Accounting Technician

Anonymous

North Carolina (SAA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

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Skills

Maintain financial or account records.

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.
Perform personal bookkeeping services.
Prepare trial balances of books.

Operate computers or computerized equipment.

Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.

Execute sales or other financial transactions.

Prepare and process payroll information.

Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data.

Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.
Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.

Compile data or documentation.

Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.
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 cash for deposit or disbursement.

Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.

Calculate financial data.

Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
Compute deductions for income and social security taxes.
Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.
Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.

Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.

Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.

Collect deposits, payments or fees.

Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.

Operate office equipment.

Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.

Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions.

Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records.
Reconcile records of bank transactions.

Monitor financial information.

Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.

Code data or other information.

Code documents according to company procedures.

Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.

Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.

File documents or records.

Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.

Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information.

Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.

Convert data among multiple digital or analog formats.

Transfer details from separate journals to general ledgers or data processing sheets.

Prepare documentation for contracts, transactions, or regulatory compliance.

Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents.
Prepare purchase orders and expense reports.

Calculate costs of goods or services.