Cost Accountant at Nairobi Women’s Hospital

REF/CA/04/17

Reporting to the Chief Accountant, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:

• Target costing projects, prepare margin analysis and trace costs back to the activities.
• Provide cost effective data accumulation system to guide in decision making.
• Develop cost accounting framework that facilitates reporting of contribution margins for every business unit within the Hospital and ultimately cost of individual patient care.
• Provide reports on break even points by products and business units.
• Minimize variances between actual and standard costs and give report on possible causes of variances which occur.
• Support budgeting and cost forecasting periodically.
• Identify and propose cost effective solutions to management
• Create and review controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems.
• Analyze capital budgeting requests and advise accordingly.
• Advice on product profitability, pricing structures and evaluation and monitoring supports required.
• Generate reports for management, internal and external audits.
• Participate in the month-end and year-end closing of the General ledger as well as the internal and external audits.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• B.Com or Business degree in Accounting/Finance or related field.
• CPA (K).
• 5 years’ experience in Accounting and specifically cost accounting.
• Prior healthcare experience in managing cost accounting systems will be preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to generate detailed reports that propose cost-effective solutions for the hospital.
• Detail oriented.
• Good analytical skills