Citrin Cooperman India opens new office in next phase of GCC growth
GUJARAT, INDIA — Citrin Cooperman India has opened a new office, advancing the U.S. accounting and advisory firm’s strategy to position India as a global capability center (GCC) for audit, tax, and advisory delivery.
According to a report from GCC Rise, the facility is designed to scale headcount across all three practice areas while supporting cross-geography client delivery and structured talent development. No financial terms were disclosed.
Practice leaders overseeing audit, tax, and advisory functions attended the opening, each connecting the new space to service delivery and workforce development objectives for their respective teams.
New office builds Citrin Cooperman’s India GCC platform
The office expands Citrin Cooperman India’s audit, tax, and advisory delivery platform, which supports the firm’s U.S. partner base from an offshore model.
Adding physical capacity lets the India team absorb headcount across all three practices without fragmenting service consistency — the critical output for U.S. partners relying on India delivery.
The expansion signals Citrin Cooperman’s intent to deepen its India GCC model, moving delivery teams toward leadership-grade roles rather than support functions.
“This new office represents more than expansion; it reflects the trust we place in our people and the scale of opportunity we see ahead,” said Vishal Agarwal, Executive Managing Director and Head of India Offices at Citrin Cooperman India.
India practice leaders reinforce Citrin Cooperman’s GCC vision
Across India’s audit, tax, and advisory functions, leadership emphasized that physical expansion enables not just delivery scale but structured career development and stronger client relationship ownership.
Workspace design was positioned as an operational priority — with dedicated spaces for collaboration, learning, and team belonging — rather than a standard overhead cost. For a firm managing audit, tax, and advisory delivery across multiple India locations, purpose-built GCC infrastructure marks a shift from offshore cost center to strategic workforce investment.
“India continues to play a pivotal role in our global journey,” said Raj Bansal, Executive Director and India Advisory Leader at Citrin Cooperman India.
Citrin Cooperman India’s expansion reflects a broader push by mid-tier U.S. accounting firms to build full-function GCCs in India rather than limiting offshore operations to back-office support.
Firms including Grant Thornton, Plante Moran, and Baker Tilly have each scaled India delivery operations over the past five years, adding audit, tax, and advisory staff to support U.S. partner-led engagements.
India’s GCC sector now spans more than 1,600 centers employing over 1.9 million professionals, with accounting and financial services among the fastest-growing segments, per NASSCOM data. For U.S. accounting firms competing on delivery speed and talent depth, India GCCs have shifted from cost arbitrage plays to strategic workforce foundations.
