ADMINISTRATOR: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ACCOUNTING is a South African government vacancy at Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA). This job is part of Circular 21 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Pretoria | closing date: 03 July 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
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Where to send your application.
To apply visit: https://erecruitment.gpaa.gov.za/
Salary
R280 278 per annum (Level 06)
Centre
Pretoria
Requirements
- Grade 12 / Senior certificate with minimum of 1–2 years’ relevant experience.
- Relevant National Diploma/ Degree (at least 360 credits) in Finance will serve as an added advantage.
- Computer literacy that includes working knowledge of MS Office products.
- Knowledge of General ledge bookkeeping.
- Good customer relations skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Honesty.
- Integrity.
- Hard working.
Duties
- Render financial accounting services.
- Collect, record and bank collected money at the cashier.
- Receive Pay Master General (PMG) statements.
- Allocate PMG debits.
- Allocate payments on the systems.
- Cancellation of returned payments.
- Capturing and allocation of receipts.
- Ensure that the deduction of Maintenance orders are implemented.
- Ensure that the Maintenance payment are done after each payment run.
- Provide the court with the Maintenance payment after every payment run.
- Ensure that follow ups are made for maintenance deducted and not yet paid.
- Manually calculate and create payments for interest on late pension.
- Create payments requested from other sections.
- Create and maintain pay points.
- Ensure that bank account details are captured on Portal.
- Ensure that recalls forms are completed.
- Ensure that feedback is received via status on Safety web.
- Process journal entries and corrections on foreign exchange rates, maintenance, post office etc.
- Remove end dates on payment instruction after ensuring that supporting documents required are received.
- Create payments and journal related to claims received from Department of Internal Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
- Check the departmental debt list with South African Reserve Bank (SARB), accounts and send to National Treasury.
- Ensure that payment run list for foreign pensioners is sent to the bank.
- Ensure that payment run list for Masters is checked and send.
- Ensure that the external fund list is checked and send.
- Ensure that the departmental debt list is checked and send.
- Authorize telegraphic transfers on safety web.
- Correction of payment instruction.
- Ensure the administration services for Post Office.
- Ensures that vouchers for the foreign post offices are cancelled or crashed.
- Perform cancellations of expired vouchers and unpaid payments of the SA Post Office.
- Ensure that duplicate vouchers are issued when required.
- Ensure cancellation of payments for deceased members and Attend to queries.
- Perform administrative duties.
- Provide customer services to customers and commercial banks i.e confirmation of payments made to them and ensure all leave forms are received and submitted to HR.
- Read in/out files received/send on the system.
- Send interest letters to members, beneficiaries and external funds.
- Filing of reports and documents such as Payment run reports, Bank serve reports, Reserve bank reports, PMG statements.
- Ensure that salary advice are collected and distributed correctly and return signed schedule and uncollected payslip back to Salaries.
- Ensure that stationery is ordered and collected.
- Handling of general customer enquiries.
Enquiries
Mapule Mahlangu Tel No: (012) 399 2639 Enquiries.erecruitment@gpaa.gov.za
Department Notes
All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two preentry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. It should be noted that the GPAA does not support the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its recruitment and selection processes and will disqualify an application if it picks up the use of AI when completing assessments without acknowledging the source of information. Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government, available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of appointment, is a requirement for all SMS positions. For SMS positions, certain candidates may be required to undergo additional Psychometric Assessments. Applicants must note that pre-employment checks and references will be conducted once they are short-listed and the appointment is also subject to a positive outcome on these checks, which include, but not limited to: security clearance, security vetting, qualification/study verification, citizenship verification, financial/asset record check, previous employment verification and criminal record. Applicants will be required to meet vetting requirements as prescribed by Minimum Information Security Standards in line with the new DPSA Directive effective 01 April 2024. By submitting your application, it also means you consent to the GPAA processing your information for Human Resources Management purposes. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all their foreign qualifications (this includes O and A level certificates) evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), at your own expense. Upon appointment, successful candidates will be required to sign a Performance Agreement within 3 months from date of appointment and for candidates whose appointment exceeds 12 calendar months will be appointed on probation for the period of twelve (12) calendar months excluding leave taken as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 68. The status of your application will be visible on the e-Recruitment system. However, if you have not received feedback from the GPAA within 6 months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. The candidate must take note: It is the GPAA’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer/promotion / appointment will promote representativeness in line with the numerical targets as contained in GPAA’s Employment Equity Plan. Note: The GPAA reserves the right not to fill the below-mentioned posts, withdraw or to put on-hold a position and/or to re-advertise a post. The GPAA is compliant with the requirements of POPIA.
Original Text
Financial Accounting EB
Permanent
The purpose of the role is: to render administrative and financial support services to the EB Accounting sub-directorate section.
SALARY : R280 278 per annum (Level 06)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : Grade 12 / Senior certificate with minimum of 1–2 years’ relevant experience. Relevant National Diploma/ Degree (at least 360 credits) in Finance will serve
as an added advantage. Computer literacy that includes working knowledge of
MS Office products. Knowledge of General ledge bookkeeping. Good customer relations skills. Problem solving skills. Good communication skills. Ability to
work in a team. Honesty. Integrity. Hard working.
DUTIES : Render financial accounting services. Collect, record and bank collected money at the cashier. Receive Pay Master General (PMG) statements. Allocate
PMG debits. Allocate payments on the systems. Cancellation of returned payments. Capturing and allocation of receipts. Ensure that the deduction of
Maintenance orders are implemented. Ensure that the Maintenance payment are done after each payment run. Provide the court with the Maintenance
payment after every payment run. Ensure that follow ups are made for maintenance deducted and not yet paid. Manually calculate and create
payments for interest on late pension. Create payments requested from other sections. Create and maintain pay points. Ensure that bank account details are
captured on Portal. Ensure that recalls forms are completed. Ensure that feedback is received via status on Safety web. Process journal entries and
corrections on foreign exchange rates, maintenance, post office etc. Remove end dates on payment instruction after ensuring that supporting documents
required are received. Create payments and journal related to claims received from Department of Internal Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Check the
departmental debt list with South African Reserve Bank (SARB), accounts and send to National Treasury. Ensure that payment run list for foreign pensioners
is sent to the bank. Ensure that payment run list for Masters is checked and send. Ensure that the external fund list is checked and send. Ensure that the
departmental debt list is checked and send. Authorize telegraphic transfers on safety web. Correction of payment instruction. Ensure the administration
services for Post Office. Ensures that vouchers for the foreign post offices are cancelled or crashed. Perform cancellations of expired vouchers and unpaid
payments of the SA Post Office. Ensure that duplicate vouchers are issued when required. Ensure cancellation of payments for deceased members and
Attend to queries. Perform administrative duties. Provide customer services to customers and commercial banks i.e confirmation of payments made to them
and ensure all leave forms are received and submitted to HR. Read in/out files received/send on the system. Send interest letters to members, beneficiaries
and external funds. Filing of reports and documents such as Payment run reports, Bank serve reports, Reserve bank reports, PMG statements. Ensure
that salary advice are collected and distributed correctly and return signed schedule and uncollected payslip back to Salaries. Ensure that stationery is
ordered and collected. Handling of general customer enquiries.
ENQUIRIES : Mapule Mahlangu Tel No: (012) 399 2639
Enquiries.erecruitment@gpaa.gov.za
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 21 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.