What is an accounting/data entry clerk?
Answer:
A data entry clerk is a member of staff who reads hand-written or printed records and types them into a computer. They are sometimes employed on a temporary basis, but most large companies which have large amounts of data will hire on a near-permanent basis.
Examples:
* For a mailing company, data entry clerks might be required to type in reference numbers for items of mail which had failed to reach their destination, so that the relevant addresses could be deleted from the database used to send the mail out. If the company was compiling a database from addresses handwritten on a questionnaire, the person typing those in would be a data entry clerk.
* In a cash office a data entry clerk might be required to type expenses into a database using numerical codes.
Oh, God you aren't thinking of becoming one, are you? Neither positon is known for being exciting, especially accounting at the entry level.
Accounting positions do data entry but they are not refered to as data entry clerk. Although you may see an occassional ad that says that.
Data entry clerks would not be expected to know accounting. So they are different positions but there could be some overlap in the job description.
An accounting/data entry clerk is someone who works on a computer. Their main function is to type in information to forms. The forms look just like paper forms, only they are on the computer. An accounting form will contain formulas built into it so that it will automatically calculate answers once the information (data) is typed in (entered) It is not a difficult job to do.
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