Department of Agriculture: Financial Clerk

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development invites unemployed youth to apply for the following Government entry level Jobs / positions.

Position: Financial Clerk (Payables)

Job level: Grade 12 / Junior / Entry level SA Government Jobs

Salary: R176 310 per annum

Reference No: 3/2/1/2022/61

Responsibilities: 

• Render financial accounting transactions. Receive invoices.
• Check invoices for correctness, verification and approval (internal control).
• Process invoices (e.g. capture payments).
• Filing of 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.
• Compile journals.
• Monitor and follow up on debtor accounts.
• Register new debts.
• Follow up on debt related submissions (State Attorney Cases etc).
• Send Statements to debtors monthly either by post or by email. Render a budget support service.
• Collect information from budget holders.
• Compare expenditure against budget.
• Identify variances. Capture, allocate virements on budgets.
• Distribute documents regarding the budget. File all documents.
• Receive and capture cash payments.

Requirements: 

• Grade 12 Certificate.
• No experience required.

Knowledge: Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate a computer and collate financial statistics. Basic knowledge and insight of the Public Service financial legislation procedures and Treasury Regulations (Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Division of Revenue Act (DORA), Public Service Act (PSA), Public Service Regulations (PSR), Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA), Financial manual).

Skills and Competencies:

• Planning and organising skills,
• Computer operating skills,
• Language skills,
• Good communication skills (verbal and written) and Basic numeracy skills.
• Flexibility.
• Interpersonal relations.
• Teamwork.
• Ability to perform routine tasks.
• Ability to operate office equipment.
• Accuracy.
• Aptitude of figures.