Consultant with nine years of experience advising hospital chains, diagnostics companies and pharma firms on growth strategy and operations. Leads cross-functional teams from diagnostic phase to implementation, with a record of measurable margin gains.
Fixed fees, quoted before work begins. If your situation is more complex than the schedule below, you'll know the revised fee before I start — never after.
ITR preparation and filing, advance-tax workings, capital-gains computation, a pre-March planning call.
GSTR-1/3B filings, reconciliation with books, ITC review, notices handled.
Monthly bookkeeping, payroll with TDS, and a one-page MIS you'll actually read.
Company and tax audits under the Companies Act and s.44AB, net-worth and turnover certificates.
Incorporation, annual ROC filings, board minutes, share allotments, FEMA reporting.
Assessment and scrutiny representation, appeal drafting, business-structure advice.
* Government fees & taxes extra at actualsE&OE · Fee card revised annually
Every client gets this calendar mapped to their business, with reminders a fortnight ahead. The dark months are where amnesia gets expensive.
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Meera PillaiB.Com, FCA
Consultant with nine years of experience advising hospital chains, diagnostics companies and pharma firms on growth strategy and operations.
Deadlines are sacred. Zero missed statutory dates since 2017 — the streak is the product.
Planning beats filing. The best tax work happens in February, not July.
Plain English, always. If you can't explain your own numbers after our call, I've failed.
ENG/2025/041 · D2C brand, Mumbai · Turnover ₹18 Cr
Rebuilt two years of books, reconciled GST ITC worth ₹31 L that was silently lapsing, and set up monthly MIS. The founder now closes books by the 7th.
ENG/2024/017 · Consultant surgeon · Individual
Restructured practice income under s.44ADA with clean documentation, advance-tax discipline and a retirement corpus plan alongside.
ENG/2024/029 · Family trading firm · 3 partners
Valuation, capital-account settlement and a tax-neutral reconstitution when one branch exited — no litigation, one stamp duty payment, done in 90 days.
ENG/2023/008 · SaaS startup · Pre-Series A
Cap-table hygiene, ESOP scheme accounting, and investor-grade financials — the round closed with zero diligence red flags.
Education & credentials
tier-1 business school
government pharmacy college
Registered pharmacist, Kerala State Pharmacy Council
Experience
global strategy consulting firm, healthcare practice
Led a six-member team to redesign bed management for a 12-hospital chain, raising occupancy by nine percentage points.
Big Four advisory practice
Delivered procurement cost reduction for a hospital group, saving roughly ₹18 crore across consumables and implants.
healthcare market research company
Conducted over 60 interviews with doctors and hospital administrators for medical device market studies. Built market sizing models used by multinational clients for India launch planning.
Meera found ITC our previous accountant had ignored for two years. He paid for himself in the first month — and I finally understand my own P&L.
I'm a doctor; I had no idea what advance tax was. Now I get a WhatsApp two weeks before every date with the exact amount. Zero stress since.
During our funding round the investors' diligence team had no questions. Our lead said that almost never happens. That's Meera's work.
Usually, yes — through updated returns (ITR-U) and condonation where applicable. The sooner we start, the more options exist. This is my most common new-client situation; there is no judgement, only a checklist.
About half my clients are remote — everything runs on a shared document vault, video calls and a monthly summary email. Physical presence matters only for a few audit situations.
Last two ITRs, bank statements for the current year, and any notices you've received. If you have none of these organised, bring what you have — assembling the picture is part of the job.
The fee card is fixed and published above precisely so nobody has to negotiate. What is flexible is scope — we can start smaller and grow the engagement as your business grows.
Yes. Representation is a standalone service (item 06 in the fee schedule) — you don't need to move your entire compliance to me first.
Office hours — appointment days