The Nairobi Hospital, a leading healthcare institution in Eastern Africa, has an excellent career opportunity for an individual who possesses a passion for excellence, a strong work ethic, is results-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be a team player with the ability to effectively add value towards enabling good patient outcomes and shaping best clinical and non-clinical practices in line with the Strategic Plan (2025–2029).

GENERAL LEDGER, ASSET & COST ACCOUNTANT REF: TNH/HHR/GACA/05/2026

The overall purpose of the role is to maintain fixed asset inventory in line with established guidelines and accounting standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliations, schedules, journals, and variance analysis in line with established financial reporting standards and guidelines
• Prepare monthly financial statements and comprehensive audit-standard schedules and working paper files to support accurate financial reporting, audit readiness, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Receive, tag and record hospital fixed assets in the general ledger and the asset card for ease of asset tracking;
• Receive and verify hospital gases and fuel in liaison with maintenance department;
• Prepare fixed assets schedules and reconcile balances for use in preparation of financial statements;
• Provide information on the value of fixed assets to be disposed and update/reconcile the fixed asset register upon disposal;
• Depreciate the hospital’s fixed assets on a monthly basis in line with financial reporting standards;
• Confirm the physical location and existence of the hospital’s fixed assets to ensure fixed assets tally with existing records;
• Ensure outsourced staff undertake stock taking in the hospital’s pharmacies and prepare variance reports on monthly basis;
• Carry out random counts and verify expiries in the pharmacies, stores and other user departments and prepare related reports; review the acceptable inventory levels in the departments based on optimal consumption reorder levels in order to prevent overstocking;
• Respond to internal and external audit queries in line with requirements;
• Any other responsibilities assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time

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 5 years’ experience in Financial Accounting with 3 years at supervisory level.

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, testimonials and full contact details of 3 referees, to reach the undersigned not later than 5th June, 2026. We shall ONLY accept ONLINE applications.

Head of Human Resources
The Nairobi Hospital
P. O. Box 30026 – 00100
NAIROBI
Email: recruitment@nbihosp.org