Philips Is Recruiting: Credits and Collections Intern – South Africa

Job Description

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most.

The world and our customers’ needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better
Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.

You are responsible for

This role is primarily responsible for collection of government accounts in South Africa •To complete assignments using established guidelines, procedures and policies.

Ensure directives are followed and exceptional actions taken as a result to

Load invoices to customer portal

Follow up with government hospitals

Provide detailed recon to customers

Send out statements and Invoices

Following up with customers for outstanding payments

Drive resolution of disputes with other business functions

Allocate customer payments

Basic knowledge of accounting principles preferred.

You are a part of

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following

·Excellent Interpersonal skills
·Good communication skills
·Team player

In return, we offer you

A great experience within the Finance field. An excellent customer experience through interacting with clients and decision makers. And working with a vibrant team.

How we work at Philips

Our newly-adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart – which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home – for our hybrid roles.

Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.