Financial Accountant

JOB SUMMARY

To coordinate, plan and manage the accounting and financial activities of an organisation. The incumbent collaborates with operations and finance in analysing the commercial stability of the hospital facility.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-year Diploma or Degree: Financial Accounting or Business-Related Degree

Minimum Experience

• 3 years’ relevant work experience
• Proven financial accounting experience

Key Competencies

• SAP proficiency
• Computer Literacy
• Financial and Management Accounting
• Revenue cycle management

DELIVERABLES

• Monitor, review and provide feedback to the Financial Manager as it relates to the Group’s accounting practices, protocols and policies
• Drives the Finance Department’s adherence to established policies, SOPs and guidelines
• Prepares asset, liability and capital account journal entries by compiling and analysing account information.
• Maintain the hospital’s fixed asset register and supervise the performance of physical asset verifications then compile reconciliation
• Analyse and interpret management accounts, budgets and forecasts
• Compile and submit departmental cost centre reports and liaise with MANCO on budget and expenditure monitoring
• Perform General Ledger reconciliations
• Analyse and report on budget variances
• Ensure the accurate maintenance of general ledger accounts and prepare accurate balance sheet reconciliations
• Assists the assigned Financial Manager in the preparation of Annual audits by providing accurate information and other information for audits as required
• Assumes the accountability of the bridging point of contact from Hospital Finance and Head Office Finance
• Support the Hospital Manager by assessing financial impact or proposed services, improvements (or related financial costs to the facility) and monitor financial cost / benefit of services
• Review of GRIR accounts and ensure invoice capturing is always up to date.
• Review the unbilled report and ensure that revenue is accruing as it should