Bookkeeper

In your day-to-day duties you could:

• deal with sales invoices, income, receipts and payments
• prepare statements to show income and payments
• complete VAT returns
• check that accounts are accurate
• prepare wages and manage claims for expenses
• help to prepare annual accounts
• use computerised accounting systems
• handle commercially sensitive and valuable information

• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to work well with others
• administration skills
• customer service skills
• the ability to use your initiative
• to be flexible and open to change
• maths knowledge
• excellent verbal communication skills
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

You can get into this job through:

• a college course
• an apprenticeship
• working towards this role
• applying directly

With experience and training, you could become an accounting technician and take on more complex work.

You could also become self-employed and set up your own business or teach in a further education college.

Find out more about teaching in further education from Teach in further education.

You may decide to take a degree and qualify as an accountant.