accounting
CLECK:
1431 Accounting and related clerks
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.
1. What are the main duties in this occupation?
Accounting and related clerks
perform 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.
2. What are the educational 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.
3. What are the work prospects (hourly wages,
unemployment rates)?
12---15---18
Employment was little changed in August and the unemployment
rate remained at 7.0%.
Compared with 12 months earlier, employment
increased by 81,000 (+0.5%), mostly in part-time work. Over the same
period, the total number of hours worked was virtually unchanged.
There were fewer people employed in wholesale and retail
trade, as well as transportation and warehousing. There were gains in construction,
in professional, scientific and technical services and in public
administration.
The number of private sector employees decreased in August,
while self-employment rose.
There were 27,000 fewer people employed in
wholesale and retail trade in August. Compared with a year earlier, employment
in this industry was virtually unchanged.
In August, employment declined by 15,000 in
transportation and warehousing. Despite this month's decrease, employment in
this industry was up 29,000 (+3.4%) on a year-over-year basis.
There were 24,000 more people employed in
construction in August. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment
in this industry was little changed.
The number of people employed in professional, scientific and
technical services increased by 21,000 in August. On a year-over-year
basis, employment in this industry was up 34,000 (+2.5%).
Employment in public administration rose
by 21,000 in August, continuing an upward trend that began in
February. Compared with August 2013, employment in this industry increased
by 48,000 (+5.1%).
Following an increase in July, the number of private sector
employees declined by 112,000 in August, with notable losses in
wholesale and retail trade; professional, scientific and technical services;
and health care and social assistance. At the same time, self-employment
increased by 87,000, following a decline in July. Self-employment grew in
professional, scientific and technical services as well as construction.
Public sector employment has been on an upward trend since
February 2014, while the trend for private sector employees and
self-employment has been relatively flat since the fall of 2013.
4. What are some interesting facts about this occupation?
