bookkeeper
noun
book·keep·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-pər 
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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Shirazi’s father, a bookkeeper and an accountant, struggled to get a full-time job.
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
More examples: In education, colleges and universities have gravitated toward part-time instructors, while many nonprofits use part-time fundraisers, bookkeepers and program managers.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
More examples: In education, colleges and universities have gravitated toward part-time instructors, while many nonprofits use part-time fundraisers, bookkeepers and program managers.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookkeeper. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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