Posted Date: 10 August 2026
Updated Date: 10 August 2026
The Department of Traditional Affairs has advertised an Accounting Clerk: Financial Management position in the latest vacancy information supplied for publication. The post is based in Pretoria and offers a salary of R237,453 per year at Salary Level 5.
The advertised position carries reference number 2026/16 and is listed as Post 28/64. The closing date is 25 August 2026. Applicants must use the New Z83 application form and submit a CV together with the completed and signed Z83.
Is DPSACircular.co.za the official Department of Traditional Affairs website?
No.
DPSACircular.co.za is an independent South African job information website. The website is not owned by, operated by, affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the South African Government, the Department of Traditional Affairs, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, or the Department of Public Service and Administration.
We publish vacancy information to help job seekers understand advertised government employment opportunities, application requirements, closing dates and application procedures.
The official government information for the Department of Traditional Affairs is available through the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs website. The official CoGTA website describes the Department of Traditional Affairs and provides information about its mandate, activities and contacts.
Quick Vacancy Summary
| Vacancy detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Traditional Affairs |
| Post | Accounting Clerk: Financial Management |
| Post number | 28/64 |
| Reference number | 2026/16 |
| Salary | R237,453 per annum |
| Salary level | Level 5 |
| Centre | Pretoria |
| Closing date | 25 August 2026 |
| Application form | New Z83 |
| Required initial documents | CV and completed Z83 |
| Enquiries | Mr L Motlhabedi |
| Telephone | (012) 065 3440 |
| Attention | Director: Human Resource Management |
| Application email | DTARecruit202616@cogta.gov.za |
The vacancy details above come from the supplied Department of Traditional Affairs advertisement.
Download the Department of Traditional Affairs Vacancy 28 of 2026 PDF
The vacancy advertisement supplied for this post is contained in the PDF used for this article.
[DOWNLOAD THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS VACANCY PDF]
Before applying, read the full advertisement and compare your qualifications, experience and competencies with the published requirements.
The uploaded advertisement identifies the position as Accounting Clerk: Financial Management, Reference 2026/16.
Table of Contents
- About the Department of Traditional Affairs
- Department of Traditional Affairs vacancy
- Who should apply?
- Who should not apply?
- Minimum requirements
- Duties and responsibilities
- Salary and benefits
- Work location
- Required documents
- How to apply
- Application email and postal address
- Important Z83 instructions
- Common application mistakes
- Why applications are rejected
- Selection process
- Pre-entry assessments
- Security clearance and qualification verification
- SAQA requirements for foreign qualifications
- How to prepare a strong Z83 application
- Interview preparation
- Career growth opportunities
- Official government information
- Related departments
- Related DPSA Circular vacancies
- Frequently asked questions
- About the Author
- Disclaimer
About the Department of Traditional Affairs
The Department of Traditional Affairs forms part of the national government structure responsible for traditional affairs. The official CoGTA website states that the Department of Traditional Affairs was established following a Cabinet decision on 5 March 2008.
The department’s strategic role includes supporting traditional and Khoi-San leadership, coordinating traditional affairs activities across government and supporting areas linked to governance, development, service delivery, indigenous knowledge systems, traditional courts, indigenous law, traditional healing and medicine.
The official DTA mandate is informed by constitutional and legislative frameworks dealing with traditional affairs, cultural, religious and linguistic communities, traditional leadership and related governance matters.
For the 2026/27 financial year, the national budget allocation for Vote 15: Traditional Affairs is R900 million, according to the 2026/27 Budget Vote information published by CoGTA.
Department of Traditional Affairs Vacancy 2026
The supplied advertisement contains one Department of Traditional Affairs vacancy.
Accounting Clerk: Financial Management
Post number: 28/64
Reference number: 2026/16
Salary: R237,453 per annum
Salary level: Level 5
Centre: Pretoria
Enquiries: Mr L Motlhabedi
Telephone: (012) 065 3440
The advertisement states that the Accounting Clerk will work in Financial Management.
Who Should Apply?
This position suits applicants who have:
- A Grade 12 certificate.
- Accounting or Mathematics as a passed subject.
- An interest in financial administration.
- An interest in government finance.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Basic problem-solving ability.
- Customer and client service skills.
- An understanding of accounting processes.
- Knowledge of financial administration systems.
- A valid driver’s licence.
A qualification in Accounting or Business Administration provides an added advantage according to the advertisement.
This role also suits applicants who want to build experience in public-sector financial administration and work with government financial systems.
Who Should Not Apply?
You should reconsider applying if you do not meet the advertised minimum requirements.
Examples include applicants who:
- Do not have Grade 12.
- Do not have Accounting or Mathematics as a passed subject.
- Do not meet the required competencies.
- Submit an incorrect Z83 form.
- Fail to quote the correct reference number.
- Submit an incomplete application.
- Submit the application after the closing date.
- Fail to provide the required application information.
- Ignore the department’s application instructions.
The advertisement states that incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Minimum Requirements Explained
Grade 12
You need a Grade 12 Certificate.
Accounting or Mathematics must appear as a passed subject.
For an entry-level financial administration role, this requirement helps demonstrate basic numerical and financial knowledge.
Accounting or Business Administration qualification
A Degree or National Diploma in Accounting, Business Administration or an equivalent qualification, with Accounting as a passed subject, serves as an added advantage.
This means the qualification is not listed as the basic mandatory requirement. Grade 12 with Accounting or Mathematics is the stated core educational requirement, while the additional qualification strengthens your application.
Valid driver’s licence
The advertisement also requires a valid driver’s licence.
Generic competencies
The advertisement identifies:
- Finance
- Problem solving
- Client orientation and customer focus
Technical competencies
The technical competencies listed include:
- Public Finance Management Act, PFMA
- Treasury Regulations
- General ledger reconciliation and analysis
- Travel and subsistence
- Basic Accounting System, BAS
- PERSAL System
Duties and Responsibilities
The Accounting Clerk: Financial Management will perform financial administration duties.
The advertised duties include:
- Capturing payments.
- Reconciling payments.
- Ensuring payments are made within 30 days.
- Handling BAS and PERSAL payment queries.
- Reconciling monthly IRP5 information.
- Supporting timely statutory payments to SARS and other third parties.
- Liaising with clients.
- Resolving payment-related queries.
- Maintaining and clearing the salary suspense account.
- Handling accounts receivable.
- Processing journals.
- Performing reconciliations.
- Preparing payments.
- Handling salary claims.
- Clearing suspense accounts.
- Handling payment enquiries from other departments.
- Assisting with month-end closure.
- Providing source documents and payment batches to the Auditor-General and Internal Audit.
Who Would Suit This Accounting Clerk Position?
This position is suited to an applicant who enjoys working with figures, financial records, reconciliations and administrative systems.
You should also be comfortable following financial procedures and responding to payment-related queries.
Applicants with exposure to BAS, PERSAL, PFMA requirements, Treasury Regulations or general ledger reconciliation should pay close attention to the technical competency section.
A candidate with a strong Accounting background has a useful foundation for the role.
Salary and Benefits
The advertised salary is R237,453 per annum at Salary Level 5.
Salary Level 5 represents an entry to junior administrative level within the public service salary structure.
The supplied advertisement does not provide a detailed breakdown of additional employment benefits. Applicants should therefore rely on the official employment conditions applicable to the post rather than assume specific benefits from the vacancy advertisement.
Work Location
The position is based in Pretoria.
The advertisement lists the centre as Pretoria.
The Department of Traditional Affairs’ official CoGTA information also lists its Pretoria presence in Arcadia.
Required Documents
For the initial application, applicants should submit:
- A completed New Z83 form.
- A CV.
The advertisement specifically states that applicants should submit a CV and Z83 only.
Do not send a large bundle of certificates unless the department requests them at the shortlisting stage.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies before the interview date, according to the advertisement.
How to Complete a Strong Z83 Application
Use the current New Z83 form.
Make sure:
- Your personal details are accurate.
- Your qualifications match your CV.
- Your employment history is complete and accurate.
- Your contact details are correct.
- You quote the correct reference number.
- You sign the form.
- Your CV supports the information provided on the Z83.
- Your application follows the department’s submission instructions.
The advertisement states that an incorrect employment application form, Z83, will result in the application not being considered.
Step-by-Step Application Process
Step 1: Check the requirements
Confirm your Grade 12 qualification, Accounting or Mathematics subject, driver’s licence and other competencies.
Step 2: Prepare your CV
Focus your CV on financial administration, accounting, reconciliation, customer service, computer systems and relevant qualifications.
Step 3: Complete the New Z83
Use the current New Z83 application form.
Complete all relevant sections and sign the form.
Step 4: Quote the reference number
Use:
2026/16
The reference number appears in the vacancy advertisement.
Step 5: Attach your CV
The department states that applicants should submit their CV and Z83 only at the initial application stage.
Step 6: Submit before 25 August 2026
The closing date is 25 August 2026.
Step 7: Keep proof of submission
Save your sent email, postal receipt or delivery confirmation.
Step 8: Prepare for possible shortlisting
Shortlisted applicants will need to provide the requested certified documents before the interview date.
Where to Apply
The advertisement provides three submission methods.
Email:
Post:
Director General
Private Bag X22
Arcadia
Pretoria
0183
Hand delivery:
509 Pretorius Street
Pencardia 1 Building
2nd Floor
Arcadia
Pretoria
For attention:
Director: Human Resource Management
The application details appear in the supplied advertisement.
Application Link
The official government website for the Department of Traditional Affairs is hosted under the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
Official Department of Traditional Affairs information:
Department of Traditional Affairs, official CoGTA website
The official CoGTA website provides information about Traditional Affairs, including its mandate and department information.
For this particular advertisement, the PDF provides an email, postal address and hand-delivery address rather than a web application form. Therefore, do not invent an online application URL.
Important Application Rules
The advertisement contains several conditions applicants need to understand.
The successful candidate will be subject to security clearance and verification of educational qualification certificates.
Applicants must use the New Z83 and sign the form.
Only shortlisted candidates will submit the relevant supporting documents.
Shortlisted candidates will undertake two pre-entry assessments. One assessment involves a practical exercise linked to the technical and generic requirements. The second assessment focuses on integrity and ethical conduct.
Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by SAQA, with proof required when shortlisted.
Common Application Mistakes
Avoid these mistakes:
- Using an old Z83 form.
- Forgetting to sign the Z83.
- Quoting the wrong reference number.
- Leaving important sections incomplete.
- Sending the application after the closing date.
- Sending certificates when the advertisement asks for CV and Z83 only.
- Sending the application to the wrong email address.
- Failing to check the attachment before sending.
- Using a CV with information that conflicts with the Z83.
- Ignoring the advertised qualification requirements.
- Failing to keep proof of submission.
- Waiting until the final day to apply.
The department states that incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
Why Applications Get Rejected
An application risks rejection when the applicant fails to follow the published requirements.
The advertisement specifically identifies incorrect Z83 forms, incomplete applications and late submissions as serious issues.
For this vacancy, applicants should also pay close attention to the Accounting or Mathematics subject requirement, driver’s licence requirement and the listed financial competencies.
Selection Process
The recruitment process is expected to involve:
- Application submission.
- Administrative screening.
- Shortlisting.
- Verification of information.
- Submission of certified documents by shortlisted applicants.
- Pre-entry assessments.
- Interview.
- Security clearance.
- Qualification verification.
- Final appointment decision.
The supplied advertisement confirms the shortlisting, certified-document, assessment, security-clearance and qualification-verification stages.
The department also states that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates because of the expected number of applications.
If you have not been contacted within three months after the closing date, the advertisement states that you should accept your application as unsuccessful.
Pre-Entry Assessments
Shortlisted candidates will undertake two pre-entry assessments.
The first is a practical exercise designed to assess suitability against the technical and generic requirements.
The second is an integrity assessment focused on ethical conduct.
For the Accounting Clerk position, preparation should include reviewing basic financial administration, reconciliations, public-sector finance principles, customer service, problem solving and ethical conduct.
Interview Preparation
Before an interview, review:
- Your CV.
- The Accounting Clerk duties.
- PFMA basics.
- Treasury Regulations.
- General ledger reconciliation.
- BAS.
- PERSAL.
- Payment processing.
- Salary claims.
- Suspense accounts.
- Month-end processes.
- Client query handling.
- Ethical conduct.
- Confidentiality in financial administration.
Prepare examples showing how you handle errors, deadlines, financial records, customer queries and competing tasks.
Use specific examples from your studies, previous employment, internships, learnerships or other relevant experience.
Career Growth Opportunities
An Accounting Clerk role provides a foundation for a career in public-sector financial administration.
Depending on future vacancies, qualifications, experience, performance and departmental requirements, an employee could work toward roles with greater responsibility in areas such as:
- Financial administration.
- Accounting.
- Financial management.
- Supply chain management.
- Revenue administration.
- Payroll administration.
- Management accounting.
- Public-sector finance.
Career progression is not automatic. Future advancement depends on available posts, eligibility requirements, qualifications, experience and recruitment processes.
Understanding Salary Levels
Salary Level 5 is positioned within the junior public-service salary structure.
For this advertisement, the published salary is R237,453 per year.
When comparing public-service vacancies, applicants should look at the advertised salary level together with the qualification requirements, duties, location and career experience offered by the position.
Do not compare vacancies based on salary alone.
Preparing Your CV for This Vacancy
Your CV should make relevant information easy to find.
Consider highlighting:
- Grade 12 subjects.
- Accounting studies.
- Business Administration studies.
- Financial administration experience.
- Reconciliation experience.
- Payment processing.
- BAS or related financial systems exposure.
- PERSAL exposure.
- Customer service.
- Problem solving.
- Computer skills.
- Driver’s licence.
- Relevant public-sector experience.
Do not add skills or experience you do not possess.
Department Employment Equity Statement
The supplied advertisement states that the Department intends to promote equity in the filling of positions, with representivity aligned to its Employment Equity plan.
The advertisement encourages Whites, Coloureds, Indians, youth and persons with disabilities to apply.
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Official Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs website
The official site describes the department’s work in supporting traditional leadership and coordinating traditional affairs activities across government.
Related Government Vacancy Categories
Applicants interested in this position might also follow vacancies from:
- Department of Cooperative Governance
- Department of Public Service and Administration
- Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
- Department of Home Affairs
- Department of Higher Education and Training
- Department of Land Reform and Rural Development
- Office of the Chief Justice
- Department of Employment and Labour
Check each vacancy advertisement separately because departments often use different submission methods, closing times and document requirements.
Related DPSA Circular Vacancies
DPSA vacancy circulars provide advertisements for vacant posts across South African public-service departments.
The official government information explains that the Public Service vacancy circular is issued by the Department of Public Service and Administration, while enquiries about individual advertisements must be directed to the department advertising the vacancy.
This distinction matters for applicants. If you have a question about the Accounting Clerk vacancy, contact the Department of Traditional Affairs using the details published in the advertisement rather than contacting DPSA.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What Department of Traditional Affairs vacancy is advertised?
The supplied advertisement lists Accounting Clerk: Financial Management, Post 28/64, Reference 2026/16.
2. What is the salary?
The salary is R237,453 per annum at Salary Level 5.
3. Where is the Accounting Clerk position based?
The centre is Pretoria.
4. When is the closing date?
The closing date is 25 August 2026.
5. What qualification is required?
The advertisement requires Grade 12 with Accounting or Mathematics as a passed subject. A Degree or National Diploma in Accounting, Business Administration or an equivalent qualification with Accounting as a passed subject is an added advantage.
6. Is a driver’s licence required?
Yes. The advertisement lists a valid driver’s licence as a requirement.
7. What documents should I submit?
Applicants should submit the New Z83 and CV at the initial application stage.
8. Should I send certified certificates with my application?
The advertisement states that only shortlisted candidates will submit relevant documents and that shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies before the interview date.
9. What email address should I use?
The advertised email address is DTARecruit202616@cogta.gov.za.
10. What reference number should I quote?
Use reference number 2026/16.
11. What Z83 form should I use?
Use the New Z83 application form. The advertisement states that an incorrect application form will not be considered.
12. What happens after shortlisting?
Shortlisted applicants will submit certified documents and undertake two pre-entry assessments, including a practical exercise and an integrity assessment.
13. Are foreign qualifications accepted?
Foreign qualifications require evaluation by SAQA. Proof of the evaluation must be provided when shortlisted.
14. What financial systems are mentioned?
The advertisement specifically mentions BAS and PERSAL, along with PFMA, Treasury Regulations and general ledger reconciliation.
15. What duties does the Accounting Clerk perform?
Duties include payment capturing, reconciliations, BAS and PERSAL queries, IRP5 reconciliation, salary suspense accounts, accounts receivable, journals, salary claims and month-end support.
16. What happens if my application is late?
The advertisement states that applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
17. What happens if I submit an incomplete application?
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
18. Will every applicant receive a response?
No. The advertisement states that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates.
19. How long should I wait for feedback?
The advertisement states that applicants who have not been contacted within three months after the closing date should accept their applications as unsuccessful.
20. Is DPSACircular.co.za the government recruitment website?
No. DPSACircular.co.za is an independent job information website. Applicants should use the application details provided by the advertising department and verify information through official government sources.
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We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to the South African Government, the Department of Traditional Affairs, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, or the Department of Public Service and Administration.
We do not accept job applications on behalf of the Department of Traditional Affairs and we do not influence recruitment, shortlisting, interviews or appointment decisions.
The Department of Traditional Affairs advertisement supplied for this article states the official application methods, requirements, closing date and contact details. Applicants should verify important information against the original government advertisement before submitting an application.
The Department reserves the right to amend, withdraw or not fill an advertised position. The advertisement also states that the department reserves the right not to fill the position.
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