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Tongue Point Job Corps Center
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
Accounting


Accounting Students - All photos provided by courtesy of Job Corps center operators under contract to the US Department of Labor.
To complete the Accounting training, a student must master the skills in the following categories:

Business English
Demonstrate the proper use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Demonstrate the ability to communicate verbally and in written communication.

Telephone etiquette and voice mail


Office Procedures and Filing Systems
Type 35 WPM. Key 150 KSPM on a 10-Key calculator. Format correspondence. Demonstrate ability to organize and plan work utilizing available office resources, including the use of the Internet. Demonstrate the following filing methods: Alphabetic, Alphabetic correspondence, Numeric, Subject, Geographic.

Record keeping
Accounting terminology. Record petty cash, prepare bank deposits, prepare checks, reconcile bank statements, prepare and match purchase orders. Inventory. Verify employee payroll deductions and maintain documentation. Prepare journal entries and earnings and tax reports.

Accounts payable
Work with accounts payable records and journals. Prepare and post payment of vendor accounts. Prepare schedules of accounts payable. Use journals and accounts payable ledgers for reconciliation.

Accounts receivable
Work with accounts receivable records and journals. Apply and post payments. Record discounts and taxes. Investigate and correct billing errors. Prepare billing statements.

Computer applications
General use of computer and applications - MS Word Office 2000, Excel 2000, Accounting Software Programs.


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
offers these vocational training programs on campus:

| Accounting Clerk | Carpentry | Cement Mason | Computer Service Technician | Culinary Arts | Dental Assistant | Electrician Trainee | Facilities Maintenance | Architectural Metal and Glass Works | Landscape Technician | Medical Assistant | Nursing Assistant | Office Assistant | Painter | Plasterer | Seamanship | Welding | Word Processor |
 


Tongue Point Job Corps Center
"Employability is our business."
37573 Old Highway 30
Astoria, OR 97103-7000
503-325-2131
Fax: 503-325-5375
E-mail: Tita Montero at montero.tita@jobcorps.org
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