Shantini is a highly-dedicated chartered accountant with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Shantini obtained her Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in 2003 and went on to work for several audit, accounting and tax firms such as Siva & Associates, Kumpulan Naga and Tiang Tax Services.

Thereafter, Shantini pursued her career into the corporate world in the industry of an Auction House, Real-Estate Agency, Book Club and a Training Center. Before incorporating Shantini & Associates, Shantini was attached to Nusantara Edaran Filem Sdn. Bhd, a Joint Venture of ASTRO and MVP Pte Ltd for nearly 6 years

As a charismatic communicator with extensive knowledge in various fields including accounting and finance, taxation, audits, as well as human resource and office administration, Shantini has a proven track record of enhancing process efficiencies, developing cost-saving strategies, and establishing immediate rapport with clients and companies she has worked with in the past, including small to medium scale companies that do not have a dedicated accountant or accounting department. She has been instrumental in setting up departments such as the Tax & Finance Department to cover policies and procedural development from scratch. These experiences have led Shantini to found Shantini & Associates which seeks to help entrepreneurs and SMEs the same way with their accounts, company secretarial and other   compliance.