The Office of the Chief Justice is advertising an Accounting Clerk post at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda, and the advert states it plainly: Grade 12, no experience required. These High Court jobs appear in DPSA Circular 36 of 2026 and close on 23 October 2026.
The salary band is R237 453 to R279 708 per annum (Level 5). A court post is a genuinely good first job in the public service: it is stable, the work is structured, and it gives you exposure to the justice system from the inside.
Accounting Clerk: Post Details
- Post number: 36/66
- Reference: 2026/144/OCJ
- Salary: R237 453 – R279 708 per annum (Level 5)
- Centre: Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, Makhanda
- Closing date: 23 October 2026
- Note: The successful candidate signs a performance agreement
Requirements
A Grade 12 certificate. No experience required.
The advert asks for knowledge and sound understanding of the PFMA, Treasury Regulations, BAS, PPPFA guidelines and other related prescripts. Skills needed are computer literacy in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, accuracy, attention to detail, communication, administration and organisation skills, along with the ability to work under pressure independently, be self-motivated and meet deadlines.
Duties
Recording, organising, storing, capturing and retrieving correspondence and data. Updating registers and statistics, handling routine enquiries, distributing documents and packages to stakeholders, and maintaining the filing system for the component.
On the finance side: keeping and maintaining the incoming and outgoing register, authorising payments, receipting and confirming deposits on the BAS system, verifying transactions on BAS, and identifying loss within the office and reporting it to the provincial office — fruitless and wasteful expenditure, unauthorised expenditure and irregular expenditure.
Also compiling expenditure reports and gift registers, ensuring proper penalisation on transcription invoices, quality assuring S&T claims, cell phone claims, data claims, invoices, payment registers and receipts, ensuring suppliers are authorised on Logis, verifying suppliers’ details on the CSD report, and maintaining the register of suppliers.
Enquiries and applications
Technical enquiries: Mr VZJ Zwane, telephone 051 492 4623. HR enquiries: Ms DSJ Peters, telephone 051 492 4523.
Applications are sent by email to 2026/144/OCJ@judiciary.org.za.
How to Apply for These High Court Jobs
The Office of the Chief Justice sets out specific requirements, and applications that do not comply are not considered.
- Use the new Z83 form, downloadable at judiciary.org.za or the DPSA website, or obtainable from any Public Service Department.
- The Z83 must be signed and dated, and accompanied by a recently updated comprehensive CV only.
- Give contactable referees with telephone numbers and email addresses.
- Quote the relevant reference number and direct your application to the correct address for the division.
- Certified copies of qualifications and other documents are submitted by shortlisted candidates only, on or before the day of the interview.
- Submit before 23 October 2026.
Our guide to the Z83 form explains each section and the errors that get applications rejected.
What Happens If You Are Shortlisted
All shortlisted candidates, including SMS candidates, undertake two pre-entry assessments: a practical exercise testing the post’s technical and generic requirements, and an integrity or ethical conduct assessment. The selection panel scores both as an additional criterion in the interview process.
The Organisation notes it will give preference to candidates in line with its Employment Equity goals.
Before You Apply
High Court jobs are advertised free of charge and the Z83 is a free government document. Nobody can secure you a court post for a fee — see our guide to spotting job scams.
Also closing 23 October: two Labour Administration Clerk posts in Mthatha and KZN, also Grade 12 with no experience. Browse everything currently open on our Jobs page.
Details compiled from DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular 36 of 2026, published 9 October 2026. Always confirm against the official circular before applying. We are not the employer and do not receive applications.