We are looking for a Credit Controller for a National Company in the Medical Industry in Cape Town

Minimum Requirements:
Credit Control experience in the medical industry is highly advantageous
Minimum of 1 year experience as an Debtors/Billing/Credit Controller with medical accounts
Matric certificate or equivalent qualification
Must have solid understanding of accounting principles – preferably debtors or creditors experience
Must be PC literate – intermediate to advanced knowledge of Word and Excel
Must have sound experience in medical aid administration

Duties:
The management of outstanding and unpaid debt and the collection thereof for Medical Aid Claims and Private Patients
Collection of outstanding debt
Ensure that a monthly statement run is completed for all outstanding accounts, i.e. the debtor (patient) must receive a monthly update in respect of his/her outstanding balance irrespective of the medical aid liability
Ensure patients are accurately identified and traced for collection of debt
Ensure that all medical aid claims are submitted within the regulated time frame in respect of the Medical Schemes Act and that any rejections are promptly dealt with in the regulated time frame
Negotiate payment terms and methods with patients
Do not accept stalling and objections to payments of accounts from debtors
Hand over accounts to the Legal Department for collections timeously and in line with the company’s internal regulations in respect of such accounts
Ensure that payment arrangements and estate accounts are handed over to the Legal Collections Department for management timeously and in line with the company’s internal regulations in respect of such accounts
Accurately record the collection status and relevant collection notes for each account
Achieve the monthly debt collection target as set by management
Effectively manage the outstanding debt to prevent bad debt write offs, medical aid stale claims and prescription of debt
Debtor and Medical Aid Claim Liaison
Communicate with debtors and medical aid officials by telephone and/ or written correspondence to attempt to collect urgent payment of outstanding accounts
Provide thorough, efficient and accurate updates on medical aid payment processes to debtors

Salary is market related + medical aid and provident fund