Finance Clerk

In brief

Overview The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is seeking to fill four Finance Clerk positions (Ref No: 3/1/1/1/2026/258) within its Financial Management and Accounting Directorate. These are Level 05 roles, based in Pretoria, Gauteng, offering a salary of R237,453 per annum. The purpose of the role is to provide essential financial and accounting support services to the department. What you will do * Render Financial Accounting transactions: * Receive invoices. * Check invoices for correctness, verification and approval (internal control). * Process invoices (e.g., capture payments). * File all documents. * Collection of cash. * Perform Salary Administration support services: * Receive salary advices. * Process advices (e.g., check advices for correctness, capture salaries, bonuses, salary adjustments, capture all deductions etc). * File all documents. * Perform Bookkeeping support services: * Capture all financial transactions. * Clear suspense accounts. * Record debtors and creditors. * Process electronic banking transactions. * Render a budget support service: * Collect information from budget holders. * Compare expenditure against budget. * Identify variances. * Capture, allocate virements on budgets. * Distribute documents with regard to the budget. * File all documents. * Receive and capture cash payments. Requirements (from the original advert) * Minimum requirements: * Grade 12 Certificate. * No experience required. * Job related knowledge: * Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices. * Ability to capture data, operate computer, and collate financial statistics. * Basic knowledge and insight of the Public Service financial legislations procedures and Treasury regulations (PFMA, DORA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, FINANCIAL Manual). * Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (PERSAL, BAS, LOGIS etc). * Job related skills: * Planning and organise skills. * Computer literacy skills. * Communication (verbal and written) skills. * Interpersonal relations. * Basic numeracy skills. Who should apply Candidates who possess a Grade 12 Certificate and meet the specified job-related knowledge and skills. This includes basic understanding of financial functions, data capturing, computer operation, Public Service financial legislations (PFMA, DORA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, FINANCIAL Manual), Treasury regulations, and basic financial operating systems (PERSAL, BAS, LOGIS etc.). Applicants should also demonstrate planning, organization, computer literacy, communication (verbal and written), interpersonal relations, and basic numeracy skills. No prior experience is required for this role. The Department explicitly targets applicants from African, Coloured, Indian and White Male groups, and Coloured, Indian and White Female groups, as well as Persons with Disabilities. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/department-of-land-reform-and-rural-development-vacancies-7#spani-ref-3-1-1-1-2026-258 Source: govpage

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