How to become an Accounts Clerk
Also called: Accounts Payable or Receivable Clerk
Monitors creditor and debtor accounts, and undertakes related routine documentation.
Main tasks
- Prepares and maintains accounting documents and records
- Prepares bank deposits and statements, and posts entries to general ledgers
- Reconciles accounts
- Summarises financial transactions, including expenditure and receipts
- Investigates and resolves invoice discrepancies
- Responds to internal and external account queries
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Advanced Diploma of Accounting (FNS60222); Certificate III in Accounts Administration (FNS30322); Certificate III in Financial Services (FNS30122); Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping (FNS40222); Diploma of Accounting (FNS50222); Certificate III in Business (BSB30120); Certificate IV in Local Government (LGA40120); Diploma of Local Government (LGA50120)
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $74,984 a year
- About 138,700 people work in this job group now, and about 146,900 are projected by 2035. (+5.9%)
- Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Accounts Clerk?
Ways in include: Advanced Diploma of Accounting; Certificate III in Accounts Administration.
How much does an Accounts Clerk earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $74,984 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is an Accounts Clerk a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 6% by 2035, from about 138,700 to about 146,900 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become an Accounts Clerk?
Not always. 29% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Advanced Diploma of Accounting; Certificate III in Accounts Administration.
Will AI change the work of an Accounts Clerk?
Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04