Senior Accountant

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Treasury & Cash Management

Cashflow planning- Analyze weekly and monthly cash inflows and outflows to ensure sufficient liquidity for day-to-day operational needs.

Cash Management- Implement the cash management policy including ensuring daily banking of cash, verification of cash through cash counts, ensure timely posting of relevant receipts and expenses.

Ensure bank reconciliations are conducted accurately and in a timely manner, all outstanding issues are addressed with relevant parties.

Ensure cash advances are reconciled and all outstanding balances communicated to the finance director promptly.

Negotiate favorable foreign exchange rates with bank as well as preparation of instructions to transfer cash from holding accounts to operational accounts

Financial Reporting & Month End Closure

Ensure all financial data is accurately captured on the hospitals financial system including all revenues and expenses and reconciliation is done.

Review financial transactions to identify errors and mis postings, guide accounting finance staff on correction and approve journal vouchers where necessary.

Review monthly schedules prepared by accounting staff to support liabilities and assets financial activity, verify for correctness, accuracy and present to the finance director for approval

Budgeting Monitoring

Prepare and monitor the finance department budget.

Assist Heads of departments prepare and track their departmental budgets as and when required

Ensure correctness of posting as per project budgets, hospital annual budgets and as per recommended general ledger lines

Report instances of significant underspending or overspending to the finance director for planning and action

Industries:Hospital & Health Care

Function: Accounting and Finance