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14200.00 – Accounting and related clerks

Accounting and related clerks calculate, prepare and process bills, invoices, accounts payable and receivable, budgets and other financial records according to established procedures.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Accounting clerk
  • Accounts payable clerk
  • Accounts receivable clerk
  • Audit clerk
  • Billing clerk
  • Budget clerk
  • Costing clerk
  • Deposit clerk
  • Finance clerk
  • Freight-rate clerk
  • Income tax return preparer
  • Invoice clerk
  • Ledger clerk
  • Tax clerk

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Calculate, prepare and issue documents related to accounts such as bills, invoices, inventory reports, account statements and other financial statements using computerized and manual systems
  • Code, total, batch, enter, verify and reconcile transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, invoices, cheque requisitions, and bank statements in a ledger or computer system
  • Compile budget data and documents based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets
  • Prepare period or cost statements or reports
  • Calculate costs of materials, overhead and other expenses based on estimates, quotations, and price lists
  • Respond to customer inquiries, maintain good customer relations and solve problems
  • Perform related clerical duties, such as word processing, maintaining filing and record systems, faxing and photocopying.

Additional information

  • Progression to supervisory or skilled financial occupations, such as accounts payable supervisor, bookkeeper or office manager is possible with additional training and experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Accounting technicians and bookkeepers (12200)
  • Banking, insurance and other financial clerks (14201)
  • Collection clerks (14202)
  • Financial auditors and accountants (11100)
  • Payroll administrators (13102)
  • Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers (12011)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

1 – Business, finance and administration occupations

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

14 – Administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics occupations

Sub-major group

142 – Financial, insurance and related administrative support workers

Minor group

1420 – Financial, insurance and related administrative support workers

Unit group

14200 – Accounting and related clerks

Occupational profile

14200.00 – Accounting and related clerks

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