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 2018 to 2020.- Minimum
- $15.38
- Median
- $22.00
- Maximum
- $33.33
Job prospects for 2019-2023
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Job prospects for 2019-2023
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2018
All of Québec
29,000
All of Québec
na
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- 79.7%
- Part time
- 20.3%
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.
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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
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NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5266% of jobs
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Others44% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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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
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NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5266% of jobs
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Others44% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS
in
accounting
Code : 5731
Placement rate: 55.2%
21.2% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS
in
comptabilité
Code : 5231
Placement rate: 75.1%
9.2% of graduates pursue further studies
College
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 1311
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: January 19, 2022
