Manager, General Account Department

Manager - Fixed Assets, General Account Department

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.

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.

Responsible for fixed assets department of Finance Division primarily to review fixed assets management processes and controls, identify and address gaps by redesigning processes and for accounts payable of university and hospital in Pakistan.

Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• Identify all activities performed by different departments / users in fixed assets life cycle and review existing processes and controls at each department / user level including those performed by fixed assets department itself
• Review the above against best practices
• Redesign / modify fixed assets management processes and related controls as per gaps and possible opportunities for improvement
• Do the required deliberations with stakeholders including user departments, IT, etc. for agreement on revised processes
• Draft the policies and procedures
• Communication with users creating awareness of their responsibilities for asset management, the changes in policies and procedures/processes
• Hold training / awareness session
• review operating procedures/practices of asset management team including financial reporting/recording and bring efficiencies
• Automation of tasks wherever possible
• Responsible for timely payment to various suppliers, vendors, contractor and service providers of institutions pertaining to services and non-purchase order-based payments
• Accurate recording of expenses as per the institution’s policy and compliance with local laws
• Financial statements and related reporting for audit and management information
• Identify the weaknesses of staff and send them to relevant trainings and in house training
• ensure staff rotation to so that staff is trained in multiple areas of the section.

• CA Finalist or ACCA or MBA from a reputable university with major in Finance
• A minimum of 5 years working experience
• Have sound knowledge of overall financial systems
• Should be able to multitask and think out of the box
• Possess exemplary interpersonal communication and report writing skills
• Able to motivate team and command respect
• Proficiency in computers especially MS Office, particularly MS Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint tool is required
• Ability to work under pressure and meet stringent timelines.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.