1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Bookkeeper do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Forklift repair, rental, sales
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What is your job title?
Bookkeeper
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Forklift repair, rental, sales.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
29-1/2 years!
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
27
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, jack of all trades!
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
20000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
20000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
None- part time and I am on my husband's insurance
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
well compensated
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Not really, I am pretty much an island
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
Office with a repair shop in the rear. Also have another office located approximately 20 miles north of here which I also work at occasionally.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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5 Income
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4 Work Environment - co-workers
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3 Work Environment - supervisors
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8 Benefits
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6 Hours
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2 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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7 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
This actually happened to me with my daughter, who now has a very similar position in another Corporation. She helped me out while between jobs, and learned so much that she was able to secure a position in accounts receivable of a very nice workplace. I would suggest "getting your foot in the door" by a temporary position; then you get on-the-job training without the commitment!
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
As a bookkeeper I would say a person would have to be somewhat mathematically and detail oriented. Alot of concentration is required to do the job properly, so I wouldn't consider being an outgoing "talker" necessary. I like the workplace as quiet as possible!
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
I did take a PC software course in Quickbooks; however I was doing the books manually prior to that.
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
I have tried to drum this into EVERY person who I have trained: Do NOT ASSUME a number to be correct! ALWAYS double check, re-add, re-subtract! Make sure you come up with the same number twice, and you will save yourself alot of "looking for a needle in a haystack" when trying to balance your books later!
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