Senior Manager for Finance and Budgeting

Senior manager is imposed with the following functions:

1) preparation budgetary applications of the School for the corresponding fiscal year and for the medium term;

2) assisting the Head of the School in monitoring the timely and targeted execution of the School’s budget for the corresponding financial year;

3) input of data of the approved budget of the School, budget adjustments, and mid-term budget requests of the School in 1C Enterprise, as well as the formation of budget reports;

4) preparation of references, information, and analytical materials for summary reports, and presentations for the management of the School;

5) consideration and approval of draft agreements and other documents of the School within his/her competence;

6) preparation of requests for procurement of the School;

7) preparation of other documents and reports in a timely manner within his/her competence;

8) consulting and methodological assistance on issues within the competence of the Senior Manager;

9) participation in identification, evaluation, management, and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction;

10) timely and proper fulfillment of other orders of the Dean, the Head, and the University management within the framework of his/her responsibilities and powers.

Education

Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with the English language of instruction.

Priority specializations:

- Economics;

- Finance;

- Accounting and Audit

Work experience

- For a master’s degree, at least 3-year work experience in areas corresponding to the functional areas of a particular position;

- With a bachelor’s or specialist’s degree, work experience in the specialty is at least 5 years in the areas corresponding to the functional areas of a particular position in international and/or national companies.

Professional competencies

- Knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of education;

- knowledge of the financial legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- skills in preparing and conducting presentations;

- skills in preparing analytical notes;

- skills for effective time management;

- fluency in English, Kazakh, and Russian;

- knowledge of MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Personal skills

- building effective relationships;

- sociability;

- teamwork;

- a responsibility;

- analytic skills;

- attention to detail at work.

Recruitment and selection process

Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, followed by assessments and formal interviews. Formal interviews are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.