Bookkeeping Melbourne Australia - all suburbs
NEED BOOKKEEPING URGENTLY?
IQ4 offers friendly & efficient bookkeeping services to business in and around Melbourne.
We'll work at your premises or ours.
We use MYOB, QuickBooks & other accounting packages.
We help take the stress out of bookkeeping and free you to manage your business.
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BOOKKEEPING QUITLINE
0405 44 3847
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SOME TIPS WHEN CHOOSING A BOOKKEEPER
Whoever you decide to talk to, we've compiled a lst of a few things which you can ask to help you choose a good (rather than an average or a not-so-good) bookkeeper.
- Ask if they have ever undertaken any formal study - specifically in bookkeeping rather than accounting (the two fields are very different and require completely different skills and experience). Avoid a bookkeeper who is self-taught or has just done a few MYOB courses.
- Ask how & where they acquired their bookkeeping skills. A good bookkeeper will generally have worked for lots of smaller companies not just one big company.
- Ask how long they have been bookkeeping. Generally the more years experience your bookkeeper has the better. 2 or 3 years would be the minimum.
- Ask what kinds of businesses they have done bookkeeping for. It often helps if your bookkeeper has experience working in your industry or in a business that is broadly similar from a bookkeeping point of view.
- Ask if they are a member of a professional bookkeeping association
- Ask if they ever make mistakes (this is a trick question). A good bookkeeper will be honest about making mistakes but will have practices that they follow to pick up mistakes before they become an embarassment.
- Ask what happens when they go on holiday or when they fall sick. A professional bookkeeping company will have a team of bookkeepers who can cover for each other.
- Expect to pay between $50 and $75 per hour + GST for a decent bookkeeper. Hourly rate will not tell you much about the skill, speed, accuracy or intellegence of your bookkeeper, but generally the better bookkeepers charge the higher rates .. and they are worth it!
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