Part-time Bookkeeper jobs

What a Bookkeeper earns by level

Rates in the United States for the regular role format. Companies pay 15% on top of these figures; you keep all of it.

Full US rate table · How rates are built

• Regular role$35
• One-off task$40
• Task bundle$35

What the work looks like

Bookkeeper tasks are small enough to fit around a full-time job. Typical examples:

• Payments and Receipts Reminders: Chases clients and suppliers for missing documents before the books close.
• Weekly Transaction Coding: Codes bank and card transactions and queries unclear items.
• Bank and Card Reconciliation: Reconciles each account to the statement with unmatched items explained.
• Catch-Up Bookkeeping: Brings late books up to date and ready for the accountant.
• Receipt and Expense Matching: Matches receipts to transactions and chases missing ones.
• Sales Tax and VAT Return Preparation: Prepares the figures for a sales-tax or VAT return for sign-off by the owner or accountant.
• Monthly Management Accounts: A clear P&L, balance sheet and commentary for the business owner.
• QuickBooks Clean-Up and Setup: Sets up a company file properly: accounts, classes, rules and users.
• VAT Return Preparation for HMRC: Prepares the quarterly VAT figures under Making Tax Digital for the accountant to file.
• GST/HST Return Preparation: Prepares the GST/HST figures for the filing period, ready for the accountant.
• DATEV Bookings Clean-Up: Keeps the DATEV ledger tidy so the Steuerberater can close the month without questions.
• Receipt Capture and Accounting Sync: Collects receipts and keeps bank lines matched before the accountant's monthly visit.
• Receipts and Invoices for the Accountant: Collects and books purchase invoices for a Dutch company's monthly close.