780 Clock Hours, 39 Weeks
This program is designed to meet the increasing industry demand for bookkeeping and payroll professionals. This diploma provides students with the tools necessary to gain employment in bookkeeping, payroll, and related accounting occupations. The program also provides hands-on training in QuickBooks accounting software, enabling students to efficiently manage financial records, process payroll, and generate reports. Bryan College delivers this program through dynamic, adaptive, experiential learning that includes personalized instruction and coaching.
Following the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Communicate effectively with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Perform basic accounting calculations for accurate cash management, payroll, and tax reporting using business software.
- Critically analyze and apply problem-solving and logical thinking skills to a variety of bookkeeping and accounting tasks.
- Demonstrate compliance with federal, provincial, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
The following is a list of occupations and organizations that one could pursue for employment:
- Accounts Payable Specialist
- Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Accounting Assistant
- Bank Teller
- Billing and Posting Clerk
- Bookkeeper
- Brokerage Clerk
- File Clerk
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk
- Loan Processor
- Payroll Clerk
- Tax Preparer
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION (NOC)* CODES
- 12011 Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Office Workers
- 12200 Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers
- 10029 Other Business Service Managers
- 13102 Payroll administrators
NOC codes are found through the National Occupational Classification website through the Government of Canada.
The following is a list of example organizations in which one could pursue employment:
- Business consulting groups
- Federal, provincial and local government agencies
- Finance and insurance firms
- Manufacturing and production facilities
- Small to large businesses
- Non-profit enterprises
- Service industries
- Retailers
In order to graduate and receive a Bookkeeping & Accounting Diploma, a student must complete 780 clock hours of coursework in the curriculum and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (70%) or better.