Accounting Technician

Businesses and people often need a guide when dealing with finances. The Accounting Technician program teaches you to handle money, produce various financial statements,compile and prepare quarterly reports, and record and maintain accounts payable and receivable. You will learn to maintain a complete set of accounting records leading to the preparation of financial statements including accounts receivable and payable, payroll procedures, fixed assets, accruals, account reconciliation and analysis and year-end work. You will graduate with a solid foundation in accounting, and have the technical skills and knowledge required to perform in an accounting support role.

• High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency

Graduates from the program could work in the following areas: basic tax returns; as payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable or general accounting clerks in larger organizations; or as bookkeepers with smaller businesses.

1114 - Other Financial Officers
1231 - Bookkeepers
1431 - Accounting and Related Clerks
1432 - Payroll Clerks

• Accounting
• Applied Math
• Bookkeeping
• Computerized Accounting
• Database and Spreadsheets
• Economics
• Employee Relations
• Financial Analysis
• General Statements
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Techniques

Graduates of the Accounting Technician program are encouraged to continue their education in the Business Administration: Accounting Diploma Program which transfers to the Bachelor of Applied Management in Accountancy at UNBSJ. With experience, the graduate may become a Certified Bookkeeper through the Canadian Institute of Bookkeeping. This is a L.I.V.E. program. NBCC L.I.V.E. students have a world of knowledge at their fingertips via the NBCC wireless network. Classes that use the L.I.V.E. program are different from traditional classes because students may find themselves completing class assignments online or maintaining an electronic journal. When not in the classroom, students can still communicate with their classmates and instructors in an electronic medium, measure their knowledge through online tests, or simply conduct research on the internet. To find out more about how L.I.V.E. works, click here