How to become a ledger or Accounts clerk

Official title: Ledger/Accounts clerk

Also called: Accounts analysis clerk, Accounts assistant, Accounts clerk, Accounts payable/receivable bookkeeper, Bookkeeping clerk, Ledger clerk, Vessel Account Executive, Ÿ Accounts assistant

Ledger/Accounts clerk maintains records of one phase or section of an organisation’s financial transactions, such as accounts receivable or accounts payable. He/she verifies the accuracy of documents relating to records maintained, makes necessary calculations, summarises totals, makes and checks entries in ledger and balances books at regular intervals. He/she also makes physical check of stock, calculates commissions, discounts and interest charges, prepares simple statements of accounts and performs other related tasks.

Main tasks

• Checking figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes
• Operating computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyse information
• Classifying, recording, and summarising numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers
• Calculating, preparing, and issuing bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures
• Compiling statistical, financial, accounting or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Accountancy. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
• Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Accounting. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Accountancy (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $40,080 a year. The middle half earn $27,600 to $52,836 a year.
• Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Bookkeeper
• Audit clerk
• Payroll/Wages clerk
• Billing clerk
• Procurement/Purchasing clerk

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Questions people ask

How do I become a ledger or Accounts clerk?

Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.

How much does a ledger or Accounts clerk earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $40,080 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $27,600 to $52,836.

Will AI change the work of a ledger or Accounts clerk?

Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026