Sechan Devkota

Experience

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  Dr. Khanal & Associates

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Audit Assistant

  • Accomplished responsibility for conducting a regular Statutory and Internal audits of various organizations and reporting the audit progress to the Audit Manager• Prepared in compiling and reviewing of the audit findings closely by the audit assistants and other audit staff; preparing a draft audit report consisting of key findings and proposed courses of action• Deftly managed the preparation and submission of financial statements & reports of the client organizations• Drove the efforts for assessing the accounting and internal control systems of the client to ensure that the policies are in accordance with the applicable accounting standards and relevant reporting framework• Designed and implemented audit program to test the efficiency of all aspects of accounting controls• Implemented accounting policies/ principles and tracked systems for various functional areas while ensuring compliance with accounting standards & procedures• Performed functional audit with a focus on business process improvement and profitability enhancement • Contributed in standardizing submission of the final audit report by narrating all deviations and scope for improvements by duly maintaining work papers Show less

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  Sundar & Co. Chartered Accountants

  Jun 2009 - Feb 2011

  Audit Assistant

  As a part of internship for my qualification I have expose in internal as well as statutory audit of different financial and non-financial institute through recognized audit firm and one and only ACCA approved employer on Nepal Sundar & co, Chartered Accountants. To be precise my roles and responsibilities were:•Carrying out a regular Statutory and Internal audits of various organizations and reporting the audit progress to the Audit Manager. •Reviewing for appropriateness of accounting policies of client organizations, to ensure that the policies are in accordance with the applicable accounting standards and relevant reporting framework. •Assessing the accounting and internal control systems of the client that includes the assessment of general control environment and specific control over assets, liabilities, income and expenditures. •Reviewing and testing the Human Resource policies adopted by the organizations. •Reviewing in the capacity of audit supervisor, the audit work carried out by audit assistants, clarifying and guiding them critical non-routine issues identified in the audit sites. • Compiling and reviewing of the audit findings prepared by the audit assistants and other audit staff; preparing draft audit report consisting of key findings and proposed courses of action. • Helping in the preparation and submission of financial statements and reports of the client organizations. •Participating in the meeting lead by audit partners for the brainstorming sessions for preparation of audit plan, program and procedures. . Show less

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  National Disaster Risk Reduction Centre

  Nov 2012 - Jul 2013

  Sr. Finance Officer

  • Approve payments, purchase authorizations and other financial transactions to ensure compliance with staff rules, financial rules and implementing instruments/authority. • Supervise the preparation of the end of month accounts before forwarding them to Executive Director. • Maintains a system to monitor and forecast cash requirements to meet administrative and project expenditures, in close coordination with Field/Sub Offices/Programme Section, Establish monthly cash requirements for the office and requests timely replenishments from Headquarters. • Review constantly banking arrangements to ensure timely transfer of funds and minimize exchange loses and bank charges. • Assist Executive Director on all budgetary and financial matters. • Adhere in briefing new staff members or staff assigned to the Field on finance matters.• Supervise and coordinate the work of Finance and Admin team• Undertake other duties as required. Show less

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  Grande International Hospital

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2016

  Asst. Manager- Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Review policies, procedures and systems and propose improvements.• Assess systems established to ensure compliance with those policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations, that could have a significant impact on operations.• Review controls implemented in the information systems to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of data.• Evaluate data, prepares forecasts, analyzes trends and presents results pertaining to sales, operations, information systems, general business conditions and other areas.• Manage revenue database and work closely with various departments to support sales activity and key metric reporting.• Perform financial analyses; prepare related presentations and present results including compilation and review of financial plans and budgets, taking into consideration actual performance, previous expenditures and estimated income and expenses.• Develop presentations to management and the Board of Directors regarding the annual budget, monthly and quarterly actual to forecast analyses.• Analyze product costing and pricing.• Calculate, monitor and manage financial metrices and KPIs.• Perform ad-hoc analysis as required by department head, management, Tax Offices and Central Bank of Nepal. Show less

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  Sipradi Trading Pvt. Ltd

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

  Manager- Management System Development

  •Establish, document and implement effective management systems in liaison with Head- S&C and relevant Function/Operation Heads and ensure its maintenance and continually improvement across Sipradi and its Group Companies.•Carry out all Systems & Compliance internal control system development functions smoothly staying within the framework of the policies and procedures set out by the company. •In addition, I am also involved on the Risk, Internal Control Review, Advisory/ Consulting Engagement as required by the Management. Show less

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  Nepal Mediciti

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2021

  Head- Finance & Accounts

  • To ensure that the hospital remains in sound financial state at all time through Financial Planning Foresight, checks and controls on financial activities of the hospitals.• Ensure proper budgetary control by preparing hospital operating and capital budgets based on past, current and anticipated expenditures and revenues (annual Opex Budget of more than $25 Million). • Responsible to establish robust financial management and Internal control system on all operating process of the hospital• Responsible for development and implementation of all internal control and financial management policies and its related SOPs.• Responsible to design tariff strategies keeping in view locals rates and get targets and Revision of patient tariff rates• Responsible to implement Hospital Information Management System & Financial Management ERP• Supervising the areas of Accounting, Admitting/Registration, Patient Financial Services, Credit and Collection, Payroll and cash management (Daily cash of more than USD 70,000). • Define cost-saving strategies and monitor their effective implementation.• Oversee other departments, such as Stores and Pharmacy and other departments with higher financial implications• Act as a permanent member of a Procurement Committee to ensure proper financial control on all Opex and Capex procurement.• Preparing detailed analyses of financial statements to reflect variances in income, expenditures and capital asset values from previous periods. Makes recommendations to the administration concerning means of reducing hospital operating costs and increasing revenues, based on knowledge of market trends, financial reports and industry operating procedures Show less

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  Medicare National Hospital & Research Centre Ltd.

  Jan 2019 - Aug 2021

  Member Board Of Directors
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  F1Soft International Pvt. Ltd.

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2024

  Chief Financial Officer
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  White Rose Park

  Jun 2024 - now

  Financial Controller