64 lines
4.8 KiB
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64 lines
4.8 KiB
Markdown
# Tasks & work activities — auditing clerk
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Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 13-2011.00 (Accountants and Auditors).
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## Task statements
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- **[Core]** Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
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- **[Core]** Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
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- **[Core]** Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
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- **[Core]** Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
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- **[Core]** Supervise auditing of establishments, and determine scope of investigation required.
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- **[Core]** Confer with company officials about financial and regulatory matters.
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- **[Core]** Examine and evaluate financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
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- **[Core]** Inspect cash on hand, notes receivable and payable, negotiable securities, and canceled checks to confirm records are accurate.
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- **[Core]** Examine records and interview workers to ensure recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations.
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- **[Core]** Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
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- **[Core]** Prepare adjusting journal entries.
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- **[Core]** Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
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- **[Core]** Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
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- **[Core]** Examine inventory to verify journal and ledger entries.
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- **[Core]** Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
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- **[Core]** Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
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- **[Core]** Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
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- **[Core]** Evaluate taxpayer finances to determine tax liability, using knowledge of interest and discount rates, annuities, valuation of stocks and bonds, and amortization valuation of depletable assets.
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- **[Core]** Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities, and whether employees understand the objectives.
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- **[Core]** Audit payroll and personnel records to determine unemployment insurance premiums, workers' compensation coverage, liabilities, and compliance with tax laws.
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- **[Supplemental]** Review taxpayer accounts, and conduct audits on-site, by correspondence, or by summoning taxpayer to office.
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- **[Supplemental]** Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
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- **[Supplemental]** Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans.
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- **[Supplemental]** Direct activities of personnel engaged in filing, recording, compiling, and transmitting financial records.
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- **[Supplemental]** Conduct pre-implementation audits to determine if systems and programs under development will work as planned.
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- **[nan]** Develop, maintain, or analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
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- **[nan]** Prepare, analyze, or verify annual reports, financial statements, and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning.
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- **[nan]** Process invoices for payment.
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- **[nan]** Review data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, or expenditures.
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## Detailed work activities
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- Advise others on business or operational matters.
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- Advise others on financial matters.
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- Advise others on human resources topics.
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- Analyze budgetary or accounting data.
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- Analyze business or financial data.
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- Analyze financial information.
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- Assess financial status of clients.
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- Calculate tax information.
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- Collect evidence for legal proceedings.
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- Conduct financial or regulatory audits.
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- Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
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- Develop business or financial information systems.
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- Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
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- Evaluate effectiveness of personnel policies or practices.
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- Examine financial records or processes.
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- Examine financial records.
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- Investigate legal issues.
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- Oversee business processes.
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- Pay charges, fees, or taxes.
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- Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
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- Prepare financial documents.
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- Prepare operational budgets.
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- Report information to managers or other personnel.
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- Verify accuracy of financial information.
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- Verify accuracy of records.
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