bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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Boise resident Jennifer Johnson has two children and works two jobs — running a business for children with disabilities and as a part-time bookkeeper.
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
Kay worked at Falls Medical Center until her retirement, and most recently as a bookkeeper at Thunderbird Lodge until earlier this spring.
—Tammie Calder, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The future first lady helped her husband with the business by working as a bookkeeper for the farm.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
Five months in, the Covid-19 pandemic arrived and the business let go of roughly 90 part-time employees, keeping just the co-CEOs, a bookkeeper and their resident slime-maker.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
Kay worked at Falls Medical Center until her retirement, and most recently as a bookkeeper at Thunderbird Lodge until earlier this spring.
—Tammie Calder, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The future first lady helped her husband with the business by working as a bookkeeper for the farm.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
Five months in, the Covid-19 pandemic arrived and the business let go of roughly 90 part-time employees, keeping just the co-CEOs, a bookkeeper and their resident slime-maker.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookkeeper. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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