# Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks > 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. - Code: 43-3031.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 43-3031) - Family: [Office & Administrative Support](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-43), one of its 55 occupations - Tasks: 28 tasks (13 core and 15 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/43-3031.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/43-3031.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information. Core task · Task 2487 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 2. Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes. Core task · Task 2486 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 3. Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations. Core task · Task 2488 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 4. Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents. Core task · Task 2495 · Rated by 130 people who do the job, July 2017 5. Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers. Core task · Task 2500 · Rated by 125 people who do the job, July 2017 6. Code documents according to company procedures. Core task · Task 2493 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 7. Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal. Core task · Task 2497 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 8. Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records. Core task · Task 2496 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 9. Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence. Core task · Task 2498 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 10. Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts. Core task · Task 2494 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 11. Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers. Core task · Task 2490 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 12. Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software. Core task · Task 2489 · Rated by 130 people who do the job, July 2017 13. Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information. Core task · Task 2509 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 14. Prepare and process payroll information. Supplemental task · Task 18561 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 15. Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks. Supplemental task · Task 2499 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 16. Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments. Supplemental task · Task 2501 · Rated by 127 people who do the job, July 2017 17. Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date. Supplemental task · Task 2505 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 18. Reconcile records of bank transactions. Supplemental task · Task 2503 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 19. Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets. Supplemental task · Task 2507 · Rated by 127 people who do the job, July 2017 20. Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match. Supplemental task · Task 2502 · Rated by 129 people who do the job, July 2017 21. Transfer details from separate journals to general ledgers or data processing sheets. Supplemental task · Task 2506 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 22. Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents. Supplemental task · Task 2510 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 23. Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures. Supplemental task · Task 2491 · Rated by 130 people who do the job, July 2017 24. Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists. Supplemental task · Task 2508 · Rated by 128 people who do the job, July 2017 25. Prepare purchase orders and expense reports. Supplemental task · Task 2514 · Rated by 130 people who do the job, July 2017 26. Prepare trial balances of books. Supplemental task · Task 2504 · Rated by 126 people who do the job, July 2017 27. Compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses. Supplemental task · Task 2492 · Rated by 130 people who do the job, July 2017 28. Maintain inventory records. 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