The Nairobi Hospital, a leading health care institution in Eastern Africa has the following opening: -
Senior Accountant
Ref / HRD/SA-ACL/10/09
Reporting to the Finance Director, the job holder will have the overall responsibility of providing comprehensive financial and management accounting services for the Accident and Emergency, Clinics and Laboratory Division.
These responsibilities include the reporting of annual budgets; analysing unit/activity revenue, analysing costs and variances, evaluating profitability improvement and cost reduction programmes; monitoring achievement of savings targets, assisting the budget holders with the preparation of business plans and capital investment appraisals.
He/She will also have the responsibility for efficient workflow of the outpatient financial and admission processes in the division.
Particular Responsibilities Include:
Senior Accountant
Ref / HRD/SA-ACL/10/09
Reporting to the Finance Director, the job holder will have the overall responsibility of providing comprehensive financial and management accounting services for the Accident and Emergency, Clinics and Laboratory Division.
These responsibilities include the reporting of annual budgets; analysing unit/activity revenue, analysing costs and variances, evaluating profitability improvement and cost reduction programmes; monitoring achievement of savings targets, assisting the budget holders with the preparation of business plans and capital investment appraisals.
He/She will also have the responsibility for efficient workflow of the outpatient financial and admission processes in the division.
Particular Responsibilities Include:
- Preparing and implementing the division’s budgets and special revisions; monitoring the division’s budgets and expenditures.
- Ensuring that operational and capital expenditure are appropriate by reviewing and comparing costs with industry standards.
- Supervising and reviewing the billing, revenue capture and expenditure function of the divisions.
- Ensuring a smooth closedown of accounts for month-end and year-end in liaison with other Senior Accountants and IT Department.
- Reviewing systems and procedures within the division to increase efficiency and to comply with any new guidelines issued by internal and external audit reports.
- Supervising the compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for the divisions.
- Participating in regular stock takes, following up on resolution of variances and variance explanations and taking corrective action.
- Working closely with other managers in areas such as human resources, service development, business planning, service reviews and improvement of key performance indicators.
- Developing and conducting on the job training for finance staff in the Division.
Qualifications and Experience:
- CPA (K) and a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in accounting or its equivalent.
- IT Literate and proficiency in accounting software applications.
- Six (6) years progressive working experience in accounting with at least three of these at a senior level
- Expert knowledge of accounting, auditing and financial and management reporting.
- Considerable ability to establish solid working relationships with departmental managers and subordinates.
- Resilience and ability to work under pressure in an emergency setting.
- Experience in working with ERP systems.
Include your current remuneration, testimonials and give full contact details of 3 referees including day time telephone to:
The Human Resources Manager
The Nairobi Hospital
P.O Box 30026
Nairobi – 00100 OR hrm @ nbihosp.org
To be received not later than 23rd October 2009 at 4.00pm.
Those who do not hear from us by 31st October 2009 should consider their applications unsuccessful.
