Sahni Natarajan and Bahl

What Sahni Natarajan and Bahl does

Sahni Natarajan and Bahl (SNB) is a privately held Indian chartered accountancy partnership established in 1981 and headquartered in New Delhi, with additional offices in Gurugram, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. The firm provides professional services spanning internal audit, business and management audit, management consultancy, training, accountancy, tax advisory, and back-office support, organized under two national-level divisions: Assurance & Business Consulting, and Taxation, Accounting & Laws. It serves leading publicly held Indian companies and reputed multinational corporations, with documented industry exposure across IT/ITES, banking and financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, logistics, media, and other sectors, employing over 150 professionals.

SNB's core specialization is internal audit and process improvement studies, in which it claims to have pioneered operational auditing in India. The firm delivers engagements through partner-led teams with a dedicated client service manager assigned to each client, on a custom engagement-based pricing model with multi-year contracts; no proprietary technology platform, software product, AI tooling, or API surface is disclosed in available materials, and growth is driven by reputation and client referrals rather than formal marketing.

The firm is led by founder Senior Partner Dinesh Bahl (former President of IIA India and audit committee member for Tata group companies), Radhika Ranganathan (National Practice Head, Assurance & Business Consulting), Sushil Bansal (Partner, Bangalore branch), and Rajpal Arya, who joined in January 2025. Ownership is restricted to working partners; there is no evidence of external institutional investment, private equity sponsorship, parent company ownership, or public listing.

Name

Sahni Natarajan and Bahl

Legal name

Sahni Natarajan and Bahl Chartered Accountants

Website

https://snbindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sahni Natarajan and Bahl is a privately held Indian chartered accountancy partnership founded in 1981, providing internal audit, management audit, tax advisory, accounting, and consulting services to large publicly held Indian enterprises and multinational corporations through offices in New Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Auditing Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Management Consulting Services (54161), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHABAF

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Accounting, Audit & Tax Services

SECONDARYBPAAAGAG

Intercompany & Consolidation Support (Eliminations, Group Reporting Support)

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (AP/AR, GL, Billing)

SECONDARYBPAHAFAL

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

Keywords

• Internal audit services
• Business management audit
• Management consultancy
• Tax advisory services
• Accountancy services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Revenue generated from providing professional services including internal audit, business & management audit, management consultancy, training, accountancy, tax advisory, and back office support. Services are billed on a professional fee basis tailored to each engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sahni Natarajan and Bahl is a national Indian chartered accountancy firm offering professional services in audit, consulting, tax advisory, accounting, and allied areas. Its core specialization is Internal Audit and Process Improvement Studies, organized around two National Level Divisions: Assurance & Business Consulting and Taxation, Accounting & Laws. The firm delivers customized solutions to large Indian corporates and multinational corporations through a dedicated client service model.

Product overview

Sahni Natarajan and Bahl (SNB) is a professional services firm offering a unified portfolio of audit, consulting, and accounting services. The firm operates as a single integrated service package organized around two main National Level Divisions: Assurance & Business Consulting and Taxation, Accounting & Laws. Core services include Internal Audit (the firm's primary specialization, having pioneered Operational Auditing in India), Business & Management Audit, Management Consultancy, Training, Accountancy, Tax Advisory, and Back Office Support. Internal Audit and Process Improvement Studies form the core specializations, while the other services complement the full client engagement lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Internal Audit Independent and objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve organizational operations, covering risk management, control, and governance processes for corporate clients.
• Business & Management Audit Strategic and frontline audit services analyzing performance across product and process groups, including operations appraisals, supply chain management, and compliance audits for corporate clients.
• Management Consultancy Future-oriented diagnostic services for special projects including information technology consultancy, business process consultancy, and designing of control systems for enterprise clients.
• Training Professional training services covering internal audit fundamentals, risk assessment, corporate governance, business process re-engineering, and soft skills development for corporate clients and professionals.
• Accountancy Comprehensive accounting services including bookkeeping and support for international accounting requirements, supporting corporate control, reporting, and governance initiatives for enterprise clients.
• Tax Advisory Taxation consultancy and compliance services covering Indian tax laws, tax planning, investment consultancy, and fiduciary services for individual and corporate clients.
• Back Office Support Outsourcing services for non-strategic functions including accounting, payroll, secretarial, recruitment, receivables monitoring, and fixed assets/inventory verification for corporate clients.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sahninatarajanandbahl
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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