Accountant – Pharo Diagnostics and Clinical Services

Assosa, Ethiopia 

Overview

Pharo Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a mission-driven, non-profit organisation that designs, funds, and operates economic development programmes to achieve its vision of a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Over the next decade, our goal is to create maximum impact towards three critical missions:

1. Empowering the next generation: Our education mission is to ensure that all students have an opportunity to access a high-quality, affordable education, and become productive citizens of a rapidly-changing world.

2. Eliminating barriers to employment and productivity: Our productivity mission is to identify and eliminate health, financial, and structural barriers to employment and productivity for working people.

3. Solving water scarcity: Our water mission is to ensure that people and communities across Africa have access to a safe and affordable source of water.

Pharo Diagnostic Centre (PDC) started to provide advanced medical laboratory services in June 2022 in Assosa town of BGRS. Since its opening, it has provided laboratory services to more than 8000 patients and published more than 40,000 lab results.  As of August 2023, expanding its services, Pharo Foundation has started to provide clinical services integrated with the PDC under the auspices of Pharo Diagnostics and Clinical Services (PDCS)

We are a diverse, multicultural, and passionate organization, with over 500 employees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Somaliland. Our headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, and we have a liaison office in London, UK, which is home to our parent organisation, Pharo Management

Position Summary

The Accountant prepares and keeps track of written and electronic financial transactions, oversees the inflow and outflow of cash, and handles the sale of goods and services.

The Accountant's main duties include ascertaining the quantity of money on hand at the cash counter before starting work. She/he tallies the total amount of cash collected at the end of the day and report and maintain accounting records and documentation. Additionally, she/he supports the Pharo Diagnostic and Clinical Services (PDCS) by providing reliable financial information. Furthermore, she/he contributes towards sound financial management of the PDCS.

The Foundation is interested in hiring a competent and dedicated Accountant who is passionate about our work and finds fulfillment in making a real impact.

Job Title:  Accountant

Location:  Assosa, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State (BGRS)   

Contract type: Fixed Term                                                          

Reporting to:  Pharo Diagnostics and Clinical Services Manager         

Functional Relationships: Finance team (Programme Office and Country Office), Procurement and Logistics team, Storekeeper, Receptionists, and other health team members.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Accounting

• Receive cash, return the change to the customers, and handle all financial matters at Pharo Diagnostic and Clinical Services (PDCS).

• Ensure the PDCS revenue collected is with the appropriate voucher; deposits cash collections intact within 24 hours to the bank account; maintains the recording in LIS Q-Afya (Laboratory Information System) daily; performs the necessary reconciliations; and reports to the concerned officials.

• Balance and maintain logs of daily remittance claims by insurance companies and arranges all the credit supporting documents as per requirement and performs payment and credit settlement follow-up.

• Maintain the PDCS daily financial report, recording, reconciliations, and produce a review note.

• Participate in the PDCS stock take, reconcile physical count with Bin card and Q-Afya and produce PDCS margin reports.

• Prepare the PDCS petty cash payment request and petty cash payment voucher (PCPV) and affect the approved cash payment up to the petty cash limit.

• Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

   2. Administration

• Ensure the confidentiality of all patient information throughout PDCS.

• Adhere to safety standards and policies of the PDCS.

Job Requirement

Qualification Requirements

• BA Degree in Accounting and at least four years work experience in similar positions.

• Competent in relevant computer skills (MS Office Suite, emails, and databases).

Personal Attributes

• Strong and charismatic individual with solid pedigree and experience of working for and leading the HR function in significant organisations.

• Superb management skills: able to manage and motivate a wide variety of employees from diverse backgrounds in a professional and compelling manner.

• Problem solving and creative thinking skills: the ability to get results in unstructured environments, solid track record for growing businesses and implementing best practice policies and processes.

• Self-assured, internally motivated, and passionate individual with outstanding communication skills driven to succeed and make a difference.

• Must possess high levels of integrity, resilience, accountability, commitment, and determination.

• Data-driven and at the same time people oriented in decision-making. 

• Respect and understand the local culture and values and yet embrace and can work within international work ethics and standards.

How to Apply

Application Procedure: 

Review of applications will begin as soon as they are received, and only complete applications will be reviewed. In the event that an outstanding applicant is identified early on in the search process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline. For this reason, we encourage interested and suitably qualified candidates to apply at the earliest possible opportunity

Application Requirements: 

1. A detailed CV & Cover Letter, other credentials like degree, student copy, and work experience.  In your cover letter, please include what are the most important qualities for a successful Accountant to possess, and how do you demonstrate these qualities in your work? Also state where you heard about this position or saw it advertised (through our website, jobs board).

2. A one-page list of three references with current addresses, phone numbers, and email contacts. Click Here to apply