Manager of the Department of Accounting and Financial Reporting
At a glance
Manager-level Accounting role at Nazarbayev University. Astana · full-time.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Track fixed and intangible assets, inventory movements, and receivables or payables within your assigned area
- Check primary accounting documents, register them when needed, preserve the records, and prepare them for archiving
- Calculate taxes and submit tax, statistical, and other reports on schedule for your area
- Contribute to IFRS financial statements and internal accounting guidance, and review relevant contracts and records
- Arrange or take part in asset and account inventories, and cover another manager for up to one month
What you bring
- Higher professional education, preferably in accounting, finance, economics, or another listed specialization
- Knowledge of IFRS and tax reporting forms, plus accounting IT and Kazakhstan’s tax software
- A professional accounting credential such as ACCA DipIFR, ACCA, CPA, or Kazakhstan’s professional accountant certificate
- Fluency in English, Kazakh, and Russian
Who this fits
This is an onsite manager role in Astana, suited to someone who can handle accounting responsibilities and temporary cover for another manager. Formal interviews are conducted in English, and the selection process includes qualification screening, assessments, and interviews.
From the employer
The Manager performs the following duties and responsibilities:
- execution of the accounting of fixed assets and intangible assets of the University; ensuring the accounting of the movement of inventory items;
- calculates taxes on time for the area of responsibility;
- acceptance, verification and, if necessary, registration of primary documents in the area of responsibility, ensuring their safety and preparation for archiving;
- participation in a process of preparation of the financial statements in accordance with IFRS;
- participation in the development of methodological and regulatory internal documents in the supervised direction;
- timely provides tax, statistical and other reports on the area of responsibility;
- organization of conduction and participation in the inventory of assets or of accounts receivable and payable in the area of responsibility in the prescribed manner;
- consideration and, if necessary, amending the contracts, transactions and internal documents of the University within the framework of his/her responsibilities and powers;
- temporary performs the duties (replaces) of the another Мanager during his/her temporary absence (up to one month);
- timely and properly executes the tasks of the line manager and the University`s management;
- observes the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Employer`s internal documents;
- is responsible for exercising the labor and performance discipline;
- is responsible for ensuring the integrity of official documents, and prevention of the disclosure or leakage of confidential and business information, as well as information of restricted access in accordance with the legislation, Charter and internal documents of the Employer;
- in case of dismissal, is responsible for timely transfer of all paper documentation, digital information, inventory to another employee as instructed by the line manager (to be certified by the act of acceptance-transfer).
Education
Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with English language of instruction
Qualifications
Priority specializations:
- Accounting and Auditing
- Finance
- Economics
Work experience
Required work experience is defined in accordance with standard qualifications for administrative positions at the autonomous organization of education “Nazarbayev University”
Professional competencies
- knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (hereinafter - IFRS) and tax reporting forms;
- availability of a certificate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) DipIFR /ACCA/CPA;
- availability of a certificate of professional accountant of the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK);
- good understanding of Information Technology (hereinafter - IT) in the field of accounting;
- tax programs of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- analytical skill;
- knowledge of 1C, MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint;
- fluency in English, Kazakh, Russian
Personal skills
- Nazarbayev University competency model;
- critical thinking;
- building effective relations;
- interpersonal skills;
- ability to work in team;
- responsibility;
- distinguished leadership skills;
- perseverance and hard-working;
- self-discipline
Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.
Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values to identify how they fit into Nazarbayev University core values