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Ocupacions
Bookkeeper
Account information clerk Accounting bookkeeper Accounting clerk Accounting technician Accounts clerk Book-keeper Book-keeping clerk Bookkeeper Bookkeeping clerk General bookkeeper General-ledger bookkeeper
Bookkeepers record and assemble the day-to-day financial transactions of an organisation or company, consisting usually of sales, purchases, payments and receipts. They ensure all financial transactions are documented in the appropriate (day) book and general ledger, and that they are balanced out. Bookkeepers prepare the recorded books and ledgers with financial transactions for an accountant to then analyse balance sheets and income statements.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Maintaining complete records of all financial transactions of an undertaking according to general bookkeeping principles, with guidance from accountants;
(b) Verifying accuracy of documents and records relating to payments, receipts and other financial transactions;
(c) Preparing financial statements and reports for specified periods;
(d) Applying knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work;
(e) Using standard computer software packages to perform accounting and related calculations;
(f) Supervising the work of accounts and bookkeeping clerks.
Knowledge
- Accounting and taxation
- Finance, banking and insurance
- Work skills
- Law
- Statistics
Digital competencies
- Preparing financial documents, records, reports, or budgets
- Executing financial transactions
- Managing budgets or finances
- Performing general clerical and administrative tasks
- Performing calculations
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Professional groups of the occupation
Elementary occupations
Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
Manufacturing labourers
Manufacturing labourers not elsewhere classified
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Manufacturing labourers not elsewhere classified
30
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
56,60%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-37,50% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
46,67%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
6,67%
Part-time contracts
1,07% Turnover index
414
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-2%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
79%
21%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Manufacturing labourers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Manufacturing labourers not elsewhere classified
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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