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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$45.86K Median Salary 170.2K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -3% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Account Clerk, Accounting Assistant, Accounting Associate, Accounting Clerk, Accounting Specialist, Accounting Technician, Accounts Payable Clerk, Accounts Payable Specialist, Accounts Payables Clerk, Accounts Receivable Clerk

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension

Mathematical Reasoning

Near Vision

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Number Facility

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Category Flexibility

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Speech Recognition

Deductive Reasoning

Selective Attention

Speech Clarity

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Administrative

Mathematics

Economics and Accounting

English Language

Computers and Electronics

Skills

Mathematics

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Writing

Monitoring

Time Management

Technology Skills

Accounting software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Financial analysis software

Data base user interface and query software

Compliance software

Medical software

Document management software

Time accounting software

Project management software

Electronic mail software

Customer relationship management CRM software

Transaction server software

Word processing software

Human resources software

Spreadsheet software

Video conferencing software

Desktop communications software

Desktop publishing software

Enterprise application integration software

Office suite software

Operating system software

Business intelligence and data analysis software

Data base reporting software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Information retrieval or search software

Tools

Scanners

Desktop computers

Receipts or receipt books

Ledger paper

Scientific calculator

Notebook computers

Desktop calculator

Abilities

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills

Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Financial analysis software: Delphi Technology
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Compliance software: ESS Compliance Suite; Mannus Compliance: EHS; Primatech AUDITWorks
Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Time accounting software: Timekeeping software
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Customer relationship management CRM software: Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; Microsoft Dynamics; Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM
Transaction server software: Customer information control system CICS
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Human resources software: ADP Workforce Now
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Video conferencing software: Teleconferencing software
Desktop communications software: Edmodo
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Enterprise application integration software: Electronic Data Interchange EDI systems
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Business intelligence and data analysis software: BrightEdge; Conductor Searchlight; IBM Digital Analytics; Searchmetrics Suite
Data base reporting software: SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis

Tools

Scanners: Data input scanners
Desktop computers:
Receipts or receipt books: Receipt books
Ledger paper: Ledger sheets
Scientific calculator: Digital calculators
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Desktop calculator: 10-key calculators

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