WHAT DOES AN ACCOUNTING CLERK DO?

The Accounting Clerk is responsible for providing comprehensive support in bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, and government report generation. They offer guidance on internal accounting matters, manage payroll operations, and handle various general accounting functions. Additionally, they oversee office issues, communicate with property managers, and maintain key inventory records, demonstrating their integral role in both financial and administrative aspects of the organization.

A Review of Professional Skills and Functions for Accounting Clerk

1. Accounting Clerk Responsibilities

  • Code data (ex. Purchase Orders) for input to a financial data processing system.
  • Review electronic data for accuracy.
  • Compile and sort documents for transaction verification.
  • Investigate invoice issues; reconcile discrepancies.
  • Contact vendors to process payments.
  • Gather documents/data in preparation for audits.
  • Review, code and process expense reports
  • Assist with weekly check run
  • Bank account & credit card reconciliations
  • Assisting with annual auditing
  • Provide general accounting assistance


Experienced in Skills: Data Coding, Accuracy and Attention to Detail, Document Management, Problem Solving and Investigation, Vendor Communication, Expense Report Processing, Financial Reconciliation, Audit Assistance

2. Accounting Clerk Job Summary

  • Provide support for all Cashier functions
  • Bank deposit preparation
  • Processing debit and credit card payments through POS system
  • Processing reimbursements
  • Processing daily deposits and money exchanges for various departments
  • Maintaining various coin machines throughout facility
  • Preparing petty cash reimbursements
  • Record customer payments and ensure accuracy 
  • Communicate with customers and resolve account troubleshooting 
  • Reconciles cash for cash posting 
  • Checks figures, postings and documents for proper coding and accuracy 


Experienced in Skills: Cashier Functions, Bank Deposit Preparation, POS System Operation, Reimbursement Processing, Money Handling, Coin Machine Maintenance, Petty Cash Management, Customer Communication and Troubleshooting

3. Accounting Clerk Job Description

  • Maintains accounts payable and various accounting postings
  • Responsible for effectively researching, tracking, and resolving documentation issues or discrepancies for the areas listed above
  • Reconciles sub-ledgers for the aforementioned categories to the general ledger
  • Complete special projects and miscellaneous assignments
  • Processing and providing administrative support through the Pre-Admission/Admission/Discharge/Transfers process for Insurance claims
  • Prepare invoices and process incoming payments
  • Preparation of month-end journal entries and reports
  • Reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts to Sub-Ledgers
  • Completion of AR aging and analysis reports
  • Researching and resolving accounts receivable issues with customers
  • OHIP medical billing support/backup


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Management, Documentation Management, Reconciliation Skills, Project Management, Administrative Support, Invoicing and Payment Processing, Month-End Closing Procedures, Accounts Receivable Management

4. Accounting Clerk Roles

  • Sort and distribute daily mail both physical and electronic
  • Print, match, code and enter all payables invoices
  • Prepare payment runs
  • Monitor vendor non-conformances and request credit memos
  • Issue sales invoices and log cash receipts
  • Develop collaborative relationships with customer and vendor finance contacts to support payment/delivery terms
  • Assist with bank reconciliations, inventory adjustments and product costing
  • Handle reception
  • Preparation of month-end journal entries and reports
  • Reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts to Sub-Ledgers
  • Researching and resolving accounts payable issues with vendors
  • Create and maintain standard monthly and annual templates and reports


Experienced in Skills: Mail Handling, Accounts Payable Management, Payment Processing, Vendor Management, Invoicing and Receipts Management, Financial Relationship Management, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Attention to Detail and Problem Solving

5. Accounting Clerk Additional Details

  • Demonstrate a commitment to quality and timely processing of assigned tasks
  • Experience processing invoices, expense reimbursements, purchase orders, credit memos and payment transactions (via ACH and wire)
  • AP experience in reviewing and coding invoices on a daily basis
  • Journal entries and general ledger experience
  • Ability to work with the internal team and outside vendors
  • Responsible for records organization
  • Detail-oriented, high level of accuracy and well organized
  • Reviewing invoices and check requests for appropriate documentation and approvals
  • Coding and entering vendor bills
  • Processing invoices for payment and reconciling discrepancies
  • Assisting with weekly check runs
  • Preparing wire/ACH batches


Experienced in Skills: Commitment to Quality and Timeliness, AP Experience, Invoice Review and Coding, Journal Entries and General Ledger, Collaboration and Vendor Management, Records Organization, Accuracy and Attention to Detail, Payment Processing

6. Accounting Clerk Essential Functions

  • Complete payments and control expenses by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices (both direct and on Purchase Orders)
  • Issue stop payments
  • Follow up and application of credit memos to vendor accounts
  • Completion of weekly EFT and cheque run
  • Monthly invoicing and responding to client inquiries
  • Collections, A/R analysis, and reporting
  • Bad debt reserve analysis
  • Ensuring accuracy of reports used to measure and bill client usage through alignment with owners of internal reports and externally with vendor reports
  • Ad-hoc projects as requested by the business
  • Responsible for the day to day processing of invoices for NAM for PO and non-PO related invoices.
  • Related skills with purchase order matching a plus.
  • Analytical skills for determining correct matching
  • Vendor details.
  • Remote to start but onsite once we are scheduled to return to office, onsite.


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Management, Financial Control, Credit Management, Payment Processing, Invoicing, Financial Analysis, Report Accuracy, Analytical Skills

7. Accounting Clerk General Responsibilities

  • Issuing claim payments to agents/producers
  • Responsible for printing out the checks and statement of loss
  • Responsible for releasing the payments & statements of loss
  • Preparing mailings in the office to include direct and bulk mailings
  • Responsible for recording and updating the logs
  • Provide customer service to agents/producers
  • Assisting with reviewing income and expenses.
  • Preparing regular reports.
  • Assisting with other accounting-related


Experienced in Skills: Claim Payment Processing, Check Printing and Statement Generation, Payment Release Management, Mail Preparation, Recordkeeping and Logging, Customer Service, Financial Review Assistance, Report Preparation, Accounting Support

8. Accounting Clerk Key Accountabilities

  • Perform administrative duties, such as spreadsheet creation and organizing a filing system of electronic documents
  • Perform Account Receivable duties, review orders for accuracy, manage the workflow from Sales operations to Logistics, invoicing and communications with customers and distributors.
  • Maintaining records of assets and liabilities.
  • Updating accounts payable.
  • Assisting in balancing sheets and income statements.
  • Support a professional office to include data entry, external errands, and maintenance of common areas (e.g. kitchen)
  • Handle incoming calls and other communications
  • Update database, maintain documents
  • Maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality with all materials, and exercise discretion when interfacing with the business


Experienced in Skills: Administrative duties, Account Receivable management, Record keeping, Accounts Payable updating, Financial analysis assistance, Office support, Communication handling, Database management, Professionalism, Confidentiality.

9. Accounting Clerk Responsibilities and Key Tasks

  • Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
  • Process daily check deposits into the bank. 
  • Record bank transactions to accounting software.
  • Process broker ACH files within the bank. 
  • Upload broker transactions to accounting software.
  • Review payables invoices and forward to Corporate Accounts Payable.
  • Create monthly client admin fee excel file. Submit to Commissions for processing.
  • Create and send monthly client invoices.
  • Perform monthly commission reconciliation between bank and CRM.
  • Assist with monthly Accounts Receivable reporting.
  • Assist with other financial initiatives


Experienced in Skills: Bank Reconciliation, Cash Handling and Deposits, Accounting Software Proficiency, ACH Processing, Data Management, Accounts Payable Review, Financial Reporting, Invoicing and Reconciliation

10. Accounting Clerk Roles and Details

  • Process invoices for payment by uploading to IW for entry and approval. 
  • Responsible for proper filing of invoices.
  • Answers all vendor inquiries.
  • Prepares accounts payable checks for the Bank and sub corps.
  • Prints accounts payable reports and maintains accounts payable files.
  • Prepares analysis of accounts
  • Maintain various spreadsheets for year-end requests.
  • Assists in monthly closings.
  • Monitors W-9 information on Accounts Payable vendors and sends requests to vendors for federal tax id information as well as sending vendor information to Compliance for OFAC checks.
  • Maintains Fixed Asset and Prepaid Expenses for Bank and sub corps
  • Review all invoices to track sales and use tax and calculates Sales and Use Tax monthly for submission to state.
  • At year end, prepare and mail 1099-Misc forms to vendors that meet filing criteria and upload files to the IRS for Bank and sub corps.


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Processing, Organization and Filing, Vendor Management, Financial Reporting, Data Management, Month-end Closing Support, Tax Compliance, Regulatory Compliance

11. Accounting Clerk Accountabilities

  • Accounts Payable experience
  • Reconciliation of vendor credits
  • Handled petty cash disbursing
  • Maintain and handled invoicing
  • Calculate costs of goods and services
  • Scanning and Filing
  • Keep accurate records in accordance with company standards
  • Process ACH payments to vendors.
  • Process Mastercard payments monthly.
  • Support implementation of controls, policies and procedures surrounding electronic payment methods
  • Process monthly reconciliations on various general ledger accounts.
  • Gather requested documentation for Auditors and Examiners during audits.
  • Assist other departments with snapshots on general ledger accounts.
  • Assist in customer and employee telephone inquiries, process research and adjustments on accounts.
  • Assist with other related accounting functions within the department


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Experience, Vendor Credit Reconciliation, Petty Cash Handling, Invoicing Management, Cost Calculation, Scanning and Filing, Record Keeping, Payment Processing

12. Accounting Clerk Specific Duties

  • Facilitates accurate and timely processing all of accounts payable invoices for office expenses, obtaining approvals and troubleshooting issues
  • Interacts with accounts payable vendors to answer questions, reconcile accounts and resolve disputes.
  • Processes daily invoices to customers after shipment is complete.
  • Processes and posts incoming checks within ERP system; reviews customer accounts, confirms how payments are to be applied and applies payments as appropriate.
  • Reconciles customer payments applying incoming payments to outstanding account balance.
  • Researches and resolves account payment discrepancies; makes adjustments to accounts as needed.
  • File all paper financial information into electronic format.
  • Performs daily credit card reconciliation from credit card processor.
  • Acts as backup to Director of Credit and Collections in regards to sending customer statements, collecting on past due receivables and calculation of the monthly credit and collections metrics.
  • Ensures compliance with company code of conduct and all applicable laws, regulations, rules and policies.
  • Complies with all requirements of the AS9120, ISO 9001, ASA-100, and IDEA QMS 9090 Quality Management System and criteria of CCAP-101, AS6081, and ANSI/ESD-S20.20.


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Processing, Vendor Communication, Invoicing, Payment Processing, Reconciliation, Problem Solving, Financial Record Management, Credit and Collections Support

13. Accounting Clerk Essential Job Duties

  • Assist clients with general bookkeeping functions
  • Prepare general ledger entries
  • Perform bank reconciliations
  • Assist with preparing financial statements
  • Prepare government-required reports
  • Advise clients on internal accounting matters
  • Assist in monthly payroll
  • Other general accounting functions
  • Manage office issues and communicate with property manager
  • Manage key inventory and record of lock changes
  • Take inventory of office supplies and keep kitchen stocked


Experienced in Skills: General Ledger Entries, Bank Reconciliations, Financial Statements Preparation, Government Reporting, Internal Accounting Advisory, Payroll Assistance, General Accounting Functions, Office Management

14. Accounting Clerk Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

  • Code and process requests in Concur
  • Create and submit Purchase Orders
  • Close Purchase Orders
  • Create credit card expense reports in Concur
  • Purchase goods and services on the company credit card
  • Assist with the mailing of the weekly check run
  • Reconcile various invoices
  • Manage the distribution of cell phones and the cell phone bill
  • Assist with annual external audits as directed by the Executive Director of Finance
  • Participate in quarterly Student Activity Funds audits


Experienced in Skills: Concur Proficiency, Purchase Order Management, Expense Reporting, Financial Reconciliation, Procurement Skills, Accounts Payable Support, Asset Management, Audit Assistance

15. Accounting Clerk/Office Clerical Clerk Responsibilities

  • Obtains proper documents with approvals and process invoices for payment
  • Research past due balances with vendors
  • Liaison with vendors to obtain information to keep accounts current
  • Periodically prepare daily check deposits and assist in accurately coding them
  • Run daily accounts receivable routines and post in appropriate systems
  • Answer phones and direct calls appropriately
  • Manage team schedules and coordinate team events
  • Organize, file, and route paperwork related to real estate leases and bank requests
  • Review and answer correspondence as requested
  • Direct services such as repair, supplies, and mail
  • Review reports for information, errors, and discrepancies


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Management, Vendor Relationship Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting Software Proficiency, Administrative Support, Communication Skills, Attention to Detail, Problem-Solving Abilities

16. Accounting Clerk Duties

  • Manage Accounts Payable process invoices and generate monthly prepayment reports for management
  • Maintain vendor accounts ensure payable information is up-to-date and that we have W-9s on file
  • Process expense reimbursements review and approve expense reports for payment
  • Communicate with vendors
  • Manage American Express card expenses
  • Reconcile monthly American Express statement
  • Assist with month end close
  • Issue monthly spend reports to management
  • Collections
  • File annual 1099s
  • Place office orders upon request
  • Maintain company calendar
  • Order new laptops upon request
  • Manage IT issues work with employees to resolve and communicate with IT vendor if necessary


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Management, Vendor Management, Expense Management, Communication Skills, Financial Reconciliation, Month-end Close Assistance, Reporting and Analysis, Administrative Support

17. Accounting Clerk Overview

  • Support all tasks related to Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable.
  • Support tasks related to GL, Bank Reconciliations, and Collections.
  • Assist with deposits, Monthly, Quarterly & Annual reports/closing procedures.
  • Create entries in QuickBooks.
  • Pays invoices by verifying transaction information; scheduling and preparing disbursements; obtaining authorization of payment etc.
  • Collects revenue by reminding delinquent accounts; notifying customers of insufficient payments.
  • Processing payments.
  • Update reporting systems and support analysis of business to drive effective process improvement, eliminate operations mistakes and design long term fixes to business gaps.
  • Database and file maintenance
  • Perform Ad Hoc Assignments


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Management, General Ledger (GL) and Bank Reconciliations, Collections Management, Financial Reporting, QuickBooks Proficiency, Invoice Processing and Disbursement, Data Analysis and Reporting, Database and File Maintenance

18. Accounting Clerk Essential Job Function

  • Post and reconcile all charges to student and other receivable accounts. 
  • Perform data entry necessary to establish automatic semester charges to various classifications of students, and review automatic charges. 
  • Generate all student billings, miscellaneous billings for scholarships and outside payments, and billings of other accounts receivable. 
  • Monitor past due accounts and registration holds, and follow up with collection efforts as appropriate.
  • Receive, verify, post, and reconcile all cash, check, wire transfer, electronic and payment plan receipts from students, faculty, staff, University Departments, and others. Maintain petty cash drawer. Balance cash and deposits.
  • Provide daily customer service support and respond to inquiries in a pleasant and timely manner. 
  • Maintain a good working knowledge of entries on student and other accounts, as well as how those entries relate to each other including an appropriate understanding of entries initiated by other offices and organizations (e.g. tuition and fees, room and board, financial aid, fines, payment plan credits and student insurance payments). 
  • Work effectively with other departments and outside organizations to assure accuracy of accounts and informational materials. 
  • Process refunds on receivable accounts, and forward payments to off campus programs as appropriate. 
  • Handle all of the correspondence to the Student Accounts general email account.
  • Maintain a good working knowledge of policies and procedures pertaining to the Student Insurance Plan, Off Campus Programs, the Institutional and Perkins Loan Programs, and Federal Forms 1098-T and 1042-S. 
  • Collect, maintain and report on vehicle information for all registered vehicles. Issue parking permits and process all parking and traffic citations and appeals.


Experienced in Skills: Financial Reconciliation, Data Entry and Review, Billing and Invoicing, Accounts Receivable Management, Cash Handling and Receipt Verification, Customer Service, Financial Systems Knowledge, Interdepartmental Collaboration

19. Accounting Clerk Duties and Roles

  • Reconcile data from vendors portals/statements to data per transactional system and to data per accounting system
  • Reconcile vendor statements and research differences
  • Assist in the reconciliation of the Accounts Payable
  • Assist in the preparation and maintenance of accounting reconciliations/analyses as requested.
  • Assemble financial data for audits
  • Type accurately, prepare and maintain accounting documents and records
  • Reconcile accounts in a timely manner
  • Research, track and restore accounting or documentation problems and discrepancies
  • Track tax payments and compile information for tax filing
  • Prepare bank deposits, general ledger postings and statements
  • Assemble financial data for audits
  • Assist with other accounting projects
  • Well organized
  • Excellent attention to detail


Experienced in Skills: Account Reconciliation, Research and Analysis, Accounts Payable Support, Financial Reporting, Data Management, Problem Solving, Tax Compliance, Project Management

20. Accounting Clerk Main Responsibilities

  • Retrieve invoices from online/mail
  • Keep track of incorrect charges and follow up with providers
  • Enter invoices/payments/reconcile in Sage
  • End of month expense reports for Telecommunication and Internet
  • Monthly Municipal tax reports
  • Payments for Business Licences and Alarm for stores
  • Filing documents
  • Up to date with SAP Concur on a monthly basis
  • Keep track of cardholders list and follow up with credit card users
  • Update when new changes occur with credit cards
  • Create access in CIBC US Bank for credit cardholders
  • Help users retrieve their statements online (i.e. locked/expired accounts)


Experienced in Skills: Invoice Management, Attention to Detail, Accounting Software Proficiency, Expense Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, Document Management, Financial Software Proficiency, Credit Card Management

21. Accounting Clerk Roles and Responsibilities

  • Prepares all monthly invoices and customer payments using the processing system
  • Receives incoming customer calls to process payments for support contracts
  • Prepares letters and financing documents
  • Prepares monthly business reports using Microsoft Excel
  • Acquires, opens and distributes incoming department mail
  • Prepares all e-Claim registrations
  • Routinely use Word, Excel, and Access to perform job functions. 
  • Process and distribute incoming mail. 
  • Maintain records retention and filing program and provide for the destruction of obsolete records. 
  • Assist with maintenance of the Student Accounts website
  • Mail Federal Forms 1098-T and 1042-S, and answer subsequent account-related questions. 
  • Maintain inventory of office supplies and forms. 


Experienced in Skills: Invoicing and Payment Processing, Customer Service, Document Preparation (Microsoft Excel, Word, Access), Data Analysis, Mail Management, Record Keeping and Filing, Website Maintenance, Inventory Management

22. The Accounting Clerk Is Expected To

  • Input all media related vendor invoices in order to accurately bill media campaigns
  • Work with media buyers to reconcile and resolve discrepancies with vendor invoices and insertion orders
  • Utilize invoice imaging software and workflows
  • Respond to vendor inquiries on payment status, provide remittance support, problem solve vendor related issues
  • Provide detailed, accurate and timely reconciliation of open orders to vendor statements
  • Perform month-end tasks as required to close the books
  • Able to handle high volume in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience working with an accounting software
  • Work well in a team environment


Experienced in Skills: Data Entry and Accuracy, Communication and Collaboration, Invoice Management Systems, Vendor Relations and Problem-Solving, Reconciliation Skills, Month-End Procedures, Ability to Work Under Pressure, Technical Skills

23. Accounting Clerk Essential Functions And Responsibilities

  • Traces error sources and corrects billing records for clients; processes records for advance or final billing
  • Computes and records refunds and similar items
  • Prepares vouchers, invoices or account statements
  • Traces source and corrects client accounts for errors in billing rates or misapplied credits
  • Monitors contract terms to ensure accuracy of billing and revenue recognition
  • Prepares closing entries and detailed scheduled reports of designated activities and other financial matters
  • Verifies documents for accuracy of calculations and accuracy of information and approvals
  • Interacts with internal/external customers as necessary to resolve problems
  • Maintains highest level of internal customer service


Experienced in Skills: Billing Management, Refund Processing, Accounts Receivable Management, Error Resolution, Contract Monitoring, Financial Reporting, Document Verification, Customer Service

24. Accounting Clerk Accounting Clerk Role Purpose

  • Work with clinic staff and vendors to establish and maintain requisition process.
  • Assist Controller and CFO with special projects and duties as assigned, including high level review of AP Transactions and GL
  • Responsible for everything related to Accounts Payable
  • Set up new Vendors and maintain vendor files
  • Assemble, review and verify invoices
  • Sort, code, and match invoices
  • Set invoices up for payment
  • Rreconcile accounts payable transactions
  • Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
  • Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries with superb customer service
  • Maintain accurate historical files
  • Perform daily bank reconciliation
  • Perform month-end close process.


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Management, Requisition Process Establishment, Financial Analysis, Invoice Processing, Payment Processing, Vendor Communication, Record-Keeping, Month-End Close.

25. Accounting Clerk Role Responsibility

  • Execute project setup and closeouts within the applicable systems
  • Generate customer invoices per contractual terms and requirements as dictated by Supervisor, Contracts Management team, and Regional finance staff
  • Compile all necessary backup documents required for invoicing
  • Maintenance of customer records and accounts within the accounting systems
  • Assist with collection of receivables including providing any additional documents
  • Generate and track all product invoicing
  • Process any credits or revision to invoices as necessary
  • Assist Project Analyst with any invoice or employee expense approvals
  • Create and help maintain a schedule of values for all applicable projects


Experienced in Skills: Project Management, Invoicing Expertise, Documentation Management, Financial Administration, Accounts Receivable Management, Product Invoicing, Credit Processing, Administrative Support.

26. What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

  • Collects all vendor accounts payable invoices and employee expense reports, obtains approval, verifies proper support is attached, assists in account coding, and processes for payment
  • Processes for payment provider claims and capitation payments weekly and monthly, runs and posts necessary payment related reports
  • Collects checks received, prepares deposit slips for the correct client and bank account and maintains records of deposits made
  • Supports patient eligibility function to ensure the calculation of provider payments is accurate
  • Answers vendor inquires, analysis vendor accounts
  • Work with clinic staff, vendors, and management to identify process improvements.
  • Cross train with other team members to ensure adequate business continuity.
  • Processing Payroll with coordination with HR
  • Prepare and distribute bi-weekly and monthly payroll previews
  • Prepare completed payroll reports for financial recording/tracking


Experienced in Skills: Accounts Payable Management, Payment Processing, Financial Record Keeping, Patient Eligibility Verification, Vendor Account Management, Process Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Payroll Administration