Analyst, Finance FHS

Entity: Aga Khan University

Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) 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, 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.

You will be leading financial activities of the segments of the Finance Department and provide regular and periodic reports to management:

Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• preparing statistical and financial Budget Variance Reports (BVR), financial reports including financial performance, newsletters, and other reports as and when required by the Management
• preparing costing pertaining to existing and/or any new proposed services or projects by gathering information from various sources
• assisting in the preparation of the annual budget, long-term projections, and budget break-up in months
• updating and managing the database on a timely basis to ensure that the information is readily available
• assist in the annual price increase exercise through which individual service prices are increased as per the approved budget with the coordination of different departments
• raising Online Capital Purchase Requisition on a timely basis against the manual Purchase Requisitions received from the user departments
• ensuring that the required authorization for payment is in place, the items requested are within budget
• assist in yearly closing activities related to assigned entities
• interaction with internal and external customers which includes suppliers, service providers, faculties, and staff, and ensure the release of timely reporting.

• preferably fully qualified or partly qualified ACMA / ACCA in commerce or MBA or equivalent qualification in a related area
• professional Certification in a relevant field will be added advantage
• more than 2 years of experience in relevant field
• should be able to operate MS office
• sound knowledge of overall financial systems
• possess good analytical skills
• should be able to demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills
• should be a faster learner, team worker and motivated
• effective time management.