Accounting and related clerks

NOC

14200

prepare and process bills, invoices, accounts payable and receivable, budgets and other financial records.

Full NOC Description

Accounting and related clerks calculate, prepare and process bills, invoices, accounts payable and receivable, budgets and other financial records according to established procedures. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Calculate, prepare and issue documents related to accounts such as bills, invoices, inventory reports, account statements and other financial statements using computerized and manual systems

Code, total, batch, enter, verify and reconcile transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, invoices, cheque requisitions, and bank statements in a ledger or computer system

Compile budget data and documents based on estimated revenues and expenses and previous budgets

Prepare period or cost statements or reports

Calculate costs of materials, overhead and other expenses based on estimates, quotations, and price lists

Respond to customer inquiries, maintain good customer relations and solve problems

Perform related clerical duties, such as word processing, maintaining filing and record systems, faxing and photocopying.

Also Known As

accounting clerk
accounts payable clerk
accounts receivable clerk
audit clerk
billing clerk

budget clerk

costing clerk

deposit clerk

finance clerk

freight-rate clerk

income tax return preparer

invoice clerk

ledger clerk

tax clerk

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of college or other courses certified by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, Canadian Securities Institute or Canadian Bookkeepers Association may be required.

Some accounting clerks must be bondable.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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84.3%

Female

15.7%

Male

Employment by age

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5.7%

15-24

13.8%

25-34

19.1%

35-44

27.2%

45-54

24.7%

55-64

9.6%

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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3.4%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

27.9%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

2.2%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

44.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

22.1%

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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15.6%

Professional, scientific and technical services

13.1%

Public administration

10.8%

Retail trade

60.5%

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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9.90%

Northeast

32.70%

Southeast

24.50%

Southwest

21.10%

Central

11.70%

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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$53,600

Northeast

$49,600

Southeast

$52,400

Southwest

$47,200

Central

$43,200

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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