Accountant at EHA Clinics – Abuja & Kano Full Time

Job Title: Accountant

Locations: Abuja & Kano

Summary of Job

• The Accountant is responsible for all aspects of financial transactions of the clinic’s projects and day-to-day activities, ensuring compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures as well as the parent organization’s regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this role successfully, the Accountant will perform the following responsibilities in relation to all clinics which will include but are not limited to:

Core Tasks:

• Gathering and validating supporting documents for payments
• Assist in preparing month-end schedules
• Prepare bank reconciliations for all bank accounts including Flutterwave collections
• Gathering and validating supporting documents for payments
• Transaction postings/book-keeping (payments, receipts, expenses, accruals, etc.)
• Management of Petty cash and Cash advance retirement
• Support in tracking revenue and record/reconcile in correct categories
• Tracking organization expenses
• Processing refunds
• Prepare monthly standard accounting submissions to the Management, for review by the Financial Controller, including general ledger files, account reconciliations, as well as other financial information in a timely and accurate manner
• Enter all relevant data into accounting software

Qualifications & Training

• Bachelor’s Degree / B.COM or equivalent in accounting or finance is required
• Advanced knowledge of Accounting ERP packages
• A minimum of five years of progressive financial management experience is required
• Professional qualification in accountancy such as CFP, ANAN, ACCA, ICAN is an added advantage
• A minimum of three years of experience from a healthcare organization is preferred
• Demonstrated experience and skills with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting preparation and presentation, and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports
• Strong accounting skills and experience, including the management of general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables, and balance sheet
• Advanced computer skills in Google Suite programs, particularly Google Sheet
• Prior staff supervisory experience and strong organizational skills are desired
• Excellent oral and written English skills
• Previous knowledge of Odoo will be an advantage.

Work Experience:

• Experience in the healthcare industry or pharmaceutical distribution industry will be a strong advantage.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Finance & Accounting or related field.
• Advance accounting (preferred)
• A minimum of 5+ years progressive experience in Finance.
• Adheres to laws and confidentiality guidelines.
• Strong accounting skills and experience, including the management of general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables, and balance sheet
• Proficiency in Google Suite especially Google Sheet, with a working knowledge of Odoo
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to be polite and compassionate without lacking confidence.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Leadership and teamwork
• Time management and organization.

Salary

• Competitive salary scale based on surveys from top private hospitals in Nigeria.
• Salary is negotiable but performance-based.

Other Benefits:
The following benefits are available with this offer of employment:

• Health Insurance: EHA Clinics will cover medical expenses for yourself, your spouse, and up to two dependents. Further details are contained in the Nigeria Addendum to the EHA Clinics Employee Handbook.
• Group Life Assurance: EHA Clinics provides life insurance for you as our employee. This insurance is payable in the event of your death. The effective date of coverage will be upon successful completion of your probationary period.
• Group & Personal Accident: EHA Clinics provides Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (ADD) for you as our employee. AD&D covers death by accidental means (rather than natural causes) and dismemberment. The effective date of coverage is your hire date.
• Pension: EHA Clinics supports employee retirement preparation and investment by paying a 10% pension contribution on top of the statutory pension contribution of 8% that is already factored into your salary.
• Annual Leave: You are entitled to 21 days paid annual leave accrued at 1.75 days/month. Employees may begin scheduling leave with their direct supervisor upon successful completion of their probationary period.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.