General Ledger, Asset & Cost Accountant at Nairobi Hospital

TNH/HHR/GACA /05/2026

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliations, schedules, journals, and variance analysis in line with established financial reporting standards and guidelines
• Prepare monthly financial statements and comprehensive audit-standard schedules and working paper files to support accurate financial reporting, audit readiness, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Receive, tag and record hospital fixed assets in the general ledger and the asset card for ease of asset tracking;
• Receive and verify hospital gases and fuel in liaison with maintenance department;
• Prepare fixed assets schedules and reconcile balances for use in preparation of financial statements;
• Provide information on the value of fixed assets to be disposed and update/reconcile the fixed asset register upon disposal;
• Depreciate the hospital’s fixed assets on a monthly basis in line with financial reporting standards;
• Confirm the physical location and existence of the hospital’s fixed assets to ensure fixed assets tally with existing records;
• Ensure outsourced staff undertake stock taking in the hospital’s pharmacies and prepare variance reports on monthly basis;
• Carry out random counts and verify expiries in the pharmacies, stores and other user departments and prepare related reports; review the acceptable inventory levels in the departments based on optimal consumption reorder levels in order to prevent overstocking;
• Respond to internal and external audit queries in line with requirements;
• Any other responsibilities assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or other business related fields from a recognized institution.
• Must be a qualified accountant with relevant professional qualifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) or ACCA.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Financial Accounting with 3 years at supervisory level.