Technicians in Accounting and Bookkeepers
Job description
These individuals keep the accounting, whether computerized or not, up to date and the records of the accounts of a company, under the supervision of an accountant. They verify the methods used to record financial transactions. They also provide bookkeeping services to individuals.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Keep financial records.
- Organize, maintain, and balance various accounts.
- Maintain general ledgers, make journal entries, and reconcile accounts.
- Prepare trial balances of accounts and financial statements.
- Perform calculations and prepare pay cheques and invoices.
- Complete and submit government forms and documents (tax payments, workers’ compensation, pension benefits, etc.).
- Prepare income tax returns and provide bookkeeping services for individuals.
- Prepare statistical, financial and accounting reports.
Advancement and mobility
- Additional training leads to positions in professional accounting.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $20.00
- Median
- $27.26
- Maximum
- $41.76
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 84% Female
- 16% Male
- 84% Female
- 16% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 5411, 541225% of jobs
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NAICS 9110% of jobs
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NAICS 238% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 457% of jobs
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NAICS 815% of jobs
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Others45% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 5411, 541225% of jobs
-
NAICS 9110% of jobs
-
NAICS 238% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 457% of jobs
-
NAICS 815% of jobs
-
Others45% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in accounting
Placement rate: 72%
10.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in comptabilité
Placement rate: 80.7%
8.8% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in accounting and Management Technology
Placement rate: 45.4%
52.5% of graduates pursue further studies
ACS in comptabilité et gestion
Placement rate: 85.7%
7.1% of graduates pursue further studies
ACS in comptabilité financière informatisée
Placement rate: 86.7%
6.7% of graduates pursue further studies
ACS in gestion financière informatisée
Placement rate: 76.5%
5.9% of graduates pursue further studies
ACS in gestion financière informatisée
Placement rate: 82.4%
11.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Mathematics
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Result evaluation
- Time management
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Mathematical reasoning
- Near vision
- Written expression
- Basic numeracy
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Classification
- Information organization
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Diplomacy
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of economics and accounting
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Vitality
- Knowledge of office work
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 12200
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
Job titles
- Finance officer
- Bookkeeping clerk
- Accounting technician
- Bookkeeper
- Budget officer
- Financial services administrator – canadian armed forces
- Finance technician
- Senior bookkeeper
- Accounting bookkeeper
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026