Matching Job Titles Accounting bookkeeper Accounting technician Bookkeeper Bookkeeping clerk Job Description Main duties This group performs some or all of the following duties: Keep financial records and establish, maintain and balance various accounts using manual and computerized bookkeeping systems Post journal entries and reconcile accounts, prepare trial balance of books, maintain general ledgers and prepare financial statements Calculate and prepare cheques for payrolls and for utility, tax and other bills Complete and submit tax remittance forms, workers compensation forms, pension contribution forms and other government documents Prepare tax returns and perform other personal bookkeeping services Prepare other statistical, financial and accounting reports. Requirements Employment requirements Completion of secondary school is required. Completion of a college program in accounting, bookkeeping or a related field or completion of two years (first level) of a recognized professi...