Finance Manager

Academic & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
  
• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration (MBA) or related field
  
• CPA (K), ACCA or equivalent professional qualification will be an added advantage.
  
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, tax regulations and financial governance.
  
• Certification in risk management, internal audit, corporate governance or financial analysis.
  
• Membership in recognised professional bodies (ICPAK, ACCA, CFA Institute etc.).
  

Work Experience & Skills

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in finance leadership roles.
  
• Proven experience leading budgeting, financial reporting, audits and financial controls in medium-to-large organisations.
  
• Strong experience in revenue cycle management, pricing strategy and financial modelling.
  
• Demonstrated ability to improve financial outcomes (EBITDA, PAT, revenue growth, cost optimisation).
  
• Strong analytical, commercial, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Expertise in implementing financial systems, ERPs and reporting dashboards.
  

• Budget and Reforecasting
  
• Lead the preparation and consolidation of the hospital’s annual operational and Capex budgets, working closely with departmental heads to ensure alignment with operational plans and strategic objectives.
  
• Support periodic reforecasts based on performance trends and changing business conditions.
  
• Monitor adherence to approved budgets and highlight significant deviations
  
• Work with the strategic units to drive roll outs of budgetary initiatives to ensure budgets are achieved.
  
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
  
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts and variance analysis.
  
• Monitor departmental financial performance and enforce accountability.
  
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of expense recognition by enforcing timely PO receipting and reviewing month-end accruals
  
• Evaluate and analyse capital expenditure proposals, ensuring alignment with hospital strategy and financial feasibility
  
• Monitor the performance of existing projects against financial models, including ROIC and payback period.
  
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and Group standards.
  
• Capital Planning, Reporting & Project Performance
  
• Prepare papers for capital projects and other financial approvals.
  
• Develop robust business cases including: ROI analysis, IRR and payback calculations, Sensitivity analysis and Risk assessment
  
• Track and report post-investment performance against approved projections.
  
• Maintain capital expenditure register and performance dashboards.
  
• Monitor internally raised capital deployment to ensure governance and return realization.
  
• Revenue Cycle Management (Receivables Leadership)
  
• Monitor claims submission, reconciliation, rejection analysis and collections.
  
• Drive reduction of Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
  
• Ensure pre-authorizations and benefit validations compliance.
  
• Implement revenue assurance controls to prevent income leakage.
  
• Review adjustments, cancellations, and discounts to ensure they are properly authorized and captured.
  
• Payables Management
  
• Ensure supplier payment discipline aligned to cashflow.
  
• Monitor creditor ageing.
  
• Maintain healthy supplier relationships while protecting liquidity.