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Accounting Assistant

Black River Technical College

CertificateCIP: 52.0302

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Designed to prepare students for a wide variety of accounting clerk positions.

Credits

30 credits

Dates

Since Oct 2019

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Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Pocahontas, Arkansas

    1410 Hwy 304 East, Pocahontas, Arkansas, 72455

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 43-9111.00

Skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingMathematicsWritingMonitoringTime ManagementActive LearningService OrientationComplex Problem Solving

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsCustomer and Personal ServiceEconomics and AccountingComputers and ElectronicsAdministrativeEducation and TrainingPersonnel and Human ResourcesLaw and Government

Abilities

Written ComprehensionOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionInformation OrderingNear VisionNumber FacilityWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningMathematical ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivitySpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionCategory Flexibility

Tasks

  • Compute and analyze data, using statistical formulas and computers or calculators.
  • Check source data to verify completeness and accuracy.
  • Enter data into computers for use in analyses or reports.
  • Present results of statistical analyses to stakeholders.
  • Write code for statistical applications.
  • Correspond with customers and confer with coworkers to answer inquiries, discuss market fluctuations
  • Document security transactions, such as purchases, sales, conversions, redemptions, or payments, usi
  • File, type, or operate standard office machines.
  • Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  • Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  • Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  • 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.
  • Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on
  • Use all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to keep clients' taxes to a minimum.
  • Furnish taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion.

Technology

Accounting softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareDocument management softwareTime accounting softwareDevelopment environment softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareObject or component oriented development softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareDesktop publishing softwareHuman resources softwareData base user interface and query softwareCompliance softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareProject management softwareTax preparation softwareFinancial analysis softwareElectronic mail software

Tools

10-key calculatorsDesktop computersGraphing calculatorsLaptop computersLiquid crystal display LCD video projectorsPersonal computersSupercomputersUniversal serial bus USB flash drivesMulti-line telephone systemsComputer terminalsFinancial calculatorsImage scannersLedger sheetsNotebook computersReceipt books

Work Values

SupportAchievementWorking ConditionsRelationshipsIndependenceRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Statistical Assistants43-9111.00
  • Brokerage Clerks43-4011.00
  • Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks43-3051.00
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks43-3031.00
  • Tax Preparers13-2082.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Statistical computations and trend analyses — perform routinely using analytical software such as SAS or SPSS to support research or operational reporting with reduced oversight.
  • Source data audits — conduct independently by designing and executing completeness and accuracy checks across multiple data files in a production database environment.
  • Data compilation reports — prepare by integrating results from multiple analyses into coherent charts, graphs, and narrative summaries for internal or external stakeholders.
  • Database query tools — use proficiently to extract, update, and maintain large datasets in support of ongoing statistical projects.
  • Data coding schemes — develop and refine for recurring survey instruments, ensuring consistent classification across data collection cycles.
  • Publication-ready data tables — assemble by formatting and validating statistical outputs for inclusion in departmental or government reports.
  • Complex problem-solving techniques — apply when reconciling discrepancies between source records and database entries across high-volume data sets.
  • Graphics and photo imaging software — utilize to enhance the visual clarity of analytical charts and figures prepared for presentation or publication.
  • Critical thinking skills — employ to evaluate the appropriateness of selected statistical methods relative to project data types and research objectives.
  • Document management software — use to organize, version-control, and archive project files and analytical records within established information governance frameworks.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
93%
Placement Rate
64%