Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Accounting technicians and bookkeepers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

• Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems
• Post journal entries and reconcile accounts, prepare trial balance of books, maintain general ledgers and prepare financial statements
• Calculate and prepare cheques for payrolls and for utility, tax and other bills
• Complete and submit tax remittance forms, workers' compensation forms, pension contribution forms and other government documents
• Prepare tax returns and perform other personal bookkeeping services
• Prepare other statistical, financial and accounting reports.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Accounting technicians and bookkeepers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

• Self-employed
• Establishements throughout the private and public sector