Our Team
CA Naresh Batra (Founder and Senior Partner)
CA Naresh Batra is the Founder and Senior Partner of Naresh Batra &
Associates, having established the firm in 1986. He represents the institutional foundation on
which the firm’s professional, ethical, and practice-oriented framework has been built.
With decades of professional standing, he has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s core service lines
across audit, taxation, project financing, business restructuring, and management consultancy. The firm’s
practice philosophy, quality standards, and client-first approach have been developed under his direct
leadership and continue to guide its engagements.
The firm’s growth, reputation, and long-standing client relationships are the result of a leadership style
rooted in technical discipline, commercial understanding, and execution integrity. Practice expansion, partner
development, and service diversification have been driven through a structured and principle-led approach
established over the years.
As a mentor and guiding force, his role extends beyond client engagements to nurturing professional talent
within the firm. Training culture, ethical benchmarks, and long-term career orientation for professionals have
evolved under his stewardship, forming the backbone of the firm’s continuity and credibility.
CA Naresh Batra continues to provide strategic direction and institutional guidance, ensuring that the firm
remains resilient, relevant, and aligned with evolving regulatory and professional standards.
CA Bijendar Singh Bisht (Partner) (FCA, DISA, CCA, FATA, FAFD)
CA Bijendar Singh Bisht is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), qualifying
as a Chartered Accountant in 2012. Associated with the firm since its formative years, he has been a Partner
since 2015 and plays a central role in anchoring its audit, taxation, compliance, and advisory practices.
Professional focus spans accounting, audit and assurance, direct and indirect taxation, and
risk advisory, with deep experience in GST advisory, compliance, representation, and dispute
support, alongside income tax advisory and assessments. Engagements are executed with strong
regulatory understanding, structured risk assessment, and delivery precision, enabling the firm to manage
complex and compliance-intensive assignments across industries.
Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA- ICAI) qualification strengthens the firm’s
capabilities in information systems audit, technology risk assessment, internal control evaluation, and process
assurance. Extensive hands-on exposure in GST further supports indirect tax structuring, compliance management,
audits, and litigation-ready documentation.
Advanced certifications in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection (FAFD), Concurrent
Audit of Banks (CCA), and Fundamental and Technical Analysis of Stocks including Equity
Research (FATA) reinforce the firm’s forensic investigation, banking and concurrent audit
mandates, and financial analysis and advisory capabilities.
Empanelment as a Peer Reviewer with the Peer Review Board (PRB) of ICAI reflects a strong role
in upholding audit quality standards, professional discipline, and firm-wide quality control and assurance
frameworks.
With strong technical grounding, institutional rigor, and execution capability, CA Bijendar Singh Bisht
contributes significantly to delivering high-credibility audit, taxation, forensic, compliance, and advisory
services, particularly for regulatory-sensitive and high-risk mandates.
CA Priya Batra (Partner) (B.Com, ACA, DISA, MSME, FAFD, ISAI(Social Auditor))
CA Priya Batra is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), qualifying as a
Chartered Accountant in 2022. As a Partner of the firm, she is closely associated with strengthening its
MSME-focused audit, compliance, taxation, and advisory practices.
Professional experience primarily spans accounting, audit and assurance, taxation, and statutory compliance for
micro, small, and medium enterprises, with additional engagement across corporate and regulated
entities. Assignments are executed with strong regulatory clarity, disciplined delivery, and a structured
compliance- and audit-driven approach.
She is DISA qualified, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in information systems
audit, internal control evaluation, and technology-enabled compliance frameworks. Completion of the MSME
Certificate Course (ICAI) further reinforces advisory and compliance support for MSME clients
across growth, restructuring, and regulatory life cycles.
Specialised certifications, including the Certificate Course on Not-for-Profit Organisations
(NPOs) and the Certificate Course on Compliance of Labour, Employment Laws and NPOs (CCLEA
& NPO), support advisory and compliance services for trusts, societies, and Section 8
companies. The Certificate Course on Sustainability and BRSR strengthens the firm’s ESG
and sustainability reporting capabilities.
Additional qualifications in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection (FAFD) and empanelment as
a Social Auditor with ICAI (ISAI) enable integrated forensic reviews, governance assessments,
social audits, CSR compliance, and impact reporting within structured assurance engagements.
A forward-looking and global orientation is reinforced through the pursuit of ACCA (UK),
strengthening exposure to IFRS, international taxation, and cross-border financial reporting and advisory, and
adding depth to the firm’s evolving MSME-led and ESG-aware practice framework.
Active work in applying AI-driven tools for audit analytics, compliance automation, and advisory
decision support reflects a continuous focus on enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and insight
delivery across client engagements.
With strong MSME grounding, execution discipline, and continuous professional advancement, CA Priya Batra
contributes to delivering high-credibility audit, compliance, sustainability, and advisory services aligned with
the firm’s professional and quality standards.