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  4. Accounting and bookkeeping clerks

Accounting and bookkeeping clerks

Accounting and bookkeeping clerks compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. They perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Accounting and bookkeeping clerks - from R9 000 to R22 725 per month - 2025.
  • A Accounting and bookkeeping clerks typically earns between R9 000 and R16 499 net per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between R10 124 and R18 887 per month for a working week of 45 hours.

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  • Accounts clerk
  • Bookkeeping clerk
  • Clerk
  • Invoice clerk
  • New accounts clerk

Duties and tasks

  • Checking figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes
  • Operating computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information
  • Classifying, recording, and summarizing numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers
  • Calculating, preparing, and issuing bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures
  • Compiling statistical, financial, accounting or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses

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  • Accounts clerk
  • Bookkeeping clerk
  • Clerk
  • Invoice clerk
  • New accounts clerk

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