Description

Bristol Park Hospital is a licensed healthcare provider that has been in the business for over 15 years offering quality and affordable healthcare services in Nairobi, Kitengela, and Machakos. Our vision is to be a world-class provider of quality, innovative, and accessible Healthcare Solutions. Our institution is seeking to recruit a highly talented and dynamic professionals to fill the position of Accountant based in Machakos Branch.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent will be in charge of Project Management accounts, Cost control, Cash flow Management, Budgeting and Financial Reports preparation and providing financial decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, investigating and reporting financial data.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing accurate and up-to date financial and management accounting information to facilitate decision making at the branch level or at a group level.
• Providing accurate and timely management accounting reports and business performance data.
• Establishing and maintaining effective internal control systems and procedures in the assigned branch.
• Maintaining robust cash handling and banking procedures for the assigned branch.
• Producing divisional and corporate forecasts for income and expenditure on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Daily cash and monthly bank reconciliation as well as ad hoc reporting when needed.
• Reviewing and approving doctors’ payment and solving any disputes arising from such payments at the assigned branch level.
• Setting control measures for petty cash expenditures, reviewing petty cash requests and ensuring accuracy and accountability of these petty cash expenditures before being approved by the Finance Manager/Senior Accountant.
• Providing relevant and timely monthly statements, reports and reconciliations together with appropriate interpretation and advice in the branch and for the group as might be needed from time to time.
• Maintaining the general ledger, including preparing journal entries, coding invoices, account analysis and reconciliation, closing books monthly, setting up new accounts.
• Updating records for fixed assets and all other financial documents as necessary, including maintaining the asset register for accuracy and timely updates including conducting regular asset verification exercises.
• Ensuring proper filling of all the accounting documents in the branch.
• Maintaining the documents of daily transactions on the computer as well as in hard copy format in a secure and easily retrievable format.
• Supporting other departments on any financial reporting needs such as budgeting and stock valuations.
• Setting up and managing local cash management protocols to prevent any cash losses through
• theft or undocumented transactions.
• Ensuring effective cash flow management and controls in the branch.
• Supporting the planning process for the branch company.
• Maintaining permanent property database

Education

Key Qualifications, Experience, Skills, and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounts or any Finance related field
• At least CPA III Certification
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience
• Conversant with ERP System