Data Entry Clerk

Job Summary:

• Enters account data into the computer in an efficient and accurate fashion.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Enters account data into the computer with a minimum of data entry errors.
• Rejects data that is incorrectly coded and returns it to the appropriate department.
• Uses advanced editing and coding skills to correct some types of information on source documents.
• Ensures that reference books for key entry operations are kept up-to-date.
• Places new and revised formats, as well as any new or revised coding, mission targeting, or other guidelines, in the format book.
• Reviews processed work to assess its accuracy and identify errors.
• Reruns and corrects input data after a batch has been run through the system, and validates credit card numbers and amounts on accounts that cannot be internally processed.

Qualifications:

• The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Education and Experience Required:

• High school diploma or G.E.D, and zero to four years previous experience.

Work Environment:

• Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely.
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely.
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely.
• Normal setting for this job is: office setting.