| | OCTOBER 202019To know more about Hari's inspirational journey and his brainchild ­ SBS Global, delve into the fol-lowing excerpts of an exclusive interaction between him and CEO Insights.What were the major challenges that you encountered in your professional journey so far?The biggest challenge was to create brand val-ue for SBS Global and faith and trust in a large base of customers. It took a lot of hard work and for-tunately, we have been able to show good results over a period of time. We ensured to always stay genuine and consistent with our customers, proactively ad-dress their problems, advise them in a very profes-sional way, to never go wrong! In short, we help orga-nizations grow to the next level and simultaneously grow with them. Most importantly, client satisfaction and feedback after solving their complex issues has been our prime inspiration and motivation to keep going. Today, we have clients who have been with us for over 12 years. That's the kind of trust we have built over the years!Walk us through the excellence of SBS Global.Breathing the tagline ­ `Your Partner For Suc-cessful Business', SBS Global offers Financial Accounting, CFO Services, Payroll, Direct Taxes, GST & other compliances, Company Secretarial Services, and Financial Accounting Staffing under India Ser-vices, and Bookkeeping, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and VAT Assistance under Inter-national Services. We are proud of our diverse partner-ships with countries like Luxemborg, Czech, Slovakia, Singapore and Denmark, who are extremely particu-lar about quality (above 99.8 percent), reliability and accuracy of services. In India, we deal with small to Fortune 500 companies across variegated verticals. Cast some light on your thoughts about the current and future of the finance space in India.SBS Global is currently positioned in the mid-dle of the pyramid (finance market) which com-prises of aspiring service providers that provide top-notch yet affordable services to their customers. The top of the pyramid is occupied by big service providers and the bottom by independent CA firms. Currently, we foresee a swarm of business oppor-tunities across all five verticals that we operate in. We believe to play an effective role in exploring newer ways for performing tasks. Post the pandemic, we are sure that companies foraying into India would require a lot of services and we aim to stand at the forefront to serve them. We are also presently conducting aware-ness campaigns through various channels and look-ing for potential partnerships in the U.S.How do you stay abreast of the unfolding trends and advancements in the finance industry?I participate in various continuing education programs from reputed institutes, attend knowledge forums and group discussions within SBS Global, and read journals to gain in-depth subject knowledge. Besides, I believe mentoring startups and conduct-ing webinars for our clients is a good platform for knowledge sharing.How has your family supported in your career so far?My family has always been quite supportive and inspirational to take-up challenges and in-dependent decisions. In fact, they have been my internal customers and accomplishing their satisfac-tion was my foremost priority. My wife and one of my daughters (rank holder) are Chartered Accountants, while my other daughter is a doctor pursuing her higher studies in the U.S. They have given me com-plete freedom and support to nurture SBS Global to the next level.What is your take on work-life balance?We work in a structured way and execute all the works within the stipulated office timings. Every professional at SBS Global is endowed with lot of freedom to work while the respec-tive vertical heads ensure to oversee every aspect of the business. We also engage in a spectrum of group activities, birthday celebration and other events as a well-knit family. In short, every individual knows his/her responsibilities and ensures to achieve it as per the timeline! ?!?!?!?!?!?! TOP 10INFLUENTIAL CONSULTINGLEADERS - 2020
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