Accountant, Pension-Provident and Payroll at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Purpose:

To support accurate and timely payroll and retirement benefits administration through processing pension and provident fund contributions, statutory payments, final settlements, payroll reports and payments to locum doctors and independent contractors, while ensuring compliance and effective coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
Pension and Provident Fund administration

• Ensure complete and accurate deduction of pension and provident fund and that all new employees are enrolled in the scheme on time.
• Ensure timely remittance of pension and provident and other statutory
• Facilitate and coordinate payment of the leavers and facilitate transfer in from other schemes
• Ensure compliance of the scheme with RBA and other regulators
• Providing secretariat services to the Board of Trustees in management of staff superannuation schemes
• Coordinate transactions between schemes and stakeholders (members, sponsors, administrators etc)

Audit and Compliance:

• Coordinate timely audit for the statutory accounts by assisting in drafting and reviewing audited accounts

Payroll processing, reporting and cost allocation:

• Timely payroll processing of Locum doctors and independent contractors, both main hospital and outreach doctors.
• Filling statutory payments with the authorities (NSSF, SHIF, HELB) and ensure timely submission
• Processing final and full settlements and ensure all recoverable amounts have been paid
• Ensure payroll costs are properly allocated to budget centers during end month closing and generate monthly payroll reports for Managers to review.

 
Qualifications and skills Requirements:

• CPA (K) or bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance. Added advantage if possessing both.
• Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures as well as MS Office applications and accounting systems
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a related field
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Adherence to confidentiality and ethical standards.
• Proactive attitude towards process improvement.
• Honest and a person of high integrity