Job Description
Principal responsibilities:
- Keeping record of daily financial transactions
- Banking cash and cheque sales.
- Preparing weekly statements and book/bank balances.
- Preparing monthly financial statements.
- Preparing monthly bank reconciliation statements
- Liaising with bankers and auditors
- Preparing annual report and accounts
- Preparing monthly payroll
- Ensuring payroll taxes are paid on time
- Ensuring that Companies’ Income Taxes and VAT are paid on time
- Preparing quarterly cash flow forecasts
- Preparing monthly management reports
- Capturing new assets and cost of repairs and maintenance of old assets
- Managing relationships with the company’s suppliers in the interest of the organization.
- Liaise effectively with the external auditors to ensure that an efficient and effective audit process is carried out.
- Developing and maintaining financial models to support decision making of the clinic and ensuring that the clinic complies with all taxation laws.
- Developing and maintaining financial models to support long-range planning needs of the clinic and address issues that affect shareholders’ value.
- Monitor internal key performance indicators
- Other responsibilities as directed by the Medical Director.
Qualification
- A degree in accounting, business experience, as well as knowledge of book keeping and generally accepted accounting principles and procedures. Working knowledge of the current accounting software.
Years of experience
- At least 3 years post qualification experience. Experience in the healthcare industry will be an advantage.
Key competencies and essential attributes
- Knowledge of Financial data analysis and Tax Management
- Sound ethics and integrity
- Ability to set objectives that would facilitate the achievement of the clinic’s goals.
- Excellent I.T skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Relationship management skills
- Leadership skills and goal oriented
- Proactive decision-maker and self-starter