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Technicians in Accounting and Bookkeepers

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2021-2025
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

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 2019 to 2021.
Minimum
$16.00
Median
$23.56
Maximum
$35.26

Job prospects for 2021-2025

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Job prospects for 2021-2025

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Good

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2020

All of Québec

30,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
83.2% Female
16.8% Male

Not available.
  • 83.2% Female
  • 16.8% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2015

All of Québec

$42,000

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

Not available.
  1. Legal and Accounting Services
    NAICS 5411, 5412
    25% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    11% of jobs
  3. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    8% of jobs
  4. Construction
    NAICS 23
    6% of jobs
  5. Finance
    NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    6% of jobs
  6. Others
    44% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Legal and Accounting Services
    NAICS 5411, 5412
    25% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    11% of jobs
  3. Retail Trade
    NAICS 44, 45
    8% of jobs
  4. Construction
    NAICS 23
    6% of jobs
  5. Finance
    NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    6% of jobs
  6. Others
    44% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

Secondary

DVS in accounting This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : 5731

Placement rate: 72%

10.3% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
DVS in comptabilité This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : 5231

Placement rate: 80.7%

8.8% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation

College

DCS in accounting and Management Technology This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : 410B0

Placement rate: 42.7%

53.4% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
DCS in administration générale (Programme expérimental) This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : 410E0
ACS in comptabilité et gestion This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : LCAB8
ACS in comptabilité financière informatisée This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : LCA97
ACS in gestion financière et comptabilité informatisées This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : LCA8U
ACS in gestion financière informatisée This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : LCA8K
ACS in gestion financière informatisée This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : LCADN
ACS in techniques de comptabilité informatisée This hyperlink will open in a new window.
Code : LCACR

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Information processing
  • Mathematics
  • Reading comprehension
  • Active listening
  • Critical thought
  • Written expression
  • Oral expression
  • Result evaluation
  • Time management
More Less skills

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
More Less abilities

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.
Additional information

Note about CNP

Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.

Official name of the NOC 1311 (12200)

Accounting technicians and bookkeepers

Job titles

  • Financial officer
  • Bookkeeping clerk
  • Accounting technician
  • Bookkeeper
  • Budget officer
  • Finance technician
  • Senior bookkeeper
  • Accounting bookkeeper
More Less job titles

Skill type

Business, finance and administration

Related occupations

  • Accounting and related clerks
  • Banking, insurance and other financial clerks
  • Financial auditors and accountants
  • Payroll administrators

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Last update: December 22, 2022

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