Manager of Finance and Operations Job Vacancy – Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)

Organisation: Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda
Job Ref No: HR/011/03/16
Reports to: Head of Education and Operations
About AES:
Aga
Khan Education Services (AKES) currently operates over 200 schools and advanced
educational programmes that provide quality pre-school, primary, secondary, and
higher secondary education services to students in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh,
Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Uganda, Tanzania, and Tajikistan. AKESU operates
all through schools from Pre-School to High School and offers the British
National Curriculum (BNC), CIE International General Certificate of Secondary
Education (IGCSE), International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the
Uganda National Examination (UNEB) curriculum.
Job Summary: The Manager of Finance and Operations will primarily
be responsible for providing leadership in financial and operational aspects of
AKESU operations and ensure safeguard of AKES, resources through effective
execution of financial planning and management, accounting and reporting and
implementation of strong risk management and financial control policies to
drive fiscal discipline within the organization.  The main responsibilities will include: Budgeting and planning,
Accounting & Statutory Compliances, monitoring Financial Systems,
Procurement, Capital project, Reporting and Analysis including overseeing the
administration areas.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should possess CPA /ACCA
    qualifications or equivalent
  • At least five years of finance and
    administration experience include three years’ experience at management
    level in a busy environment
  • Broad working knowledge and understanding of
    contemporary financial management practices and analytical tools
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and people
    management skills and the ability to contribute as a member of the senior
    management team
How to Apply: 
All
candidates should send a letter of application (indicating the job reference
number HR/011/03/16 in the subject line), describing experience, along with
detailed curriculum vitae, copies of education certificates and contact
information of three confidential professional referees, including current Line
Manager. It should be addressed to Aga Khan Education Service, Uganda and
should be sent via e-mail to recruitment@akesu.org or mail to P.O. Box. 6837,
Kampala. Uganda. Please ensure you include an email address, a telephone
contact and Skype I.D.
Deadline: 20th March, 2016
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