Bookkeeper

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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Account Clerk; Accounting Assistant; Accounting Associate; Accounting Clerk; Accounting Specialist; Accounting Technician; Accounts Payable Clerk; Accounts Payable Specialist; Accounts Payables Clerk; Accounts Receivable Clerk

Tasks

• Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
• Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
• Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
• Code documents according to company procedures.
• Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
• Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
• Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
• Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
• Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
• Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
• Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service
• Administrative
• Mathematics
• Economics and Accounting
• English Language
• Computers and Electronics

Skills

• Mathematics
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Speaking
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Written Expression
• Oral Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Number Facility
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Speech Recognition
• Deductive Reasoning
• Selective Attention
• Speech Clarity