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From compliance to strategy,
under one MANTRA.
Chartered accountants and business advisors, UAE.
The four pillars holding up our Mantra
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Pillar I
Trust
Transparent in our approach. Accountable in our delivery.
Pillar II
Balance
Business growth with compliance, governance and control.
Pillar III
Insight
The right advice, turning financial information into better decisions.
Pillar IV
Alliance
Client-centric, responsive and invested in your success.
Our Mantra for
Audit & Assurance
Statutory, internal, and special-purpose audits of your financial statements.
Independent audit and assurance with partner-level review on every engagement.
- Statutory audit
- Assurance reviews & agreed-upon procedures
- Cross-border accounting reviews
- Audit-readiness diagnostics
Our Mantra for
Tax
Structure that holds through the test.
Corporate tax, VAT, and e-invoicing registration through representation.
- UAE Corporate Tax
- VAT compliance & health checks
- Registered Tax Agent representation
Our Mantra for
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Controls that keep pace with regulations and business complexities
AML, internal controls and standard Operating procedures and the file that is current before a regulator or investor asks.
- AML compliance
- Internal controls & enterprise risk
- Business risk advisory
- Policy documentation & compliance-officer support
Our Mantra for
Accounting & CFO Advisory
Your finance function, helping you to grow and minimise the business risks running on time.
Outsourced accounting that given more than the reflection of what and how you did.
CFO level advisory on spefic Projects as well as on scalling up the game.
- Outsourced accounting & Monthly and quarterly reporting
- Fractional CFO
- Profitability & liquidity advisory
- Management reporting & IFRS statements
Our Mantra for
Corporate Finance & Strategy
Financing, valuations, and growth strategy for your business.
corporate financing long term and working capital financing
Strategic Advisory for Reveune Growth, Operating Expense Optimisation
Feasibilities, Valuations, , , and the plan for where the business goes next. Button text: Explore Corporate Finance & Startegy
- Business valuations
- Fundraising & capital structuring
- M&A due diligence & deal structuring
- Financial modelling
- Corporate strategy & business planning
- Performance, scenarios & board reporting
Our Mantra for
Market Entry & Set-up
Company Formation, Acquisitions set up cleanly..
UAE mainland and free-zone structuring, Gulf–India entry, and acquisitions.
- UAE mainland & free-zone set-up
- Cross-border market-entry advisory
- Acquisition support
- Corporate secretarial & ongoing compliance
Our Mantra for
Digital Transformation
Informative Dashboards, Automated Updation of Reports.
Automation and systems grounded in work already under way not generic technology advice.
E- Invoicing automation and systems grounded in work already under way not generic technology advice.
- Finance-function digitisation
- Financial & operational dashboards
- E-invoicing system implementation
- E-invoicing readiness
- Process automation
- Digital finance function design
Our Mantra for
ICV Consultation
Localisation that opens the door.
ICV consultation and supply-chain advisory for businesses selling into ICV-linked chains.
- ICV consultation
- Supply-chain localisation advisory
- Automotive, industrial & government-adjacent
Sectors we know well
All industries- Automotive
Profitability by segment, inventory control, OEM incentives, consolidation, and liquidity management.
- Contracting & Construction
Project accounting, retention tracking, WIP and revenue recognition under IFRS 15.
- Logistics & Last-Mile Delivery
High-volume transaction environments, unit economics and cost-per-delivery visibility.
- Education
Fee cycle management, deferred revenue and regulator-ready reporting.
- Trading & Distribution
Inventory valuation, margin analysis and trade finance instruments.
- Retail & F&B
Multi-outlet consolidation, POS reconciliation and site-level profitability.
- Real Estate & Facilities Management
Lease accounting, service charge audits and owner association reporting.
- Healthcare & Clinics
Insurance receivables, DHA compliance and practitioner-level profitability.
- Professional Services
Utilisation, WIP and engagement-level profitability.
- Technology & Startups
Investor reporting, runway management and fundraising readiness.
- Manufacturing
Standard costing, variance analysis and inventory control.
- Hospitality
Departmental reporting, USALI alignment and seasonal cash management.
- Financial Intermediaries & DNFBPs
AML obligations, goAML reporting and regulator inspection readiness.
Ajay Khanna
Founder & Director
Chartered Accountant from India
Ajay Khanna, a chartered accountant from India, is a finance leader with close to two decades of senior leadership experience across corporate finance, profitability management, and group-wide financial strategy.
As Director at Mantra Consulting, he leads the firm's practice, working with clients to translate complex regulatory and auditing requirements into practical, actionable guidance that supports financially sound, compliant, and future-ready business decisions.
A mantra is a discipline, not a slogan.
