Career
BookKeeper
Accounting
Career stats
Weekly pay
$1,304
Prospects
Medium
Employed in Australia
82,500
Growth
Decline
Overview
Bookkeepers maintain and evaluate records of financial transactions in account books and computerised accounting systems.
Job Titles
Job Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.
- Keeping financial records and maintaining and balancing accounts using manual and computerised systems.
- Monitoring cash flow and lines of credit.
- Preparing and producing financial statements budget and expenditure reports and analyses using account books ledgers and accounting software packages.
- Preparing invoices purchase orders and bank deposits.
- Reconciling accounts against monthly bank statements.
- Verifying recorded transactions and reporting irregularities to management.
- May be required to prepare forms reporting business tax entitlements and obligations such as the amount of goods and services tax paid and collected.
Training & Qualifications
Vocational education & training (VET)
- Certificate IV in Bookkeeping and Accounting
- Bachelor of Accounting
Industry
Accounting
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