Job description Clerk - Financial Sector in the Ottawa Region

Find out what work is like for a clerk - financial sector in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Banking, insurance and other financial clerks (NOC 14201).

Banking, insurance and other financial clerks

Description

Banking, insurance and other financial clerks compile, process and maintain banking, insurance and other financial information. They are employed by banks, credit companies, private and public insurance establishments, investment firms and other financial establishments throughout the private and public sectors.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Banking, insurance and other financial clerks have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Bank clerks
  • Compile records of deposits, withdrawals, loan and mortgage payments, cheques and purchase, sale and exchange of securities
  • Process loan and mortgage applications, loan and mortgage payments, retirement savings plan applications, term deposits, drafts and money orders
  • Verify and balance automatic teller machine transactions and ledger entries, calculate service charges and interest payments and notify customers regarding account discrepancies and captured bank cards
  • Answer enquiries and provide information on banking products, policies and services
  • May sell drafts, money orders, travellers' cheques and foreign currency, rent safety deposit boxes and open and close savings, chequing and other accounts.
  • Insurance clerks
  • Process enrolments, cancellations, claims transactions, policy changes and premium payments
  • Review insurance applications and verify insurance coverage, premiums paid and other insurance information
  • Calculate insurance premiums, pension benefits and annuity payments
  • Compile and maintain claims data, rates and insurance data and records
  • Answer enquiries and provide information on insurance products, policies and services.
  • Other financial clerks
  • Compile and maintain rental, sale and other real estate listings
  • Compile and maintain stock, bond and other securities listings
  • Sort, verify and process real estate, securities and other financial transactions
  • Answer enquiries and reply to correspondence.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 14201), and a list of similar occupations:

  • actuarial clerk
  • bank clerk
  • credit clerk
  • dental claims clerk
  • dividend calculation clerk
  • insurance clerk - financial sector
  • insurance rater
  • ledger control clerk
  • loan clerk - financial sector
  • mortgage clerk
  • premium rater - insurance
  • real estate clerk
  • securities clerk - financial sector

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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