Administration Clerk: Losses & Claims

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**Overview** This role is for an Administration Clerk specializing in Losses & Claims within the Department of Agriculture (DoA), situated in the Directorate of Demand and Acquisition Management. The position is a Level 05 role based in Pretoria, Gauteng, with an annual salary of R237,453. **What you will do** The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration of losses and claims. This includes conducting compliance reviews on invoices, opening and correctly labelling case files with supporting documents, and conducting investigations by liaising with various stakeholders. The role involves timely follow-up on outstanding information, compiling memos for legal opinions from Legal Services, and maintaining and updating registers for losses and claims. Further duties include clearing suspense accounts, compiling journals to clear the Damage Vehicle Suspense Account, and preparing reconciliations of processed journals against Losses & Claims Registers to ensure accuracy and completeness. The role also provides personnel administration clerical support, covering leave administration and serving as a Local Transport Control Officer for the component. Financial administration support involves capturing and updating expenditure, checking the correctness of subsistence and travel claims for approval, and handling telephone accounts and petty cash within the component. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * A Grade 12 certificate. * No experience is required. * **Job related knowledge:** Basic accounting principles; clerical duties and practices; ability to capture data, operate a computer, and collect statistics; understanding of the legislative framework governing the Public Service; knowledge of working procedures relevant to the environment. * **Job related skills:** Good verbal and written communication; planning and organisation; computer literacy; interpersonal relations; flexibility; ability to work within a team. **Who should apply** This position is suitable for individuals who possess a Grade 12 certificate and do not require prior experience. Ideal candidates will have knowledge of basic accounting principles, clerical duties, legislative frameworks governing the Public Service, and relevant working procedures. They should also demonstrate strong verbal and written communication, planning and organisation skills, computer literacy, good interpersonal relations, flexibility, and the ability to work effectively within a team. The Department has an Employment Equity (EE) target for African Males, Coloured Males, Indian Females, and Persons with disability for this role. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/department-of-agriculture-doa-vacancies-circular-37-of-2026#spani-ref-3-3-1-96-2026 Source: govpage

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