Expenditures.  Receipts.  Accounts payable and receivable.  Profits and losses.  Any organization that uses money has to keep records-records of where money came from and where it went.  Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, as well as other financial clerks, keep these financial records.

Bookkeeping clerks must be able to use computers to calculate and record data.  They post debits and credits.  They produce financial statements.  They prepare reports and summaries for managers.  Bookkeepers also prepare bank deposits.  They  prepare invoices and keep track of overdue accounts.  Their titles show the type of work they do:  accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk, etc.  Entry-level accounting clerks post transactions, total accounts, and compute interest charges.  They also may monitor loans and accounts.  They make sure that payments are up to date.  More advanced accounting clerks total, balance, and reconcile billing vouchers.  They ensure completeness and accuracy of account data.

Most employers prefer workers with good speaking and writing skills, who are orderly and detail-oriented.  Computer skills are essential.  Knowledge of wordprocessing and spreadsheet software is very valuable.  Vincennes University Accounting program provides training in these areas.

The middle half of all bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earned between $24,540 and $37,780 a year.  The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $19,760.  The highest-paid 10% earned more than $46,020.

More than 2.1 million people work as bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.  They work in all industries and in local, state, and federal government.  Also, many work in the accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services industry.  Those working for employment services firms are growing in number.  The number of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is expected to grow about as fast as average through 2016.  Most job openings will come from the need to replace workers.  Numerous jobs will become available as these workers transfer to other occupations or leave the labor force.  The large size of this occupation ensures plentiful job openings.  There will be many opportunities for temporary and part-time work.  Demand for full-charge bookkeepers is expected to increase.  These are bookkeepers who can do much of the work of accountants.  People with several years of accounting experience or bookkeeper certification will have the best job prospects.

Other positions you will be qualified to perform:  bill and account collectors; billing and posting clerks; brokerage clerks; cashiers; credit authorizers; checkers; order clerks; payroll and timekeeping clerks; procurement clerks; secretaries; tellers.

 Are you ready for a degree that offers many career options?

Susan Brocksmith
812-888-5718
sbrocksmith@vinu.edu

Semester I
Intro to General Ledger/Inventory
Intro to Accounts Payable
Intro to Accounts Receivable
Intro to Computer Concepts
English Comp I
Business Math or
   Intermediate Algebra
Intro to Business

Semester II
Intro to Payroll
Principles of Accounting I
Business Communications
Spreadsheets
Lifetime Fitness/Wellness
General Psychology
Speech

Semester III
Principles of Accounting II
Income Tax Accounting
Legal Environment of Business
Microeconomics
Databases
Business Elective

Semester IV
Accounting Software Applications
Accounting Cases and Problems
Individual Income Tax Preparation
Fundamentals of Finance
Integrated Business Project
Lab Science Elective