Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Tasks Include:
- Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
- Code documents according to company procedures.
- Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
- Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
- Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -0.8%
National: -4.5%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$45,860.00
State
$44,610.00
Regional
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Description
Career Cluster: | Business, Management & Administration |
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.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 40.89%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 20.79%
- Bachelor's Degree = 12.19%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 8.54%
- Master's Degree = 6.52%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 6.35%
- Some College Courses = 4.72%
Related Work Experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 24%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 22.20%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 21.26%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 12.81%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.90%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.37%
- Up to and including 1 month = 3.62%
- None = 2.50%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 0.35%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 38.91%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 19.98%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 12.75%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 12.32%
- None = 9.50%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 6.54%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 30.12%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.67%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 20.40%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 19.85%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.54%
- None or short demonstration = 1.41%
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Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
- Code documents according to company procedures.
- Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
- Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
- Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
- Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
- Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
- Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.
- Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.
- Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.
- Reconcile records of bank transactions.
- Prepare trial balances of books.
- Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.
- Transfer details from separate journals to general ledgers or data processing sheets.
- Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.
- Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists.
- Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents.
- Maintain inventory records.
- Perform personal bookkeeping services.
- Compute deductions for income and social security taxes.
- Prepare purchase orders and expense reports.
- Prepare and process payroll information.
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Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Desktop computers
- Calculators or accessories (Financial calculators)
- Scanners (Image scanners)
- Ledger paper (Ledger sheets)
- Notebook computers
- Receipts or receipt books (Receipt books)
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- Accounting software
- Accounts payable software
- Accounts receivable software
- Accurate NXG
- Financial statement software
- FlexiLedger software
- ACS Technologies ACS FinancialSuite software
- Activant Solutions Activant Prophet 21
- AdaptaSoft CyberPay
- Automation Counselors municiPAL
- UA Business Software Professional Edition
- American HealthTech Financial
- Fund accounting software
- Asset management software
- ATX Total Accounting Office
- ATX Total Engagement Office
- General ledger software
- Heron CrossTie General Ledger
- Intuit QuickBooks software
- Best MIP Fund Accounting
- BillingTracker software
- Blackbaud The Financial Edge
- BLS Software Invoice!
- Intuit Quicken software
- New Millennium Communications Genesis Accounting
- PROPHIX Enterprise
- CCIS AccountAbility
- ComputerEase
- Quicken Elite software
- Cost accounting software
- CYMA IV Accounting for Windows
- Roundtable Software Advantage Accounting System
- Sage Peachtree software
- Softrax Revenue Management
- Financial reporting software
- Compliance software
- Corporate Responsibility System Technologies Limited CRSTL Compliance Positioning System
- Intrax ProcedureNet
- Financial compliance software
- FLS eDP.Payrolltax
- Paisley RiskNavigator
- Paisley Focus Control Assurance
- Paisley Cardmap
- Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
- Document management software
- Accutrac software
- Records management software
- OmniRIM software
- Document management system software
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise application integration software
- Business Objects Data Integrator
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- AcornSystems Corporate Performance Management
- Advanced Management Systems (AMS) Winery Software
- AMS Services AMS Sagitta
- Business performance management BPM software
- Cartesis ES Magnitude
- SAP software
- Sage MAS software
- Microsoft Great Plains software
- Financial analysis software
- Pentana audit work system PAWS
- MethodWare ProAudit Advisor
- Auditing software
- RSM McGladrey Auditor Assistant
- AuditWare software
- Paisley AutoAudit
- RSM McGladrey Advanced Practice Solutions Paperless Audit
- Paisley IssueTrack
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software
- Sage Master Builder
- HCSS HeavyJob
- HCSS HeavyBid
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Time accounting software
- Payroll software
- ADP Pay eXpert
- Transaction server software
- Tumbleweed SecureTransport
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Word processing software
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Special Requirements
Experience: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks require previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
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Additional Resources
For information on the Certified Bookkeeper designation, contact:
The American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers
6001 Montrose Rd.
Rockville, MD 20852
http://www.aipb.org
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
79.50 | 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. |
72.25 | 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. |
70.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
59.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
58.75 | Economics and Accounting | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
54.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
59.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
56.25 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
56.25 | 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. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
72.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
62.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
62.50 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
62.50 | 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. |
53.00 | 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). |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
86.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
81.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
76.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
74.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
70.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
68.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
67.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
67.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
64.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
62.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
61.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
58.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
58.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
53.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
52.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
50.25 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
88.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
85.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
84.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
77.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
76.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
73.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
72.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
72.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
71.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
71.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
70.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
67.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
63.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
61.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
59.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
61.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
98.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
96.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
95.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
93.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
93.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
91.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
89.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
82.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
78.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
78.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
77.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
76.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
75.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
75.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
73.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
72.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
67.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
64.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
59.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
59.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
59.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
55.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
55.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
53.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
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Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $30,460.00 | $45,860.00 | $55,310.00 |
Virginia | $29,320.00 | $44,610.00 | $52,980.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $37,837.07 | $51,203.49 | $62,764.30 |
Bay Consortium | $32,028.78 | $44,984.07 | $53,822.02 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $31,802.56 | $41,896.58 | $49,862.71 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $29,947.38 | $39,998.01 | $46,997.30 |
Crater Area | $32,170.29 | $43,704.25 | $51,821.19 |
Greater Peninsula | $31,463.75 | $41,569.13 | $49,384.46 |
Hampton Roads | $32,121.74 | $42,231.25 | $51,190.06 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $28,798.73 | $39,641.64 | $49,462.96 |
Northern Virginia | $39,322.46 | $52,148.64 | $63,493.56 |
Piedmont Workforce | $33,073.09 | $45,513.98 | $54,117.45 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $29,025.98 | $37,814.35 | $47,189.43 |
Southwestern Virginia | $28,582.85 | $38,508.49 | $45,491.25 |
West Piedmont | $29,305.91 | $38,974.35 | $46,578.95 |
Western Virginia | $30,017.62 | $40,743.80 | $48,127.35 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 1,707,800 | 1,630,600 | -4.5% |
Virginia | 43,325 | 42,986 | -0.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 2,146 | 2,215 | +3.2% |
Bay Consortium | 1,357 | 1,402 | +3.3% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 8,007 | 7,698 | -3.9% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 1,046 | 1,017 | -2.8% |
Crater Area | 611 | 590 | -3.4% |
Greater Peninsula | 2,295 | 2,265 | -1.3% |
Hampton Roads | 6,273 | 6,171 | -1.6% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 1,541 | 1,486 | -3.6% |
Northern Virginia | 11,546 | 11,732 | +1.6% |
Piedmont Workforce | 1,942 | 1,952 | +0.5% |
Shenandoah Valley | 2,838 | 2,797 | -1.4% |
South Central | 613 | 555 | -9.5% |
Southwestern Virginia | 774 | 651 | -15.9% |
West Piedmont | 726 | 666 | -8.3% |
Western Virginia | 1,890 | 1,768 | -6.5% |
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Titles
- Account Administrator
- Account Clerk
- Account Information Clerk
- Account Receivable Clerk
- Accountant
- Accountant Assistant
- Accountant Clerk
- Accountant Helper
- Accounting Analyst
- Accounting Assistant
- Accounting Associate
- Accounting Bookkeeper
- Accounting Clerk
- Accounting Manager
- Accounting Representative
- Accounting Specialist
- Accounting Technician
- Accounts Payable Administrator
- Accounts Payable Clerk
- Accounts Payable Coordinator
- Accounts Payable Manager
- Accounts Payable Representative
- Accounts Payable Specialist
- Accounts Payables Clerk
- Accounts Receivable Assistant
- Accounts Receivable Clerk
- Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Advice Clerk
- Amortization Clerk
- Audit Clerk
- Audit Control Clerk
- Auditing Clerk
- Auditor Sales
- Balance Clerk
- Bank Reconciliator
- Billing Checker
- Billing Clerk
- Bond Clerk
- Book Keeper
- Booking Clerk
- Bookkeeper
- Bookkeeper and Clerk
- Bookkeeper Assistant
- Bookkeeping Clerk
- Budget Clerk
- Budget Technician
- Canceling and Cutting Control Clerk
- Cash Accounting Clerk
- Cash Register Balancer
- Chart Calculator
- Chart Changer
- Chart Clerk
- Chart Computer
- Chart Picker
- Chart Reader
- Chart Snatcher
- Check Clerk
- Check Out Clerk
- Check Processing Clerk
- Chief Wheelage Clerk
- Classification Analyst
- Classification Control Clerk
- Classifier
- Clearing House Clerk
- Clerk Analyst
- Clerk and Bookkeeper
- Clipman
- Collateral and Safekeeping Clerk
- Collateral Clerk
- Collection Clerk
- Commodity Loan Clerk
- Computer Bookkeeper
- Cost Accountant
- Cost Accounting Clerk
- Credit Card Clerk
- Daily Sales Audit Clerk
- Discount Clerk
- Distribution Accounting Clerk
- Dividend Deposit Voucher Clerk
- Document Processor
- Electronic Funds Transfer Coordinator
- Escrow Agent
- Escrow Closer
- Export Clerk
- Export Documents Clerk
- Field Clerk
- Figure Clerk
- Financial Processing Clerk
- Financial Recording Clerk
- Fiscal Accounting Clerk
- Fiscal Technician
- Fixed Capital Clerk
- Food and Beverage Controller
- Foreclosure Clerk
- Foreign Exchange Position Clerk
- Full Charge Bookkeeper
- General Ledger Bookkeeper
- Hotel Auditor
- Hotel Night Auditor
- Import Export Clerk
- Income Auditor
- Journal Clerk
- Ledger Clerk
- Ledger Poster
- Letter of Credit Clerk
- Margin Clerk
- Mortgage Accounting Clerk
- Mortgage Loan Computation Clerk
- Night Auditor
- Office Manager
- Office Work and Bookkeeper
- Pari Mutuel Ticket Checker
- Patient Account Representative
- Patient Financial Service Representative
- Payment Processor
- Payroll Accounting Clerk
- Posting Clerk
- Price Checker
- Price Clerk
- Reconcilement Clerk
- Reconciliation Analyst
- Reconciliation Clerk
- Remittance Clerk
- Reserves Clerk
- Returned Item Clerk
- Revenue Audit Clerk
- Sales Audit Clerk
- Securities Clerk
- Staff Accountant
- Stock Transfer Clerk
- Tonnage Compilation Clerk
- Trust Vault Clerk
- Typing and Bookkeeper
- Typing Bookkeeper
- Voucher Clerk
- Voucher Examiner
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Related Schools
- American National University
- Centura College-Chesapeake
- Centura College-Newport News
- Stratford University
- Strayer University-Virginia
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus
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