Debtors Clerk - Melomed Private Hospitals

Key Outputs:

• Ensure all tenant and Doctor billings are processed timeously by the lease agreements.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of amounts billed.
• Capture payments timeously
• Liaise with the Legal Department on an ongoing basis regarding new leases, lease renewals, escalations, disputes, etc
• Allocate invoices to the correct Supplier and General Ledger accounts.
• Ensure invoices meet the minimum SARS requirements.
• Liaise with Doctors and tenants on outstanding payments, discrepancies, disputed items, etc.
• Monitor and maintain the debtor's age analysis on an ongoing basis.
• Provide feedback to management on all long outstanding amounts on the debtor's age analysis.
• Prepare the trade application form, the offer to purchase, the declaration form and the clearing instruction form.
• Ensure all documentation is provided to the Bank within the agreed time frames.
• Adhoc office duties:
• Check the accuracy of the sessional payment calculation.
• General office duties
• File, maintain and archive financial records and files.
• Prepare ad hoc payments, including payment of Retainers to Doctors
• Prepare the schedule of traffic fines.
• Annual Dividend payments
• Petty cash payments
• Process Clinic Manager write-offs/non-chargeable/discounts and Patient Refunds

Requirements:

• Matric
• A minimum of 2 years experience in a Debtors Clerk role
• A tertiary qualification will be advantageous.
• Previous debt-collecting experience and knowledge of techniques would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of general accounting and financial skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office
• Ability to work under pressure.