Assistant Manager, AKU - Planning and Budgeting

Assistant Manager, AKU - Planning and Budgeting

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.

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all 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.

Reporting to the Manager Planning & Budgeting, overall the incumbent will support in planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting of the University-Wide functions and initiatives while conducting value added analyses and highlighting issues with recommendations for effective decision making.

Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• analyze, consolidate and review University-Wide strategic financial plan, annual budget and long-term projections for the existing as well as planned initiatives
• review and analyze the monthly and cumulative financial performance of entities and units of the university as compared to budget and past trends highlighting issues with recommendation
• review of inter-entity cost allocation and provide insights on process improvement considering international practices
• refine on an ongoing basis the planning process, identifying the weaknesses and remedial strategies
• refine policies for consistent/ coherent budgeting practice (recording and reporting) throughout the University, ensuring compliance with International best practices
• refine processes for efficient monitoring of budgetary and actual financial/ statistical data
• review and provide insights on project updates related to construction activities
• support in monitoring University’s actual goals and financials against the plan
• any other special projects as assigned.

• masters degree and/or professional certification in Finance and Accounting. Finalist candidates can also apply
• minimum three years’ experience in finance, budgeting, financial modelling and management reporting
• demonstrated expertise at Microsoft Excel including financial modelling, Dashboards and Power Pivot
• must be accurate, detailed-oriented and yet be able to view financial information from a broad global perspective
• strong analytical and writing skills
• must be flexible with working hours and ability to handle pressure while adhering to tight deadlines.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.