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Expert comptable

ATTESTATION OF COLLEGIALE STUDIES (ACS)

ATTESTATION OF COLLEGE STUDIES

Accounting

- LCA.GE

This program is offered in English.

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This is an essential role in a company to ensure that accounting is accurate and in order;  the employee will monitor accounts, classify accounting documents, organize and process information, carry out audits, keep accounting books and produce reports. Their work is part of a chain that covers the entire accounting cycle of a company.

Présentation

Student Profile

This program in accounting prepares you to play an important role within a company or organization. This person is responsible for the efficiency of accounting operations of all kinds (invoicing, collection, accounts payable, cash flow, reconciliation, preparation of financial statements, payroll, tax remittances, tax declarations, etc.) and can perform various tasks throughout the accounting cycle of a company. To practice this profession, it is essential to demonstrate rigor, honesty, discretion, critical thinking, an ability to evaluate results, deduction, autonomy, to have a good sense of customer service, to be good at basic calculations, to know how to communicate well and to be computer literate.

Target Job Function

Occupying a key role within a company or an organization, the accounting clerk keeps accounting books, is responsible for accounts, monitors cash flow, processes invoices, takes care of payroll, produces invoices, works on account collection, reconciles and verifies accounts, prepares financial statements, tax returns, tax remittances and tax declarations.

Financial Assistance

Students in Quebec with insufficient financial resources to pursue full-time studies can apply to the Student Loans program from the Ministry of Education.

Duration

Two full-time study sessions:

  • Online or in-class training

  • Summer, fall, or winter sessions

Admission Requirements

Ministerial admission conditions (article 4 of the RCE)

A person who has received instruction considered sufficient by the college and meets any of the following conditions may be admitted to a program of studies leading to an Attestation of College Studies:

(1)  the person has interrupted his or her full-time studies or pursued full-time postsecondary studies for at least 2 consecutive terms or 1 school year;

(2)  the person is covered by an agreement entered into between the college and an employer or by a government program of studies;

(3)  the person has interrupted his or her full-time studies for one term and pursued full-time postsecondary studies for one term; or

(4)  the person holds a Secondary School Vocational Diploma.

 

A person who has a Secondary School Diploma and meets either of the following conditions may be admitted to a program of studies leading to an Attestation of College Studies:

(1)  the program of studies enables the person to pursue technical studies in a field for which there is no program of studies leading to a Diploma of College Studies; or

(2)  the program of studies is covered by an agreement on training entered into between the Minister and a department or body of the Gouvernement du Québec.

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Meet the following conditions:

  • Secondary 5 or equivalent

  • Pass the motivational interview

  • Know how to use a browser and office tools

  • Have a sufficient level of English

Conditions d'admission

Course List

410-C01-NS Accounting Software, Payroll and Benefits Processing

410- C02 -NS Accounting cycle I

410-C03-NS Accounting cycle II

410-C04-NS Financial Statements

410-C05-NS Financing and Budget Preparation and Control 

410-C06-NS Working Capital Management

410-C07-NS Canadian and Provincial Taxation of Individuals, Corporations and sales taxes

410-C08-NS Financial Statements and Sectoral Accounting

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The program is offered in English

Liste des cors

Skills Acquired by Graduates

  • Perform accounting cycle operations

  • Provide tax support to taxpayers.

  • Carry out accounting operations using computerized tools

  • Contribute to the management of working capital

  • Handle elements of specialized accounting

  • Contribute to budget planning and control

Job opportunities and average salary

Job opportunities

  • Accounting Clerk

  • Accounting Technician

  • Bookkeeper

  • Accounts Payable Clerk 

  • Accounts Receivable Clerk 

  • Biller

  • Budget Clerk

  • Treasury Clerk

  • Account Verification Clerk

  • Tax Preparer

  • Payroll Clerk

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Average salary

The average salary is $23.50 per hour. People working as an accounting clerk in Quebec usually earn between $18/hour and $31.50/hour. The salaries provided apply to all accounting clerks (NOC 1431/14200).

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Source 1: Government of Canada https://www.guichetemplois.gc.ca/
Source 2: Government of Quebec: Explore trades and professions | Government of Quebec (quebec.ca)

Emploi et salaire

Potential Employers

  • Financial institutions

  • Property management companies and property owners

  • Insurance companies and brokers

  • Wholesalers

  • Companies in the construction industry

  • Accounting firms

  • Payroll Services

  • Tax preparation services

  • Retail businesses

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Source: Government of Canada https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/

Gouvernement du Québec: Exploring trades and occupations | Government of Quebec (quebec.ca)

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