accounting technician

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years. or equivalent experience.

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 tax returns.
• Prepare trial balance of books.
• Reconcile accounts.

Computer and technology knowledge:

• Accounting software.
• Database software.
• Electronic scheduler.
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
• MS Excel.
• MS Outlook.
• MS Windows.
• MS Word.
• Quick Books.
• Simply Accounting.
• MS Office.
• Spreadsheet.
• Sage Accounting Software.

Equipment and machinery experience:

Scanner.

Area of specialization:

Accounting.

Security and safety:

Basic security clearance.

Transportation/travel information:

• Own vehicle.
• Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Tight deadlines.

Employment terms options:

Evening.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

Day.

Support for persons with disabilities:

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for Indigenous people:

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.