22. Red Flags to Avoid When Hiring a Bookkeeper

The only thing worse than no bookkeeping is bad bookkeeping. It costs you time and money, both today and in the future. I know because I'm often working with clients to clean up shoddy bookkeeping work. It's the starting point for a good financial foundation.

There are a lot of great bookkeepers and accountants out there. But it's also an unregulated field and anyone can hang out a shingle.

It's also one of the first tasks business owners will hire out, but many don't really know what to look for or what to avoid. And this often adds up to bad hires that leave you with inaccurate and incomplete bookkeeping.

In this week's episode of Purposeful Profit, I'm sharing the 5 red flags to watch out for when hiring your next bookkeeper (or assessing your current one) so you can make better hiring decisions.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Get your Simple Financials Bookkeeping template
• Continue the conversation and book a free call
• Episode 21: 10 Habits to Get Your Business Finances Organized in 2024

For the full show notes, including the transcript, go to www.carlamoats.com/episode22

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