What Does A Bookkeeper/Accountant Do

The Government of Canada describes the job of a bookkeeper/accountant as follows:

“Accounting technicians and bookkeepers maintain complete sets of books, keep records of accounts, verify the procedures used for recording financial transactions, and provide personal bookkeeping services. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors, or they may be self-employed.”

Sounds simple enough, right? The real questions are, what do those duties entail? What can they do for your business? What is their work like? Keep on reading if you’d like those questions answered!