In most of the organizations, irrespective of whether it is a public organization or a private organization, the main task of an accounts assistant is to offer support to the accounts manager and to the guide the junior level accountants in maintaining day to day bookkeeping and accounts.  In government organizations in India, accounts managers come under the pay brand of Rs.9300-34800+GP of Rs.4200.

Recent job notification:

Recently, job notifications for the position of Accounts Assistant were issued by the following government organizations:

• DOEACC Society Centre

• National Council for Cement & Building Materials

• Inland Water Ways Authority of India

• Department of Financial Services

• Debts Recovery Tribunal

• Indian Railways, Rail Land Development Authority

• West Bengal Pollution Control Board

• National Institute of Plant Health Management

Educational qualification:

Normally, the educational qualification required for the position of Accounts Assistants in government jobs in India is a degree in any discipline from a recognized university or institutions. Even some organizations require that candidates must be Bachelor of Commerce graduates, who can handle accounts easily without any difficulty.

Experience:

Normally, most of the organizations recruit, fresh graduates for the positions of accounts assistant since it is considered as an entry-level position. However, some organizations look for experienced candidates for this position and this purely depends on the nature of the organization that calls for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Accounts Assistant.

Job responsibilities:

Normally, accounts assistants are entrusted with a wide range of job responsibilities like:

• Performance of book keeping functions

• Performance of customer service enquiries

• Preparation of Accounts statements

• Processing of transaction report

Some people might consider that accounts assistants will have to perform mundane work, these works are critical for the success of an accountant thereby improving the profitability of the firm as well. This position is available in the wide range of industries ranging from real estate to banking and they will have to perform a number of functions at the same time and responsibilities of accounts assistant normally changes on a daily basis.

Skills required to become a successful accounts assistant:

To become a successful accounts assistant, a candidate should possess the following skills:

• Written and verbal communication skills

• Professional motivated and highly organized to work well either with a team or alone

• He/she should be able to grasp and follow the instructions given by the accounts manager/senior accountant

• Basic understanding of bookkeeping and mathematics is highly essential