instruments through fundamental and financial analysis to evaluate opportunities and assess risk. This research orientation supports his consultancy work, helping clients make informed business and investment decisions. He follows developments in data analytics and AI for technology-enabled financial management.