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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 “Accounts Payable Specialist”

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

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Desktop computers
Receipt books
Ledger sheets
Notebook computers
Financial calculators
10-key calculators

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