Associate, General Account Department

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Entity: Aga Khan University

Chartered in 1983, it 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, Aga Khan University (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.

Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• liaise with vendors, users, payments team and ERP for day to day matters including payments, reconciliations, etc.
• ensure that assets and liabilities are adjusted timely, liabilities are settled timely and receivables are collected timely
• supervision of staff who process and approve payments. Ensuring that all payments are made well on time and institutions commitments are fulfilled
• preparation and monitoring of monthly financials/reports/reconciliations for different stakeholders
• take active part in monthly, quarterly and annual General Ledger closing related activities
• coordinate with ERP and IT for accounting and payables module improvements, automation and troubleshooting
• facilitatereporting to users within and outside Finance (including for construction, budget variances, etc.)
• explore options to identify process improvements and efficiencies through ERP and other relevant tools
• facilitate in preparation of monthly financial reports
• review and finalize all schedules/ reconciliation for assets and liabilities
• perform quarterly and annual closing related activities
• analysis for asset and liabilities on regular basis
• facilitate reporting team during external audits and coordinating with auditors.

• ICMA finalist / Masters/ ACCA finalist/ Bachelors pursuing Masters degree
• minimum 2-3years' experience 
• good knowledge of accounting principles 
• strong analytical skills
• good interpersonal and communication
• proficiency in use of computer packages specially MS Office
• ability to manage teams and their utilisation and meet strict timeline.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.