Bergrivier Municipality: Principal Clerk
Job Vacancy at Bergrivier Municipality: Principal Clerk – Income (Porterville)
Location: Porterville, Western Cape
Reference Number: FD23/061/PV
Directorate: Financial Services
Closing Date: Friday, 09 May 2025 at 15:00
Salary: R196,644.00 per annum (T07 – Category 3 Local Authority)
Starting Date: 01 July 2025 or as soon as possible
Type of Appointment: Permanent
Overview:
Bergrivier Municipality is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented professional to join its Financial Services Directorate as a Principal Clerk: Income. This re-advertised post calls for individuals with a strong background in financial administration, particularly income and debtor management. Preference will be given to candidates residing within the Bergrivier Municipal area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and process creditor accounts and related financial information
- Perform clerical tasks, account updates, and reconciliations
- Maintain accurate registers and records related to creditor payments
- Carry out debtor-related functions
- Supervise cashier duties and ensure proper receipting of payments
- Participate in the Municipality’s Performance and Development Management System
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12 with Accounting as a subject
- Two (2) to five (5) years of relevant financial or clerical experience
Requirements and Skills:
- Computer literacy (MS Office)
- Code B driver’s licence
- Attainment of Minimum Competency Levels for Municipal Financial Officials within 24 months of appointment
- Proficiency in at least two of the official languages of the Western Cape (Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa – speak, read, write)
- Good interpersonal, communication, and supervisory skills
- High attention to detail and responsibility
- Physically fit and healthy
- Willingness to perform cashier duties and work overtime when required
Competencies:
- Core Professional: Written and oral communication, attention to detail, ethics, professionalism
- Functional: Business processes, data processing and analysis, use of technology
- Public Service Orientation: Service delivery, customer focus, communication, organizational awareness
- Personal: Problem solving, resilience, learning orientation, planning and organizing
- Leadership: Impact and influence, team orientation, direction setting, coaching and mentoring