Accounting and Management Technology

Code	410.B0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Administration, Commerce and Computer Technology
Number of credits	88 1/3
Approximate duration in months	36 months
Status	Program approved in 2002.

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Techniques de comptabilité et de gestion

Program Objectives

To enable students to acquire competence in the exercise of the profession, i.e. in carrying out the tasks and activities of the profession at the level required for entry into the hob market, to help students integrate into the working world by familiarizing them with the job market in general and the fields of accounting and management in particular, to foster students' personal growth and encourage their continuing professional development, to ensure students' future job mobility by helping them to acquire career-management skills and an awareness of entrepreneurship.

Length of training

Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
1710	2370

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
01H5	To analyze the work functions
01H6	To acquire an overall view of a company in the context of globalization
01H7	To make use of common operating systems and software applications for administrative purposes
01H8	To analyze and process data in the accounting cycle
01H9	To research and process information for management purposes
01HA	To communicate and interact in a management context, using a client-based approach
01HB	To use legal sources applicable to administrative and commercial contexts
01HC	To use statistical methods for management purposes
01HD	To participate in the financial analysis of investment and financing projects
01HE	To contribute to the planning, budget control and performance measurement of the company's activities
01HF	To contribute to the management of working capital
01HG	To use and adapt management methods and tools
01HH	To supervise the personnel in one’s department
01HJ	To produce a computer application to meeta need for administrative information
01HK	To communicate in French in a business context
01HL	To use macroeconomic information for management purposes
01HM	To carry out activities related to a business startup
01HN	To contribute to an integrated approach to quality
01HP	To provide technical support for activities related to client services
01HQ	To manage inventory and the acquisition of goods and services
01HR	To participate in the cost accounting process for geeds, services or activities
01HS	To provide technical support in carrying out international commercial transactions
01HT	To assure the implementation of a computerized accounting system and support for day-to-day operations
01HU	To provide technical support for income tax procedures
01HV	To analyze and process data related to specialized accounting
01HW	To contribute to the internal audit and inspection of company operations
01HX	To manage a project
01HY	To participate in his or her integration into the job market

Number of contact hours allotted to specific training: 1710

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

Must have passed the following secondary-level course(s):

• Sec. IV TS or S or Secondary 5 CST Mathematics: Technical and Scientific option (564426) or Secondary 4 Science option (565426) or Secondary 5 Cultural, Social and Technical Option (563504).

Educational Organizations Offering the Program

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College	D/E
Collège LaSalle	D	More info

Accounting Technician

Accounting technicians, often referred to as accounting technicians (accounts payable or accounts receivable), verify and keep accounting entries up to date with the help of software programs. They produce budgets, inventories, financial reports and tax returns. In an office, they manage goods inventory, calculate costs for goods or services and perform activities related to starting a business. They may be called upon to collaborate on marketing strategies or help implement an accounting system. This job can be routine, but it involves complex tasks that require concentration, honesty, attention to detail and discretion. It will appeal to people with good analytical and synthesis skills who enjoy customer service and math.

Related Training(s)

Accounting

Average Salary

Accounting Technician — $25.05

Job Titles

Buyer – purchasing
Administration officer
Collection agent (except taxation)
Collection officer (except taxation)
Customer service agent – financial institution
Inventory analyst
Teller – financial services
Inventory clerk
Accounting clerk
Billing clerk
Pay clerk
Audit clerk
Bank clerk
Administrative technician
Accounting technician