What Makes A Good Bookkeeper?

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What Makes A Good Bookkeeper?
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• An effective, motivated and skilled bookkeeper
  should do more than simply organize your books,
  and listed below are a few things to look out for
  when assessing your bookkeepers value
• A good bookkeeper should really understand your
  business Taking the time to discover how your
  business functions from every possible angle,
  helps a bookkeeper to make a series of simple and
  effective, operational processes. Understanding
  your business also helps them to see how it

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• could be streamlined, to save you money. If your
  bookkeeper isnt making the effort to understand,
  then it may be that they are not suited for your
  business.
• They should be questioning you The more
  questions that your bookkeeper can ask you, to
  ensure that he/she understands your business
  fully, the better. Guessing at things can lead to
  slip ups and incorrect decisions being made, so
  try to encourage your

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• bookkeeper to talk to you if they have any
  questions, concerns or ideas. Ideally, they will
  ask anyway, but a little encouragement from you,
  is never a bad thing.
• A good bookkeeper will communicate effectively
  with your accountant Bookkeepers and accountants
  should be able to work harmoniously together, and
  if your bookkeeper is performing well, then they
  will be asking your accountant for advice
  wherever necessary.

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• Research and up to date knowledge indicates how
  good your bookkeeper is Rules, regulations and
  technology in the bookkeeping and accounting
  world, can be hard to keep up with when they
  change, or are updated, so frequently. However,
  any bookkeeper worth their salt will complete
  their own research to stay on top of recent
  changes to laws and technology, to ensure that
  they get the best results for you and your
  business, and they should also be helping you to
  understand the technology, too, so that you can
  use it yourself to save time and money.

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• You should be able to trust them It may sound a
  little obvious, but you should be able to trust
  your bookkeeper with your most intimate business
  data, and feel secure in the knowledge that they
  will not abuse that trust. Not only will they
  have access to your businesses financial
  information, but oftentimes theyll see your
  personal accounts, too, especially if youre
  using the same account for both.

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• Not only should you be able to trust your
  bookkeeper, but you should like them, too. You
  need to have a good working relationship with
  them, and feel comfortable enough to be
  completely honest, otherwise they wont be able
  to work effectively in your businesses favour.

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• If your bookkeeper doesnt tick all the above
  boxes, it may be time to consider hiring a new
  one. Your business is too important for you to
  risk its financial success, by working with a
  bookkeeper who doesnt have your companys best
  interests in mind, or who cannot give you the
  best results possible.

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• Miami Bookkeeping was founded with the purpose of
  helping small businesses outsource the
  time-consuming and tedious work known as
  bookkeeping. For more than 10 years, our company
  has been providing bookkeeping services in Miami
  and Coral Gables for hundreds of small
  businesses. If you are looking for bookkeeping in
  Miami or Coral Gables, contact us today at
  support_at_miamibookkeeping.com