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Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Skills
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training

Examine and analyze accounting records to determine financial status of establishment and prepare financial reports concerning operating procedures.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk Program
Certificate or Training

Compile data, compute fees and charges, and prepare invoices for billing purposes. Duties include computing costs and calculating rates for goods, services, and shipment of goods; posting data; and keeping other relevant records. May involve use of computer or typewriter, calculator, and adding and bookkeeping machines.
Administrative Assistant
Certificate
Administrative Medical Assistant
Certificate of Achievement
Administrative Medical Assistant
AS Degree
Administrative Medical Assisting
Certificate of Achievement
Advanced Officer Training
Certificate of Competency

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.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Skills
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk Program
Certificate or Training

Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decision making.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk Program
Certificate or Training

Conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk Program
Certificate or Training

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk Program
Certificate or Training

Direct and coordinate financial activities of workers in a branch, office, or department of an establishment, such as branch bank, brokerage firm, risk and insurance department, or credit department.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk Program
Certificate or Training

Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.
Account Clerk
AS Degree
Account Clerk
Certificate of Skills
Account Clerk
Certificate of Achievement
Account Clerk I
Certificate or Training
Account Clerk II
Certificate or Training