Accounting and related clerks

Example job titles

• 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

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.

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.

Approved positions by year

All work permits by year