RBK Chartered Accountants are delighted to announce that Sobhana Rao has joined the Firm as our new Transfer Pricing Director.
Sobhana is a Transfer Pricing Director based in RBK’s Dublin office. She has over 12 years of experience advising multinational clients across Europe, India and the Middle East, having worked with Big 4 firms (PwC and EY), as well as Grant Thornton and RSM.
Sobhana specialises in Transfer Pricing advisory and compliance, supporting clients with end-to-end TP solutions including planning, policy design and modelling, value chain analysis, documentation, and audit defence. She has advised clients across a broad spectrum of industries such as Oil & Gas, Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC), Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Technology.
Sobhana will lead the Firm’s Transfer Pricing team and specialist Transfer Pricing service offering.
Commenting on the announcement, Ronan McGivern, Head of Tax at RBK, said: “We are delighted to welcome Sobhana to RBK and look forward to her developing our specialist Transfer Pricing offering. Sobhana’s appointment is part of our strategy to grow our Transfer Pricing practice and she will be responsible for the development of the Transfer Pricing team in addition to leading out Transfer Pricing service delivery. We are excited to have Sobhana on board to drive this continued growth in RBK’s Transfer Pricing service offerings.”
Sobhana added “I am delighted to join RBK at such an exciting time in the firm’s growth journey and to contribute to the active expansion of its Tax services offering. There is a real sense of energy and momentum within the team, and a clear focus on building a dedicated Transfer Pricing practice that is commercially grounded and client-focused. With the ever-evolving international tax scenario, clients today are operating in increasingly complex environments and require specialist support that is both timely and practical. By strengthening RBK’s Transfer Pricing capabilities, we aim to offer clients deeper, more strategic support tailored to their business needs. I look forward to working with the team to develop this offering further and to deliver value-driven solutions that are accessible, relevant, and impactful.”
Sobhana’s experience includes complex advisory assignments involving operational transfer pricing, IP planning and structuring, and value chain optimisation, as well as support with Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) and Advance Rulings. She has also helped clients navigate transfer pricing audits and tax authority negotiations.
RBK is Ireland’s largest independently branded accountancy firm, with an international outreach through our membership of both LEA Global and BOKS International. Offering a full suite of business services, the Firm operates from offices in Dublin, Athlone, Roscommon and Castlebar. The Firm is led and managed by 19 highly experienced Partners supported by 270 diverse and competent employees.
Contact Us:
Should you wish to discuss your Transfer Pricing requirements, please contact Sobhana Rao at (01) 6440100.
(l-r): Joe Cleary, Managing Partner, Fiona Murphy, Tax Partner, Ronan McGivern, Partner, Head of Tax, Mairead O'Grady, Tax Partner, Sobhana Rao, Transfer Pricing Director, Jackie Masterson, Tax Partner
