GLOBAL CAPABILITY CENTRE SETUP · INDIA · 90 DAYS · ICAEW ACCREDITED · NASSCOM MEMBER
Set Up a Global Capability Centre in India.
Operational in 90 days.
Samera Global sets up Global Capability Centres in India in 90 days. From registering the entity to hiring your first team to going live. Your brand, your team, your control.
90
DAYS TO
OPERATIONAL GCC
60%+
COST REDUCTION VS
UK HIRING
40+
PERSON GCC
OUR OWN
WHAT IS A GLOBAL CAPABILITY CENTRE?
What is a Global Capability Centre and why it beats outsourcing.
A Global Capability Centre is a dedicated, wholly-owned offshore office that works as a full part of your business. You own the entity. You hire the team. You decide how things are run. Samera handles the setup and the ongoing infrastructure.
The difference from outsourcing matters. With outsourcing, someone else decides who works on your projects and manages the output. With a GCC, a specific team works only for you, sits inside your business structure, and builds knowledge that stays with you.
OUTSOURCING
Someone else’s team
- Third party controls who works for you
- Knowledge stays with the supplier
- Limited visibility into how work is done
- Their brand, their processes, their culture
- No IP ownership or control
YOUR GCC
Your team in India
- You hire, direct, and develop the team
- Knowledge compounds inside your business
- Full transparency it is your operation
- Your brand, your processes, your culture
- 100% IP ownership from day one
Our guarantee: your GCC operational in 90 days
If we do not deliver your first three hires within 60 days, we refund your setup fee. We have done this ourselves. We run our own 40+ person GCC in India. We know what takes time, what can be moved faster, and where things go wrong if you are not careful.
THE 90-DAY ROADMAP
How we set up your GCC in India. The 90-day roadmap.
Five stages. Clear ownership at every step. By Day 90, your GCC is fully operational and integrated with UK headquarters.
01
INITIAL
Initial Consultation
A deep-dive conversation to understand your business goals, priorities, and vision for the GCC. We carry out a feasibility study and design a model that aligns with your strategy scope, functions, state, and team structure.
Output: feasibility assessment + recommended GCC model
02
DAYS 0-30
Strategy & Blueprint
We map your GCC from the ground up defining scope, choosing the right entity structure and city, appointing a local director and site lead, shortlisting office spaces and IT vendors, and drafting HR and compliance policies.
- Define scope bookkeeping, payroll, AP/AR, tax support, or any combination
- Choose entity structure and city Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR
- Appoint local director and site lead
- Draft HR and compliance policies data security, code of conduct, leave
By Day 30: clear blueprint and leadership in place
03
DAYS 31-60
Incorporation & Infrastructure
We make your GCC official and build the physical and digital infrastructure to run it.
- Register your Pvt Ltd entity PAN, GST, EPF, ESIC, Professional Tax
- Open bank accounts and onboard a compliance CA
- Secure your office leased, managed, or coworking
- IT and security stack live firewalls, VPN, laptops, cloud accounting software
- Begin hiring processors, reviewers, and support staff
By Day 60: entity, office, IT, and first hires ready
04
DAYS 61-90
Go-Live & Integration
We bring your GCC to life operations running, KPIs tracked, governance in place, and your India team connected to UK headquarters.
- Bookkeeping, payroll, AP/AR processing live
- KPI dashboards in place SLA, TAT, error rates
- Weekly governance calls with UK HQ
- Cross-border culture alignment holiday calendars, team-building, integration
- Compliance framework active POSH, tax filings, PF/ESIC tracker
By Day 90: GCC fully operational and integrated with HQ
05
ONGOING
Ongoing Support & Scaling
Once your GCC is live, we provide continuous support performance tracking, optimisation, compliance management, and scaling opportunities as your business grows. We stay with you for the long term, not just the setup.
Output: a GCC that grows with your business
GCC PACKAGES
GCC setup packages. Four ways to build with us.
From a feasibility assessment to a fully operational multi-department GCC. Choose the package that matches where your business is now.
STAGE 1
Feasibility Package
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GCC Potential Assessment
For: businesses exploring whether a GCC is right for them
Before committing to a build, understand exactly what a GCC would look like for your business the financial case, the risks, the right functions to start with, and the scale-up roadmap.
- Market research on talent availability, cost structures, and infrastructure
- Risk assessment legal, tax, compliance, and geopolitical
- Financial modelling projected savings and ROI
- Recommended GCC strategy and scale-up roadmap
Output: a clear strategic and financial case for your GCC
STAGE 2
Basic Package
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Entity Setup
For: startups and SMEs wanting a compliant India presence
Everything required to legally establish your Indian entity and make it operational structure, registration, compliance, and bank accounts.
- Business structure advisory Pvt Ltd, LLP, or other
- Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association
- DSC and DIN setup
- Legal incorporation and ROC filings
- FEMA compliance FDI declaration at RBI portal
- PAN, GST, bank account setup
Output: a legally established Indian entity ready for operations
STAGE 3 Most Popular
Growth Package
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Entity + HR & Talent
For: businesses that need a presence and the right team
Everything in the Basic Package plus end-to-end recruitment, HR policies, payroll management, and initial infrastructure support. Your entity established and your first team hired and operational.
- Everything in Basic Package
- End-to-end recruitment across roles Tech, Ops, HR, Finance
- HR policy creation and labour law registration
- Payroll management and employee benefits
- Initial infrastructure support office space advisory
Output: a fully registered entity with an operational team on the ground
STAGE 4
Enterprise Package
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Full GCC Setup
For: mid-to-large businesses building a full GCC
The complete build entity, team, office, IT infrastructure, multi-department buildout, cultural alignment, and ongoing management or Build-Operate-Transfer handover.
- Everything in Growth Package
- Office setup lease, design, IT infrastructure
- Cross-border operational alignment with HQ
- Multi-department team buildout
- Data security, legal, and tax frameworks
- Ongoing operational management or BOT
- Cultural alignment and leadership integration
Output: a fully operational GCC with multiple departments running from day one
Custom / B2B Outsourcing Package also available for businesses with specific function requirements including customer support, marketing, content writing, full finance function setup (accounting, bookkeeping, VAT, corporation tax, PTR), and AR/AP. Speak to our team
WE HAVE DONE IT OURSELVES
We built our own GCC in India. From Delhi to Coimbatore in two years.
We do not advise on something we have not done ourselves. Samera Global built and scaled its own GCC in India over two years growing from back-office operations to a strategic AI engineering hub. This is the model we now build for clients.
2023 – DELHI
We opened our first GCC in Delhi
We started with a small team handling accounting, compliance, and back-office work for UK clients. The point was to figure out whether the model actually worked before we started helping other businesses do the same thing. It did.
2024 – GROWING THE TEAM
We scaled across finance, analytics and client support
The team grew. We built proper systems for managing work across time zones and built the management structure needed to run a team in India properly. UK and US clients started seeing real reductions in turnaround times and error rates.
LATE 2024 – BUILDING WITH AI
We started building AI tools, not just running processes
We brought in automation across client onboarding, reporting, and analytics. Turnaround times dropped by up to 40%. The team was now building things, not just processing them.
JULY 2025 – COIMBATORE
We opened an AI Innovation Centre in Coimbatore
We launched a second centre in Coimbatore, focused on building AI tools for finance, healthcare, and professional services. It is where samera.ai was built. The team there now builds the software our clients actually use in their businesses.
TODAY
40+ people. Two locations. One GCC that grew from accounting support to AI engineering.
We run payroll, compliance, client accounting, and AI product development from India. The same infrastructure, the same processes, the same lessons learned we now use to build GCCs for our clients.
“We’ve done this ourselves. We run our own 40+ person GCC in India and now we help firms like yours replicate the model. We know what works and what doesn’t and we can help you make sure you get it right the first time.”
Arun Mehra FCA, CEO, Samera Global
WHO THIS IS FOR
Who sets up a Global Capability Centre with Samera?
ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS
Reduce the cost of your back-office operations, access a pool of qualified finance and accounting talent, and build a scalable offshore team that grows as your practice grows without the overhead of UK hiring.
DSOS & DENTAL GROUPS
Build the financial and operational infrastructure your dental group needs to scale dedicated teams for payroll, reporting, compliance, and data operations, managed from India and integrated with your UK operations.
PE-BACKED BUSINESSES
Standardise operations across your portfolio, build scalable back-office capability, and access India’s talent pool for finance, data, and technology roles without the cost and complexity of UK or US hiring.
STARTUPS
Access strong talent at a fraction of UK cost, build the operational backbone your business needs, and do it without the overhead of hiring in London or Manchester.
WHY INDIA?
Why India for your Global Capability Centre?
India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy and the most popular destination for GCCs. For UK accountancy firms and DSOs, the question is no longer whether to set up in India. It is where to set up and how to do it well.
5M+
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS
India has the world’s largest pool of qualified, English-speaking accounting and finance talent. Roles that are hard to fill in the UK are abundant and highly competitive in India.
60%+
TYPICAL COST REDUCTION
Businesses that build a GCC in India typically reduce their team costs by 60% or more compared to equivalent UK hiring with the savings compounding as the GCC scales.
1,700+
GCCS ALREADY OPERATING IN INDIA
India is not an emerging destination for GCCs it is the established global standard. Over 1,700 GCCs already operate here, run by businesses from SMEs to the world’s largest enterprises.
KEY STATES FOR YOUR GCC
Delhi NCR
Home to a large concentration of finance and accounting professionals. Strong transport links, a mature business environment, and proximity to government institutions. A well-established location for finance and accounting teams.
Karnataka Bengaluru
India’s Silicon Valley. World-class digital infrastructure and a deep tech-savvy talent pool. Ideal for GCCs with a digital, data, or AI component alongside core finance functions.
Maharashtra Mumbai & Pune
India’s financial capital. Access to a sophisticated professional services market, strong regulatory infrastructure, and the most recognisable address for financial services in India.
Telangana Hyderabad
One of India’s most business-friendly states. Progressive regulatory environment, lower operating costs than Bengaluru, and a rapidly growing professional services talent base.
Tamil Nadu Coimbatore
Home to Samera Global’s own AI Innovation Centre and our BIT Sathyamangalam partnership. A growing hub for engineering and technology talent, with strong academic institutions and lower costs than metro cities.
Not sure which state is right for you?
WHY SAMERA GLOBAL
Why Samera Global for your GCC setup in India?
Samera Global is ICAEW-accredited and a NASSCOM member with 20 years of experience setting up and running operations in India. We are not consultants who advise on this from the outside. We built our own GCC, ran it, and scaled it. That is the experience we bring to every client.
WE RUN OUR OWN 40+ PERSON GCC
We built our own Global Capability Centre in India and scaled it from a back-office team to an AI engineering hub. We use the same process, the same lessons, and the same infrastructure to build yours.
20+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Founded in 2004. Two decades of real-world expertise in offshore operations, global talent, and building businesses across three continents. Our advice comes from lived experience, not theory.
ICAEW ACCREDITED, NASSCOM MEMBER
Regulated and recognised on both sides of the equation by the UK’s premier accounting body and India’s leading technology industry association. Standards that matter to the businesses we work with.
ISO 27001 CERTIFIED
GDPR-compliant and ICO-registered. Client data, systems access, and confidential business information are protected at every level throughout the setup process and beyond.
BIT SATHYAMANGALAM PARTNERSHIP
A formal MoU with one of South India’s premier engineering institutions gives us direct access to graduating talent before they enter the open market pre-trained in UK business and finance context.
YOU OWN EVERYTHING
Your entity, your team, your brand, your IP. Samera handles the infrastructure. You keep full control from day one and everything we build for you stays with you if you ever move on.
GO DEEPER
Free resources from people who have done it.
Before you book a consultation, explore the resources below. They cover everything from state-by-state GCC guidance to detailed strategic playbooks for your industry.
INTERACTIVE TOOL
Gateway to India State by State Map
An interactive state-by-state guide to India’s GCC landscape talent availability, cost profiles, infrastructure, and regulatory environment for every major state. The definitive resource for choosing where to set up.
FREE GUIDE
The Complete Guide to Global Capability Centres
Everything a business owner needs to know about setting up a GCC in India from entity structure and state selection to talent strategy, compliance, and cultural integration. The most comprehensive free resource available.
FREE PLAYBOOK
DSO Playbook: Exit 2030
For DSOs and dental groups building towards a PE or trade exit the complete strategic guide to turning your dental group into a high-value, exit-ready enterprise. GCC strategy is a significant chapter.
WEBINAR SERIES
GCC Webinars for Accountants
A webinar series designed specifically to help accountancy firms understand and set up GCCs in India covering the strategic case, the regulatory landscape, and the practicalities of building a team.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Global Capability Centre FAQs. Everything you need to know.
What is the difference between a GCC and outsourcing?
With outsourcing, you hand work to a third-party provider. With a GCC, you build and own your team directly. You control hiring, training, culture, and processes. The team works exclusively for you – as if they were in your UK office, just in India.
How long does it take to set up a GCC in India?
Timelines vary depending on the state, structure, and size of your GCC. In most cases, businesses can expect the setup process to take between three and six months. Samera Global’s on-the-ground team helps to streamline this significantly.
Which Indian state is best for accountancy firms?
There is no single answer – it depends on your priorities. Delhi NCR, Maharashtra, and Karnataka are among the most popular choices for accountancy GCCs. The Samera Global Gateway to India breaks down each state’s strengths so you can make an informed decision.
Do I need to already have a presence in India to set up a GCC?
No. Samera Global can support you through every step of the process, from entity registration to hiring your first team member, even if you have never operated in India before.
Is a GCC suitable for smaller accountancy firms?
Yes. While GCCs were traditionally associated with large enterprises, the model is now accessible to growing SME accountancy firms. Many of our clients started with a small team of two to five people and scaled from there.
READY TO BUILD YOUR GCC?
Ready to set up your Global Capability Centre? Let’s build it.
Book a free consultation with the Samera Global team. We will map your GCC from the ground up the right package, the right state, and a clear picture of what Day 90 looks like for your business.