The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), an autonomous body established under The Nepal Chartered Accountants Act, 2053 solely authorized to provide education, guidance, regulation and supervision of the accounting profession in Nepal, hereby invites applications from Nepalese citizens for the position of Executive Director (ED). The ED shall be responsible for the overall operations of the ICAN, including implementing the core strategies and achieving results as per the four Strategic Intents as listed below which have been considered as critical success factors for achieving ICAN's strategic direction as a Regulator of Accounting Profession.

ICAN's Strategic Intent

1.  Expanding Reach and Credibility of Accounting Profession,
2.  Engaging Members and Collaboration with Stakeholders,
3.  Expanding role as Government of Nepal's Partner for Economic Prosperity and Elevating Global Standing,
4.  Ensuring Operational Resilience and Sustainability.

Minimum Educational/Professional Qualifications and Experiences

a. Required Qualifications

• He/she should have passed the Chartered Accountancy Examination from any recognized accounting body having membership of ICAN. or,

• He/she should have completed master's degree in management, from a recognized university.

b. Required Experiences

• He/she should have at least ten years of post-qualification experience in "Accounting Profession" or, 
• He/she should have at least ten years of post-qualification experience in the field of accounting and management in "Officer" level or equivalent position of Government of Nepal, Universities, Entities wholly or partly owned by Government of Nepal, Boards/ Councils/ Committees/ Academies established by Special Acts, "A" Class Commercial Banks, Foreign Missions or International Organizations.

c. Be eligible to be appointed as ED of ICAN as per the prevailing laws of Nepal and Nepal Chartered Accountants Act, 2053, Nepal Chartered Accountants Regulations 2061, Bylaws of ICAN and does not possess any grounds of disqualification as per the prevailing laws of Nepal.

How to Apply

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements are requested to either download the Terms of Reference (ToR) (www.ican.org.np) or physically receive the ToR from ICAN and follow the application procedures therein and submit candidacy via either physically or email address hr@ican.org.np by not later than 5:00 PM NST on 28 Jestha 2082 (11 June 2025). In addition, the candidate shall also send a business plan, curriculum vitae, relevant educational/experience documents, self-declaration along with application as per ToR.

Only Shortlisted candidates will be called for further selection process. The ICAN reserves the right to accept or reject any or all application without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

Source: Kantipur