“We rely on our accounts payable clerks to provide quick, reliable, and secure payments to our vendors. Among other things, they need to track budget expenses, foster vendor relationships, manage data entry, and analyze financial information.”

WITH YOUR ACCOUNT CLERK II CERTIFICATE, you can work in ANY INDUSTRY as a/an:

  • Account Clerk II
  • Accounting Assistant 
  • Accounting Associate II
  • Accounting Specialist/Support Specialist II
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable Specialist II
  • Bookkeeping Clerk II
  • Intermediate Accounting Clerk
  • Senior Account Clerk
  • And more

OUR ACCOUNT CLERK II PROGRAM prepares students for just what employers are looking for: candidates who can track budget expenses, foster vendor relationships, manage data entry, and analyze financial information. Students completing this program will be well prepared for the job market and/or to matriculate to a college-level business management program.

Students will learn advanced accounting techniques, advanced computerized accounting systems, and the advanced use of Excel spreadsheets in preparation for senior bookkeeping, accounting, and reconciling positions. The series of courses will develop and strengthen students’ skills in customer service and keyboarding through advanced applications and techniques such as speed drills and the production of business documents. 

The core requirements include SEVEN COURSES and ONE ELECTIVE*. 

COMPLETION ESTIMATE: 9 months
PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Account Clerk I, or the equivalent, is required for entry into this program
GRADE: Pass/No Pass


Average Annual Wage: $41,230 

Annual California Job Openings through 2029: 1,578,200

Salary information is based estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor


Enroll in these courses first and attend when not in other courses:

  • STV 21 Business Math and Calculators (self-paced)
  • STV 11 Beginning Keyboarding (self-paced)

Take at any time in this order:

  • STV 70 Introduction to Computers
  • STV 80 Windows

Take at any time, in any order:

  • STV 32 Business Writing: Memos
  • STV 34 Filing Fundamentals

After completing Business Math, take:

  • STV 90 Beginning MS Excel
  • STV 22 Beginning Account Clerk (self-paced)

Final course:

  • STV 40 21st Century Employment Strategies

If you are interested in these programs, please take a few moments to fill out this form to allow us to better serve you now and in the future: Student Interest Form.

For more information about these courses, contact Yazaret Moscorro at (818) 240-1000 ext. 5690 or email mascorro@glendale.edu.