Ashish Shrestha
@ashishshrestha3
Finance Automation & AI Analyst at Covu, reviewing a Claude agent across a 22-step invoice-to-payment process.
NepalWhat I'm looking for
At Covu, I run the invoice-to-payment cycle from Slack request through approval routing to recorded payment. I review a production Claude agent’s output at every financially material step, keeping human sign-off in place before payments are recorded.
I write and iterate finance instructions for the agent in Claude Code and the Claude API, testing them against live cases and identifying where its reasoning breaks down. I also built and shipped a Claude-powered finance bot that connects Slack, Jira, and Google Sheets to automate invoice tracking, payment-status updates, and daily reminders.
At ITsutra Inc., I owned FP&A and rebuilt a manual, Excel-dependent MIS into a self-updating process, with Power BI dashboards for KPIs, expense trends, and monthly profitability by department. My work has also included finance reporting, compliance, and audit support across multi-entity and cross-border settings.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Finance Automation & AI Analyst
Covu
Jun 2026 - Present (3 months)
Run the invoice-to-payment cycle end to end, from Slack request through approval routing to recorded payment. Reconcile payments daily across three channels and keep human sign-off on every financially material step.
Finance Consultant
MVIC
Jun 2026 - Present (3 months)
Produce budget-versus-actual, collections and payments reporting for a higher-education institution.
VP, Finance & Operations
ITsutra Inc.
Jun 2024 - Jun 2026 (2 years)
Owned FP&A end to end, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and scenario models. Rebuilt a manual MIS into a self-updating process and built Power BI dashboards tracking KPIs and profitability.
Corporate Finance Advisor
Global Select Group
Oct 2025 - Apr 2026 (6 months)
Advised on financial oversight and MIS strategy on a fractional basis alongside a full-time role; modernised manual Excel reporting.
HR & Finance Manager
Webb Fontaine Group Fz LLC
Jun 2020 - Jun 2024 (4 years)
Led finance for the Nepal branch reporting into international HQ, including VAT filings, statutory compliance and project budgeting. Prepared statutory audit documentation and recorded transactions in SAGE and TIGG.
Program Officer
AIT Extension
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 1 month)
Program officer for Banking & Finance at AIT Extension.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Corporate Finance Institute
Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA), Financial Modeling & Valuation
Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) certification from CFI, currently in progress.
Asian Institute of Technology
MBA, Finance
2018 - 2019
Grade: 3.63
MBA in Finance from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, completed in 2019 with a GPA of 3.63.
Kathmandu University
BBA, Accounting and Finance
2013 - 2017
Grade: 3.28
BBA in Accounting and Finance from Kathmandu University, Nepal, completed in 2017 with a GPA of 3.28.
Corporate Finance Institute
Corporate Finance, Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance certification from CFI.
Valuation MasterClass
Valuation MasterClass, Valuation
Valuation MasterClass certification.
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Software and tools used professionally
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