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Key players in back office operations, the bookkeeper and accountant "make numerous computations each day and must be comfortable using computers to calculate and record data," according to the BLS. These workers are solely responsible for entering calculations onto electronic or paper spreadsheets and forms, preserving financial records at a company and ensuring these records' accuracy. Auditors go over the work performed by financial workers with a fine-toothed comb and notify them of any miscalculations, transposed numbers or miscoded items. Read more: http://w.ehow.com/list_7465144_back-office-responsibilities.html#ixzz2gvneEgju
Brokerage house clerical operations that support, but do not include, the trading of stocks and other securities All written confirmation and settlement of trades, record keeping, and regulatory compliance happen in the back office.