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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-3031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 40,220.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
Currently, there are 1,566,960 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks”.

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Tasks for “Accounting Bookkeeper”

Maintain inventory records.
Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.
Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists.
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.
Transfer details from separate journals to general ledgers or data processing sheets.
Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents.
Code documents according to company procedures.
Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.
Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
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.
Perform personal bookkeeping services.
Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.
Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.
Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
Reconcile records of bank transactions.
Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
Prepare purchase orders and expense reports.
Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
Prepare and process payroll information.
Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
Compute deductions for income and social security taxes.
Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
Prepare trial balances of books.
Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.

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