Niraj Adhikari
Kathmandu, Nepal

Niraj Adhikari

Chartered Accountant — FCA, ICAN

Modern accounting for ambitious Nepali businesses. Clean books, smart tax, and finance you can actually read — built for founders who want clarity, not jargon.

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Clients served
200+
Years in practice
12 yrs
Audits signed
450+
On-time filing
100%
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About

Your numbers, made clear

I am a Kathmandu-based chartered accountant and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), pairing twelve years of audit and tax practice with a cloud-first, founder-friendly way of working.

My practice, Ledgerly — Adhikari & Co., helps private companies, startups, and development-sector teams keep clean, real-time books. From first company registration and PAN/VAT setup at the Inland Revenue Department to year-end audit and board-ready dashboards, I treat your numbers as a product: accurate, current, and easy to act on.

Clients settle fees by bank transfer, eSewa, or Khalti, and I keep a few monthly retainer slots open for founders who want a finance partner on call. Consultations happen in person in Kathmandu or over video — whichever keeps you moving.

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200+

Clients served

Credentials & Education

Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN)

Member No. 1247

Chartered Accountancy (CA)

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

2009

Registered Auditor (Class A)

Office of the Auditor General / ICAN

2016

B.Com (Hons.), Accountancy

Tribhuvan University

2006

Services

How I can help your business

Income Tax & VAT Filing

Annual income-tax returns, monthly/trimester VAT, TDS, and IRD correspondence — filed accurately and on time, with plain-language advice on allowable deductions.

From Rs. 15,000 / filing

Statutory & Internal Audit

Independent statutory audit for private companies, NGOs/INGOs, and projects, plus internal-control reviews under NFRS with an actionable management letter.

From Rs. 60,000 / engagement

Virtual CFO & Advisory

Retainer advisory on structuring, cash-flow, and fundraising-ready statements, with a live dashboard so you always know where the business stands.

Rs. 25,000 / month retainer

Company Registration & Setup

End-to-end incorporation at the Office of the Company Registrar — MoA/AoA, PAN/VAT registration, and a first-year compliance calendar.

From Rs. 20,000 (excl. govt. fees)
Selected Work

Engagements & case studies

Series-A readiness for a Kathmandu SaaS

Series-A readiness for a Kathmandu SaaS

Rebuilt three years of books to NFRS, produced an investor-grade data room, and modelled runway — closing a clean diligence with no audit adjustments.

  • Advisory
  • Modelling
  • Diligence
Group VAT & tax restructuring

Group VAT & tax restructuring

Consolidated VAT across four trading entities, cleared legacy IRD notices, and set up a monthly close that cut filing time by 60%.

  • Tax
  • VAT
  • IRD
INGO donor audit — clean opinion

INGO donor audit — clean opinion

Delivered a statutory and donor-compliance audit for a Lalitpur INGO, with a management letter their headquarters adopted as a template.

  • Audit
  • Compliance
  • NFRS
Hydropower board reporting pack

Hydropower board reporting pack

Designed a monthly board dashboard and NFRS reporting cadence that helped the board approve a confident expansion decision.

  • Reporting
  • Dashboards
Startup incorporation sprint

Startup incorporation sprint

Registered the company at the OCR, set up PAN/VAT, and shipped a first-year compliance calendar — all inside two weeks for a first-time founder.

  • Registration
  • Setup
Manufacturing internal-control review

Manufacturing internal-control review

Mapped procure-to-pay controls for a manufacturer, closed key gaps, and stood up an inventory reconciliation that survived year-end audit cleanly.

  • Internal Audit
  • Controls
Expertise

Where the numbers meet judgement

Statutory & Internal Audit

Income Tax & VAT (IRD)

Startup & Founder Advisory

Company Registration (OCR)

NFRS / IFRS Reporting

Cloud Bookkeeping & Dashboards

Financial Modelling & Valuation

Payroll & Compliance

Track Record

Twelve years on the numbers

  1. Founder & Principal

    2016 — Present

    Ledgerly — Adhikari & Co., Chartered Accountants

    Lead a six-person, cloud-first practice in Kathmandu serving 200+ clients across audit, tax, and advisory. Signed auditor for private companies and development-sector projects; build founders fundraising-ready financials and live dashboards.

  2. Senior Audit Manager

    2012 — 2016

    T.R. Upadhya & Co. (member, Baker Tilly)

    Managed statutory audits for banks, manufacturing, and hydropower clients. Built audit programs under NFRS and supervised teams through year-end and regulatory reporting cycles.

  3. Audit Associate

    2009 — 2012

    PKF T R Upadhya & Co.

    Executed audit fieldwork, tax computations, and VAT reconciliations for SMEs and INGOs across the Kathmandu Valley.

Client Trust

What clients say

“Niraj turned our year-end scramble into a calm, predictable process. The live dashboard means I finally understand our numbers — and the bank approved our loan on the first review.”
Sushila MaharjanManaging Director, Himalexpo Trading Pvt. Ltd.
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