Jobs · National · Higher Education and Training
Finance Clerk
Closes Monday 23 November 2026
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Two Finance Clerk posts at Head Office. Handles invoices, salary administration, financial records and budget support. Suits someone with a grade 12, a financial diploma and 1-2 years' experience.
- Main duties: receive, check and process invoices; capture payments; file documents; support salary administration.
- Also: capture financial transactions, clear suspense accounts, record debtors and creditors, process electronic banking, compile journals.
- Also: collect information from budget holders, compare spending against budget, find variances and capture budget virements.
- Required: a grade 12 certificate plus a National Diploma in Financial Management or Financial Accounting (or another relevant qualification), and 1-2 years' experience in financial management.
- Needed knowledge: PFMA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, treasury regulations and basic financial systems (Coltech, Sage etc). Computer and numeracy skills are also needed.
- Based at Head Office. Salary is R237 453 - R279 708 per year (Level 05), plus benefits. Reference number: EMC1/33/26 (2 posts).
- Apply by email to finc33@emcol.co.za. Enquiries: Mr A Mahamba / Ms N Thompson, (041) 996 1800. No closing date is given in the text.
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Requirements
- A grade 12 certificate plus National Diploma in Financial Management / Financial Accounting or any other relevant qualification.
- 1-2 years’ experience financial management environment.
- Competencies:
- Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collate financial statistics.
- Basic knowledge of the Public Service financial legislations, procedures and treasury regulations (PFMA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Financial Manual).
- Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (Coltech, Sage etc) Skills:
- Computer skills;
- Planning and organizing;
- Good verbal and written communication;
- Basic numeracy skills;
- Ability to perform routine tasks;
- Ability to operate office equipment;
- Flexibility;
- Interpersonal Relations;
- Accuracy;
- Aptitudes of figures.
Duties
- Receive invoices.
- Check invoices for correctness, verification and approval (internal control).
- Process invoices (e.g. capture payments).
- Filing of all documents.
- Perform salary administration support services.
- Receive salary advice.
- Process advice (e.g. check advice for all correctness, capture salaries, bonuses, salary adjustments, capture all deductions etc.).
- File all documents.
- Capture all financial transactions.
- Clear suspense accounts.
- Record debtors and creditors.
- Process electronic banking transactions.
- Compile journals.
- 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 payments.
How to apply
Email Address: finc33@emcol.co.za
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Enquiries
Mr A Mahamba/Ms N Thompson Tel No: (041) 996 1800
As printed in Circular 38 of 2026 · page 105 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 38/170: FINANCE CLERK REF NO: EMC1/33/26 (X2 POSTS) SALARY: R237 453 - R279 708 per annum (Level 05), Plus benefits CENTRE: Head Office REQUIREMENTS: A grade 12 certificate plus National Diploma in Financial Management / Financial Accounting or any other relevant qualification. 1-2 years’ experience financial management environment. Competencies: Basic knowledge of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collate financial statistics. Basic knowledge of the Public Service financial legislations, procedures and treasury regulations (PFMA, PSA, PSR, PPPFA, Financial Manual). Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (Coltech, Sage etc) Skills: Computer skills; Planning and organizing; Good verbal and written communication; Basic numeracy skills; Ability to perform routine tasks; Ability to operate office equipment; Flexibility; Interpersonal Relations; Accuracy; Aptitudes of figures. DUTIES: Receive invoices. Check invoices for correctness, verification and approval (internal control). Process invoices (e.g. capture payments). Filing of all documents. Perform salary administration support services. Receive salary advice. Process advice (e.g. check advice for all correctness, capture salaries, bonuses, salary adjustments, capture all deductions etc.). File all documents. Capture all financial transactions. Clear suspense accounts. Record debtors and creditors. Process electronic banking transactions. Compile journals. 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 payments. ENQUIRIES: Mr A Mahamba/Ms N Thompson Tel No: (041) 996 1800 APPLICATIONS: Email Address: finc33@emcol.co.za