Pick the role from your posting. Each page shows what that posting usually asks for, who takes each duty, and what the job really costs you today.
Keeps the day-to-day books and closes the month.
Runs the office on site and keeps the books; our agents take the routine finance work. Filled by a local search.
Book a call for this roleRuns the close, books the adjustments and explains what moved.
Owns the harder parts of the close and checks the work of the people under them.
Book a call for this roleGets every bill entered, approved and paid on its due date.
Gets invoices out, payments matched and late accounts chased.
Runs payroll, keeps payroll taxes and benefits straight.
Book a call for this roleEnters bills, receipts and payments so the books stay current.
Book a call for this roleA senior finance person who reviews the close and makes the hard calls.
Leads the accounting team and owns the close and the monthly reports.
Book a call for this roleBuilds the budget and the forecast, then explains how each month compared.
Book a call for this roleHandles sales tax, 1099s and the year-end package for your tax return.
Book a call for this roleA title not on this page, or a job that mixes two of these. Tell us the seat and we find candidates the same way.
Get candidatesThe five roles we have posting data for. Posted pay from real US postings, loaded the same way on every role. The last column is why the bill differs: the more duties have a right answer, the more the agents take.
| Role | Median posted pay | Middle half of posted pay | Loaded, a year | Top duties the agents take |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeper | $57,500 | $48,880 to $67,600 | $76,800 | 5 of 10 outright, 4 more prepared for a person |
| Staff accountant | $67,500 | $56,160 to $80,000 | $90,300 | 3 of 8 outright, 4 more prepared for a person |
| Accounts payable | $57,494 | $42,640 to $83,200 | $76,800 | 2 of 7 outright, 4 more prepared for a person |
| Accounts receivable | $57,494 | $42,640 to $83,200 | $76,800 | 2 of 6 outright, 4 more prepared for a person |
| Controller | $125,000 | $100,000 to $157,500 | $167,100 | 1 of 10 outright, 4 more prepared for a person |
AP and AR share one figure: in our read, AP, AR and payroll postings were counted together (17 postings). Loaded = pay plus payroll taxes and benefits (BLS employer-cost data for companies under 50 staff), each line rounded to the nearest $100. Public averages, not a quote.
Titles are loose. The duties tell you which role it really is, and we check it with you on the first call.
Of the 125 bookkeeper postings we read, 102 asked for bank reconciliation, 98 for bills and 91 for invoicing. This is the role where the agents take the most.
The bookkeeper role21 postings read: 15 asked for the close, 14 for journal entries and 12 for audit support, and 13 required a degree. More judgment, more of the hours with a person.
The staff accountant role108 postings read: 92 asked for reporting, 76 for budgeting and 61 for leading a team, with 7 years of experience asked at the median. Mostly judgment, so mostly a person.
The controller roleTell us anyway. Whatever the title, we find your posting and sort it duty by duty the same way and tell you plainly which duties the agents can take and which stay with a person.
From real US job postings we read in full in September 2026: 125 bookkeeper, 21 staff accountant, 17 AP, AR and payroll, and 108 controller postings. The median is the middle posted salary among those that listed pay. Loaded cost adds payroll taxes 10.7% and benefits 23.0%, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics averages for private companies with 1 to 49 workers (June 2025).
Often. We sort your posting first. If the agents take enough of the routine, one person can own AP and AR, or a bookkeeper can cover what a posting called a staff accountant job. We tell you that on the first call.
No. We work in your QuickBooks or Xero as it is today. Changing systems is never a condition of working with us.
Within the month. Week 1 is access and procedures, week 2 is guided work against your current process, week 3 onward is full production. We never promise a start inside a week.
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