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PKF TRU Announces New Director in Nepal

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PKF TRU is pleased to announce the admission of Anjan Shah as a new director in the firm. Established in 1971, PKF are leaders in providing audit, taxation, business and financial advisory services in Nepal.

PKF TRU aims to give its clients full access to the resources and infrastructure of a major firm. The team of PKF is uniquely positioned to integrate in-depth expertise in international accounting and business practices with local know how.

The objective is to provide services of the highest possible standard to companies in Nepal and also bring an international perspective to the management of their business.

Anjan Shah

Anjan Shah

Anjan has immense experience in the field audit and advisory sector and has gained versatile professional experience while managing portfolio of domestic and international client’s needs which includes managing a range of IFRS/NFRS convergence services, External Audit, Internal Audit, Tax Audit, preparation of investment feasibility report, Tax advisory, Financial and Tax Due Diligence Audit, IFRS Training.

As director, will be leading and engaged in developing pool of qualified audit professionals in firm
and assisting the development and implementation of audit quality control policies and procedures in
line with International Standards on Quality Control.

PKF TRU in Nepal have staff strength of over 90 professionals. In addition, many other staff with varied background work on contractual basis with the firm.

Professional Qualifications:

  • FCCA (Fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant)
  • MBS, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • Master in IFRS equivalency certificate from ACCA

Thank you for your interest in PKF TR Upadhya & Co.

124 Lal Colony Marg,
Lal Durbar (Near Jai Nepal Hall),
Kathmandu, Nepal

Tel: (+977) 1 4410927 | 4420026

Fax: (+977) 1 4413307

Email: trunco@ntc.net.np

Top Management Tips Every Non-profit Organisation Must Know About

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There are many management tips that non-profit organisations need to know to be successful. It is important for non-profit management teams to have a good understanding of the most effective management practices, and how they can be implemented into their organisation.

This blog post talks about some of those management tips and provides examples of non-profits who are using them successfully!

Ask for help from volunteers

One of the primary things that you can do to better manage your non-profit organisation is to ask for help from volunteers. The management team should be on the lookout for people in their community who are willing to work with them, and then they can come together and come up with different ways that these individuals will be able to contribute. You should also be aware of the different types of case management models. In this case, you can ask for help from volunteers to research and study this for you. In this way, you will be able to source the best ideas from the experts and apply this in your organisation.

There are a lot of benefits when it comes to working alongside other members of your non-profit management team such as being able to share ideas, feedback, or even skill sets. By asking others for help, you’re also opening yourself up so that you’ll have someone else’s input which might lead to new ideas. Just keep in mind to provide regular updates about what’s happening at the organisation because it can sometimes feel overwhelming if the staff doesn’t know what has been going on within an organisation over a week or a long period.

Update your website

You should also take the time to update your website. Make sure the content is accurate and relevant to what you do now, not in five years. A regularly updated site with fresh information will help drive people back to it. They’ll see that you’re constantly improving or changing things there which means they should check in again soon. You can also use a blog on your site as an easy way of providing new posts for readers who are looking for regular updates from you about different topics. This is a great place to share news about upcoming events too!

Create a social media plan and strategy

Make sure to create a social media plan and strategy for your organisation. Social Media is a vital part of marketing, customer service management, fundraising campaigns, and more! If you are not currently using any Social Media strategies then start small with one or two platforms. Evaluate how well it works out for your non-profit before expanding to other channels.

Remember that the key to success on these platforms is consistency so make sure there’s someone in charge who can be responsible for them every day at least once a week if possible. Be intentional about what content will go on each platform. This way all of your bases and followers are covered when it comes time to post something new. Make sure you’re posting original content as much as possible too, so people don’t get bored.

  • Create a social media management system: Make sure you have a plan in place to manage your organisation’s social media presence. This will help make the management of this part of the business more efficient and hopefully less stressful too! A management system should include templates, guidelines for frequency, automation tools for scheduling posts as well as any other tips or tricks that work for your team members.
  • Train all staff on how to use it: In addition to training everyone on their specific roles within management, also set aside time to show them how they can best utilise these platforms – from following relevant people and brands/organisations who share similar values or subjects with yours, posting updates about events happening at your non-profit, there are many ways you can use social media to get your message out there and stay connected with the community.

Regularly audit what’s working

It is important for management to always be evaluating their current strategies, as well as looking at new opportunities. It may take time, but it will pay off in the long run by having a better understanding of how these platforms work for your non-profit organisation. One way management could do this would be by regularly reviewing analytics reports on different metrics like clicks, likes, or followers from each platform. This should help determine which channels are providing the most engagement and conversions if any so management can adjust accordingly if needed!

Be transparent with donors

Make sure that you are transparent with all your donors about what is going on in the organisation.  Many people donate because they want to see their donations have a direct impact and that’s why they need to know where every dollar went. This will also help you build trust among your donor base, which can be very helpful when fundraising. There are many management tips but being honest and transparent is one of the most important ones.

Be strategic about hiring new staff members

If there’s an opportunity for growth or expansion within your non-profit organisation then you should start thinking about who could fill those positions as soon as possible so that when opportunities arise, you already have qualified candidates lined up to present to the board for approval. This strategy will also help you get to know all the different skill sets that your organisation might be lacking. Being strategic about hiring is one management tip that every non-profit should adopt.

While there are many steps involved in building a successful non-profit organisation, the tips above will help you plan and implement the most important ones. Remember, it is important to stay up-to-date with new technology to grow as an organisation by maintaining a strong online presence or even just having the funds to keep going. Keep in mind that your goal is to create an environment where people feel like they want to be involved and contribute their time because it feels good—not because somebody told them to. Creating transparency around what needs to be done will also encourage volunteers who may have felt reluctant before to pitch in when needed.

With all this knowledge and experience at hand, you can build up any small non-profit into something grand!

Grant Thornton names three executives to Audit Quality Advisory Council

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As part of its continued commitment to ‘quality without question,’ Grant Thornton LLP has named three executives to the firm’s Audit Quality Advisory Council. The three-person council now includes two independent members – Chris Mandaleris and Ann Yerger – and Grant Thornton Partnership Board member Seth Siegel.

As advisers to Grant Thornton’s Partnership Board, the council will provide deep, practical and objective advice regarding ways Grant Thornton can continue to deliver high audit quality. In so doing, this council will champion the audit profession and its role in supporting the trustworthiness of our public markets.

“At Grant Thornton, we are committed to delivering the highest quality audits to our clients,” said Mike McGuire, CEO of Grant Thornton. “Chris, Ann and Seth bring more than 75 years of combined professional services experience to our council and we look forward to working alongside them to strengthen our position as a leader in the profession for quality. This group will, in turn, help make our firm the auditor of choice for companies committed to excellence.”

Mandaleris, a retired Ernst & Young LLP Audit partner, joins the Audit Quality Advisory Council after having spent 25 years working in EY’s Audit practice and having helped open the firm’s Greensboro, North Carolina office. Most recently, he was the senior deputy director in the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) inspections division. After 13 years with the PCAOB, Mandaleris retired in 2016 and dedicated his time to serving the Greek Orthodox Church in the southeast as a volunteer strategy, governance and internal control advisor. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) in Alabama and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Yerger joins Grant Thornton’s council after spending the past 20 years at the Council of Institutional Investors, where she served as the executive director. She has also served as the executive director of EY’s Center for Board Matters, as a member of the PCAOB’s Investor Advisory Group, and as a member of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee. She also served on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession. Yerger is currently a member of Spencer Stuart’s North American Board Practices and is an independent director of Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, where she chairs the nominating and governance committee and serves as a member of its compensation committee.

Siegel, who serves as an Audit partner and as Grant Thornton’s Florida Audit practice leader, will function as the council’s Partnership Board representative. He joined the firm in 1996 and has more than 20 years of public accounting and corporate finance experience. He provides services to both publicly-traded and privately-held entities with a focus on companies in a variety of industries, including financial services, private equity, real estate, hospitality and energy. Siegel is a CPA in Florida and a member of the Florida Institute of CPAs and the AICPA.

Jeff Burgess, national managing partner of Audit Services at Grant Thornton, sums up the additions of Mandaleris, Yerger and Siegel by saying this: “These new members not only reaffirm our focus on quality above all else, but the council itself complements Grant Thornton’s approach to providing the audit of the future, which is built around innovation and quality.”

If you would like to find out more information about Grant Thornton’s audit initiative, please visit https://www.grantthornton.com/auditinnovation

About Grant Thornton LLP

Founded in Chicago in 1924, Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organisations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. Grant Thornton, which has revenues in excess of $1.8 billion and operates 58 offices, works with a broad range of dynamic publicly and privately held companies, government agencies, financial institutions, and civic and religious organisations.

“Grant Thornton” refers to Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL). GTIL and the member firms are not a worldwide partnership. Services are delivered by the member firms. GTIL and its member firms are not agents of, and do not obligate, one another and are not liable for one another’s acts or omissions. Please see grantthornton.com for further details.