About This Role
This is a hands-on accounts payable position within one of Kenya’s most established diagnostic and laboratory services companies. You will be responsible for verifying expense reports, querying invoice items from both internal and external business units, tracking the company’s financial expenditures, and maintaining an accurate financial database.
You will work closely with supervisors to produce reports as and when required, meaning your ability to communicate financial information clearly and accurately is just as important as your technical accounting skills. Given the medical industry context, you will need to be comfortable with the volume and complexity of invoicing that comes with a large, multi-site healthcare operation.
This role suits a detail-driven accountant who has spent at least five years in an accounts support function and is ready to apply that experience within a leading diagnostics environment in Nairobi.
Key Responsibilities
- Verify expense reports and query invoice items from internal and external business units
- Track and monitor the company’s financial expenditures accurately and consistently
- Maintain an up-to-date and well-organised financial database
- Prepare and provide financial reports to supervisors as and when requested
- Process invoice postings and follow up on outstanding payables
- Conduct reconciliations with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Support financial reporting functions within the accounts payable department
- Liaise professionally with internal teams and external vendors on invoicing and payment queries
Required Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar accounts support role
- Hands-on proficiency in MS Excel for financial analysis and reporting
- Proven ability in invoice posting, follow-ups, and financial reporting
- High attention to detail and accuracy in invoicing and reconciliations
- Excellent communication skills with a client-oriented approach
- Experience in the medical or a similar industry is required
Skills and Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to financial data
- Accuracy and thoroughness in invoice processing and account reconciliations
- Ability to manage a high volume of transactions and meet reporting deadlines
- Clear written and verbal communication when engaging with internal teams and vendors
- Proficiency in MS Excel including formulas, pivot tables, and financial tracking tools
- Integrity and discretion in handling sensitive financial records
What Cerba Lancet Kenya Offers
- Full-time position within a leading pan-African diagnostics and laboratory services group
- Opportunity to work in a structured, professional finance environment
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Exposure to healthcare industry financial operations across a large, multi-site organisation
About Cerba Lancet Kenya
Cerba Lancet Kenya is part of the Cerba Lancet Africa network, one of the continent’s leading providers of diagnostic laboratory services. Operating across multiple locations in Kenya, the organisation delivers a wide range of pathology, radiology, and diagnostic testing services to patients, clinicians, and healthcare institutions.
With decades of presence in the Kenyan healthcare market, Cerba Lancet Kenya is known for its quality standards, accredited laboratories, and commitment to accurate, timely diagnostics. The organisation operates a large professional team across Nairobi and other counties, making it one of the more stable and reputable employers in Kenya’s private healthcare sector.
How to Apply
Send your updated CV and academic certificates via email to:
- Email: career@lancet.co.ke
- Subject Line: Payable Accountant
Assessments and background checks will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Application Deadline
27 April 2026 by 5.00pm
Documents Required
- Updated CV
- Academic certificates (degree and any relevant professional qualifications)
