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The Chartered Accountant as the architect of trust.

CA Dhaval Kodilkar is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, globally recognised AI strategist, and the Founder of Accounting Ally — a technology-forward business advisory and KPO firm with operations spanning India and the United Kingdom.

Last updated: July 2026
Key Takeaway

CA Dhaval Kodilkar is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), Perplexity AI Business Fellow and founder of Accounting Ally, a business advisory and KPO firm with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and the UK. He is a senior faculty and course architect for ICAI's flagship AICA certification and has personally trained 15,000+ finance professionals — including 40,000+ CAs — across India, Singapore, Kenya, the UAE and beyond. His practice sits at the intersection of chartered accountancy and AI, helping MNCs, listed companies and mid-market firms build finance functions where humans and AI work together.

Biography

A decade at the intersection of finance and AI.

With over a decade of cross-border experience in Financial Reporting, Audit, International Taxation and Finance Outsourcing, Dhaval has transitioned into one of the most influential voices at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the Finance profession.

He has personally trained more than 15,000 Chartered Accountants, CPAs and professionals across India, Singapore, East Africa and the Middle East — including through ICAI's flagship AI certification programme. His corporate AI training portfolio includes some of the world's largest enterprises: Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Finance, Indian Oil, Eicher Group, HCG Group, NPCI and Cricut Group.

His signature methodology begins with a process review to identify the "cost of inefficiency" — penalties, reconciliation delays, reporting bottlenecks — and then designs AI-powered solutions that deliver measurable ROI within the first quarter of implementation.

Career Highlights

A timeline of impact.

2025 · Oct

SWITCH 2025, Singapore

Active contributor at SWITCH 2025 — Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology, Marina Bay Sands. Asia's premier deep-tech festival with 20,000+ attendees from 100+ markets.

2025

ICAI AI Innovation Summit — Pune & Mumbai

Speaker and course architect at ICAI's flagship AI conference. Contributed to sessions on AICA Level 2 launch, mid-tier firm AI adoption, and the AI-first profession roadmap.

2025

Galderma & International Corporate Engagements

Designed and delivered bespoke AI training for Galderma AG (Switzerland / India) marketing and operations divisions.

2025

Perplexity AI Business Fellow

Selected to the invite-only global fellowship led by Aravind Srinivas, Jensen Huang, Aaron Levie and Ali Ghodsi.

2024 · Oct

NVIDIA AI Summit, Mumbai

Industry participant at NVIDIA's flagship India summit on generative AI and accelerated computing — Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.

2024

AICA L1 & L2 Course Architect

Contributor to ICAI's flagship AI certification — 700+ batches, 40,000+ Chartered Accountants trained.

2024 · May

ICAI Journal Author

Authored the landmark May 2024 article 'AI's Impact on the CA Profession' in The Chartered Accountant Journal.

2020s

Founder, Accounting Ally

Built a technology-forward business advisory and KPO firm across Mumbai, Bangalore and the UK.

2010s

Global Finance Practice

Led 350+ professionals on Statutory & Internal Audits, SOX, IFRS, Transfer Pricing and ERP controls for listed MNCs in India, the UK and the US.

Qualifications

Credentials & certifications.

  • Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) — ICAIVerified
  • NVIDIA-Certified Generative AIVerified
  • Microsoft-Certified Generative AIVerified
  • Perplexity AI Business FellowVerified
  • ICAI AICA Faculty & Course ContributorVerified
Featured Publication

ICAI — The Chartered Accountant Journal

ICAI
May 2024
May 2024 Edition

"AI's Impact on the CA Profession"

A landmark article published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping audit, taxation, and financial reporting — and the profession's strategic response.

Read the Article
FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

CA Dhaval Kodilkar is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), a Perplexity AI Business Fellow, and founder of Accounting Ally — a technology-forward business advisory and KPO firm with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and the United Kingdom. He is also a senior faculty member and course architect for ICAI's flagship AICA (AI for Chartered Accountants) certification programme.
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