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Main duties Of Payroll Clerk

Main duties Of Payroll Clerk: Payroll clerks collect, verify and process payroll information and determine pay and benefit entitlements for employees within a department, company or other establishment. They are employed by payroll administration companies and by establishments throughout the private and public sectors. Payroll clerks perform some or all of the following duties: Maintain [...]

Main Duties Of An Accounting & Related Clerk

Accounting and related clerks calculate, prepare and process bills, invoices, accounts payable and receivable, budgets and other financial records according to established procedures. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors. Accounting and related clerks perform some or all of the following duties: Calculate, prepare and issue documents related to accounts such as bills, [...]

Basic Duties Of Sales Ledger Clerk

Return to Summary Of Listing Of Accounting Job Specification Append below is the basic duties of a Sales Ledger Clerk: Match dispatch notes to customer orders Generate sales invoices Allocate customer payments to the correct invoices Produce Aged Debt Report Send out Customer Statements (either to all customers or just those with overdue accounts) Write off [...]

Basic Duties Of Purchase Ledger Clerk

Return to Summary Of Listing Of Accounting Personnel Append below is the basic duties of a Purchase Ledger Clerk: Basic Duties Of A Purchase Ledger Clerk Log all the purchase ledger invoices (either on paper or into the accounts system) that have been received. Match  invoices to the Goods Received Note (GRN) and/or have invoices signed [...]

Listing Of Accounting Job Specification

In the Career section of this accounting blog, the readers would have a good grasp of a list of criteria to justify themselves to be in the Accounting Profession Similarly, like any other legal or professional profession, there are many different levels of responsibility in the accounting profession. A typical set up of accounting personnel [...]

Exam Tip: Good And Effective Presentation Techniques For Better Examination Results

A key skill in accounting is the ability to clearly communicate information to management. Hence, the examiners will expect candidates to demonstrate such communication skills in answering examination questions. In examinations there may well be specific marks within the marking scheme for careful presentation of answers in the required format. The following formats have being [...]

Past Examination Questions From AAT

For the easy reference of the readers, extracted below are past examination questions from the AAT’s website:http://www.aat.org.uk/students/display/store4/item37046/ . FOUNDATION AND CERTIFICATE LEVEL OF AAT Foundation/Certificate – June 2007 IAC – June 2007 questions PLB – June 2007 questions  Foundation/Certificate – December 2006 IAC – December 2006 questions   IAC – December 2006 model answers  IAC – [...]

Study Tip- Using Mind Mapping As A Study Tool

Mind mapping is not new. Perhaps some students might already be using them as part of their study aids/tools.For those who are not familiar with them, append below some notes: Developed by Tony Buzan in the late 1960’s, this is a powerful graphic technique that unlocks the potential of the brain. Can be used effectively [...]

Some Commonly Asked Examination Topics

1      Basic Bookkeeping         ·     Bad debts         ·     Balance sheet       ·     Bank reconciliation statement       ·     Books of prime entry       ·     Control accounts       ·     Correction of errors       ·      Extended trial balance       ·     Manufacturing accounts       ·     Profit and loss account       ·     Provision         ·     Provision for doubtful debts       [...]

ICMA EXAMINATION SYLLABUS ( Updated: July 2007)

ICMA OVERALL EXAMINATION SYLLABUS Stage 1 Organizational Management Accounting Principles & Practice Accounting Control Systems Financial Information Systems Stage 2 Financial Economics International Business Law & Governance Business Analysis & Audit International Business Taxation Stage 3 Financial Accounting Marketing Management Information Management Strategic Management Stage 4 Financial Management Financial Statement Analysis Financial Modeling Managerial Accounting [...]