Accounting Technician

Competency-based

ONET: 43-3031.00

2

Years

43

Skills

Curriculum

Prin of Financial Acct
Introduction to Computers
Prin of Managerial Acct
Into to ACC Spreadsheets
Principles of Financial Accounting II
Accounting Software Application

On-the-job training

Accounting Practices
- Comprehend elements of the accounting cycle.
- Evaluate, analyze and apply generally accepted accounting principles and concepts.
- Classify and perform comparative analyses of financial statements.
- Comprehend basic managerial accounting concepts and theory utilized by managerial personnel in making business decisions.
- Operate computers programmed with accounting softward to record, store and analyze information.
- Recognize the potential accounting issues involved in many common business transactions and devise acceptable alternative solutions to them.
Financial Statements
- Explain the ten elements of business financial statements.
- Construct acceptably-formatted financial statements.
- Explain the interrelationship among the four required financial statements.
- Formulate criteria for proper classification and recording of energy costs.
- Classify and perform comparative analyses of financial statements.
- Perform bookkeeping services
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Prepare trial balances of books
Cost Analysis
- Evaluate production systems to determine and apply proper costing system procedures for various types of manufacturers.
- Analyze variances from standard cost and determine causes for variances.
Payroll
- Prepare and process payroll information
General Operations
- Effectively interface with others outside of the department to include but not be limited to, Legal, Tax, Credit, Trade Finance.
- Perform general office duties such as filing, answering telephones and handling routine correspondence
- Operate 10-key calculators, computer and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents
Accuracy of Financial or Transactional Data
- Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information.
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.
Compile Data or Documentation
- Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets.
- 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.
Calculate Financial Data
- Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
- Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Compute deductions for income and social security taxes.
- Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.
- Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures.
Collect Deposits, Payments or Fees
- Receive, record and bank cash, checks and vouchers
Reconcile Records of Sales or Other Financial Transactions
- Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records
- Reconcile records of bank transactions
Monitor Financial Information
- Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date
Code Data
- Code documents according to company procedures
Search Files, Databases or Reference Materials to Obtain Needed Information
- Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts
Prepare Documentation for Contracts, Transactions or Regulary Compliance
- Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contrbution forms and other government documents
- Prepare purchase orders and expense reports
Calculate Costs of Goods or Services
- Calculate costs of materials, overhead and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists
Maintain Inventory Records
- Maintain Inventory Records
Anti-harassment training
- Anti-harassment training