Occupation
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.
$50,670 medianBright outlookTraining or associate
O*NET 31.0 · 43-3031.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.
- 02Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- 03Prepare purchase orders and expense reports.
- 04Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- 05Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.
- 06Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
- 07Code documents according to company procedures.
- 08Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- 09Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- 10Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
- 11Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- 12Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
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What the posting will be called
Account ClerkAccounting AssistantAccounting ClerkAccounts Payables ClerkAccounting AssociateAccounting SpecialistAccounting TechnicianAccounts Payable ClerkAccounts Payable SpecialistAccounts Receivable Clerk
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Knowledge the job leans on
Customer and Personal ServiceAdministrativeMathematicsEnglish LanguageEconomics and AccountingComputers and ElectronicsAdministration and ManagementEducation and Training
Skills that carry over from service
Time ManagementService OrientationCoordinationComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingNegotiationPersuasion