Financial Officer

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia), and the United Arab Emirates. The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders, and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To assist in financial control and financial administration and support the financial management processes in the hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

1. Collection, reconciliation, and deposit preparation of patient administration monies received.
2. Administration of petty cash.
3. Administration of sure cheque book.
4. Request tax invoices for sundry customers and ensure payment is received.
5. Managing hospital account relationships with suppliers.
6. Financial administration of sundry invoices for contracts and other classified sundry expenses.
7. Provisionally assist with performing the shopping cart function for capital procurement or all units.
8. Perform the receiving function for capital procurement.
9. Perform the buying function for operational procurement.
10. Perform the receiving function for operational procurement.
11. Disposal, transfers and scrapping of assets.
12. Asset (equipment) verification.
13. SAP Financial Super User.

Required Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Grade 12

DESIRED EDUCATION: Certificate or Diploma in Management Accounting / Accounting or relevant Financial / Business Certificate or Diploma, SAP Accounting Software.

Required Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 2-3 years' work experience in a financial environment or as a financial clerk / bookkeeper.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Previous experience as a financial officer; experience in a healthcare environment.

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

1. Asset management.
2. Computer literate (Microsoft Office).
3. Patient admin programmes on the AS system.
4. SAP Accounting Software.
5. Financial management (financial statement interpretation; budgeting and financial planning; Return on Investment; etc.).
6. Invoices, processing petty cash and manual cheque payments etc.
7. VAT invoice regulations.
8. Statistical information generation and analysis.