Position:
Finance and Administration Manager

Introduction:
A vacancy exists for a Financial and Administration Manager at Client’s Hospital based in East London, reporting to the Hospital Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the financial results of the multiple entities in line with accounting standards and within corporate governance protocols in support of CLIENT’s Healthcare objectives and strategy.

Critical Outputs:
Effective people management
• Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of Client’s values, operating model and strategy.
• Actively sponsor Client initiatives and projects as it relates to hospital.
• Actively participate in hospital MANCO meetings, regional Shaka, RSRT meetings and forums
• Actively lead and manage F&A and HOD feedback meetings and ensure participation from all parties to achieve strategic objectives
• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to CLIENT’s people policies and practices.
Accurate financial reporting & analysis
• Responsibility for managing general ledger close and people and processes to adhere to reporting deadlines
• 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
• Support to Hospital, Nursing and Pharmacy Manager with regard to financial analysis and reporting including but not limited to employee costs and stock control
Effective budgeting
• Participate in hospital strategic planning to identify capex projects, developing financial models for proposed plans with local management and enabling functions and assist hospital manager in developing a motivations for capex projects
• 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 the requirements of the operating budget, ensure sign off by management and communicate approved budget to all units
Effective management of internal controls
• Prepare annual review checklists and manage the internal control environment within the hospital
• Administration of minority companies i.e. preparation of board meetings, checking board packs, liaising with company secretariat etc.
Effective patient services management
• Ensure all credit management targets are met (i.e. internal and external debtors days etc)
• Manage and minimize risk and achieve CLIENT targets regarding rejections, bad debts, case management write offs and reimbursement codes
• Oversee pre-admission trends with relevant manager and manage appropriately
• Identify problems and take remedial actions with relevant stakeholders
Effective governance and risk management
• Manage compliance to the executive constraints per corporate governance, report deviations and take action where necessary
• Effective quality management and customer relations
• Achieve and improve quality metrics, continuously monitor and measure processes to maintain and approve same and actively lead and promote CLIENT quality drive Manage data integrity and compliance to CLIENT protocols
• Develop and maintain relationships with various internal and external stakeholders, conduct feedback surveys in order to monitor relationships and service levels, identify trends and implement remedial actions

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Completed Articles
• 5 years relevant experience, preferably commercial management in a corporate services environment
• Ability to learn industry specifics i.e. related healthcare terminology.
• Computer proficiency
• A CA(SA) or CIMA qualification will be an added advantage

Competencies:
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Action orientation
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Influencing
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Leading by example
• Motivating and developing people
• Ethical behaviour
• Excellence orientation