Bookkeeper
Also known as: Accounts Assistant · Billing Executive
Keeps day-to-day records of sales, purchases, payments and receipts for a business.
What you’d do
A bookkeeper keeps the day-to-day records of a business: sales, purchases, payments, receipts and petty cash. Employers include small businesses, shops, traders, CA firms and accounting outsourcing centres. A typical day involves entering vouchers and invoices, matching them with bank statements, and keeping records ready for the accountant.
- Enters invoices, bills and receipts
- Maintains ledgers and cash book
- Tracks pending payments and dues
- Hands records to the accountant
How you get in
Freshers usually start in small firms or CA offices after a short practical course in Tally, GST and basic accounting. Part-time and remote bookkeeping for several small businesses is also common.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Recording vouchers and invoices
- Bank reconciliation
- Maintaining ledgers and cash book
- Basic GST invoicing
- Accuracy and record-keeping
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Com graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Com graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Often a starting point for an accountant career.
- Routine entry work is increasingly automated by accounting software.
- Next roles: accounts assistant, accountant.
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