Accounts Receivable Officer Courses

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What does an Accounts Receivable Officer do?

An Accounts Receivable Officer makes sure a business or organisation receives payments for products or services they have provided. You’ll be part of a larger accounting department and your role might involve generating invoices, processing payments received and issuing receipts. Accounts Receivable Officers maintain customer accounts and may have to prepare financial reports when required.

An Accounts Receivable Officer needs to be highly organised. You’ll be working with several clients at once so you’ll need to be able to multitask. It’s important that you have good attention to detail and can communicate any issues to relevant members of your team. An Accounts Receivable Officer needs to have a strong understanding of their company’s financial procedures and should be able to work with current financial software.

Accounts Receivable Officer Courses

There are 2 courses available for people who want to become a Accounts Receivable Officer.

FNS40217
Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

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FNS50217
Diploma of Accounting

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How much does an Accounts Receivable Officer earn?

In Australia, a full time Accounts Receivable Officer generally earns $1,150 per week ($59,800 annual salary) before tax. This is a median figure for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only. As you gain more experience you can expect a potentially higher salary than people who are new to the industry.

What are the job opportunities for an Accounts Receivable Officer?

The number of people working as an Accounts Receivable Officer has decreased slightly over the last five years. There are now 135,500 people in this job role in Australia compared to 141,500 previously. Accounts Receivable Officers may find work across all regions of Australia.

Source: Australian Government Job Outlook 2020

How do I become an Accounts Receivable Officer?

A Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping is a great qualification if you’re planning a career as an Accounts Receivable Officer. This course covers topics such as processing financial transactions, administering accounts and ledgers and preparing financial reports. You could also consider a Certificate IV in Accounting or a Diploma of Accounting.

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Job Pathways

Here are some potential career pathways within accounting and bookkeeping. Click on the occupation for information on the course you should enrol in to start your journey.

$960 weekly pay

$960 weekly pay

$1,150 weekly pay

Accounts Receivable Officer

$1,150 weekly pay

$1,250 weekly pay

$1,250 weekly pay

$1,250 weekly pay

$1,550 weekly pay

$1,440 weekly pay

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

$1,850 weekly pay

$1,600 weekly pay

$1,440 weekly pay

$1,440 weekly pay

$1,700 weekly pay

$960 weekly pay

$960 weekly pay

$1,150 weekly pay

Accounts Receivable Officer

$1,150 weekly pay

Assistant Accountant

$1,250 weekly pay

Bookkeeper

$1,250 weekly pay

Payroll Officer

$1,250 weekly pay

Sourced from The Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au) funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training and MySkills.gov.au.