Finance Intern – Hospital Collections

About the role

The Finance Intern will support Netcare Shared Services in achieving collection targets that are essential to the profitability of its hospitals. Working within the Debtors Control function, the intern will assist in managing and monitoring outstanding monies owed to the hospitals, ensuring accurate billing and timely collection.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and update debtor books, including medical aid, private, foreign, MVA, estate, and other account types.
• Verify daily billing accuracy by checking MCRs and manage switch application rejections.
• Follow up on pending claims not submitted to medical aid schemes.
• Prepare, submit, and process authorised journals promptly.
• Contact patients referred by pay points to arrange payment agreements and settle long‑outstanding balances.
• Identify high‑risk and bad‑debt accounts for appropriate escalation.
• Monitor debtor days to align with company targets and daily collection performance.
• Handle rejections on remittance advices from third‑party insurers and medical schemes.
• Produce daily age analysis reports for private accounts and arrange full settlements.
• Reconcile remittance advice and manage queries related to outstanding accounts.

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