Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant – Life East London Private Hospital

A vacancy exists for a Financial Accountant at Life East London Private Hospital , reporting to Pascale Wiehahn, Finance and Admin Manager, Life St Dominic’s Hospital Complex . The successful candidate will be responsible for performance and management of accounting processes to achieve compliance, standardisation and efficiency in the function.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full accounting, Capital Expenditure process and month end function for several business units
• Prepare reports and analyses, including monthly management reports, cash-flows and schedules, analyses of expense variances, revenue and cost trends
• Prepare variance to budget as compared to prior year analysis, report on hospital performance, identify problem areas and take remedial action with staff and Enabling functions as required
• Prepare and review general ledger journals
• Address, as part of a team, development of new processes and procedures to increase efficiencies
• Liaise with internal and external auditors, line managers, service providers, suppliers and other regulatory bodies
• Develop operating budget, ensure final budget presented matches approved parameters, ensure sign off of budget by management and communicate approved budget to all units
• Ensure final working capital budget presented reflects requirements of operating budget, ensure sign off by management and communicate approved budget to all units
• Promote best operating and accounting practices and assist in reviewing and establishing adequate internal controls
• Manage processes to adhere to reporting deadlines
• Manage targets regarding rejections, bad debts, case management write-offs and reimbursement codes
• Manage compliance with executive constraints per corporate governance, report deviations and act where necessary
• Prepare annual review checklists and manage internal control environment within the hospital

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Closing date Friday, October 24, 2025

Internal applicants – Before making an application you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.

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