About the Role
The Department of Finance is looking for a dedicated Finance Clerk (Supervisor) in Pretoria, Gauteng. This role plays an essential part in ensuring the integrity of financial transactions within the government sector. By supervising various financial processes, you will contribute to the efficient management of public funds, supporting the community in meaningful ways. Your efforts will directly impact the quality and accountability of the public service, making a difference in the lives of South Africans.
In this position, you will oversee a team responsible for processing and verifying invoices, managing payroll, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Working in Pretoria, you will play a crucial role in maintaining financial accuracy and transparency, which are vital for effective governance and public trust.
About the Department
The Department of Finance is dedicated to managing the financial affairs of the government in South Africa. Its mission is to ensure fiscal discipline, promote economic growth, and enhance service delivery through sound financial management practices. Working within this department means being part of a team that strives to uphold the principles of accountability and integrity in public finance. Your contributions here will be instrumental in fostering a stable economic environment for all citizens.
What You’ll Do
- Supervise and manage financial accounting transactions.
- Oversee the receiving and allocation of invoices, ensuring correctness and approval.
- Verify the processing of invoices and payments, maintaining internal controls.
- Supervise the filing of financial documents and the collection of cash.
- Support salary administration, including the processing of salary advices and deductions.
- Ensure accurate bookkeeping and verification of all financial transactions.
- Manage suspense accounts and record debtors and creditors.
- Compile and verify journals, providing budget support services.
- Monitor and compare expenditure against budget, identifying variances.
- Supervise the distribution of financial documents and cash payments.
- Lead a team, ensuring quality of work and personnel development.
What You’ll Need
- A Grade 12 Certificate or relevant equivalent qualification.
- At least 3 years of experience in a financial environment.
- Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices, and public service financial legislation.
- Familiarity with financial operating systems such as PERSAL, BAS, and LOGIS.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
- Proficient computer operating skills and good communication abilities.
- Basic numeracy skills and a willingness to work additional hours if necessary.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
How to Apply
Please refer to the application instructions below.
Requirements
Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate or relevant equivalent qualification.Minimum of 3 years’ experience in financial environment.
Job related knowledge: Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operated computer and collate financial statistics.
Basic knowledge and insight of the Public Services 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 organisation.
Computer operating.
Language.
Good communication (verbal and written).
Basic numeracy skills.
Flexibility, Interpersonal relations, Teamwork, ability to perform routine tasks, Ability to operate office equipment, Accuracy, Aptitude for figures, Willingness to work additional hours as and when required.
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Job Duties
Supervise and render financial accounting transactions.Receive and allocate invoices.
Verify invoices for correctness, verification and approval (Internal control).
Verify processing of invoices (e.
g.
capturing of payments).
Supervise filing of all documents.
Supervise collection of cash.
Supervise and perform salary administration support services.
Receive and allocate salary advices.
Process and ensure the processing of salary advices (e.
g.
check advices for correctness, capture salaries, bonuses, salary adjustments, capture all deductions etc).
Supervise the filling of all documents.
Supervise and perform bookkeeping support services.
Verify all financial transactions captured.
Clear suspense accounts.
Record debtors and creditors.
Verify and process the processing of electronic banking transactions.
Compile journal and verify the compilation of journals.
Render a budget support service.
Verify information collected from budget holders.
Compare and verify the comparison of expenditure against budget.
Identify variances and verify the identification of variance.
Verify the capturing, allocations virements on budget.
Supervise the distribution of documents with regard to the budget.
Supervise the filling of all documents.
Supervise the receipt and capturing of cash payments.
Supervise human resources/staff.
Allocate and ensure quality of work.
Personnel development.
Assess staff performance.
Apply discipline.
