Nitish Agarwal

About Nitish Agarwal

A dynamic professional with 15+ years of both Big 4 Consultancy and strong Inhouse tax experience in UK, US & EMEA Direct and Indirect Taxation. Have led and set up offshore global capability centers (GCCs) across multiple locations in India.Has extensive experience in building and leading multi-function offshore global capability centers (GCC and COEs) for Big 4 accounting firms, focusing on end-to-end delivery, quality and efficiency. Specializes in business development and transitions, bringing innovation, standardization, and automation to new offices, and driving the evolution and transformation of global delivery practices. Have led teams of US sales and use tax, UK VAT & EMEA VAT Compliance and Advisory.Holding US and UK Visa, having an exposure of working in New York and London.US Taxation - Led overall Indirect Tax Practice - Sales & use tax Returns, Excise Tax Returns, Franchise Tax, CAT, Property tax, etc. Led Tax Transformation, Transition, Tax tool Implementation, Automation, Sales Tax Analysis, Reconciliation, Internal and External Tax Audits, FATCA, Federal & State tax Returns, Transfer Pricing Documentation, Tax Treaties, Spend Report, Quarterly Accruals. Worked closely with Internal and External stakeholders, consultants, vendors, finance, controllership, FP & A,Treasury and legal. Led year end closing and tax packs.UK & EMEA Taxation - Led UK & EU Indirect tax practice - VAT Compliance, VAT Advisory, Tax Transformation, Transition, Tax Technology, TFO Teams, Staff aggumentation, e-invoicing. Led to end VAT Compliance, VAT controllership, Tax tool Implementation, Tax automation, Tax Technology, Tax audits, VAT disclosures. Final sign off to EU VAT and CIT returns. Worked closely with Internal and External stakeholders, IT, Finance, Controllership, Treasury and Legal teams. Led CBC Reporting, Tax Residence certificates, Entity Closures, Entities VAT Registration, MSA & SOWs, TP Documentation, Finalized Tax compliance Fees & scope of work with Big 4s and other vendors, Contract movements, Client agreements.Strong competency in Tax Software\'s - Avalara, GVRT, Sovos, Heroku, Go Systems, Corp tax, Superform\'s, Long view, Sure prep, Global office, CCH tool, etc.Manage relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders with the objective of meeting delivery as per the agreed parameters. Identify control gaps.

Experience

1. Tax Director - Global Vat and Indirect Tax and Gcc

   Deloitte

   Oct 2025 — Present

Education

• International School of Business & Media

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Finance

  2008 — 2010

• St. Xavier's College

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Finance

  2004 — 2007

Skills

• Auditing
• Tax Law
• Financial Accounting
• Equities
• Big 4
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Income Tax
• Project Management
• Internal Controls
• Partnership Taxation
• Tax Research
• Corporate Tax
• International Tax
• State Tax
• Tax Accounting
• Equity Research
• Us Gaap
• Individual Returns
• Federal & State Income Tax Compliance
• Financial Analysis
• Tax
• Team Building