Who should be the Bookkeeper?

If you're doing your own books, the time you spend maintaining them may be better used in exploring new opportunities and developing relationships. Accurate books are crucial to a healthy business, but so is having the freedom to concentrate on creative direction.

If a staff member is doing your books, this is most likely a function secondary to what you hired them for. They may be distracted by other important tasks on a regular basis, and they may not even have any expertise in keeping books at all. They may not have any interest, either. Consistent elementary mistakes can easily be made and just as easily overlooked for years.

If a profesional bookkeeper handles your books, you have a qualified professional who cares about the accuracy of your books, who has the experience to set up an efficient system,and the skill to post transactions accurately.