Financial Officer needed at Mediclinic

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Collection, reconciliation and deposit preparation of patient administration monies received.
• Administration of petty cash
• Administration of sure cheque book
• Request tax invoices for sundry customers and ensure payment is received  
• Managing hospital account relationships with suppliers
• Financial administration of sundry invoices for contracts and other classified sundry expenses
• Provisionally assist with performing the shopping cart function for capital procurement or all units
• Perform the receiving function for capital procurement  
• Perform the buying function for operational procurement  
• Perform the receiving function for operational procurement
• Disposal, transfers and scrapping of assets
• Asset (equipment) verification
• 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

• Asset management
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Patient admin programmes on the AS400 system
• SAP Accounting Software
• Financial management (financial statement interpretation; budgeting and financial planning; Return on Investment; etc.)
• Stock control
• General financial administration (e.g. Invoices, processing petty cash and manual cheque payments etc.)
• VAT invoice regulations
• Statistical information generation and analysis

Closing date: 26/11/2025