Analyst, Payroll - AKU, Finance

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, programs 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:

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, you will be responsible for managing financial statement of AKU-employees’ Provident and Gratuity Fund and supervise full and final settlement process for departing employees.Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• coordinate with actuaries and preparation of data for actuarial valuation of Gratuity Fund, PRMBS and Compensated Absences
• preparation of benefits working for provision as per actuarial valuation reports on monthly basis
• preparation of monthly income tax challan data, tax statements and responsible for annual Income Tax Returns u/s 149 (employees Income Tax)
• develop strategies for continuous improvement of operations; identify weaknesses and strategies to mitigate the risk
• lead re-engineering of processes with IT and other relevant departments’ in order to automate manual process
• supervise monthly schedule and reconciliation
• reconciliation of Provident and Gratuity Fund with HRMS and ledger accounts
• checking of payment vouchers and work closely with banks for online transfer of terminal benefits into their bank account
• facilitate supervisor in annual audits and other key assignments.

• ACCA / ACMA / MBA from reputable university with majors in Finance
• 3 to 4 years of work experience, preferably payroll function will be an added advantage
• sound knowledge of overall financial systems
• be able to multitask and think out of the box
• proficiency in computers especially MS Office, particularly MS Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint tools is required ability to work under pressure and deadlines.