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M.H Kumar, one of the founding partners has more than 41 years of experience in almost every facet of the accounting, auditing and consulting profession. He is an ardent finance professional with unparalleled tax laws, commercial laws, company law, accounting, and auditing standards, management consultancy and provides services to the wide spectrum of the clientele of the firm.
M.H Kumar is a Chartered Accountant and participates in a number of professional and social organizations. He was the chairman of Alappuzha Branch of ICAI, during the year 2007-08.
M.H Kumar, one of the founding partners has more than 41 years of experience in almost every facet of the accounting, auditing and consulting profession. He is an ardent finance professional with unparalleled tax laws, commercial laws, company law, accounting, and auditing standards, management consultancy and provides services to the wide spectrum of the clientele of the firm.
M.H Kumar is a Chartered Accountant and participates in a number of professional and social organizations. He was the chairman of Alappuzha Branch of ICAI, during the year 2007-08.
Jose Zachariah, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977 with 39th rank, started his career as a practicing Chartered Accountant in 1978 after a brief stint with S.P. Chopra & Company, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi. He established the firm ‘Jose & Hemachandran’ in 1984 which was merged with ‘JAKS & Associates’ in 2015 and still continues to be a senior partner. During his tenure as a practicing Chartered Accountant for about 37 years, CA. Jose Zachariah has acquired vast and varied experience and expertise in Auditing, Taxation, Financial Planning, Preparation of Project Reports, Loan Syndication and Formation of Entities under various statutes. He was elected the Chairman of Trivandrum Branch of ICAI for the year 2015-16. He is an active member of Y’s Men International and has held several responsible posts in that Organisation.
Jose Zachariah, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977 with 39th rank, started his career as a practicing Chartered Accountant in 1978 after a brief stint with S.P. Chopra & Company, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi. He established the firm ‘Jose & Hemachandran’ in 1984 which was merged with ‘JAKS & Associates’ in 2015 and still continues to be a senior partner. During his tenure as a practicing Chartered Accountant for about 37 years, CA. Jose Zachariah has acquired vast and varied experience and expertise in Auditing, Taxation, Financial Planning, Preparation of Project Reports, Loan Syndication and Formation of Entities under various statutes. He was elected the Chairman of Trivandrum Branch of ICAI for the year 2015-16. He is an active member of Y’s Men International and has held several responsible posts in that Organisation.
Selastin has more than 25 years of professional experience (including 19 years abroad) in public accounting and with a multinational company based in Bahrain. He specializes in internal control procedures and systems, internal audit, risk management and general insurance/reinsurance technical accounting. During his tenure with the multinational company in Bahrain for 17 years, he worked with a Big 4 firm on internal audit and risk management and another Big 4 firm on statutory audit. He also worked with a Big 10 accounting firm for two years in Bahrain.
He is a fellow chartered accountant and also a certified internal auditor (IIA, USA). Selastin attended various IFRS seminars in London, Dubai and Bahrain and internal audit conferences conducted by ECIIA in Finland, Amsterdam and Cyprus.
He joined JAKS & Associates (ex-Jose & Hemachandran) as a partner in July 2014
Selastin has more than 25 years of professional experience (including 19 years abroad) in public accounting and with a multinational company based in Bahrain. He specializes in internal control procedures and systems, internal audit, risk management and general insurance/reinsurance technical accounting. During his tenure with the multinational company in Bahrain for 17 years, he worked with a Big 4 firm on internal audit and risk management and another Big 4 firm on statutory audit. He also worked with a Big 10 accounting firm for two years in Bahrain.
He is a fellow chartered accountant and also a certified internal auditor (IIA, USA). Selastin attended various IFRS seminars in London, Dubai and Bahrain and internal audit conferences conducted by ECIIA in Finland, Amsterdam and Cyprus.
He joined JAKS & Associates (ex-Jose & Hemachandran) as a partner in July 2014
Anand is a Chartered Accountant having more than 13 years of professional experience in public accounting. Prior to joining JAKS & Associates, he worked at one of the big 4 accounting firms. He specializes in management consulting and outsourcing and leads these divisions of the firm. During his tenure with the big 4 accounting firm, he led cross-functional teams across geographies on various outsourcing and management consulting projects. He was based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Hong Kong for a major part of his tenure with the Big 4 accounting firm.
He is a chartered accountant and also a certified information systems auditor. Anand holds certifications in IFRS ( ACCA, UK) and in SAP Financial Accounting (SAP AG, Germany).
Anand is a Chartered Accountant having more than 13 years of professional experience in public accounting. Prior to joining JAKS & Associates, he worked at one of the big 4 accounting firms. He specializes in management consulting and outsourcing and leads these divisions of the firm. During his tenure with the big 4 accounting firm, he led cross-functional teams across geographies on various outsourcing and management consulting projects. He was based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Hong Kong for a major part of his tenure with the Big 4 accounting firm.
He is a chartered accountant and also a certified information systems auditor. Anand holds certifications in IFRS ( ACCA, UK) and in SAP Financial Accounting (SAP AG, Germany).
Remesh Naick is a partner at JAKS & Associates and has more than 25 years of diverse experience, which is spread over from industry to conventional practice in the area of taxation, advisory, audit and compliance services He has been associated with corporate clients as well as worked with accounting firms. He is well versed in representing and handling clients matters before the Indian Tax authorities. He also provides regular assistance and guidance in statutory compliance and handling tax litigation for indirect tax matters. A science graduate from University of Kerala, he has completed his Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Before joining JAKS, he was partner in a medium sized chartered firm Murali Associates and was working as an Associate Director of ASA and Associates.
Remesh Naick is a partner at JAKS & Associates and has more than 25 years of diverse experience, which is spread over from industry to conventional practice in the area of taxation, advisory, audit and compliance services He has been associated with corporate clients as well as worked with accounting firms. He is well versed in representing and handling clients matters before the Indian Tax authorities. He also provides regular assistance and guidance in statutory compliance and handling tax litigation for indirect tax matters. A science graduate from University of Kerala, he has completed his Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Before joining JAKS, he was partner in a medium sized chartered firm Murali Associates and was working as an Associate Director of ASA and Associates.
Krishna is a partner in the firm and has more than 13 years of professional experience in public accounting as well as with one of the big 4 accounting firms. He has solid experience in Internal Audits, Statutory Audits, Financial Management, Taxation etc., He is well versed in providing services comprising of Financial Analysis, Company Law, Accounting and Auditing Standards etc. He is also a certificate holder on Valuation conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Prior to commencing of practice he was leading a team of Valuation Professionals in a big 4 accounting firm and at his tenure there he gained hands on experience in Valuation and Business Modeling (V&BM), Feasibility analysis and Project Report preparation.
Krishna is a partner in the firm and has more than 13 years of professional experience in public accounting as well as with one of the big 4 accounting firms. He has solid experience in Internal Audits, Statutory Audits, Financial Management, Taxation etc., He is well versed in providing services comprising of Financial Analysis, Company Law, Accounting and Auditing Standards etc. He is also a certificate holder on Valuation conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Prior to commencing of practice he was leading a team of Valuation Professionals in a big 4 accounting firm and at his tenure there he gained hands on experience in Valuation and Business Modeling (V&BM), Feasibility analysis and Project Report preparation.
Anu is a partner in the firm and has more than 12 years of experience in public accounting and consulting. She specializes in International taxation having worked on International tax planning and supply chain models for 6 years in one of the Big 4 accounting firms.
Anu is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India qualified in 2006. Anu is also IFRS certified from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Anu is a partner in the firm and has more than 12 years of experience in public accounting and consulting. She specializes in International taxation having worked on International tax planning and supply chain models for 6 years in one of the Big 4 accounting firms.
Anu is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India qualified in 2006. Anu is also IFRS certified from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Deepa is a Chartered Accountant with around 9 years experience in public accounting and presently heading our Melbourne branch in Australia . She has obtained Certification in IFRS (ICAI) and Certification in Information System Audit (DISA, ICAI). She was a team member in Valuation & Business Modelling team with one of the Big 4 Accounting firms and has experience working with various clients in the Middle East, assisting them in financial model builds, reviews and valuation engagements. She has also worked with Infosys Limited in their Business Finance division, assisting them with budgeting, financial planning, and analysis.
Deepa is a Chartered Accountant with around 9 years experience in public accounting and presently heading our Melbourne branch in Australia . She has obtained Certification in IFRS (ICAI) and Certification in Information System Audit (DISA, ICAI). She was a team member in Valuation & Business Modelling team with one of the Big 4 Accounting firms and has experience working with various clients in the Middle East, assisting them in financial model builds, reviews and valuation engagements. She has also worked with Infosys Limited in their Business Finance division, assisting them with budgeting, financial planning, and analysis.
Arun Jose, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2013, soon joined M/s. “Computer Sciences Corporation, a Fortune 500 Listed Company. He was a team member of “Financial Planning and Analysis” of CSC Asia Region and “Accounting and reporting of Fixed Assets” of United Kingdom and Prague Region. He joined as a full-time partner in ‘Jose & Hemachandran’ in 2014 and after merger he continues to be a full-time partner of ‘JAKS & Associates’.
Arun Jose, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2013, soon joined M/s. “Computer Sciences Corporation, a Fortune 500 Listed Company. He was a team member of “Financial Planning and Analysis” of CSC Asia Region and “Accounting and reporting of Fixed Assets” of United Kingdom and Prague Region. He joined as a full-time partner in ‘Jose & Hemachandran’ in 2014 and after merger he continues to be a full-time partner of ‘JAKS & Associates’.
Ajith Kumar is a Chartered Accountant having more than 14 years of professional experience, including 11 years in a multinational company based in Dubai. He possesses experience in Project Finance, Project Cashflow, Letter of Credits, Bank Guarantees, various modes of financing like Trust Receipts, Bills Discounting, Term Loans etc. He has also worked as Finance Consultant in a large public sector undertaking of Government of Kerala. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds Certification in Information System Audit (DISA, ICAI)
Ajith Kumar is a Chartered Accountant having more than 14 years of professional experience, including 11 years in a multinational company based in Dubai. He possesses experience in Project Finance, Project Cashflow, Letter of Credits, Bank Guarantees, various modes of financing like Trust Receipts, Bills Discounting, Term Loans etc. He has also worked as Finance Consultant in a large public sector undertaking of Government of Kerala. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds Certification in Information System Audit (DISA, ICAI)
Antony is a partner in the firm with around 8 years of experience in public accounting. During his tenure with a big 4 accounting firm, he specialized in international tax services. He has extensive experience in finance & accounts, program management, transfer pricing, business set-up, operations etc.
Antony is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India qualified in 2009. He is also certified in International taxation by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Antony is a partner in the firm with around 8 years of experience in public accounting. During his tenure with a big 4 accounting firm, he specialized in international tax services. He has extensive experience in finance & accounts, program management, transfer pricing, business set-up, operations etc.
Antony is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India qualified in 2009. He is also certified in International taxation by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Abraham P Joseph is a partner with more than 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining JAKS he was in the Middle East and has held top management positions in various industries such as education, entertainment & media, retail and hospitality. His current area of specialization is in project feasibility studies, fundraising, budgeting, revenue and cash flow projections for the hospitality industry.
Abraham P Joseph is a partner with more than 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining JAKS he was in the Middle East and has held top management positions in various industries such as education, entertainment & media, retail and hospitality. His current area of specialization is in project feasibility studies, fundraising, budgeting, revenue and cash flow projections for the hospitality industry.
Arun is an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a Partner at JAKS & Associates. He worked at an audit firm as an audit manager before joining JAKS & Associates. A major part of his experience is in the fields of statutory audits, bank concurrent and statutory audits, tax administration and company law matters. He is based in the Cochin branch of JAKS & Associates.
Arun is an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a Partner at JAKS & Associates. He worked at an audit firm as an audit manager before joining JAKS & Associates. A major part of his experience is in the fields of statutory audits, bank concurrent and statutory audits, tax administration and company law matters. He is based in the Cochin branch of JAKS & Associates.
CA Navya Roy P is a practicing Chartered Accountant with more than seven years of post
qualification experience. She was also a former credit analyst with a leading commercial
bank in Kerala. Currently she specializes in auditing banks and other financial institutions.
Nickol is a Chartered Accountant with 3 years of post qualification experience. She is an Associate Director – Assurance at JAKS and leads various audit assignments of the firm. Prior to joining JAKS, she was with Lakeshore Hospitals and her time there has given her vast wealth of knowledge about the medical sector. During her leisure time, she likes to read and sing
Nickol is a Chartered Accountant with 3 years of post qualification experience. She is an Associate Director – Assurance at JAKS and leads various audit assignments of the firm. Prior to joining JAKS, she was with Lakeshore Hospitals and her time there has given her vast wealth of knowledge about the medical sector. During her leisure time, she likes to read and sing
Shameema Shajahan, is the dynamic Head of our Dubai Branch where she drives excellence in audit, taxation, business advisory and consultancy. In her role, Shameema has successfully led multiple high-impact projects, delivering tailored solutions that have significantly enhanced client satisfaction and business outcomes. Her deep understanding of complex regulatory environments and her ability to navigate intricate financial challenges have made her a trusted advisor to clients across various industries. She is an Associate of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Anish is a Chartered Accountant with nearly 20 years of experience, including 14 years with Big 4 firms, specializing in financial accounting, assurance, and advisory across retail, technology, and private equity.
Anoop is a qualified Chartered Accountant who obtained his qualification in 2023. He completed his articleship at JAKS & Associates and is currently serving as an Audit Manager at JAKS, Trivandrum. He possesses strong expertise in statutory audits, direct taxation, and corporate law compliances. Prior to rejoining JAKS, he worked as an Assistant Accounts Manager at Muthoot.
Haritha is a qualified Chartered Accountant who obtained her qualification in 2023. She completed her articleship at JAKS & Associates and is currently serving as an Audit Manager at JAKS, Edapazhanji Trivandrum. She possesses strong expertise in statutory audits, direct taxation, and corporate law compliances.
Lekshmi is a qualified Chartered Accountant who obtained her qualification in 2025. She completed her articleship at JAKS & Associates and is currently serving as an Audit Manager at JAKS, Edapazhanji Trivandrum. Prior to rejoining JAKS, she worked as an Assistant Accounts Manager at Muthoot.
Abraham P Joseph is a partner with more than 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining JAKS he was in the Middle East and has held top management positions in various industries such as education, entertainment & media, retail and hospitality. His current area of specialization is in project feasibility studies, fundraising, budgeting, revenue and cash flow projections for the hospitality industry.
M.H Kumar, one of the founding partners has more than 41 years of experience in almost every facet of the accounting, auditing and consulting profession. He is an ardent finance professional with unparalleled tax laws, commercial laws, company law, accounting, and auditing standards, management consultancy and provides services to the wide spectrum of the clientele of the firm.
M.H Kumar is a Chartered Accountant and participates in a number of professional and social organizations. He was the chairman of Alappuzha Branch of ICAI, during the year 2007-08.
Krishna is a partner in the firm and has more than 13 years of professional experience in public accounting as well as with one of the big 4 accounting firms. He has solid experience in Internal Audits, Statutory Audits, Financial Management, Taxation etc., He is well versed in providing services comprising of Financial Analysis, Company Law, Accounting and Auditing Standards etc. He is also a certificate holder on Valuation conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Prior to commencing of practice he was leading a team of Valuation Professionals in a big 4 accounting firm and at his tenure there he gained hands on experience in Valuation and Business Modeling (V&BM), Feasibility analysis and Project Report preparation.
Anand is a Chartered Accountant having more than 13 years of professional experience in public accounting. Prior to joining JAKS & Associates, he worked at one of the big 4 accounting firms. He specializes in management consulting and outsourcing and leads these divisions of the firm. During his tenure with the big 4 accounting firm, he led cross-functional teams across geographies on various outsourcing and management consulting projects. He was based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Hong Kong for a major part of his tenure with the Big 4 accounting firm.
He is a chartered accountant and also a certified information systems auditor. Anand holds certifications in IFRS ( ACCA, UK) and in SAP Financial Accounting (SAP AG, Germany).
Remesh Naick is a partner at JAKS & Associates and has more than 25 years of diverse experience, which is spread over from industry to conventional practice in the area of taxation, advisory, audit and compliance services He has been associated with corporate clients as well as worked with accounting firms. He is well versed in representing and handling clients matters before the Indian Tax authorities. He also provides regular assistance and guidance in statutory compliance and handling tax litigation for indirect tax matters. A science graduate from University of Kerala, he has completed his Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Before joining JAKS, he was partner in a medium sized chartered firm Murali Associates and was working as an Associate Director of ASA and Associates.
Anu is a partner in the firm and has more than 12 years of experience in public accounting and consulting. She specializes in International taxation having worked on International tax planning and supply chain models for 6 years in one of the Big 4 accounting firms.
Anu is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India qualified in 2006. Anu is also IFRS certified from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Nickol is a Chartered Accountant with 3 years of post qualification experience. She is an Associate Director – Assurance at JAKS and leads various audit assignments of the firm. Prior to joining JAKS, she was with Lakeshore Hospitals and her time there has given her vast wealth of knowledge about the medical sector. During her leisure time, she likes to read and sing
Jose Zachariah, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977 with 39th rank, started his career as a practicing Chartered Accountant in 1978 after a brief stint with S.P. Chopra & Company, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi. He established the firm ‘Jose & Hemachandran’ in 1984 which was merged with ‘JAKS & Associates’ in 2015 and still continues to be a senior partner. During his tenure as a practicing Chartered Accountant for about 37 years, CA. Jose Zachariah has acquired vast and varied experience and expertise in Auditing, Taxation, Financial Planning, Preparation of Project Reports, Loan Syndication and Formation of Entities under various statutes. He was elected the Chairman of Trivandrum Branch of ICAI for the year 2015-16. He is an active member of Y’s Men International and has held several responsible posts in that Organisation.
Selastin has more than 25 years of professional experience (including 19 years abroad) in public accounting and with a multinational company based in Bahrain. He specializes in internal control procedures and systems, internal audit, risk management and general insurance/reinsurance technical accounting. During his tenure with the multinational company in Bahrain for 17 years, he worked with a Big 4 firm on internal audit and risk management and another Big 4 firm on statutory audit. He also worked with a Big 10 accounting firm for two years in Bahrain.
He is a fellow chartered accountant and also a certified internal auditor (IIA, USA). Selastin attended various IFRS seminars in London, Dubai and Bahrain and internal audit conferences conducted by ECIIA in Finland, Amsterdam and Cyprus.
He joined JAKS & Associates (ex-Jose & Hemachandran) as a partner in July 2014
Arun Jose, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2013, soon joined M/s. “Computer Sciences Corporation, a Fortune 500 Listed Company. He was a team member of “Financial Planning and Analysis” of CSC Asia Region and “Accounting and reporting of Fixed Assets” of United Kingdom and Prague Region. He joined as a full-time partner in ‘Jose & Hemachandran’ in 2014 and after merger he continues to be a full-time partner of ‘JAKS & Associates’.
Anoop is a qualified Chartered Accountant who obtained his qualification in 2023. He completed his articleship at JAKS & Associates and is currently serving as an Audit Manager at JAKS, Trivandrum. He possesses strong expertise in statutory audits, direct taxation, and corporate law compliances. Prior to rejoining JAKS, he worked as an Assistant Accounts Manager at Muthoot.
Haritha is a qualified Chartered Accountant who obtained her qualification in 2023. She completed her articleship at JAKS & Associates and is currently serving as an Audit Manager at JAKS, Edapazhanji Trivandrum. She possesses strong expertise in statutory audits, direct taxation, and corporate law compliances.
Lekshmi is a qualified Chartered Accountant who obtained her qualification in 2025. She completed her articleship at JAKS & Associates and is currently serving as an Audit Manager at JAKS, Edapazhanji Trivandrum. Prior to rejoining JAKS, she worked as an Assistant Accounts Manager at Muthoot.
Antony is a partner in the firm with around 8 years of experience in public accounting. During his tenure with a big 4 accounting firm, he specialized in international tax services. He has extensive experience in finance & accounts, program management, transfer pricing, business set-up, operations etc.
Antony is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India qualified in 2009. He is also certified in International taxation by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Arun is an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a Partner at JAKS & Associates. He worked at an audit firm as an audit manager before joining JAKS & Associates. A major part of his experience is in the fields of statutory audits, bank concurrent and statutory audits, tax administration and company law matters. He is based in the Cochin branch of JAKS & Associates.
CA Navya Roy P is a practicing Chartered Accountant with more than seven years of post
qualification experience. She was also a former credit analyst with a leading commercial
bank in Kerala. Currently she specializes in auditing banks and other financial institutions.
Ajith Kumar is a Chartered Accountant having more than 14 years of professional experience, including 11 years in a multinational company based in Dubai. He possesses experience in Project Finance, Project Cashflow, Letter of Credits, Bank Guarantees, various modes of financing like Trust Receipts, Bills Discounting, Term Loans etc. He has also worked as Finance Consultant in a large public sector undertaking of Government of Kerala. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds Certification in Information System Audit (DISA, ICAI)
Anish is a Chartered Accountant with nearly 20 years of experience, including 14 years with Big 4 firms, specializing in financial accounting, assurance, and advisory across retail, technology, and private equity.
Deepa is a Chartered Accountant with around 9 years experience in public accounting and presently heading our Melbourne branch in Australia . She has obtained Certification in IFRS (ICAI) and Certification in Information System Audit (DISA, ICAI). She was a team member in Valuation & Business Modelling team with one of the Big 4 Accounting firms and has experience working with various clients in the Middle East, assisting them in financial model builds, reviews and valuation engagements. She has also worked with Infosys Limited in their Business Finance division, assisting them with budgeting, financial planning, and analysis.
Shameema Shajahan, is the dynamic Head of our Dubai Branch where she drives excellence in audit, taxation, business advisory and consultancy. In her role, Shameema has successfully led multiple high-impact projects, delivering tailored solutions that have significantly enhanced client satisfaction and business outcomes. Her deep understanding of complex regulatory environments and her ability to navigate intricate financial challenges have made her a trusted advisor to clients across various industries. She is an Associate of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.