Assistant Manager, AKU - Planning and Budgeting @ Aga Khan University

Job Summary

Job Role / Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Manager Planning & Budgeting, overall, the incumbent will support in planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting of the University-Wide functions and initiatives while conducting value added analyses and highlighting issues with recommendations for effective decision making.

Specifically, you will be responsible to;

• Analyze, consolidate and review University-Wide strategic financial plan, annual budget and long-term projections for the existing as well as planned initiatives
• Review and analyze the monthly and cumulative financial performance of entities and units of the university as compared to budget and past trends highlighting issues with recommendation
• Review of inter-entity cost allocation and provide insights on process improvement considering international practices
• Refine on an ongoing basis the planning process, identifying the weaknesses and remedial strategies
• Refine policies for consistent/ coherent budgeting practice (recording and reporting) throughout the University, ensuring compliance with International best practices
• Refine processes for efficient monitoring of budgetary and actual financial/ statistical data
• Review and provide insights on project updates related to construction activities
• Support in monitoring University’s actual goals and financials against the plan
• Any other special projects as assigned.

Required Skills

Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:

• Masters degree and/or professional certification in Finance and Accounting. Finalist candidates can also apply
• Minimum three years’ experience in finance, budgeting, financial modelling and management reporting
• Demonstrated expertise at Microsoft Excel including financial modelling, Dashboards and Power Pivot
• Must be accurate, detailed-oriented and yet be able to view financial information from a broad global perspective
• Strong analytical and writing skills
• Must be flexible with working hours and ability to handle pressure while adhering to tight deadlines.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.