Chartered Accountant – Automobiles

About the role

MV Dugar Group, a diversified business house founded in 1884, is hiring a Chartered Accountant for its automobile businesses. This is a high-visibility role acting as the senior finance partner to top management for each brand, giving them a timely view of profitability, cash and risk, tightening controls and supporting commercial decisions such as new brand launches, pricing and working capital.

Key responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly and annual brand-wise P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, and deliver a monthly MIS pack to the ED and VC with variance analysis.
• Lead annual budgets and rolling forecasts for each brand, aligned to the business's financial calendar, and track performance against plan.
• Analyse margins by brand, model, branch, dealer and customer segment across sales, spare parts and service, flagging loss-making lines.
• Monitor inventory ageing, receivables, dealer credit, OEM payables and bank limits, and manage LCs, trust receipts and working capital facilities with banks.
• Reconcile and follow up on OEM schemes, warranty claims, volume incentives and dealer support.
• Ensure compliance with the Income Tax Act, VAT Act, customs and excise regulations and the Companies Act, and coordinate TDS, VAT returns, advance tax and assessments.
• Coordinate statutory, internal and tax audits, strengthen controls over stock, cash, discounts, approvals and credit, and close audit observations.
• Build financial models and feasibility studies for new brands, distribution agreements, assembly operations, branch expansion and capex.
• Improve accounting and ERP/DMS processes, standardise reporting and speed up month-end closing.

Required profile

• Chartered Accountant (ICAN member, or ICAI qualified with eligibility to practise or work in Nepal).
• 3-7 years of post-qualification experience, ideally including time in industry rather than only audit practice.
• Experience in automobile distribution, dealerships, trading, import-led or multi-brand businesses is strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Strong command of NFRS, Nepal tax laws and customs procedures.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling; comfortable with ERP/accounting systems and dashboards.
• Able to turn numbers into clear, decision-ready insights for senior management.