5 Things To Consider Before Hiring A Bookkeeper

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5 Things To Consider Before Hiring A Bookkeeper
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• There are a lot of important decisions to be made
  regarding the financial side of any business, and
  when youre running your own company, this can
  often seem overwhelming. For any business to
  progress and become truly successful, there must
  be clarity surrounding its finances.
• If you have your own company, but are struggling
  to keep on top of your finances - or even to
  understand them fully - then you should probably
  consider hiring a bookkeeper. A good bookkeeper
  will help you to understand your businesses
  finances better, and help you to feel more in
  control of the way in which it is run.

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• If hiring a bookkeeper is the right decision for
  you and your business, then youd be wise to
  consider the following five points
• Make an informed choice by collecting references
  and recommendations Talk to other local business
  owners about their own bookkeepers, and whether
  they have any recommendations for you. Once you
  have found a bookkeeper that you might like to
  employ whether through a personal
  recommendation or simply by selecting one from a
  list of bookkeepers - make sure that you seek
  their references and call them. You could even
  hire a company to complete a background check on
  the

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• bookkeeper before you hire them, which may sound
  extreme, but dont forget that they will have
  access to many of your companys private
  accounts, and so being able to trust them is
  paramount.
• Youll need to begin by meeting with your
  accountant, face to face Its always best to
  begin by meeting personally with your bookkeeper,
  and once youve established a good working
  relationship together, you can then ask them to
  communicate with you on a regular basis, by
  whichever means suits you both. It could be a
  phone call once a week, or a fortnightly email.

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• Talk rates before you sign on the dotted line
  Establishing an hourly rate that youll pay your
  bookkeeper, is something that must be done before
  any work commences. You may also want to discuss
  whether you begin with a junior bookkeeper, who
  will often work for a senior accountant.
• Establish a clear monthly bookkeeping budget
  Discuss your budget allowances with your
  bookkeeper, so that they are clear on what you
  can and cannot afford to pay them each month.
  When you first hire a bookkeeper, they may need
  to put in more hours for the first month or so,
  to get your finances in order, and then as a
  system is established, their workload may
  decrease.

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• Decide upon how your bookkeeper will access your
  businesses financial data One of the simplest
  ways to give your bookkeeper easy access to your
  financial records, is to give them your online
  details for credit cards and bank accounts. They
  can then login and access them whenever they need
  to. Deciding where you store your financial data
  will need to be decided upon too your bookkeeper
  will need to access reports swiftly, so storing
  the data at your office will enable the
  bookkeeper to access them remotely through a
  connection to your office computer.

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• Hiring a bookkeeper will give you, as the
  business owner or manager, time to spend on other
  important aspects of your company which may
  previously have taken a back seat, due to your
  commitment to organising your financial records.
• 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 Coral
  Gables and Miami for hundreds of small
  businesses. If you are looking for bookkeeping in
  Coral Gables and Miami, contact us today at
  support_at_miamibookkeeping.com