Credit Manager - Halcom Management Services

CREDIT MANAGER

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Suitably qualified, customer-orientated, with strong business acumen and the ability to coordinate, implement and sustain the credit control process through empowering and influencing. Supervision of collecting the agreed targets of allocated debtors and reducing bad debt.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Manage the process of collecting the agreed targets of all debtors in their different categories and limiting and reducing incidences of bad debt.
• Apply the principles of the management process of planning, organising, leading and controlling in the day-to-day activities of all responsibilities of the debtor’s department so as to achieve agreed goals and objectives both in the short, medium and long term.
• Key performance areas include credit control, patient administration, billing, billing audits, staff management, marketing, continuous quality improvement, management reporting, asset management (Loss control) and labour relations

• Accurate financial record keeping in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
• Provision of financial preparation reporting material to the Financial Manager
• Participate and assist as appropriate with audit activities
• Ensure revenue process controls are in place and effective collections.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• WASSCE/SSCE or equivalent
• At least 5 years credit experience preferable in a private healthcare environment
• A further business qualification would be an advantage
• Understanding of the healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Good negotiating, communication and interpersonal skills to maintain a productive working environment and ability to engage various stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to coordinate, implement and sustain the credit control process through empowering and influencing.
• Ability to work within a pressurized environment is critical
• Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgment
• Ability to engage various stakeholders and must be able to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgment
• Computer proficiency