The BSU Team

Baiju Buch

Baiju was born and raised in India. She completed her degree in accounting in India before moving to the UK in 2006 with her husband, initially just to explore, but they loved it so much they decided to stay.

Baiju initially worked in the Indian High Commission before starting her career in accountancy as a junior book keeper in 2008. Since then she has developed a wide range of expertise across bookkeeping, VAT and management accounts.

She joined Charterhouse in April 2022 as a client advisor responsible for her own portfolio of clients, creating a strong rapport with colleagues and clients alike.

Baiju is fond of travelling, reading and listening to music, the latter has led to her being found doing karaoke occasionally.

David White

David has been with Charterhouse since November 1982 becoming a principal of the business in November 1992. In addition to his role as a business director David heads up the sales and marketing at Charterhouse and is often seen networking with other like-minded professionals. During his time at Charterhouse David has also been responsible for outsourcing, helping to set up support offices in India, Pakistan and Dubai.

In his spare time, David is a keen sportsman so do ask him about his golfing exploits to raise over £40000 for charity, getting his underwater diving licence at 50 and being a Vice President at Surbiton Hockey Club where he enjoyed many successful years.

Elaine Lynch

Elaine Lynch works as the Payroll Manager and obtained her CIPP qualification while working at International Law firm Allen & Overy. Her career in payroll spans more than 25 years, and she is still very much passionate about payroll.

Elaine has previously worked within large public and private sector organisations and has been actively involved in simple and complex integration projects involving payroll, HR and Finance.

In her role at Charterhouse she offers a flexible payroll service for companies needing to pay employees, whether that be one employee to a large number of employees.

Outside of work Elaine’s time and interests span family, friends and local community activities.
Her claim to fame is that as a teenager she seriously considered athletics, and trained regularly at the same North London track as Steve Ovett, Daley Thompson, and Lord Coe aka Seb!

Raj Jiwani

Raj Jiwani joined Charterhouse in 2006 and is a Chartered Tax Advisor and Probate practitioner with a wide range of experience spanning corporate tax and personal tax planning. Raj looks after a varied portfolio of clients and provides advice to business owners, owner managers, high income earners, businesses (some with turnovers exceeding £100m) and trusts with values in excess of £1m.

Raj has a young family and supports various charities in his little spare time, being the Treasurer of his daughters’ school parents’ association, an advisor to a not for profit community group and regular volunteer for charity and community events.

Raj has recently acquired the fitness bug and enjoys working out at the gym, don’t be surprised to see him pounding the streets in his trainers trying to accumulate some steps for the day!

Rob Ward

Rob joined the practice in 2003 and progressed within the department up to the level of Client Manager where he looked after a large portfolio of accounting and VAT clients. In 2020 he took on the position of Manager of the newly formed Small Business Unit, which has since been rebranded to the Business Support Unit. The unit primarily deals with bookkeeping & VAT related work; overseeing the continued rollout of Xero; providing advisory services and business support; ensuring continued year-end accounts compliance for its clients; and working with outsourcing partners, which in 2022 led to the opportunity to travel to India to meet the team and make some new connections.

When not working, Rob likes to combine two of his biggest passions in life by following his favourite bands around the globe and combining these trips with holidays. He has seen Metallica in concert over 40 times across 17 countries since 2007 and looks forward to adding to these numbers in the future. His favourite gig was a special anniversary event which took place in a very small venue in the band’s hometown of San Francisco. Tickets were won through a lottery open to fans all over the world rather than being purchased, and to top it off the event fell on his birthday.

Slightly more sedate pastimes include quizzes, penpalling, playing guitar, and supporting Tottenham, who have been his team since the distant glory days of 1991.

Shabnam Shirzai

Shabnam joined Charterhouse in August 2021, a month after completing her degree in Finance and Accounting from Brunel University and in December 2022 was promoted to Assistant Client Advisor in the BSU.

Shabnam was born in Afghanistan and moved to the UK in her teenage years with the aspiration to be able to study higher education. Her interest and enthusiasm for career progression has been consistent and unwavering ever since.

In her free time, Shabnam enjoys designing and sewing her own clothes, interior designing and event planning.

Usman Chatta

Usman joined Charterhouse as a Tax Manager with a background in both tax and project management. Previously at EY, he was the lynchpin for managing intricate tax affairs for FTSE 100 giants, mastering the art of balancing high-stakes compliance with savvy advisory services. He was involved in offering innovative solutions in mobility and personal tax projects, coupled with a strategic approach to navigating the complexities of Brexit and international regulations.

Usman has a great deal of experience in expatriate and Reward tax projects with a blend of deep technical knowledge and a pragmatic business approach, consistently staying ahead of legislative shifts. Beyond the realm of tax advisory, his project management experience at leading corporations like Vodafone and Reckitt were been instrumental in shaping his approach as a Tax Manager at Charterhouse. In these roles, he mastered the art of steering complex projects, harmonising cross-functional teams, and delivering results in high-pressure environments.