Hire a Remote Bookkeeper for Your Small Business
A dedicated, full-time remote bookkeeper for US and Canadian small businesses. QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave, and FreshBooks trained. Clean books, on-time month-end close, and tax-ready files, starting at $1,400/month, fully managed. Works in your time zone.
Why Small Businesses Hire a Remote Bookkeeper
If you are running a $1M to $50M small business in the US or Canada, clean books are not optional. Yet most founders and operators end up stuck between two bad choices: spend 10 hours a week reconciling in QuickBooks themselves, or pay a local bookkeeper $4,000 to $5,500 a month for work they only half-finish. A managed remote bookkeeper for small business solves that. You get a dedicated, trained professional working inside your accounting system, at a fraction of local cost, with no recruiting, HR, or turnover headaches.
Teckas provides outsourced bookkeeper USA and Canada services as full-time remote staff, not packaged hour bundles. Your bookkeeper learns your business, your vendors, your chart of accounts, and your month-end rhythm, the same way an in-house hire would.
Key Responsibilities of a Remote Bookkeeper
- Daily transaction categorization in QuickBooks Online, Xero, or equivalent
- Bank, credit card, and merchant account reconciliations
- Accounts receivable (AR) invoicing, collections, and aging reports
- Accounts payable (AP) bill entry, approval routing, and payment runs
- Month-end close checklist and journal entries
- Expense categorization and receipt capture via Dext, Hubdoc, or Ramp
- Payroll processing support in Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks Payroll, or Wagepoint
- Sales tax, GST, HST, and PST tracking and filing prep
- Monthly P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reports for the owner
- Year-end tax prep package for your CPA or tax preparer
- 1099 and T4A tracking and issuance at year-end
- Budget versus actual tracking and basic financial dashboards
Tools and Software Your QuickBooks Bookkeeper Remote Team Knows
- Core accounting - QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, Wave, FreshBooks, Zoho Books, Sage
- AP automation - Bill.com, Melio, Ramp, Brex, Plooto
- Receipt capture - Dext, Hubdoc, Expensify
- Payroll - Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks Payroll, Wagepoint, Rippling
- Commerce and payments - Stripe, Square, Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon Seller Central
- Reporting - Fathom, LivePlan, Google Sheets, Excel
- Communication - Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace
How Much Does a Remote Bookkeeper Cost?
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual wage for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is approximately $47,440, or around $3,950 per month before employer-side payroll taxes, benefits, office space, and software. That does not include the cost of recruiting, training, or replacing a bookkeeper when they leave. A managed Teckas bookkeeper is all-in at a predictable monthly rate.
| Local US / Canada Bookkeeper | Teckas Remote Bookkeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $4,200 - $5,800+ | From $1,400 |
| Hours per week | 40 | 40 dedicated |
| Payroll tax and benefits | You pay | Included |
| Recruiting and HR | You manage | We manage |
| Replacement if it is not a fit | Re-hire (weeks) | Free replacement |
| Contract | 12+ months typical | Month-to-month |
How to Hire a Remote Bookkeeper Through Teckas
- Book a discovery call. We learn your business, accounting stack, transaction volume, and month-end timing.
- Interview pre-vetted bookkeepers. In 5 to 7 days you review 2 to 4 candidates with the QuickBooks or Xero experience your business needs.
- Onboard and handover. We handle HR, payroll, and equipment. Your bookkeeper catches up on prior months, builds the close checklist, and takes over day-to-day bookkeeping within 2 to 3 weeks.
Get Your Books Off Your Desk
Hand over AR, AP, reconciliation, and month-end close to a trained remote bookkeeper at a fraction of local cost.
Talk to Teckas →Why Small Businesses Choose Teckas for Remote Bookkeeping Services
Teckas is a managed staffing company. Every bookkeeper is a full-time Teckas employee, vetted for accounting fundamentals, software proficiency, and written English communication. You get the consistency of an in-house hire with the cost structure of a managed remote team.
- Accounting-specific vetting. We test QuickBooks and Xero hands-on before candidates ever reach your interview loop.
- Time-zone aligned. Your bookkeeper works in your business hours, not overnight.
- Industry experience. We place bookkeepers for agencies, ecommerce, home services, and professional firms.
- Transparent pricing. See full pricing with no setup fees, no long-term contracts, and a free replacement guarantee.
- Works with your CPA. Your bookkeeper produces tax-ready books so your CPA fee stays lower at year-end. See our full services.