Accounting technician

Education and Experience

• College/CEGEP
• 5 years or more
• Accounting
• Accounting and finance
• Management science

Work setting

• Private sector

Tasks

• Calculate and prepare cheques for payroll
• Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
• Maintain general ledgers and financial statements
• Post journal entries
• Prepare other statistical, financial and accounting reports
• Prepare trial balance of books
• Reconcile accounts
• Prepare accounts
• Train staff in procedures and in use of current software

Computer and technology knowledge

• Accounting software
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• Acomba

Work conditions and physical capabilities