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 in a medium to big sized company comprises the following:
Entry level
-accounting clerks like the account payable clerk, account receivables clerk, budget clerk, etc. They assist to record and process accounts receivable and payable, that is the money coming in and going out of a company.
Intermediate level
-Bookkeeper, Accounting supervisor, Accountant
Management level
-Accounting Manager, Finance Manager & Financial Controller
Senior Management level
– Finance Director, Chief Financial Officer.
Append below a summary of listing of the individual job specification as indicated above:
- Purchase Ledger Clerk
- Sales Ledger Clerk
- Accounts Payable Clerk/specialist
- Accounts Receivable Clerk/specialist
- Accounting & related Clerk