Manager, Finance – Grants and Contract

Manager, Finance – Grants and Contract

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

Introduction to the 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.

Job Role / Responsibilities:

Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• Reviewing financial Reports to be sent to international and domestic granting agencies.
• Provide budgetary approval for payment vouchers as per the approved authority matrix within specified timelines.
• Review purchase requisition, personnel requisitions and travel requests as per approved budgets.
• Prepare and review budgets to be submitted to donor agencies.
• Meeting Principal Investigators on a regular basis to discuss grant project financials.
• Assist in monthly, quarterly and annual closing.
• Ensure grant compliance in the light of University and grating agency protocols.
• Assist in monthly, quarterly and annual closing.
• Prepare different reports, memos such as Grant Variance Reports, Newsletters and other reporting etc.
• Preparing financial Reports to be sent to international and domestic granting agencies.

Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:

• Qualified CA/ACMA/ACCA or equivalent qualification in a related area.
• Professional Certification in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Minimum five years’ experience in relevant field.
• Should be able to operate MS Office.
• Should have knowledge of Accounting Principles and IAS.
• Possess good Analytical Skills.
• Should be able to demonstrate Communication and Interpersonal Skills.
• Should be fast learner, team worker and motivated.
• Effective time management.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.