Description

The accountant will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day financial operations of the hospital, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective revenue management, statutory compliance, and robust internal controls to support sustainable healthcare service delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily accounting functions, including cash management, receivables, payables, and the general ledger.
• Prepare, review, and present monthly management accounts, financial statements, and variance analyses.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monitoring of expenditures against approved budgets.
• Ensure timely and accurate bank reconciliations and effective cash flow monitoring.
• Oversee patient billing, invoicing, and revenue reconciliation across all service points.
• Manage reconciliation and follow-up of SHA/SHIF, private insurance, and corporate claims.
• Monitor debtor aging reports and lead recovery efforts for overdue accounts.
• Ensure application of pricing, discounts, waivers, and write-offs in line with approved hospital policies
• Prepare and submit statutory returns within prescribed timelines.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and implement audit recommendations in a timely manner.
• Review supplier invoices, payment schedules, and contracts for accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor procurement expenditure and flag variances, irregularities, or budget overruns.
• Maintain fixed asset registers, oversee depreciation, and conduct periodic asset verification.
• Collaborate with stores and pharmacy teams to strengthen inventory management and cost controls.
• Identify financial risks, leakages, and inefficiencies and recommend corrective actions.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (Accounting/Finance option).
• CPA (K) Part II minimum.
• Minimum of three years’ relevant accounting experience, with at least two years in a healthcare or hospital setting.
• Proven experience in revenue cycle management and statutory compliance.
• Solid knowledge of Kenyan tax laws and healthcare regulatory requirements.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, accuracy, and attention to detail.

Skills

• Multi-Skilled

• Manage daily accounting functions, including cash management, receivables, payables, and the general ledger.
• Prepare, review, and present monthly management accounts, financial statements, and variance analyses.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monitoring of expenditures against approved budgets.
• Ensure timely and accurate bank reconciliations and effective cash flow monitoring.
• Oversee patient billing, invoicing, and revenue reconciliation across all service points.
• Manage reconciliation and follow-up of SHA/SHIF, private insurance, and corporate claims.
• Monitor debtor aging reports and lead recovery efforts for overdue accounts.
• Ensure application of pricing, discounts, waivers, and write-offs in line with approved hospital policies
• Prepare and submit statutory returns within prescribed timelines.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and implement audit recommendations in a timely manner.
• Review supplier invoices, payment schedules, and contracts for accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor procurement expenditure and flag variances, irregularities, or budget overruns.
• Maintain fixed asset registers, oversee depreciation, and conduct periodic asset verification.
• Collaborate with stores and pharmacy teams to strengthen inventory management and cost controls.
• Identify financial risks, leakages, and inefficiencies and recommend corrective actions.

• Multi-Skilled

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (Accounting/Finance option).
• CPA (K) Part II minimum.
• Proven experience in revenue cycle management and statutory compliance.
• Solid knowledge of Kenyan tax laws and healthcare regulatory requirements.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, accuracy, and attention to detail.