Who we are

L N P & Associates is a decade-old organisation registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, established on 23 October 2015.

We firmly believe that every client’s needs are unique, and therefore, the solutions must be equally distinctive. Our focus lies in delivering personalised assurance and consulting services designed to help clients achieve their strategic goals while building a strong competitive edge in today’s dynamic market.

We are driven by a passion for doing what’s right—for our clients, our people, and the community at large.

Founder

Lakshmi Nalledath Palat is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and Founder of L N P & Associates, brings over two decades of expertise in virtual CFO services, ERP implementations, management consulting, and corporate training.

She is a certified Zoho Finance Trainer and specializes in implementing and migrating ERP systems including   Zoho Books, SAP, M3, ACCPAC, NetSuite, Xero, and QuickBooks. Her career has been spanned across Big 4 audit firms (Ernst & Young and Deloitte) and multi-national companies (Thales Software and Daimler Financial Services) where she gained deep expertise in finance, compliance, and enterprise systems.

Her entrepreneurial spirit and impact were recognized with the Women Entrepreneurship Excellence Award (2025). Lakshmi is also a mentor to women professionals re-entering the workforce, a speaker at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’s Southern India Regional Council (SIRC) and other industry forums.