Senior Accountant

Maisha Meds is hiring! We’re looking for a Senior Accountant with technical skills in accounting to manage financial reporting, ensuring compliance with Nigerian financial regulations, overseeing accounting operations, and supporting strategic financial planning. The role requires strong technical accounting skills, leadership ability, and deep knowledge of Nigerian tax laws and financial reporting standards.

About Maisha Meds

Maisha Meds is an organization dedicated to improving health care in Africa through best-in-class technology.

Founded in 2017, Maisha Meds has created the largest digital network of private pharmacies and clinics across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, and Zambia through our mobile software.

Our platform not only helps these providers improve business by making sales, managing inventory, and tracking patients.

It also reimburses them for providing high-quality care for malaria, family planning, and HIV prevention at discounted costs.

Maisha Meds logs millions of patient visits every year and has provided hundreds of thousands of reimbursements to date. We harness data from our network of pharmacies and clinics to reveal health and market trends, which allows us to design better solutions that work for the people we serve.

We have worked with leading academic institutions such as UC Berkeley, Emory University, and KEMRI to evaluate the effectiveness of our programs. Research shows that our system is able to significantly increase the uptake of long-acting contraceptives and appropriate malaria case management.

Our work is funded by a range of partners including scale-up funding from USAID Development Innovation Ventures and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

This will help Maisha Meds greatly expand its mobile software to 7,500 total pharmacies and clinics by late 2026, delivering subsidized care to nearly a million new patients in the process.

About the role

The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate and timely financial records, ensuring the integrity of the organization’s accounting processes and financial reporting.

The role manages key accounting activities including general ledger management, account reconciliations, month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, budgeting support, and compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax requirements, and internal policies.

The role also provides financial analysis and insights to support business decision-making, identifies and resolves accounting discrepancies, and strengthens financial controls and processes.

They will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, and contribute to audits and other finance-related projects to ensure effective financial management and operational efficiency.

This role is based in Lagos, Nigeria with possible travel to Kenya. You will report to the Finance Manager.

The start date is
2nd November 2026, and compensation is commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Accounting

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, and annual financial statements in line with IFRS.
• Ensure accurate general ledger maintenance and timely month-end and year-end closing.
• Reconcile bank statements, balance sheet accounts, and intercompany transactions.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance.
  
  

Taxation & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Nigerian tax regulations including FIRS, State IRS, VAT, WHT, CIT remittances.
• Prepare and file statutory returns and liaise with tax authorities and external auditors.
• Monitor changes in Nigerian tax laws and advise management accordingly.
  
  

Budgeting & Financial Analysis

• Assist in preparing annual budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Analyze financial performance and provide insights to support business decisions.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and improve financial controls.
  
  

Audit & Internal Controls

• Coordinate audits and ensure timely resolution of audit queries.
• Support in implementing and maintaining strong internal control systems to safeguard company assets.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.

Treasury tasks

• Process payments for Nigerian entities and any other as requested.
  

Ad hoc Tasks:

• Provide administrative support in Nigeria
• Any other duty assigned to them.

Qualifications

1. Academic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
2. Professional qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, or ANAN is required
3. Experience: Desired experience

• 3 years of experience in an accounting role, preferably in a multinational or regional environment.
• Experience working with African markets (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria) is an added advantage.
• Experience with accounting software and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.

1. Strong knowledge of IFRS, Nigerian tax laws, and statutory reporting.
2. Skills:

• Strong understanding of financial analysis.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across different time zones and cultures.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and compliance
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with integrity.

1. Mindsets:
   1. A team player who loves working collaboratively
   2. A sense of optimism, flexibility, and adaptability to any situation
   3. An ability to thrive in ambiguous situations due to your resilience and tenacity
   4. A growth mindset and a deep enthusiasm for learning, feedback, and continuous improvement
   5. A blend of passion, humility, patience, and a good sense of humor
   6. A tendency to roll up your sleeves in order to move projects forward

Why You Should Join Us

• On a roll: We are doubling year-over-year with new funding partnerships that are boosting expansion in multiple countries
• Great team: We are founded, managed, and backed by successful veterans of Stanford School of Medicine, Google, mPharma, and I&M bank. We have technologists, doctors, and economists working side by side to solve difficult problems.
• Great funders: We’re supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID Development Innovation Ventures, CIFF, WHO FIND, and Pfizer to pay for healthcare on behalf of patients, with others to be announced soon.
• Huge market: We are disrupting a massive, growing $50+ billion market for healthcare payments for low-income patients, with a focus on paying for health outcomes to ensure patients get the best quality care.
• Great customers: We create financial incentives that ensure our health care providers deliver excellent care.
• Impact: We have cultivated a fun and exciting start-up culture that empowers its talented staff to make a huge impact.