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Associate, Grants Accountant, Aku Finance At Aga Khan University Hospital

Aga Khan University Hospital

Healthcare / Medical full time Nairobi Posted 22 hours ago

Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa. Our Vision of Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is to be the premier, tertiary, teaching and referral health care facility in sub-Saharan Africa. ​For over fifty years, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH) has been taking care of families in East Africa. As a private, not-for-profit hospital, we strive to provide access to quality healthcare to all who need it. At AKUH, patients are our first priority. Our team of medical professionals, faculty and staff are here to provide you and your loved ones with the highest standards of healthcare. We are committed to working together to ensure that you and your family receive outstanding medical services, first-rate facilities and compassionate care. The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi has set the standard for comprehensive healthcare and modern medical education in East Africa. Our dedicated staff, advanced facilities and state-of-the-art technologies have earned the hospital great reputation as a leading medical institution and teaching hospital in the region, and beyond. Patients benefit from our unique team-based approach to car​e, which enables you to benefit from the diverse expertise of our entire team of medical professionals. As the teaching hospital for Aga Khan University’s Medical College and School of Nursing and Midwifery, we practice an evidence-based approach to medicine, driven by the cutting-edge research conducted by our experienced faculty members. Our approach to care is guided by our core principles of Quality, Access, Impact and Relevance.​Key Roles and Responsibilities  Work Closely with the Grants Manager and program staff, to ensure transactions are properly recorded and agree to the grant/contract agreement, while also ensuring sub-recipients/subcontracts costs are correctly captured. Preparation of internal grants reports to be shared with the Principal Investigators. Prepare donor reports as per their specifications and on a timely and accurate basis. Prepare invoices and requests for payments to funding agencies and reconcile grant expenses to funder reports. Ensure donors' compliance requirements are met with perfection. Monitor sub-recipients. Review budgets and reimbursement requests for appropriateness, and ensure sub-recipients follow established administrative and financial policies, procedures, and sound business practices. Working closely with the Grants Manager and Principal investigators to ensure that all project activities are allocated accurate costs and are reflected on the project budget. Ensure that the budgets are prepared, taking into consideration the AKU policies and granting agencies' terms and conditions. Exercise judgement to ensure that all decisions relating to research grant management are made in accordance with relevant rules, legislation, and policies and to check that the university’s best interests are served by the decisions. Building Effective communication strategies with a variety of stakeholders and colleagues to ensure that information exchanges are timely, accurate and useful. Facilitate Internal and external grant financial audit. Provide support documentation and explanations required by Internal and external auditors for grants. Review requisitions raised by the different departments to ensure spending is within the approved budgets. Ensure all requisitions are adequately supported and approved by the department heads. Ensure requisitions are done in a timely manner and charged correctly. Pass Journal Entries in Ledger related to grants. Review Trial Balance of Grants and prepare reports accordingly. Maintain efficient electronic and paper filing systems for financial records and submit required documents to relevant donors. Any other task assigned by management. Relevant Experience and Qualifications  Undergraduate degree in Business Administration /Accounting or Finance CPAK/ ACCA qualifications 2-3 years of professional experience in finance and accounting. Prior experience in a granting agency will be an added advantage. Excellent command of MS Excel and MS PowerPoint will be an added advantage.