Strategic finance for businesses that refuse to stand still.
We are a Chartered Accountancy and Virtual CFO advisory practice, partnering with founders to build financially disciplined, compliant, and durably profitable businesses across India.
Your Virtual CFO,
on retainer.
Most founder-led businesses do not need a full-time CFO — they need the discipline, foresight, and command of one. Our Virtual CFO engagement gives you a senior Chartered Accountant as the de facto head of your finance function: owning the numbers, setting up controls, and translating financial reality into decisions that move the business forward.
A practice built on trust, technical depth, and long-term partnership.
Rahul Lalwani & Company is a Chartered Accountancy and Business Advisory firm headquartered in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, serving MSMEs, startups, traders, manufacturers, and growing enterprises across India. We combine traditional CA-firm rigour with modern, tech-enabled workflows — and a commitment to becoming a long-term finance partner to every client we engage.
CA Rahul Lalwani
CA Rahul Lalwani is the founder of Rahul Lalwani & Company. A B.Com graduate and qualified Chartered Accountant, he is a practising CA with hands-on experience across accounting, taxation, GST, audit, finance, compliance, and business advisory.
His professional approach is built on a simple conviction: finance should not be a back-office function reporting last month’s numbers — it should be a strategic discipline that helps founders make better decisions today.
Under his leadership, the firm has built lasting relationships with founder-led businesses, becoming their go-to advisor for everything from monthly compliance to growth-stage capital decisions.
Read full profile“We don’t just file your returns — we become the finance partner your business deserves.”
A full-spectrum practice, organised the way founders think.
Virtual CFO Services
Strategic finance leadership without a full-time CFO cost.
Learn moreGST Consultancy
End-to-end GST advisory, filings, and litigation support.
Learn moreIncome Tax Advisory
Proactive tax planning, return filing, and assessment defence.
Learn moreAudit & Assurance
Statutory, tax, internal, and management audits with depth and discipline.
Learn moreAccounting & Bookkeeping
Clean, current, and decision-ready books — every month.
Learn moreBusiness Compliance
A single team owning every statutory deadline in your calendar.
Learn moreSector experience that translates into better advice.
Owner-managed businesses needing a finance partner that thinks like an owner.
From incorporation to Series A — finance, structure, and investor readiness.
Costing, working capital, and capex discipline for plant-led businesses.
Inventory turns, credit policy, and GST hygiene for high-volume operations.
Revenue recognition, utilization, and pricing for professional services.
Multi-channel reconciliation, GST, and unit economics.
Regulatory-aware finance and compliance for clinics, hospitals, and distributors.
Partnership accounting, taxation, and growth structuring.
What clients experience within the first 90 days.
Crystal-Clear Financial Visibility
Monthly dashboards that show exactly where the business stands — no surprises.
Cash Flow You Can Rely On
A 13-week rolling forecast so you always know how much cash is coming next.
Zero Compliance Anxiety
Every GST, TDS, ROC, and Income Tax deadline owned by a single accountable team.
Smarter Business Decisions
Pricing, hiring, and capex decisions made on numbers, not gut feel.
Funding Readiness
Bankers and investors get clean books, projections, and data rooms — on demand.
Improved Profitability
Margin diagnostics that translate directly into bottom-line rupees.
Dedicated CFO Guidance
Senior CA-led engagement, with the founder’s number on speed dial.
More Time To Focus On Growth
Finance off your plate, so the founder can build the business.
The standards we hold ourselves to.
Senior-led engagements
Every client relationship is owned by a Chartered Accountant — not delegated to juniors.
Predictable, transparent pricing
Fixed monthly retainers with clearly defined scope, deliverables, and turnaround.
ICAI Code of Ethics
We operate strictly within the professional standards and independence norms of the Institute.
Tech-enabled workflows
Cloud collaboration, document management, and real-time dashboards as standard.
Confidentiality and security
NDAs, role-based access, and secure cloud infrastructure for every engagement.
Long-term relationships
Most of our clients have been with us for years — that is the measure that matters.
From first call to operating rhythm.
Discovery
A 30-minute call to understand your business and immediate priorities.
Diagnostic
A structured review of books, compliance status, and risk areas.
Engagement
Written scope, deliverables, timelines, and a fixed monthly retainer.
Execution
Our team executes with weekly check-ins and full transparency.
Review
Monthly MIS, dashboards, and a strategic review with leadership.
The RLC Client Portal
Every retainer client gets access to a secure, professional collaboration space — the way a modern CA firm should work. No email chains. No lost attachments. No last-minute scrambles.
Bank-grade encryption for sensitive financial documents.
A live calendar of every GST, TDS, ROC, and IT deadline.
Monthly MIS, dashboards, and download-ready statements.
Threaded conversations with your dedicated relationship manager.
From the firm’s desk.
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4 min readTrusted by founders who expect more from their CA.
“For the first time in eight years, I know exactly how much cash we’ll have next month. That alone has changed how I run the business.”
“They closed a five-year backlog of GST mismatches in two quarters. Our notices stopped, and so did the anxiety.”
“Treating them as our Virtual CFO is the best operational decision we made this year. The discipline is visible across the team.”
A look inside the practice.
Let’s discuss where your business is — and where it could be.
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