Junior Bookkeeper Assessment

Verify foundational bookkeeping skills before you hire.

Designed for entry-level bookkeeping positions, this live-proctored assessment evaluates a candidate's ability to perform the day-to-day bookkeeping tasks required to keep financial records accurate and up to date.

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Is This the Right Assessment for Your Role?

The Junior Bookkeeper Assessment is ideal for candidates responsible for entering transactions, maintaining records, processing accounts payable and receivable, and completing basic reconciliations.

This assessment is often used when hiring:

  • Junior Bookkeepers

  • Bookkeeping Assistants

  • Accounting Clerks

  • Entry-Level Accounting Staff

  • Administrative Professionals with Bookkeeping Duties

Areas Covered

  • Cash Basis Reporting

  • Data Entry

  • Bank Feeds

  • Expense Categorization

  • Checking Account Reconciliation

  • Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable

  • Payroll Wages, Taxes & Liabilities

What Skills Are Tested?

Candidates complete real-world bookkeeping tasks in a live, proctored environment while demonstrating their ability to work accurately and efficiently in QuickBooks Online.

  • Asset vs. Expense Classification

  • Owner's Draw Transactions

  • Estimated Tax Payments

  • Identifying Missing Transactions

  • Correcting Basic Posting Errors

  • Updating Vendor Information

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Experience Matters.
Capability Matters More.

A junior bookkeeper should be able to accurately enter transactions, manage bank feeds, process accounts payable and receivable, complete reconciliations, and maintain accurate financial records.

Five Areas of Evaluation

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QuickBooks Skills

Ability to navigate QuickBooks Online and complete bookkeeping tasks accurately.

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Accounting Knowledge

Understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting concepts.

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Attention to Detail

Ability to identify errors, inconsistencies, and missing information.

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Efficiency

Ability to complete work accurately within the allotted timeframe.

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Following
Directions

Ability to complete tasks according to instructions provided.

Choose the Level of Insight You Need

Both options include the same live-proctored Junior Bookkeeper Assessment.

The difference is the level of reporting and insight you receive afterward.

A clear, concise summary of the candidate’s performance.

Includes scores across all five evaluation categories:

  • QuickBooks Skills

  • Accounting Knowledge

  • Attention to Detail

  • Following Directions

  • Efficiency

  • Certification is awarded to a candidate who demonstrates competency of 80% or higher.

Cost: $250

Best for: Quick candidate screening and early-stage evaluation

Turnaround time: 1–2 business days

Junior Bookkeeper Assessment with Performance Overview
$250.00

Designed for entry-level bookkeeping positions, the Junior Bookkeeper Assessment evaluates a candidate's ability to perform essential bookkeeping tasks with accuracy and efficiency.

Performance Overview Includes

The Performance Overview provides summary scores for the five key areas evaluated during the assessment:

  • QuickBooks Skills

  • Accounting Knowledge

  • Attention to Detail

  • Following Directions

  • Efficiency

Assessment Details

  • One Hour Live-Proctored Assessment

  • Results Delivered Within 1–2 Business Days

A detailed expert evaluation of the candidate’s performance.

Includes all scores from the performance overview evaluation plus:

  • Written Performance Evaluation

  • Identifies strengths and areas for improvement

  • Specific examples from the assessment

  • Certification is awarded to a candidate who demonstrates competency of 80% or higher.

  • 20-Minute Assessment Results Consultation – one-on-one review with proctor of candidates’ scores and performance.

Cost: $450

Best for: Final-stage hiring decisions where deeper insight is needed

Turnaround time: 2–3 business days

Junior Bookkeeper Assessment with Comprehensive Analysis
$450.00

Designed for entry-level bookkeeping positions, the Junior Bookkeeper Assessment evaluates a candidate's ability to perform essential bookkeeping tasks with accuracy and efficiency.

Comprehensive Analysis Includes

  • Scores for all five evaluation categories

  • Written Performance Evaluation

  • Overall performance rating

  • Identifies strengths and areas for improvement

  • Specific examples from the assessment

  • Certification is awarded to a candidate who demonstrates competency of 80% or higher.

  • 20-Minute Assessment Results Consultation – one-on-one review with proctor of candidates’ scores and performance.

Assessment Details

  • One Hour Live-Proctored Assessment

  • Results Delivered Within 2–3 Business Days

Don't Discover Skill Gaps After You Hire

Resumes and interviews can only tell you so much.

The Junior Bookkeeper Assessment provides objective insight into how a candidate performs real bookkeeping work before you make a hiring decision.

  • See how candidates apply their skills

  • Compare applicants using standardized scoring

  • Identify training needs before onboarding

  • Reduce hiring risk and uncertainty

Hire the Right Bookkeeper the First Time

See what candidates can actually do before extending an offer.