Job role
Support the smooth running of hospital activities by ensuring all procured hospital supplies are paid for in timely manner.
Key responsibilities:
- Payment of suppliers and creditors: Â Managing supplier credit terms and ensuring payment is done within the agreed credit period by preparation of supplier reconciliations and making payments.
- Updating the Purchase Ledger journal: Â Liaise with the posting accountant to make sure all invoices are correctly posted.
- Resolving supplier issues: Â liaising with suppliers and dealing with any matters arising; liaise with Materials Management Division to ensure that all invoices are received in finance department on time.
- Reconciliation and adjustment of VAT on suppliers’ accounts:  Liaising with VAT accounts clerk on vat application and status of the VAT certificates; follow up with suppliers for credit notes to adjust our records; ensure VAT certificates are received and necessary adjustments made in our ledgers.
- Audit preparation: Preparation of Audit Schedules for the audit file; ensuring proper reconciliation and support for the entries in the audit schedules; Making necessary adjustments in the Ledgers.
- Accruals and prepayments: Â Preparation of monthly accruals; posting of monthly accruals; preparation and posting of the prepaid expenses and preparation of reports as per the set timelines.
- Stock management: Â supervision of quarterly stock takes.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications and skills requirements:
- Professional training ACCA / CPA (K)
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a busy Accounting Department
- Good organizational and communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under minimum supervision and deliver on time
- Proficiency in MS Office applications
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent Excel and spreadsheet skills
- Person of high integrity with a positive attitude towards work.
- A team player with good organizational and communication skills
- Attention to details and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to set priorities and work effectively with minimum supervision.
- Able to work flexible/long hours as and when required.
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