Junior
Works from written instructions and checks in often. Right when somebody on your team can review the output daily.
On the bench now, so a shortlist comes back inside five business days.
Hire a bookkeeper
Keeps the books reconciled and closes the month without being chased.
- Junior$2,240 a month
- Mid$2,880 a month
- Senior$3,680 a month
What they do on your team
Taken from the placements we run today.
- Reconciles every account monthly and flags what will not tie
- Codes expenses the same way every time so reports stay comparable
- Runs accounts payable and tells you what is due before it is late
- Chases unpaid invoices on a schedule you set
- Hands your accountant a clean close instead of a shoebox
What it costs: Bookkeeper
Full time, your hours, billed monthly. The same figure wherever the specialist lives.
Bookkeeper against a US hireMid
Works out what to do without written instructions and reviews other people's work. The level most placements start at.
Senior
Owns a process end to end, leads two or three others and talks to your clients. Right when your team has no time to manage the seat.
Questions about this role
Which accounting software do they know?
QuickBooks Online and Xero for almost everyone on the bench, and we test both with a live task rather than taking it from a CV. NetSuite and Sage appear less often. Name the one you use when you share the role and we only shortlist people who have closed a month in it.
Can they talk to our accountant directly?
Yes, and most clients want that from month one, because it removes you from the middle of the close. We tell your accountant who they are and that they are contracted through Tribe. Written English is tested on exactly this sort of note.
Who holds the bank access?
You do. A bookkeeper placement works with read access and a payment queue you approve, which is how we would set it up for an employee too. If your bank cannot split those permissions, say so on the call and we will work out what they can own instead.
Who employs the specialist?
Tribe does. They are contracted through us in their own country, and you sign one agreement with Tribe. You get a worker on your team without opening an entity or running foreign payroll.
What happens if the fit is wrong?
Tell us inside the first month and we shortlist again. The replacement costs nothing and we stop billing the placement that did not work from the day you tell us. We would rather swap once than lose the account.
Can I interview before I commit?
Yes. You see two or three profiles with their work samples, you interview the ones you want, and you decide. Nothing starts until you pick someone.
Get bookkeeper profiles this week
Tell us what the first week looks like. Two or three profiles come back inside five business days, each with the work sample behind the scorecard.