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Career Details :: Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks

Description

Compile data, compute fees and charges, and prepare invoices for billing purposes. Duties include computing costs and calculating rates for goods, services, and shipment of goods; posting data; and keeping other relevant records. May involve use of computer or typewriter, calculator, and adding and bookkeeping machines.

Experience

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

Education

These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Tasks

• Compiles cost factor reports, such as labor, production, storage, and equipment.
• Resolves discrepancies on accounting records.
• Keeps records of invoices and support documents.
• Updates manuals when rates, rules, or regulations are amended.
• Verifies compiled data from vendor invoices to ensure accuracy and revises billing data when errors are found.
• Types billing documents, shipping labels, credit memorandums, and credit forms, using typewriter or computer.
• Consults manuals that include rates, rules, regulations, and government tax and tariff information.
• Estimates market value of product or services.
• Compiles and computes credit terms, discounts, and purchase prices for billing documents.
• Computes amounts due from such documents as purchase orders, sales tickets, and charge slips.
• Answers mail and telephone inquiries regarding rates, routing, and procedures.

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Important Abilities

• Number Facility
• Near Vision
• Written Expression
• Written Comprehension
• Mathematical Reasoning

General Work Activities

• Processing Information
• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Evaluating Information Against Standards
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important Skills

• Mathematics
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Active Listening
  
• Information Gathering
  
• Problem Identification
  

Frequent Work Context

• Degree of Automation
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
• Indoors
• Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
• Sitting

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