Description

The Accounts Clerk will assist with processing and reconciling financial transactions, ensuring compliance with SARB standards and policies, supporting financial operations, and maintaining accurate records within the Financial Services Department (FSD).

Responsibilities

•  Engage in the short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with the supervisor.
•  Perform work independently within established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with set standards, policies and other guidelines.
•  Identify, evaluate and solve defined, routine and new problems within a familiar context.
•  Perform general accounting duties and reconciliations in accordance with the accounting and SARB policies, relevant accounting standards and applicable legislation.
•  Prepare and provide information related to transactions within a defined context to relevant stakeholders.
•  Perform general administrative tasks, including preparing payment instructions, data capturing and record-keeping, to ensure the smooth running of operations in FSD.
•  Create and maintain consistent metadata in a manner that allows for a clear and unambiguous data element definition and meets legislative, quality and security requirements.
•  Test any system changes for the core banking module (where required).
•  Engage with the relevant stakeholders/clients within the SARB and external parties, displaying a service orientation in own work and the ability to handle basic queries and explain information fluently.
•  Proactively broaden own knowledge of the functional area, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices).
•  Evaluate own performance against given criteria and identify and address task-specific learning needs.

Requirements

•  National Diploma in Accounting (NQF 6) or equivalent.
•  6 months to 2 years of accounting/finance experience.

Skills & Competencies

•  Knowledge of financial systems, reconciliation, accounting, and payment processes.
•  Effective communication, teamwork, analytical thinking, and problem-solving.
•  Attention to detail, accountability, and a learning mindset.
•  Ability to manage complexity and work under pressure.