The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu (AKHK) is an institution of the Aga Khan Health Service, Kenya, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. The hospital is part of a network of health facilities across East Africa, is ISO 9001:2015 certified, holds ISO 15189:2022 accreditation for laboratory services and Safe Care level 5 accreditation, and is at an advanced stage of attaining Joint Commission International accreditation. The hospital seeks an Accountant - Inventory.
Overall responsibility: manage and maintain accurate records of the hospital's inventory, including medical supplies (held for sale and consumables), Property Plant and Equipment and other materials, maintaining an effective and accurate inventory subsidiary ledger, general ledger and PPE register in strict adherence to IFRS, and safeguarding the assets of the hospital and its cluster.
Key responsibilities:
- Reconcile the Fixed Asset Register to the General Ledger, breaking down major asset categories into cost, depreciation and net book value.
- Post all invoices in the ERP system, ensuring accurate capture of description, class, cost and depreciation rate for capex items, and review invoices against documentation.
- Plan and schedule inventory checks, counts, asset verification and tagging exercises; circulate quarterly count timetables and follow up on variance explanations and corrective action.
- Review inventory adjustment requests and ensure proper approvals per policy.
- Ensure fixed asset additions are tagged before capitalization in the ERP.
- Review inventory disposals monthly, ensuring they are analyzed and accounted for per IFRS, and maintain the asset disposal register.
- Compute and run monthly depreciation per asset group with correct accounting entries.
- Ensure subsidiary ledger to GL reconciliation of fixed assets and stock control balances before each monthly close.
- Monitor stock in transit and follow up on timely clearance.
- Participate in internal and annual statutory audits.
- Safeguard inventory assets across all clusters with controls and procedures to prevent loss.
- Analyze monthly inventory reports and provide insights to management to optimize stock levels and reduce holding costs.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, commerce, business administration or a related discipline.
- CPA II.
- 4 years in general accounting in a busy accounting department.
- Good command of accounting principles.
Salary: salary and package to attract the best candidate.
Closing date: 2026-10-23
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) careers portal using the application link.
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