Job Description

Clerk Duties and Responsibilities

Clerks are responsible for tasks assigned to them by their office manager or other department employees. Most of these tasks involve working with company documents and internal and external communications. However, the duties of Clerks may also involve some accounting and inventory work, depending on the business. While duties vary according to the Clerks employer and industry, the following tasks are common:

Updating and storing business files to ensure they are accurate and accessible for other employees

Typing reports, letters and other business documents

Sorting mail and responding to it or distributing it to appropriate employees

Answering telephone calls and emails and redirecting them to other employees when appropriate

Issuing invoices and following up outstanding payments

Taking dictations and minutes during meetings

Making Travel Arrangements For Other Company Employees Business Trips

Monitoring office supplies and reporting when stock levels are low

to office manager

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