40 Finance Clerk jobs in South Africa

WE are looking for an entry level finance clerk with the following skills;

• 3-5 years Eeperience in general administration
• Debtors
• Creditors
• Quotations
• Email managements and client correspondence
• Office administration

• Sales administration

• Able to work efficiently and accurately

• Own transport to and from work
• Contactable references

Send detailed CV and reference for this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R8 000,00 - R12 000,00 per month

Work Location: In person

To provide financial and administrative support by maintaining accurate financial records, processing transactions, and assisting with reporting and reconciliation tasks. The role ensures compliance with internal controls and supports the finance department's operational efficiency.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum: National Diploma in Accounting.
• Preferred: Degree in Finance, Accounting.
• Experience: 2–5 years in a financial administration or bookkeeping role.

Software Proficiency:

• Cloud-based accounting systems (Currently using Acumatica).
• Microsoft office.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Effective communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with South African financial regulations and tax systems.

Responsibilities defined but not limited to the below.

Transaction Processing

• Processing Payments: Handling various payment methods for foreign and local payments, including EFT and cash payments, and ensuring proper recording of transactions.
• Processing Receipts: Allocating incoming funds on Acumatica to customer accounts and communicating with the bank in relations to foreign funds being received.
• Capturing Petty Cash: Processing and reconciling petty cash transactions.
• Inter-bank Transfers: Processing and reconciling inter-bank transfers.
• Data Entry: Accurately capturing of routine overhead invoices in Acumatica.

Reconciliation & Reporting

• Reconciling Bank Accounts: Matching the cashbook balance with bank statements to ensure accuracy and identify and investigate any discrepancies, corrective action taken if required.
• Cash Flow Reporting: Compiling and maintaining a short-term cash flow forecast.
• Bank Statement Analysis: Analysing and capturing bank statements, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

Record Keeping & Data Management

• Preparing and compiling Financial and creditor reports.

Customer & Vendor Interaction

• Addressing Queries: Handling queries related to payments, bank reconciliations, and other financial matters.

Compliance & Controls

• Compliance: Ensuring compliance with accounting procedures and regulations.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

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And not just for our Customers, but for every member of our Group too.

At DHL Supply Chain South Africa, we're looking for…

Role Outline

Daily capturing of waybills for preparation / processing in order to ensure financial control on our clients contracts. Ensure the accurate billing of clients activities within the timeframe indicated in the clients' contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily collection of waybills for preparation/ processing
• Verify and check the weight & volumetric of waybills according to the client contract
• Keep daily schedule of incoming waybills
• Scan and label all DHL clients waybills into Oculus on a daily base
• Ensure all documents are properly signed and distributed
• Process bills, checks, receipts and others documents
• Maintain good relationships with other departments
• Capturing of waybills
• Providing appropriate support to BU in recovering outstanding payments
• Assist with capturing and scanning of POD's
• Assist with capturing the Petty Cash
• Scanning the Petty Cash supporting information for record keeping and audit trail
• Analysis of Loads planned on DCT ensuring correct rates were applied
• Finance Related Projects such as Audit and Asset verification
• Prepare accurate and complete billing files daily, weekly and monthly for our clients
• Billing info to be validated against PODs and system info where available
• Filling of POD's to be filled with Metrofile as per our clients contractual agreements

Qualifications/ Skills/Competencies/Experiences

• Matric
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a similar role
• Tertiary qualification in finance Management will be an advantage
• Knowledge of clients requirements and customer needs

Languages

• English

The Finance Shipping team provides important support to the International Sourcing team which is responsible for sourcing premium-quality aspirational fashion for the Group. The Shipping Clerk forms an integral part of the Finance Shipping team and is responsible for controlling all import documentation per consignment, ensuring accurate documentation is submitted to the clearing agent for clearance through customs and that all import orders are costed accurately and timely. This exciting role is crucial to our operations, requiring a detail orientated team player with strong communication skills who can manage high volumes effectively and work under tight deadlines.

Job Advertisement: Finance Clerk

Company: Durban, South Africa

We are a dynamic Auctioneering Company based in Umhlanga, Durban, seeking a Finance Clerk to join our team. As a Finance Clerk, you will play a crucial role in supporting our senior bookkeeper and financial manager across multiple entities within our business group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance to senior bookkeeper and financial manager
• Perform administrative operations functions as required
• Utilise Sage Evolution accounting software proficiently
• Demonstrate excellent Excel skills
• Showcase exceptional administrative capabilities and experience

Requirements:

• Previous experience with Sage Evolution accounting software
• Excellent Excel
  skills
• Strong administrative background
• BCom degree or studying toward a BCom (advantageous) with 4-5 years accounting experience.
• Youthful, vibrant personality fitting our organisational culture
• Proximity to Umhlanga is preferable

If you are a detail-oriented individual with a passion for finance and administration, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join our team and contribute to the success of our diverse business entities.

To apply, please send your resume and a brief cover letter to Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

URGENT APPOINTMENT

Finance Clerk (Permanent Position)

3sixty Life – Johannesburg, Gauteng

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Are you passionate about making a difference in the insurance industry? Do you have financial skills and experience to contribute to a leading company within the financial services sector.

Location:

The role is office-based Rosebank, Johannesburg.

Salary

Gross monthly salary of
R20 000.

Work hours

08:00am till 4:30pm.

Finance Clerk

3Sixty Life Limited wishes to appoint a Finance Clerk. This is a permanent position that will report to the Head of Finance (Curator Finance Lead) and Finance Manager.

The responsibilities of the role include the following:

1. Downloading audit support documents and putting together the fieldwork packs for the auditor.
2. Performing weekly and monthly reconciliations to ensure the GL accounts are accurate and complete. These reconciliations include various bank account reconciliation, inter-company reconciliation, premium reconciliation, etc.
3. Assisting the Finance Manager with preparing the annual financial statements and various notes for the Financial Statements.
4. Ensuring that all financial controls are designed appropriately to meet control objectives and are adhered to.
5. Posting monthly accruals and journal entries onto the system on a consistent and timely basis.
6. Following up with creditors and ensuring Accounts Payable is up to date.
7. Preparing documentation for payments.
8. Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register
9. Updating, implementing, and maintaining procedures within the organisation to ensure a good governance framework.
10. Assist with the project management of internal and external audits, to ensure that they are completed within the agreed timelines and with a high degree of quality and accuracy.
11. Liaising with the outsourced Accounting and Administration service provider to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the accounting function.
12. Assisting the Finance Manager to prepare the annual budgets, and forecasts as required, within agreed timelines.
13. Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
14. Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.
15. Serving as a liaison between the business and internal and external auditors respectively.
16. Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.
17. Ensuring 100% financial data integrity.

Requirements for the Role

1.   Bachelor of Commerce in Finance/Accounting.

2.   Minimum 1-2 years' experience in a finance area in an accounting related role.

3.   Familiarity with accounting practices and principles (IFRS).

4.   Proficiency in Microsoft Excel tools usage, such as VLookup, Pivot tables among others

5.   
Meet the Fit & Proper requirements of the financial services.

6.   Exhibit honesty and integrity.

Important Note:

An RE5 Certificate will be advantageous for all positions but is not a requirement.

Application Deadline:
 10 October 2025

Job Type:
Permanent position; Full-time; Office-based.

We're Hiring: Financial Clerk Location: (Meadowdale) | Full-Time | Department: Finance

Are you a meticulous number-cruncher with a passion for precision and process? Join our dynamic finance team as a Financial Clerk, where your expertise will drive operational efficiency and ensure financial integrity across the board.

What You'll DoAs our Financial Clerk, you'll be the backbone of our financial operations—processing transactions, reconciling accounts, and supporting reporting with accuracy and speed. You'll work across local and foreign payments, manage petty cash, and maintain short-term cash flow forecasts. Your role is critical in upholding compliance and enabling smooth financial workflows.

What You Bring

National Diploma in Accounting (Degree in Finance/Accounting preferred)

2–5 years in financial administration or bookkeeping

Sharp attention to detail and numerical accuracy

Proficiency in cloud-based accounting systems (we use Acumatica) and Microsoft Office

Familiarity with South African financial regulations and tax systems

Strong communication, time management, and problem-solving skills

Key Responsibilities

Process EFTs, cash payments, receipts, and inter-bank transfers

Capture invoices and reconcile petty cash

Maintain accurate bank reconciliations and cash flow reports

Prepare financial and creditor reports

Address queries from customers and vendors

Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting procedures

Why Join Us? We're a values-driven organization that believes in operational excellence, continuous improvement, and empowering our people. If you're ready to grow your career in a collaborative and compliance-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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Job Purpose

The Finance Administration Clerk will be responsible to provide financial administrative support to the department and to ensure the seamless implementation and consistent delivery of transactional services provided by the department to its stakeholders including the compiling, capturing, auditing and reconciling of hospitality data in food and beverage and hotel room operations with the Micros and Opera system on a daily basis for reporting and verification purposes, in line with policies and procedures and service level agreements

Key Performance Areas

Finance Administration

• Monitor workflow from the Kofax Total Agility("KTA") and deal with all queries raised via KTA – covering all areas of finance including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash books, fixed assets, intercompany.
• Liaise with relevant departments to resolve queries within SLA, ensuring all tasks are being addressed.
• Collate and check concessionaire PLD dockets/House account Vouchers with service level agreement and send to SSC for processing
• Collate and check CAF forms to third party hotel billings and send to SSC for processing
• Collate supplier invoices and send to SSC
• Check TA invoices and send to SSC for processing.
• Complete Purchase Requisitions /Purchase Orders /Receipting for departments that require support, including service contracts
• Capture purchase requisitions for all departments and ensure that the charging splits to the units are allocated and captured accurately and correctly.
• Capture expense claims for the unit, including attaching all slips
• Check suppliers aged analysis monthly
• Assist the Accountant with monthly accruals
• Review "received not yet paid" report monthly and follow-up long outstanding items.
• Revenue Administration
• Receive and Follow-up revenue declarations from Concessionaires in line with the Group Retail policy monthly
• Receive and follow up annual turnover declarations from concessionaires, reconcile annual calculations and send to SSC any top-up billings required as per Group Retail Policy
• Prepare calculations in respect of rental charges to align to Tenant contracts and send to SSC
• Receive invoices from suppliers related to concessionaires, service providers, venue rentals, and banqueting service providers that as per contract needs to be "billed back" to clients.
• Opera Entertainment billing is received from Entertainment co-ordinator, obtain all back-up required from AP in respect of "Bill Backs", create a final all-inclusive manual Pro- Forma Invoice this will be sent to SSC to finalise the billing on IFS.
• Receive and follow up on utility and maintenance costs to be billed to tenants and send to SSC
• Prepare monthly and quarterly turnover and rental reports for concessionaires and send to Operations manager.
• Prepare calculations and post payment proposals as per contractual agreement in IFS
• Review and reconcile any deposit refund request from Banqueting/Eventing advance deposits after billing has been finalised and send to SSC to process on IFS

Education

• Grade 12
• Diploma in Finance
• A minimum of 2 years finance experience

Skills and Knowledge

• Operational Product knowledge (F&B, Housekeeping, Operating supplies & equipment)
• Cost control processes
• English Written and verbal communication skills
• Numerical skills
• Vendor Relationships
• Proficient computer skills (MS Office; Opera, Micros, IFS)

Equity

Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998, SISA internal recruitment policy as well as units employment equity plans.

Finance Clerk Advert

Department: Finance Department

Posting Date: 10 September 2025

Closing Date: 19 September 2025

Job Type: Fixed Term contract (5 months)- Maternity Cover

Location: Johannesburg-Booysens Depot

About the job

· An opportunity has become available at Litsamaiso Rea Vaya Bus Operating Company in the Finance Department. Suitably qualified and experienced individuals are invited to apply.

JOB PURPOSE

· Maintaining accurate records of financial transaction, processing of accounts, updating database on the system and providing support to the finance team.

REQUIREMENTS

· Grade 12 / Matric or equivalent

· Degree in Finance/Accounting

· 3 years' experience within a Finance environment

· Good working knowledge of the Sage Evolution 200 System

· Good working knowledge of Ms Excel and Ms Word

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

To perform the following tasks:

· Ensure that Purchase Orders (POs) are signed and agreed to quotations before being processed

· Process invoices, verify documents, coding and discounts using the Sage Evolution 200 System (PO system).

· Ensure creditors are recorded on the Sage Evolution 200 Accounts Payable System after a valid PO and receiving of goods has taken place .

· Ensure that the invoice and delivery note are attached to a Purchase order and sent to Accountant for review .

· Perform monthly reconciliation of creditor accounts in a timely and accurate manner

· Maintain accurate records and reconciliation of vendor accounts to the creditors sub ledger ensuring timely payment of debts

· Ensure that monthly accruals are accounted for and numbered stationery and inventory purchase procedures are adhered to.

· Ensure that the accountant validate all food and beverages transactions before posting on Sage Evolution 200

· Engage with creditors and follow-up on all enquiries received.

· Ensure that payments are made within terms

· Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures and company policies are followed and communicated at all times

· Maintain appropriate filing system for records and processes

· Allocates payments made by debtors accurately, per remittance advices.

Competencies & Attributes

· Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook)

· Good verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills

· Good analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to reconcile accounts accurately and timely

· Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively

· Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines

· Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion

· Maintain appropriate filing system for records and processes

· Ensure you have clear objectives, departmental goals and Company's vision and values.

NB Please quote the reference number of the vacancy in the subject line #LFC001

Job Type: Temporary

Contract length: 5 months

Work Location: In person