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Resume skills guide · SOC 43-3031

Skills for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook as in-demand technologies for this role.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Mathematics3.38
  • 2.Reading Comprehension3.25
  • 3.Active Listening3.25
  • 4.Critical Thinking3.25
  • 5.Writing3.12
  • 6.Speaking3.12
  • 7.Monitoring3
  • 8.Active Learning2.75
  • 9.Learning Strategies2
  • 10.Science1.12

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Knowledge areas

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administrative
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training

Core work activities

  • Working with Computers
  • Getting Information
  • Documenting/Recording Information
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Processing Information
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Performing Administrative Activities
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization

In-demand tools & technology

  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • SAP software
  • Epic Systems
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Oracle Database
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • SAP Concur
  • Yardi software
  • Accounts payable software
  • Accounts receivable software
  • Accurate NXG
  • AcornSystems Corporate Performance Management