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Job Interests and Abilities
If you enjoy working with numbers and compiling data; being orderly, careful and thorough; maintaining an enthusiastic attitude; working well as a member of a team; and accepting responsibility, this job may suit you.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Accounting Clerks/Bookkeepers record day-to-day business transactions on various accounting forms that are needed for effective management. They record transactions in journals and ledgers by hand or by imputing data on a computer. They may balance the books, compile summary reports and statements, and file quarterly tax returns and statements. Duties may include preparing payroll, preparing customer's bills, answering the telephone and completing general office tasks.
Job Title
- Full Charge or General Bookkeeper
- Accounting Assistant
- Accounting Technician
- Accounts Receivables Clerk
- Balancing Clerk or Batching Clerk (in banks)
Nearly every public or private organization employs Accounting Clerks/Bookkeepers from small offices to large corporations.
Entry Salary Estimate
- Mean earnings in California in 1997 were $2,476 per month.
- Entry pay may range from $900 to $2,165 per month.
- Experience pay may range from $953 to over $2,700 per month.
- Top pay may range from $1,900 to over $3,200 per month.
This Fast-Track certificate can be completed in one year (20.5-21.5 units are required for this certificate).
What You Will Learn
- Keyboarding
- Accounting
- Writing
- Spreadsheets
- Business English
- Work Experience/Internship
- Basic Office Procedures and Skills
- Business Math/Electronic Calculator
