Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Karachi
Introduction to the Aga Khan University:
Chartered in 1983, it is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, Aga Khan University (AKU) provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programmes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact, and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.
As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.
Job Role / Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for preparing budgets and monthly financial reports related to Off-Campus Secondary Hospitals. Your role is essential in maintaining the credibility and integrity of financial transactions to support effective decision-making by management.
- Preparing statistical and financial Budget Variance Reports (BVR), financial performance reports and other documents as required by management.
- Prepare budgets for all departments in consultation with the Budget & Planning leadership, various departmental heads and Program Administrators.
- Conduct cost analyses for existing and proposed services or projects by gathering information from various sources.
- Assisting in the preparation of the annual budget, long-term financial projections, and monthly budget breakdowns.
- Updating and managing databases promptly to ensure accurate and readily available information.
- Coordinating with various departments for the annual price adjustment process to update individual service prices as per the approved budget.
- Raising Online Capital Purchase Requisitions in a timely manner, ensuring alignment with manual purchase requests from user departments also update the utilization.
- Verifying that all payment authorizations are in place and ensuring requested items are within the approved budget.
- Managing capital closures related to Off-Campus Hospitals.
- Updating pharmacy stock pricing biannually.
- Assisting in feasibility studies for Off-Campus Hospitals.
- Work on special assignments given by the supervisor/ manager.
- Refine processes for efficient monitoring of budgetary and actual financial/ statistical data.
Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:
You should have/be:
- CA (finalist)/ACCA / MBA preferably with 2 years’ experience in finance.
- Must be accurate, detailed-oriented and yet be able to view financial information from a broad global perspective.
- Strong analytical and writing skills.
- Experience working with cross-department teams with the ability to work effectively.
- Proficiency in MS Office with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
- Capacity to handle multiple assignments with minimal supervision while adhering to tight deadlines.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
