Premier Hospital is a tertiary care facility situated in Mombasa City along Links Road in Nyali area. Since its inception in 2017, the hospital has experienced tremendous growth due to its operating philosophy which is anchored on compassion, care and competence. One of our key area of focus is customer experience. Qualified candidates are hereby invited to apply for the following exciting career opportunities.
JOB TITLE: FINANCE ACCOUNTANT
JOB LOCATION: PREMIER HOSPITAL
REPORTS TO: FINANCE MANAGER
JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for ensuring
effective systems of internal accounting controls are maintained and developed
to ensure reported financial information is accurate, adequately supported and
in compliance with local laws and company policies.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure
accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses;
Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities
- Ensure
that records comply with laws and regulations.
- Timely
posting and processing journal entries to ensure all business transactions
are up to date
- Provide
direction during Monthly stock takes and reconciliation of Variances
- Follow
up with the relevant team for variance explanation and clearance to ensure
proper revenue reporting as well as strict adherence to the policies and
producers.
- Preparation
of the annual Hospital budgets i.e. income-expenditure budget, capital
expenditure budget, cash flow budget and balance sheet.
- Updating
accounts payable and performing reconciliations
- Assist
in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial
statements according to legal and company accounting and financial
guidelines.
- Verification
of all payment vouchers to ensure accuracy and adherence to internal
controls.
- Ensure
supplier/doctor payment queries and disputes are responded to and closed
promptly.
- Ensure
accurate and timely processing of statutory payments to avoid penalties.
- Ensuring
daily monitoring of Cash and Cash equivalent accounts and weekly and
monthly reconciliation.
- Maintain
and manage hospital’s main petty cash float.
- Carry
out random petty cash counts on all petty cash points.
- Analysis
and review of General ledger and sub-ledger accounts and journals to
ensure data integrity in financial reporting
- Preparation
and presentation of the management reports to the various divisional,
departmental and sectional heads monthly
- Monitor
actual performance against operating budget and provide variance
explanations, and recommend specific actions
- Provide
supporting schedules, analysis, and explanations to the support accounts
in the TB during external and regulatory audits and preparation of the
financial statements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in business, finance or accounts
- CPA
(K) and or ACCA
- Member
of a professional body e.g. CPA (K), ISACA and ICPAK will be an added
advantage.
- Knowledge
of accounting and reporting standards
- Should
be familiar with costings, taxation, and cost analysis.
- Advanced
excel skills are a must
- Hand
on Knowledge of month-end and year-end closing procedures
- Should
be hands-on with a financial system & iTax.
- Minimum
3 years of experience, preferably in healthcare would be desirable
- Able
to work under minimum supervision.
Skills and Attributes
- Excellent
planning and organizational skills
- Excellent
verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability
to multi-task and get things done to completion
- A
Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills
- Confident,
presentable and aggressive
- Critical,
analytical, and creative thinking to identify and solve problems
- Must
be time conscious and have a sense of urgency and meet monthly cut-off
deadlines
- Must
be able to work across functions, have the drive and energy to drive
excellence
How to Apply
If your background,
experience and competence match the above specifications, please send us your
application (cover letter & CV/Resume) quoting the position being applied,
your current and expected remuneration, testimonials and full contact details
of 3 referees, to careers@premierhospital.org. The application
should be received not later than 5.00pm on 7th October 2022.
We shall ONLY accept ONLINE applications. Due to the high number of
applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
