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A tidy, conservative layout that reads like a clean ledger: software up top, then proof of accuracy — close times, reconciliation counts, payroll runs. Right for small-business and firm bookkeepers.

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Built for

  • ✓Bookkeepers and full-charge bookkeepers at small businesses
  • ✓Accounting clerks moving up to their own set of books
  • ✓QuickBooks ProAdvisors who want certifications visible

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  • ✓Live on-page editing — click any text and type, paginated like the final PDF
  • ✓Selectable-text PDF export with clickable email and portfolio links
  • ✓AI import: upload your old resume PDF and land in this template, editable
  • ✓Scored 98/100 — interview-ready against the 30 published rules, measured by exporting this exact template. Certified: we only badge templates at 90 or above, a stricter bar than the 85 our checker calls interview-ready, so the design leaves headroom for your own content.
Diane Kowalski
Bookkeeper
diane.kowalski@example.com·(555) 641-2087·Columbus, OH·linkedin.com/in/dianekowalski
Summary

Full-charge bookkeeper with nine years in construction, property management and public accounting, running the books for a $9 million mechanical contractor end to end. Closes by day 5, keeps 3 years of clean audits, and manages payroll, job costing and sales tax without a missed filing. QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor.

Experience
Full-Charge Bookkeeper — Buckeye Mechanical Services
07/2021 – Present
  • Keep full-cycle books for an $8M mechanical contractor, covering AP, AR, job costing, and payroll for 45 employees
  • Reconcile 12 bank and credit card accounts monthly; closed every month within five business days for three straight years
  • Cut average receivables from 52 to 31 days by tightening invoicing schedules and adding automated reminders in QuickBooks
  • Run the full books for a $9 million contractor: AP, AR, payroll for 45 staff, job costing across 120 jobs a year and the month-end close by day 5
  • Passed three consecutive external reviews with no adjusting entries and no findings
Bookkeeper — Trellis Property Management
02/2019 – 06/2021
  • Managed books for 30 rental properties, posting rent rolls, CAM charges, and vendor bills in QuickBooks Online
  • Processed biweekly payroll for 22 staff through Gusto with zero tax-filing penalties across three years
  • Prepared monthly owner statements and variance notes for 14 property owners, delivered by the fifth business day
  • Managed the ledgers for 32 rental properties and 600 tenants; reconciled 40 bank and escrow accounts monthly
  • Cut late rent collection 35% with a scheduled reminder and late-fee workflow in AppFolio
Accounting Clerk — Miller & Boyd CPAs
03/2017 – 01/2019
  • Entered and coded 400+ client transactions a week across QuickBooks and Xero engagement files
  • Reconciled petty cash and merchant deposits for 25 small-business clients every month
  • Processed 700 vendor invoices a month and reconciled 25 client accounts for the tax season
Education
A.A.S. Accounting — Columbus State Community College2014 – 2016
Skills
  • Full-cycle AP and AR
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Month-end close
  • Payroll processing
  • Job costing
  • 1099 preparation
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Xero
  • Gusto
  • Bill.com
  • ADP
  • Excel
Certifications
QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor
Certified Bookkeeper (AIPB)

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Should a bookkeeper resume list software or duties first?

Software — QuickBooks, Xero, Gusto — is what employers filter for, so keep it near the top. Then prove reliability with numbers: close inside five days, 12 accounts reconciled monthly, zero payroll penalties.

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