Manager, Finance (Academics)
Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Karachi
Introduction to the Aga Khan University:
The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.
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:
Reporting to Senior Manager, Finance you will be responsible for the financial management activities, program feasibilities, and planning and budgeting of academic entities in Pakistan.
Specifically, you will be responsible to;
- Lead in planning, budgeting and accounting activities of the assigned entities of the University
- Manage the timely and accurate preparation of feasibilities and costing of the academic programs in order to ensure that the investment made in the new initiative is sustainable and adding value to the university
- Lead the exercises of program based costing of the academic programs which provide direction to management for future decisions
- Responsible for accurate and timely reporting of periodic reports to internal stakeholders of the university including managing several financial audits aspects
- Lead in developing capital equipment and staffing budgets on year to year basis in accordance with the assigned areas’ goals and objectives
- coordinate the process of developing monthly Budget Variance Reports
- develop strategies for continuous improvement of its operations; identify weaknesses and strategies to mitigate the risk
- refine processes for efficient monitoring of budgetary and actual financial/ statistical data.
Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:
- CA / CMA / CIMA or MBA from a reputable university with majors in Finance
- minimum of seven to eight years related working experience preferably in a management position
- sound knowledge of overall financial systems
- be able to multitask and think out of the box
- excellent analytical skills; able to motivate team and command respect
- able to communicate relevant trends and findings clearly and concisely, knowing when to escalate
- possess exemplary interpersonal communication and report writing skills
- proficiency in computer applications especially MS Office
- ability to work under pressure and meet stringent timelines
- ability to work with minimal supervision and to resolve issues independently.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
