Accountant (NOC 1111)

Main duties:

• Design, set up and administer accounting systems and prepare financial information;
• Examine accounting records and prepare financial statements and reports;
• Develop and apply cost-finding and reporting methods and internal control procedures;
• Examine accounting records and financial statements and prepare income tax returns;
• Examine accounting records and provide financial and tax advice;
• May act as a trustee in bankruptcy proceedings;
• May supervise and train articling students, other accountants or administrative technicians.

Employment requirements:

• Chartered accountants require a university degree and completion of a professional training program approved by a provincial institute of chartered accountants (CA), and, depending on the province, either 2 years or 30 months of on-the-job training
  and
• Membership in a provincial institute of chartered accountants upon successful completion of the Uniform Evaluation (UFE)
  or
• Certified general accountants (CGA) and certified management accountants (CMA) require a university degree and completion of a professional training program approved by an association of certified general accountants or an association of certified management accountants as well as several years of on-the-job training
  and
• Certification by an association of certified general accountants or an association of certified management accountants.