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 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
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 83.2% Female
- 16.8% Male
- 83.2% Female
- 16.8% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
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 9111% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 236% of jobs
-
NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5266% of jobs
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Others44% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 5411, 541225% of jobs
-
NAICS 9111% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
-
NAICS 236% of jobs
-
NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5266% of jobs
-
Others44% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
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: 42.7%
53.4% 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.
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
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: December 22, 2022
