Occupation Atlasbookkeeper
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c3aae59e-1441-4b3e-bdd1-6da50dc7cf42
bookkeeper
Bookkeepers record and assemble the day-to-day financial transactions of an organisation or company, consisting usually of sales, purchases, payments and receipts. They ensure all financial transactions are documented in the appropriate (day) book and general ledger, and that they are balanced out. Bookkeepers prepare the recorded books and ledgers with financial transactions for an accountant to then analyse balance sheets and income statements.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CREConventional · Realistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional7.00
- R Realistic2.83
- E Enterprising2.76
- I Investigative1.59
- S Social1.47
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Billing and Posting Clerks (43-3021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- accounting department processes
- accounting entries
- accounting techniques
- attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions
- bookkeeping regulations
- commercial law
- company policies
- depreciation
- financial statements
- follow the statutory obligations
- identify accounting errors
- maintain financial records
- manage the general ledger
- perform balance sheet operations
- prepare financial statements
- prepare trial accounting balances
- tax legislation
- use accounting systems
Optional (18)
- allocate bills
- archive documentation related to work
- calculate tax
- ensure compliance with accounting conventions
- financial department processes
- follow up accounts receivables
- handle financial transactions
- handle petty cash
- interpret financial statements
- issue sales invoices
- labour legislation
- manage accounts
- manage cash desk
- manage payroll reports
- organise business documents
- prepare tax returns forms
- statistics
- support development of annual budget
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
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