Finance Clerk Production
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About the role
The Department of Human Settlements (Eastern Cape) is hiring 3 Finance Clerk Production posts, based in Head Office (East London). This is a permanent post, paying R237,453 a year. Grant Management How to apply: Applicants must be submitted via the provincial e-recruitment system accessible at: https://ecprov.gov.za and/or at https://erecruitment.ecotp.gov.za. The Provincial e-Recruitment System is available 24/7 and closes at 23: 59 on the Closing Date. To report any e-Recruitment System challenges send an email with your (i) ID Number, (ii) profile email address, (iii) details of your issue to: e-recruitment@ecdhs.gov.za. Do not send any applications to this email address; should you do so, your applications/ CV will be regarded as lost and will not be considered. Technical support is limited to working hours: (08:00- 16:30 Mon-Thursday and 08:00-16:00 on Friday). Direct all enquiries to the specified enquiries person or email Address. Hand-delivered, e-Mailed, Faxed, Posted applications will not be accepted. Where applicants are not able to submit their applications on the e-recruitment system, they must physically bring printed hard copies to Human Resources office at the Head Office, and they will be assisted to capture the hard copy application on the system. The physical address is 31-33 Phillip Frame Road, Chiselhurst, East London. For attention: Or Queries: Contact Mr M. Kana at / Mrs N. Mhlawuli at / Mr M. Sangqu at Reference number to quote: DHS05/09/2026 Closing date: 23 October 2026. Applications received after closing date will not be considered. Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.
Responsibilities
- Provide clerical support in the management of Human Settlements Conditional Grants.
- Receive payments for capturing.
- Verify payments for compliance.
- Capture claims on Basic Accounting System.
- Submit project payments for authorisation.
- Provide clerical support in the compilation of Compliance Reports.
- Compile journals.
- Capture the journals on Basic Accounting System.
- Draw BAS expenditure reports.
- File journals after processing.
- Provide clerical support in the reconciliation of BAS and project payments.
- Receive payment stubs.
- Verify the correctness of amounts and banking details.
- Attach stubs and sort in numerical order.
- Reconcile BAS paid payments with Housing Subsidy System.
- Records management.
- Request for Electronic Bank Transfers (EBT) payment lists.
- Sort payments numerically.
- File the payments.
- Receive RFI’s and provide information to auditors, Internal and/or External stakeholders.
Requirements
- National Senior Certificate/NQF level 4 with accounting as a subject and no experience.
- Knowledge of Public Finance and Grants Frameworks, Human Settlements policy and legislative environment.
- Good communication skills, report writing, financial and analytical as well as the ability to work in a team.