Accounting Clerks and Bookkeepers

Accounting Clerks and Bookkeepers compile, record and process documents relating to creditors and debtors, operating costs, financial transactions and payrolls.

**Indicative skill level:**

Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

#### In Australia:

- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3); or - AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

#### In New Zealand:

- NZQF Level 4 qualification, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3); or - NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

**Tasks include:**

- preparing and processing documentation related to accounts payable and receivable, and wages and salaries - reconciling invoices and despatching payments - investigating, compiling and preparing reports of operating cost data - keeping financial records - maintaining, reconciling and balancing accounts - processing payments of accounts, and wages and salaries