Business and Information Technology - Sapulpa

Billing clerks calculate charges, develop bills, and prepare them to be mailed to customers. By reviewing purchasing records and making or verifying calculations, they ensure that even the most complicated bills are accurate. Billing clerks review hospital records, purchase orders, sales tickets, or charge slips to calculate the total amount due from a customer. They prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices used for billing and recordkeeping purposes.

This career major prepares students for entry-level work in the accounting field. Students learn the fundamental concepts, principles and ideas needed to understand how businesses operate. They also gain basic office and computer skills including word processing, and spreadsheet software along with a strong foundation in accounting principles and techniques.

Accounts receivable clerks verify and post accounts receivable transactions to journals, ledgers, and other records. They follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc., sort and file documents after posting, and often prepare bank deposits.

Payroll accounting clerks compute and disburse wages and salaries, deductions, taxes and other withholdings. They post payroll data and prepare routine reports and/or payments to government agencies, insurance companies and others. They also calculate and process special checks, and review, edit and make corrections and adjustments as needed.

Accounts payable clerks review invoices for accuracy and completeness. They sort documents by account name or number, and process invoices for payment. Many perform other basic clerical duties associated with accounts payable, such as posting transactions to journals, ledgers and other records.

Full charge bookkeepers record and analyze the financial information of the companies for which they work. Among their other responsibilities are budgeting, performance evaluation, cost management, and asset management. Usually, they are part of executive teams involved in strategic planning or the development of new products. They analyze and interpret the financial information that executives need in order to make sound business decisions, and perform work in various areas, including financial analysis, planning and budgeting, and cost accounting.

Prepares students for careers in customer service and technology troubleshooting. Students gain personal computing skills and learn the concepts, principles and attitudes needed in the office environment. In addition, they focus on basic customer service skills including assessing customer needs, educating customer, selling processes, solving problems, making decisions, leading others, working in teams and applying technology to solve problems. Students gain skills required for numerous industry-related certifications.

Administrative assistants perform a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary to run an organization efficiently. They serve as information and communication managers for an office; plan and schedule meetings and appointments; organize and maintain paper and electronic files; manage projects; conduct research; and disseminate information by using the telephone, mail services, Web sites, and e-mail. They also may handle travel and guest arrangements.

Office Information Specialists coordinate and direct the many support services that allow organizations to operate efficiently. They perform a broad range of duties, such as overseeing secretarial and reception services, administration, payroll, conference planning and travel, information and data processing, mail, materials scheduling and distribution, printing and reproduction, records management, telecommunications management, security, parking, energy consumption, and personal property procurement, supply, recycling, and disposal.

Students prepare to develop and manage their own businesses. Students are introduced to career opportunities and the skills needed to become an entrepreneur. They learn the fundamental concepts, principles and ideas necessary for an entrepreneur to be successful. In addition, students gain skills necessary to effectively communicate with coworkers and with external business contacts.

The responsibilities and duties of entrepreneurs depend on the nature of their companies. Most frequently the owners’ primary functions involve planning, money management, and marketing. They need to be aware of the size of the market for the product or service they provide, and they must adapt to changing market conditions by creating new products, improving services, or promoting their company in a new and innovative way.