Accounting technicians and bookkeepers

NOC

12200

maintain financial records of business transactions, assets and accounts for organizations or individuals. They also verify procedures for the accurate recording of financial transactions.

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Full NOC Description

Accounting technicians and bookkeepers maintain complete sets of books, keep records of accounts, verify the procedures used for recording financial transactions, and provide personal bookkeeping services. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors, or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

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.

Also Known As

accounting bookkeeper
accounting technician
bookkeeper
finance technician

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is required.

Completion of a college program in accounting, bookkeeping or a related field or Completion of two years (first level) of a recognized professional accounting program (e.g., Chartered Accounting, Certified General Accounting) or Courses in accounting or bookkeeping combined with several years of experience as a financial or accounting clerk are required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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86.2%

Female

13.8%

Male

Employment by age

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3.4%

15-24

11.7%

25-34

14.4%

35-44

23.9%

45-54

33.2%

55-64

13.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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2.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

28.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

2.7%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

47.7%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

19.6%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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23.2%

Professional, scientific and technical services

10.6%

Retail trade

10.1%

Public administration

56.1%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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18.20%

Northeast

29.50%

Southeast

24.10%

Southwest

18.00%

Central

10.10%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$49,200

Northeast

$52,200

Southeast

$54,800

Southwest

$52,400

Central

$47,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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