Senior Accountant

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  
  
• CPA (K), ACCA, or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
  
  
• Minimum 5–7 years’ accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a healthcare or hospital environment.
  
  
• Proven experience in revenue cycle management, insurance claims, and hospital billing systems.
  
  
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks) and financial software.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP standards and healthcare-specific tax regulations.
  
  

• Excellent leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  

a) Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
  

• Maintain the general ledger and oversee timely month-end and year-end closing processes.
  

• Reconcile bank accounts, revenue accounts, and balance sheet items.
  

• Provide management accounts and operational financial insights to hospital leadership.
  

b) Revenue Cycle & Billing Management

• Oversee patient billing, insurance claims, and corporate client invoicing.
  

• Ensure timely and accurate revenue recognition from consultations, diagnostics, procedures, and pharmacy services.
  

• Monitor revenue discrepancies and coordinate their resolution.
  

c) Receivables & Payables Management

• Monitor insurance, corporate, and patient receivables.
  

• Oversee accounts payable for suppliers, service providers, and vendors.
  

d) Payroll Management

• Process hospital payroll accurately and on schedule.
  

• Ensure timely remittance of statutory deductions including PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, and other mandated contributions.
  

• Prepare payroll-related statutory returns and maintain compliance records.
  

e) Internal Controls & Budgeting

• Maintain strong financial controls over patient billing, cash collections, and pharmacy inventory.
  

• Support the preparation of departmental budgets and provide variance analysis of expenditures.
  

• Supervise, train, and guide the finance, billing, and payroll staff.