Bookkeeping is the routine, disciplined work of recording what a business earns and spends, and making sure those records match reality.
The core work
In practice, a bookkeeper typically handles:
- Recording sales invoices and supplier bills
- Reconciling bank and card accounts
- Organising receipts and supporting documents
- Keeping the ledgers tidy and consistent
- Producing regular summaries of income, costs and balances
Why the routine matters
Records that are kept continuously are cheaper and faster to work with later. They also mean you can answer questions — what did we spend on that project, are we better off than last quarter — without a week of digging.