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CO U R S E S & C A REERS

7.

Junior and
senior auditor

A junior auditor reviews the financial records of
companies and other organisations. If you are good
with numbers, enjoy analysing data and are prepared
to work long hours in an office environment, this job
is for you.
It is an entry-level role in accountancy, you work with
a senior auditor to check the financial records of
companies and make sure they conform to business
and accountancy regulations and ethics. You could
work in-house as part of a company’s internal audit
team, or for an accountancy firm that conducts audits
for clients.

A senior auditor supervises
the designing, planning and
implementation of all internal
audits (except Systems/EDP audits)
and participates in the conduct of
and reporting on such audits to the
extent necessary to ensure reliability
of findings and recommendations.
Senior auditor is not an entry-level position. You need
to have a minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s degree
in Accounting or related field, as well as five years of
professional auditing experience.

9.

Accounting clerk –
receivables or payables

8.

Bookkeeper

A bookkeeper processes the
paperwork for a company’s
business transactions. Ultimately
the transactions will be recorded in
accounts within the company’s general
ledger. Today this often involves the
use of cost-effective software such as
QuickBooks from Intuit.
Bookkeepers are expected to be accurate, efficient,
and knowledgeable about debits and credits, the
chart of accounts, accounts payable procedures, sales
and accounts receivable, payroll, and more. Each
bookkeeper’s specific responsibilities will vary according
to the type and size of the business.
The bookkeeper’s role may be expanded to include
adjusting entries in order for the bookkeeper to
generate income statements and balance sheets from
the accounting software.
An accountant or the small-business owner usually
oversees the work of a bookkeeper.

THE FINANCIAL, PERSONAL,
AND PROFESSIONAL
REWARDS ARE UNLIMITED

An accounts receivable clerk’s job duties include but not
limited to posting customer payments by recording cash,
checks, and credit card transactions; posting revenues
by verifying and entering transactions from lock boxes
and local deposits; updating receivables by totalling
unpaid invoices; maintaining records by microfilming
invoices, debits, and credits; verifying validity of account
discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information
from sales, trade promotions, customer service
departments, and from customers.

An accounts payable clerk’s main
duties include but are not limited
to compiling data, computing fees
and charges, and preparing invoices
for billing purposes (tasks include
computing costs and calculating
rates for goods, services, and
shipment of goods; posting data;
and keeping other relevant records).

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