The Kenya Hospital Association staff provident Fund is a registered provident fund scheme for employees of The Nairobi Hospital, a leading healthcare institution in Eastern Africa. The successful candidate will be a team player with the ability to effectively add value to the running of the scheme for best value of its members.
ASSET & COST
ACCOUNTANT
JOB REF: TNH/HRD/A&C A/08/21
Reporting to Management
Accountant, the successful candidate will be responsible for this role for
developing a cost accounting framework for clinical, operational, and financial
information systems. The assets and cost accountant will run with accounting
for all Hospital projects as well as manage the Fixed assets and Inventory
records.
Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed cost reports, identifying key
overspends and variances and identifying opportunities of improvements.
Together with the clinical teams, participate in the costing and pricing
of services and packages, prepare margin analysis and trace costs back to
the activities. Minimize variances between actual and standard costs and
give report on
- possible causes of variances which occur.
- Support Cost savings programs in the value chain
in line with cost targets;
- Establish a dynamic cost monitoring & ongoing
forecasting process in line with changing business environment.
- Provide Decision Support Analysis for all
strategic business initiatives around capital investments, projects,
pricing, and costing. Continuously review pricing policy is update and
fit for purpose. Participate and provide inputs to annual budgeting
processes.
- Manage the fixed asset register and update with
additions, disposals, and transfer.
- Monthly reconciliation of the fixed asse register
and movement schedules as well as
- Work in Progress accounts. Coordinate impairment
testing as well as manage fixed assets disposal process.
- Establishing and implementing inventory management
policies and procedures.
- Conduct physical inventories count periodically,
share inventory reports as well as
- monthly reconciliation of stocks, movements, and
costs.
- Prepare and distribute daily, weekly, monthly, and
ad-hoc inventory levels and consumption reports to all the relevant
departments. In liaison with procurement department, plan and maintain
cost efficient and economic inventory levels.
- Monitor the progress of projects, maintain project
related records.
- Prepare and process all project related financial
transactions. Ensure that various projects billings are issued, and
payments made in accordance with financial policies and procedures.
- Prepare project financial reports.
- Participate in the month-end and year-end closing
of the General ledger as well as the internal and external audits.
Generate reports for management, internal and external audits.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration,
Economics, Finance, or other business-related fields from a recognized
institution.
- Must be a qualified accountant with relevant
professional qualifications such as Certified
- Public Accountant (CPA-K) or ACCA.
- Minimum of 3 years’ Cost and Inventory accounting
experience.
- Project accounting experience will be an added
advantage
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Excellent understanding of International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Excellent grasp of Financial and Management
Accounting; Taxation and relevant legislation.
- Knowledge of accounting principles and practices,
the financial markets, banking and the
- analysis and reporting of financial data.
- Cost accounting expert with preparation of
Financial Statements experience.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and
regulations related to the health care sector.
- Sound knowledge of macroeconomic and microeconomic
environment.
- Working knowledge of financial information
management systems
- Communication skills including presentation and
facilitation skills
- Analytical skills
- Integrity
- Problem solving skills.
- Communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Accountability
How to Apply
If your background,
experience and competence match the above specifications, please send us your
application (cover letter & CV/Resume) quoting the job reference number,
your current remuneration, testimonials and full contact details of 3 referees,
to reach the undersigned not later than 24th August
2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We
shall ONLY accept ONLINE applications
and contact SHORTLISTED candidates.
The Nairobi Hospital
does NOT charge recruitment fees.
Director Human Resources
& Operations The Nairobi Hospital
P. O. Box 30026 – 00100
NAIROBI
email: recruitment@nbihosp.org
