Account Officer at Lily Hospitals Limited | Jobs in Nigeria

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Officer

Location: Warri, Delta
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for day to day cash, income and petty expenses administration.
• The role is also responsible for treatment and handling of vendor invoices for payments scheduling.
• Also, other roles as may be assigned by the Head of Accounts/ Financial Controller/ Chief Financial Officer.

Responsibilities

• Post customer payments by recording cash, cheque and credit/debit card transactions on the accounting software.
• Maintain adequate record of all such cash, cheque and credit/debit card transactions for future reference
• Manage an accurate and up to date hospital income record by sending and receiving bank cheques and documenting all relevant transactions.
• Ensure proper and adequate record of hand over of cash, cheque and pos print outs
• Prepare regular (weekly) cash flow report for management review when required.
• Maintain confidentiality of all patients’ and hospital’s financial information.
• Petty cash management and disbursement.
• Issuance of receipt to patients for payments of services rendered by the organization.
• Accurately credit client/patient accounts and debit the cash or cheque control account on the Accounting software.
• Maintain confidentiality of all corporate documents in the accounts/cash office.
• Record accounting transactions on the financial reporting software and carry out bank reconciliations.

Key Result Areas (KRA)
The key result areas of this role are:

• Managing financial transactions
• Tracking expenses
• Financial reports are accurate and timely
• Reconcile invoices and receipts

Requirements

• Minimum academic qualification of an HND / B.Sc in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or any related Degree.
• Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Working knowledge of accounting and financial concepts and practices.
• Full working Knowledge of the Microsoft office package is required especially with spreadsheet software (Excel).
• Excellent communication and people management skills.
• Exceptional oral, written and presentation skills are required for this role.