Nairobi Women’s Hospital Careers in Kenya for Internal Audit Manager, Branch Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Laboratory Technologist and Research Assistants

Nairobi Women’s Hospital is trusted with the healthcare of Women in Africa, and with passion, we deliver healthcare.

We are recruiting for the following high calibre individuals to join our team of healthcare professionals.

Internal Audit Manager (Corporate)

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

• Ensuring planning and organization of the audit function including preparation and adherence to the audit plan in line with the business objectives and needs.
• Ensuring management compliance with board resolutions and set policies, legal requirements existing internal controls in the organization and continuously recommend improvements.
• Ensuring prompt and full investigation of alleged financial irregularities, fraud and corruption and ensure appropriate liaison with law enforcement authorities.
• Ensuring preparation and effective resolution and implementation of audits reports and investigations undertaken including presenting the findings to the Finance and Audit Committee
• Developing professional standards, codes of practice and departmental policies and ensure these are adhered to in the function.
• Providing quality assessment of financial reporting and quality standards within the organization.
• Ensuring development and continuous review of the business risk assessment in line with the strategic plan as well as ensuring the risks are mitigated.
• Developing, training, motivating and evaluating departmental staff to achieve highest levels of performance
• Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management
• Determining & coordinating departmental reporting and communication requirements
• Ensuring Superior Customer Experience to both internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

• At least 6 years relevant experience
• University Degree(Accounting/Finance) or equivalent
• CPA(K) /ACCA
• Membership of a professional body
• Proficiency in ERP and IS audits

Branch Accountant (Adams)

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

• Implementing and co-coordinating the execution of the finance strategy at the unit level
• Ensuring recording of financial transactions in the unit in the ERP.
• Authorizing and post unit journal transactions
• Managing the preparation and implementation and control of the unit Budget.
• Planning and approval of unit payments
• Preparing unit financial and management reports
• Continuously monitor and review information management system and internal control system and recommend changes as required
• Ensuring the fixed asset register is maintained and stock take exercise at the unit are conducted
• Developing, training, motivating and evaluating section staff to achieve highest levels of performance
• Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management
• Determining & coordinating section reporting and communication requirements
• Managing accounting functions including budgeting, financial analysis and statutory deductions, capital assets and property management.
• Banking agent to all project accounts and handling all bank correspondence
• Preparing financial reports for multiple donors as per requirements

Qualifications and Skills

• At least 3 years relevant work experience
• B.Com Finance/Accounting or any other related discipline
• CPA (K) /ACCA

Assistant Accountant (2 Positions ORU / Med School and Hurlingham)

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

• Managing reconciliation of the ledgers.
• Managing unit cash collection and banking transactions
• Developing, training, motivating and evaluating section staff to achieve highest levels of performance
• Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management
• Determining & coordinating section reporting and communication requirements
• Ensuring initiation of financial transactions in the ERP
• Ensuring the maintenance and reconciliation of all ledgers.
• Leading in the preparation of journals in the ERP
• Planning for the preparation and disbursement of creditors, doctors, petty cash, amenities, and statutory payments
• Lead and managing the collection and banking of cash and cheques from cashiers
• Leading in stock taking exercise
• Leading and managing the reconciliation of clients accounts and statements on a monthly basis
• Leading and managing of debt collection as per targets and allocation of receipts from debtors
• Ensuring proper inpatient/outpatient un-finalized invoices in the ERP and rectify any anomalies
• Leading in the planning of cashiers, accounts assistant and ward clerks to ensure all services are billed
• Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

• At least 3 years work experience
• CPA III or equivalent
• Working knowledge of ERP

Laboratory Technologist (Adams)

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

• Ensuring all Laboratory equipments are in good condition before starting the day’s work
• Ensuring availability and optimum utilization of reagents for cost effectiveness
• Producing timely and accurate in line SOPs
• Billing all procedures to capture revenue
• Documenting all processes and results to ensure availability of supportive information
• Implementing all set stock control procedures to ensure accountability
• Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

• At least 2 years experience
• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from a board recognized institution
• Registration with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technologist and Technicians Board
• HND is an added advantage

Research Assistants (7)

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

Objective: To administer questionnaires to locals of an area targeted for expansion.

Duties and responsibilities: To gather crucial data by administering questionnaires in targeted areas for expansion.

Qualifications and Skills

• Posses a university degree or is currently pursing one
• Prior experience in carrying out market surveys
• Knowledge in SPPS
• Availability to travel out of town.

Interested applicants are invited to send their applications detailing current and expected salary and CV with contact details of three referees ONLY to the

General Manager Human Resource
P.O. Box 10552-00100
Nairobi,

clearly marking the application with position applied for.

Applications can also be emailed to vacancies@nwch.co.ke with position applied for as the subject line by 13th March 2012.

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