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Senior Accounting Clerk: Salary Payments and Deductions at Department of Higher Education and Training
Department of Higher Education and Training
September 07, 2026
Full-time
On-site
REQUIREMENTS :
A senior certificate (Grade 12) or NCV certificate with accounting as a passed subject. A minimum of one to two years' relevant experience will be an added advantage.
Other Attributes/Skills: Friendly, trustworthy and accuracy.
DUTIES :
The successful candidate will be expected to handle documents and information with strict confidentiality. The responsibilities of the appointee will entail the capturing of salary related transactions on PERSAL and BAS for Departmental officials, the capturing of payments of supplementary claims such as overtime,
sessional allowances and advances, the instating of garnishee orders, the cancellation of deductions such as insurance policies, the capturing of Local and Foreign travel and subsistence claims, the checking and capturing of salary claims,
the distribution of PERSAL Item Analysis reports to Financial Institutions and the filing of these reports on a monthly basis, the calculation and capturing of leave and lump sum payments and responding to enquiries related to this function, Filing of salary related documents. Assisting with keeping of a register for salary payments and deductions. Assisting with Audit Queries concerning salary payments and deductions.
N.B. All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a relevant competency exercise.
A senior certificate (Grade 12) or NCV certificate with accounting as a passed subject. A minimum of one to two years' relevant experience will be an added advantage.
Other Attributes/Skills: Friendly, trustworthy and accuracy.
DUTIES :
The successful candidate will be expected to handle documents and information with strict confidentiality. The responsibilities of the appointee will entail the capturing of salary related transactions on PERSAL and BAS for Departmental officials, the capturing of payments of supplementary claims such as overtime,
sessional allowances and advances, the instating of garnishee orders, the cancellation of deductions such as insurance policies, the capturing of Local and Foreign travel and subsistence claims, the checking and capturing of salary claims,
the distribution of PERSAL Item Analysis reports to Financial Institutions and the filing of these reports on a monthly basis, the calculation and capturing of leave and lump sum payments and responding to enquiries related to this function, Filing of salary related documents. Assisting with keeping of a register for salary payments and deductions. Assisting with Audit Queries concerning salary payments and deductions.
N.B. All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a relevant competency exercise.