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How exposed to AI is a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, 4 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 15 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Account ClerkAccounting AssistantAccounting AssociateAccounting ClerkAccounting SpecialistAccounting TechnicianAccounts Payable ClerkAccounts Payable SpecialistAccounts Payables ClerkAccounts Receivable Clerk
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
19%
hold a degree, from a survey of 37
1509k
people do this job in the US
43 of 51
least protected in office and admin

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

4
  • Code documents according to company procedures
  • Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence
  • Complete and submit tax forms and returns, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms, and other government documents
  • Prepare purchase orders and expense reports

Only with software built on top

11
  • Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records
  • Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts
  • Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers
  • Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software
  • Perform personal bookkeeping services
  • Reconcile records of bank transactions
  • Compile budget data and documents, based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets
  • Transfer details from separate journals to general ledgers or data processing sheets
  • Prepare trial balances of books
  • 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
  • Maintain inventory records

Cannot be sped up

15
  • Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information
  • Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes
  • Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations
  • Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents
  • Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers
  • Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal
  • Match order forms with invoices, and record the necessary information
  • Prepare and process payroll information
  • Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks
  • Compute deductions for income and social security taxes
  • Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments
  • Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date
  • Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match
  • Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures
  • Calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses, based on estimates, quotations and price lists
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.