Birbhadra Lamichane

Mr. Birbhadra Lamichhane (Biru) is a qualified chartered accountant with diversified exposure of more than a decade in non-profit development sector. Currently working as Finance Director in CARE Nepal, he has strong exposure in various functions within program support especially in financial management, strategic planning, audit and monitoring, risk management, change management and etc. Biru started his career in non-profit sector from Save the Children as an internal audit coordinator of USAID funded project and before that he used to work in one of the top audit firms in Nepal i.e., T.R Upadhyay and Co. (Now affiliated with PKF and earlier with KPMG). He joined CARE Nepal in 2014 leading internal audit function of the organization and then moved to new role to lead finance department of the organization as a finance controller. He has extensive exposure both in development and humanitarian programs both within and outside of the country.  Biru has managed to gain exposure in contract management while working with Crown Agents Limited as a regional finance manager for south Asian countries where he supported around financial planning and reporting, administration, procurement, and human resource management in FCDO funded project from start up till close out.