Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks

Certification or Licensing

The American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers offers voluntary certification to working bookkeepers or those with one year of college accounting or the equivalent that pass a national examination. Bookkeepers who complete this requirement may use the designation certified bookkeeper. The National Bookkeepers Association offers eight certification categories: bookkeeping, payroll, QuickBooks, accounting, accounting analysis, tax, business tax, and office manager. Applicants become certified by passing a national uniform examination.