What does bookkeeper mean?
Definitions for bookkeeper
book·keep·er
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Princeton's WordNet
bookkeepernoun
someone who records the transactions of a business
Wiktionary
bookkeepernoun
A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
Wikipedia
bookkeeper
Bookkeeping is the recording of financial transactions, and is part of the process of accounting in business and other organizations. It involves preparing source documents for all transactions, operations, and other events of a business. Transactions include purchases, sales, receipts and payments by an individual person or an organization/corporation. There are several standard methods of bookkeeping, including the single-entry and double-entry bookkeeping systems. While these may be viewed as "real" bookkeeping, any process for recording financial transactions is a bookkeeping process. The person in an organisation who is employed to perform bookkeeping functions is usually called the bookkeeper (or book-keeper). They usually write the daybooks (which contain records of sales, purchases, receipts, and payments), and document each financial transaction, whether cash or credit, into the correct daybook—that is, petty cash book, suppliers ledger, customer ledger, etc.—and the general ledger. Thereafter, an accountant can create financial reports from the information recorded by the bookkeeper. The bookkeeper brings the books to the trial balance stage, from which an accountant may prepare financial reports for the organisation, such as the income statement and balance sheet.
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bookkeeper
A bookkeeper is a professional individual or an entity who is responsible for recording and maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial transactions of a business or an organization. These transactions may include sales, purchases, payments and receipts. They are in charge of processing invoices, handling payroll and managing accounts receivable and payable, among others. By doing this, they help to ensure the organization's financial integrity, meet legal obligations, enable effective planning and decision making, and prepare for audits and financial reviews.
Webster Dictionary
Bookkeepernoun
one who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office
Wikidata
Bookkeeper
In small businesses, bookkeepers and bookkeeping clerks often have responsibility for some or all the accounts, known as the general ledger. They record all transactions and post debits (costs) and credits (income). They also produce financial statements and prepare reports and summaries for supervisors and managers. Bookkeepers prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to the bank. Additionally, they may handle payroll, make purchases, prepare invoices, and keep track of overdue accounts.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bookkeeper in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bookkeeper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of bookkeeper in a Sentence
The income tax is the biggest single intrusion suffered by the American people. It forces every worker to be a bookkeeper, to open his records to the government, to explain his expenses, to fear conviction for a harmless accounting error. Compliance wastes billions of dollars. It penalizes savings and creates an enormous drag on the U.S. economy. It is incompatible with a free society, and we aren’t libertarians if we tolerate it.
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- محاسبArabic
- счетоводителBulgarian
- bogholderDanish
- BuchhalterGerman
- λογιστήςGreek
- raamatupidajaEstonian
- kirjuri, kirjanpitäjäFinnish
- comptableFrench
- leabharchoimeádIrish
- pemegang bukuIndonesian
- bokholderNorwegian
- boekhouderDutch
- bokholderNorwegian
- contabilRomanian
- счетовод, бухгалтерRussian
- พนักงานบัญชีThai
- bukädan, hibukädan, jibukädanVolapük
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