Credit Controller – Accounts Department x1
Job Details
- Job Title: Credit Controller – Accounts Department
- Company: Mediclinic Hoogland
- Location: Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa
- Reference Number: 73946
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Workplace Type: On-site
- Number of Positions: 1
- Closing Date: 1 October 2026
- Recruiter: Tebello Sekhoto
- Department: Accounts
Job Description
Mediclinic Hoogland is seeking a Credit Controller to join its Accounts Department in Bethlehem. The successful candidate will be responsible for proactively managing financial risk and maximising the collection of outstanding debt.
The role involves managing and addressing financial risks, following up on outstanding accounts, ensuring effective debt collection and making efficient use of available resources. The successful candidate should have knowledge of credit control, debt collection, financial administration and relevant legislation.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Risk Management
- Manage and address financial risks.
- Monitor outstanding accounts and take appropriate action.
- Apply relevant credit control procedures and policies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable debt collection legislation and requirements.
Debt Collection
- Collect outstanding debt within the required benchmarks.
- Follow up on outstanding accounts across relevant financial classes.
- Manage debt collection processes effectively.
- Assist with bad debt and unclaimed overpayment processes.
- Apply appropriate debt collection policies and procedures.
Financial Administration
- Perform financial reconciliations.
- Work with debits, credits and adjustment journals.
- Process and follow up on relevant financial transactions.
- Apply knowledge of medical aid and funder requirements.
- Ensure accurate financial information and records.
Systems and Resource Management
- Make effective use of available resources to achieve optimal efficiency.
- Utilise relevant computer systems and software.
- Work with patient administration systems and related financial processes.
Requirements
Education
- Grade 12 / Matric.
Experience
Essential:
- Debt collection experience.
Advantageous:
- 2–3 years’ experience in a debt collection environment.
- Exposure to a private hospital environment.
Skills and Knowledge
The successful candidate should have knowledge of:
- Credit control.
- Debt collection policies, procedures and legislation.
- Rules and regulations relating to funder contracts and their application.
- Patient Administration policies and procedures.
- Medical aid requirements.
- Financial reconciliations.
- Debits, credits and adjustment journals.
- Render and EDI processes.
- Follow-up procedures for different financial classes.
- Unclaimed overpayments and bad debt processes.
- Relevant legislation applicable to debt collection, including the National Credit Act, Consumer Protection Act and Workmen’s Compensation Act.
- Microsoft Office and relevant computer software.
Systems Knowledge
Experience or knowledge of the following systems will be relevant:
- Microsoft Office.
- Connect.
- AS400.
- Debtpack Enterprise Systems.
- Related Patient Administration programmes on the AS400 system.