Hire a Bookkeeper.
Weekly books, reconciliations, AR/AP, and the kind of ledger discipline that lets your accountant focus on close, not cleanup.
Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated, with HR & payroll handled.
Overview
What a Bookkeeper actually does.
Bookkeepers in our network keep the daily ledger in shape — invoices reconciled, expenses categorized, vendor records clean — so month-end takes a day instead of a week. We vet for software fluency (QuickBooks, Xero), reconciliation accuracy, and the discipline to flag an anomaly before it becomes an audit comment.
Responsibilities
- Categorize and reconcile bank, credit-card, and merchant feeds weekly
- Process AR and AP — invoices in, bills out, ageing reports
- Maintain vendor and customer records in QuickBooks or Xero
- Prepare ledgers and supporting schedules for monthly close
- Flag anomalies and unreconciled items to the senior accountant
Core Skills
What they bring on day one.
WHAT A SHORTLIST LOOKS LIKE
Typical placements for this role.
Seniority bands and the stacks that come with them — drawn from our active network across Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Mid-Level, 4 years
Mid-Level tier, $2,500–$3,500 CAD/month
QuickBooks Online, Xero, Reconciliations, AR/AP
Junior, 2 years
Junior tier, $1,500–$2,000 CAD/month
QuickBooks, Bookkeeping basics, Excel, Vendor records
Illustrative bands, not real candidates and not a browsable roster. Your actual shortlist is briefed, vetted, and presented by a co-founder after the discovery call.
PRICING
Tiers that apply to this role.
One flat CAD monthly rate — sourcing, vetting, onboarding, HR, payroll, and account management included. No recruiter fees, no currency surprises.
- Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated
- Embedded only on your team
- HR & payroll handled
- 10-day onboarding
- Everything in Junior
- Domain expertise
- Independent ownership
- Priority matching
Need the full comparison against a local Canadian hire? See the pricing page →
How We Vet This Role
Role-scoped, not one-size-fits-all.
Bookkeeping candidates reconcile a sample three-month feed with seeded errors — we grade catch rate, categorization consistency, and the questions they ask before guessing.
See The Obelisk Vetting ProcessRELATED ROLES
Hiring more than one?
Most engagements start with one role and expand. Here are the roles teams in your stack usually add next.
Ready to brief a Bookkeeper?
15-minute call, written brief same day, shortlist within a week. If the first bookkeeper is not the right fit, the 30-day replacement guarantee covers the second one.
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