Job Description

Analyst, Finance FHSEntity Aga Khan UniversityLocation KarachiIntroduction to the Aga Khan University Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University AKU is a private, autonomous and selfgoverning 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 andor 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 employeestrainees and partners to share this commitment.Job Role ResponsibilitiesYou will be leading financial activities of the segments of the Finance Department and provide regular and periodic reports to managementSpecifically, you will be responsible topreparing statistical and financial Budget Variance Reports BVR, financial reports including financial performance, newsletters, and other reports as and when required by the Managementpreparing costing pertaining to existing andor any new proposed services or projects by gathering information from various sourcesassisting in the preparation of the annual budget, longterm projections, and budget breakup in monthsupdating and managing the database on a timely basis to ensure that the information is readily availableassist in the annual price increase exercise through which individual service prices are increased as per the approved budget with the coordination of different departmentsraising Online Capital Purchase Requisition on a timely basis against the manual Purchase Requisitions received from the user departmentsensuring that the required authorization for payment is in place, the items requested are within budget assist in yearly closing activities related to assigned entities interaction with internal and external customers which includes suppliers, service providers, faculties, and staff, and ensure the release of timely reporting. Eligibility Criteria Requirementspreferably fully qualified or partly qualified ACMA ACCA in commerce or MBA or equivalent qualification in a related areaprofessional Certification in a relevant field will be added advantagemore than 2 years of experience in relevant fieldshould be able to operate MS officesound knowledge of overall financial systemspossess good analytical skillsshould be able to demonstrate communication and interpersonal skillsshould be a faster learner, team worker and motivatedeffective time management.

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