Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers 

Description

• We are recruiting experienced professionals who are passionate about excellence, technology, quality, customer experience and building efficient healthcare systems from the ground up.
• The Finance Manager will establish and manage the financial management, accounting, reporting, budgeting, internal control and statutory compliance systems of the diagnostic centre from inception.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Build the organisation's bookkeeping and accounting system from scratch.
• Establish appropriate chart of accounts, accounting procedures, approval limits and financial controls.
• Manage daily accounting transactions, receivables, payables and bank reconciliations.
• Develop and maintain accurate financial records for all revenue and expenditure.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and annual financial reports, including:
• Income Statement/Statement of Profit or Loss
• Statement of Financial Position/Balance Sheet
• Cash Flow Statement
• Relevant management schedules and financial analyses.
• Develop annual budgets, departmental budgets, cash-flow forecasts and financial projections.
• Monitor actual performance against budget and investigate significant variances.
• Establish effective revenue-control systems covering POS, transfers, HMO receivables, corporate accounts and other income streams.
• Establish controls for laboratory billing, discounts, refunds, credit sales and receivables.
• Monitor HMO and corporate-client receivables and support timely collection.
• Develop and maintain strong internal controls to minimise fraud, revenue leakage, errors and unauthorised expenditure.
• Work with the Inventory Officer to establish controls over laboratory reagents, consumables, medical supplies and other inventory.
• Reconcile inventory records with accounting records and investigate variances.
• Participate in procurement controls, vendor evaluation and payment processes.
• Review expenditure requests, purchase orders, invoices and supporting documentation before payment.
• Manage payroll accounting and coordinate with HR on salary processing and statutory deductions.
• Prepare information and documentation required for statutory tax, regulatory and audit obligations.
• Coordinate applicable PAYE obligations with the relevant Rivers State tax authority, VAT and withholding-tax compliance, Companies Income Tax obligations with NRS, pension remittances and other applicable statutory obligations.
• Maintain records required for ITF, NSITF/Employees' Compensation, NHF where applicable, CAC annual compliance and other applicable regulatory obligations.
• Coordinate annual audit processes and provide auditors with complete and accurate financial records.
• Develop financial policies and procedures appropriate for a growing diagnostic centre.
• Provide management with financial information required for pricing, expansion, investment and strategic decision-making.
• Monitor financial risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure segregation of duties and appropriate financial authorisation controls.
• Ensure all financial records are properly backed up and securely maintained.

Qualification

• Chartered Accountant with relevant professional qualification such as ACA/ANAN/ACCA or equivalent recognised professional qualification.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• 5 years' relevant post-qualification/cognate experience, preferably in healthcare, hospital, medical laboratory or a similar regulated organisation.
• Demonstrable experience establishing bookkeeping and accounting systems.
• Experience preparing monthly and annual financial statements.
• Experience in budgeting, cash-flow forecasting and financial analysis.
• Experience in inventory accounting and internal controls.
• Experience managing statutory filings and external audits.
• Experience in a start-up or organisation where financial systems had to be built from the ground up is highly desirable.

Skills Set:

• Strong financial accounting and management accounting skills.
• Excellent knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Strong budgeting and financial forecasting skills.
• Excellent knowledge of financial reporting.
• Strong cash-flow management.
• Strong internal control and fraud-prevention skills.
• Knowledge of healthcare revenue-cycle management is an advantage.
• Knowledge of HMO and corporate-client billing and reconciliation is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of Nigerian tax and statutory compliance requirements.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Proficiency in accounting software such as Sage, QuickBooks, Odoo, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP/accounting systems.
• Ability to establish an accounting system from scratch.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• High attention to detail and financial accuracy.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work with management, HR, procurement, laboratory and administrative teams.
• High integrity and strict confidentiality.

Benefits

• Monthly Salary: N500,000 / Month
• HMO + Pension.

Application Closing Date

9th September, 2026.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send a cover letter in the body of the email, clearly stating their full name and WhatsApp number, and attach their CV as a PDF document to: cuanurecruitment@gmail.com using "Finance Manager PH" as the subject of the mail.