Need a bookkeeper?
- Alyana Sen Comprado
- Jul 8, 2017
- 3 min read
A bookkeeper takes care of the day-to-day transactions of the company when it comes to the systematic recording of financial information. Every business need a bookkeeper in helping them especially in numbers wherein most of the business owners and manager have no experience or not trained in bookkeeping.
According to xero there are three reasons why you need a bookkeeper, it is as follows:
1.They save Time
An experienced bookkeeper already know how things should be done, the accounting entries, chart of accounts and the financial statements. Unlike business owners and managers, bookkeepers were trained with different accounting transactions that enable them to do the tasks as smooth as possible.
2. They understand your business
It is in their bloodstreams, bookkeepers know the performance and position of your company because they deal with the company’s daily transactions. They can forecast and help you in the future decision making of your company that might arise in order to fix unwanted outcomes.
3. They help manage your cashflow
The inflow and outflow of cash of your company is one of most crucial part in which bookkeeper takes place. They hold an important key in the success of the business because they knew every smallest peso and centavo where is it coming from. While accountants do not see the daily transactions of your company, mostly their task is with the accuracy, completeness and correctness of every accounts.
How to hire the right bookkeeper for you?
People - the very core of the success of the company is the human resource along with the financial and administrative resources, operations management and the like.
In our generation today, hiring and searching for manpower seems to be more challenging to business owners and managers because of the volume of applicants with same qualifications and skills. It will take a lot of time and energy to go over many cover letter and resumes and to read it all one by one.
On the other hand, it could be an avenue to find and hire the right one for you! As the saying goes "the more the merrier". Who would have thought that you might find the best and most fit for your job. Here are some tips from business news daily to hire the right person for you:
1. Write better job description
Applicants might be confused when job specifications and responsibilities were not expressed properly on your job posting. They might create anxiousness to the applicants.
2. Embrace digital trends and social media
Technology is rapidly developing in today’s generation, most people want to work on a company that has the online or programmed software that enables them to work efficiently and effectively.
3. Focus on soft skills
Being the right person with that right skills at the right position doesn’t mean you are fit into the job, sometimes those people lack other aspects of life which matters most for the harmonious work environment and creating good communication among employees.
4. Check social media profiles
Most millennials nowadays are into social media and internet surfing, one of the factors that employers might consider is to do the back ground checking of the possible candidates. They might also want to know more about the applicant’s interests and what is he/she up to.
5. Fit the personality to the job
Culture, tradition and society can affect one’s personality and one of the greatest factor to know the applicants better.
6. Improve your interview
General interviews ask typical questions that misses some important factors such as motivation and inspirations, temperament, social life and the like.
7. Ask the right kind of questions
Asking the right questions should be answered by a right one, isn't it? Employers should ask questions based on or related to the job.
8. Let candidate interview you too
It gives the candidate the overview of the work environment and to determine that she/he is really serious about the job.
9. Keep an eye to your reviews
“First impression matters” - that was the most memorable line that I will never forget that my professor told us during our Finance 101 class in college. Candidates tend to ask their connections that are employees of the company of their experiences within the workplace and applicants wants know more about the inside happenings of their prospective employer.
There you go! So what are you waiting for? Hire the right bookkeeper for you.
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