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Occupation Information Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks count and arrange numbers to keep accurate financial records. BOOKKEEPERS keep complete, up-to-date, and accurate records of accounts and financial arrangements. Bookkeepers verify and enter information into journals and ledgers or into a computer. They periodically balance the books and compile reports and financial statements. Bookkeepers also receive, record, bank and pay out cash. They balance checkbooks with monthly bank statements. They may calculate employee wages from plant records or time cards and issue payroll checks. ACCOUNTING CLERKS calculate, post and verify basic financial information used to produce and maintain financial and statistical documents. These type of jobs are found in every industry and may have various job titles, such as accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk or assistant bookkeeper. Some of the work they may do includes posting accounts receivable and payable, prepare and make bank deposits, record payrolls, maintain inventory records, purchase supplies, prepare purchase orders and do expense reports. Accounting Clerks may also make schedules, sort documents, and file bills. AUDITING CLERKS review records to determine if the figures and calculations by other workers are accurate. They examine documents such as expense accounts, commissions payments, cash receipts, bank records, and inventory records. They compute percentages and totals and compare results to financial records. They also correct errors or note mistakes that need to be corrected. Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines. With more experience they operate computers programmed with accounting methods to record, store and analyze information. The work usually involves many common clerical responsibilities. (Source: California Occupational Guide Number 26, 1999) Click here for additional Labor Market Information on bookkeeping and related careers is available. |
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