Finance Officer

Location: Nyahururu

Reporting to: Director Operations

Pearl Hospital is seeking a practical, accurate and dependable Finance Officer to manage day-to-day accounting activities and support effective financial controls. This position requires someone who can execute consistently, meet deadlines and maintain complete financial records.

Key responsibilities

• Record and review daily financial transactions.
• Perform bank, cash, supplier, debtor and general-ledger reconciliations.
• Reconcile hospital-system revenue, insurance claims and payments received.
• Monitor receivables and follow up outstanding insurer and corporate accounts.
• Process supplier invoices and prepare payment schedules.
• Support payroll preparation and reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly financial reports and month-end schedules.
• File VAT, PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy and other statutory returns.
• Maintain accurate fixed-asset, inventory and financial records.
• Prepare documentation and schedules for internal and external audits.
• Support departmental budgeting and expenditure monitoring.
• Identify transaction errors, revenue leakage and control weaknesses.
• Ensure compliance with hospital financial policies and approval procedures.

Mandatory requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a closely related field.
• CPA Part III, CPA Advanced Level or higher.
• Three to five years of hands-on accounting experience.
• Demonstrated experience in reconciliations, receivables, payables, payroll, taxation and financial reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
• Practical knowledge of KRA iTax, eTIMS and statutory compliance.
• High level of accuracy, integrity, organisation and accountability.
• Ability to work independently and meet strict reporting deadlines.

Added advantage

• Experience working in a hospital or other healthcare organisation.
• Experience with hospital billing, insurance claims and revenue-cycle reconciliation.
• Familiarity with hospital management or ERP systems.