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A job opportunity

A job opportunity exists for the right candidate in Western Cape
The Department of Health and Wellness is guided by the principles of Employment Equity. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply and an indication in the regard will be appreciated.

Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for any of the positions advertised by the Western Cape Government.
 
State Accountant
  Employment Type: Permanent
  Reference No: HO102/2025
  Directorate: Management Accounting
 
Minimum educational qualification:
Senior Certificate (or equivalent) with Mathematics and/or Accountancy as a passed subject and/or Senior Certificate (or equivalent) with experience/competencies that focuses on the Key Performance Areas (KRAs) of the post.
 
Inherent requirements of the job:
A valid (Code B/EB) drivers’ licence. Willingness to travel and spend periods away from the office.
 
Experience:
Appropriate experience in a Hospital patient fees or a health-related claims environment. Appropriate experience with raising of invoices; submitting claims to medical aid schemes. Appropriate experience in a HIS (Clinicom/Accounts Receivable System/Cognis Viewer/BAS.
 
Competencies (knowledge/ skills):
Knowledge of In-Hospital Patient fees or in a health-related claims environment, medical aid/scheme claims, HIS (Health Information system)/Accounts Receivable System. Knowledge of the Hospital Fees policies and procedures. Knowledge of UPFS tariff structures. Ability to perform Medical Aid/EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) related transactions in the billing systems. Ability to perform billing related transactions for State Departments i.e. RAF (Road Accident Fund), SANDF (South African National Defence Force), SAPS(South African Police Services), DCS (Department of Correctional Services) and COID(Compensation for Injury on Duty). Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications (Word, and Excel).
 
Enquiries:
Mr E Abrahams 021 483 6424 or call on MS Teams
 
Duties (Key result areas/outputs):
Oversee and manage the end-to-end Primary Healthcare (PHC) billing process. Ensure accurate data management, invoice generation, quality control, and timely submission of invoices to medical aid schemes. Perform eligibility checks and resolve billing discrepancies while ensuring compliance with medical aid requirements. Ensure complete and correctly raised invoices for PHC/RAF/IOD funded patients. Monitor, review and authorise the submission of funded patients’ accounts on the billing system. Review and authorise the reconciling of monies received (Medical Aid/RAF/COID) between AR and BAS. Manage the outstanding debt and action medical aid rejections according to policy. Manage all available system and 3rd party reports to ensure policy compliance-make data accessible in a simplified way for specific target groups and stakeholders. Extract and manage all relevant billing system reports by investigating and fixing errors. Supervision of staff in line with HR policies/Staff Development/People Management Administration/ Maintain Staff Discipline.
 
 
 
 
Remuneration:
R 325,101 per annum Annual salary plus service benefits (13th cheque, employer's contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance).
 
Starting Date:
5/30/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
NOTICE TO ALL
Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
  • It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
  • available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
  • bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
Closing date: 6/13/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
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