Accounting Technician

Overview

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this Accounting Technician Diploma from Thompson Rivers University , students are able to:

• Prepare effective business documents including memorandums and short reports.
• Solve business problems using complex quantitative techniques.
• Describe the environment that businesses operating in, the functions of management, and the role of different management disciplines.
• Maintain the financial records of a small- and intermediate-sized business using computerized accounting software.
• Utilize spreadsheet and other application software in day-to-day work activities.
• Explain how effective management information systems can contribute to an organization’s success.
• Discuss how human and interpersonal behaviour theory can be applied to maximize organizational efficiency.
• Collect and analyze complex information to assist management in making more effective operational decisions.

Careers

Graduates find employment with public accounting firms working on files and basic tax returns; as payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, or general accounting clerks in larger organizations; or as bookkeepers with smaller businesses.