Below is one a example of the type of resume you could use when applying for an accounting clerk position.

Work Experience:
01/'00 - 04/07 Company, ST
Full Charge Bookkeeping

• Performed all full charge bookkeeping duties for a retail leasing and financial services office with gross sales of $250,000.00 (01/00-06/03)
• Set up the company and their Chart of Accounts using Peachtree
• Set up all A/P, A/R, Employee, Vendor and Supplier accounts within Peachtree
• I am comfortable working with the General Ledger
• I am well versed in making journal entries to post to accounts
• Generated all financial reports: Balance Sheet, P/L and Budgeting Reports
• Tracked and reported on aged payables and receivables
• Prepared and submitted all Federal and State income, licensing and payroll reports and deposits
• Filed Hometown E.T.C.'s Federal Form 1120A
• Processed and issued all payroll check. Both hourly, Salary and commissions
• Issued the employee's their W2 forms
• Set up, batched and processed all EFT/ACH receivables
• Made bank deposits, withdrawals and cash needs projections
• Wrote and implemented cash drawer procedures
• Performed and supervised others in, cash drawer daily closing
• Did all bank and accounts reconciliations
• Researched and resolved all A/P and A/R discrepancies
• Trained and supervised four to six income tax preparers annually
• Provided the training and did reporting necessary to remain in compliance with the IRS

10/'88 - 07/'99 Company, ST
Group Leader

• Supervised between 15 and 25 union autoworkers in an auto manufacturing facility that produced on average 450 cars per shift
• Tracked, reported on and researched variances of our $4 million departmental budget
• Oversaw my group's safety performance, training and improvements
• Evaluated suggestions that were generated from my team members
• Resolved labor relation concerns within my group (incl. Progressive Discipline)
• Ensured that my team members were adequately trained and cross trained
• Developed, through daily mentoring, my team members and team leaders for advancement
• Taught employee development classes such as "Meeting Skills", "Problem Solving" and the "Toyota Production System"
• Managed my group's physical and financial resources to stay within budget

Education/Training:
College, A.S. Natural Sciences (3.2 g.p.a.)

Tech Knowledge:
Small office networking (cabled/wireless)/MS Office/Various Tax, Loan and Leasing software/Troubleshooting office machinery/Peachtree/QuickBooks/Internet/Email

Work Attributes:
Honest, self-motivated, good communicator, problem solver, team player, respectful, quick learner, reliable, considerate, organized and punctual

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