bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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Outside of the Finance, Accounting, and Tax Departments, Rea observed that startup founders, fractional CFOs, CPAs, bookkeepers, and biz ops teams also deal with Sales Tax and global VAT issue, depending on industry and company stage.
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David Moon (junseo Moon), Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Using OpenAI's deep research tool, one X tech enthusiast asked it to list the 20 jobs that will be replaced by AI and many of these jobs - proofreaders, bookkeepers, social media marketers, content providers, customer service representatives - are performed primarily by females.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
As the former bookkeeper of Off Road Warehouse’s shop in San Diego, Carey Alice Hernandez was responsible for the company’s finances ahead of the March 2019 fire that destroyed the building, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The business let go of roughly 90 part-time employees, keeping just the co-CEOs, a bookkeeper and their resident slime-maker.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
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David Moon (junseo Moon), Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Using OpenAI's deep research tool, one X tech enthusiast asked it to list the 20 jobs that will be replaced by AI and many of these jobs - proofreaders, bookkeepers, social media marketers, content providers, customer service representatives - are performed primarily by females.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
As the former bookkeeper of Off Road Warehouse’s shop in San Diego, Carey Alice Hernandez was responsible for the company’s finances ahead of the March 2019 fire that destroyed the building, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The business let go of roughly 90 part-time employees, keeping just the co-CEOs, a bookkeeper and their resident slime-maker.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bookkeeper
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookkeeper. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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