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Senior Bookkeeper Assessment

Verify advanced bookkeeping skills before you hire.

Designed for experienced bookkeeping professionals, this live-proctored assessment evaluates a candidate's ability to review financial records, identify errors, complete reconciliations, and perform key month-end accounting tasks.

Is This the Right Assessment for Your Role?

The Senior Bookkeeper Assessment is ideal for candidates responsible for reviewing financial records, correcting discrepancies, managing month-end procedures, and ensuring the accuracy of financial data.

This assessment is often used when hiring:

  • Senior Bookkeepers

  • Full-Charge Bookkeepers

  • Lead Bookkeepers

  • Accounting Managers

  • Experienced Accounting Professionals

What Skills Are Tested?

Candidates complete real-world bookkeeping tasks in a live, proctored environment while demonstrating their ability to review, analyze, and correct financial data within QuickBooks Online.

Areas Covered

  • Accrual Basis Reporting

  • Checking Account Reconciliation

  • Loan Reconciliation (Principal & Interest)

  • Accrual Entries

  • Prepaid Expenses

  • Payroll Wages, Taxes & Liabilities

  • Owner's Draw Transactions

  • Estimated Tax Payments

  • Adjusting Journal Entries

  • Identifying Missing Transactions

  • Identifying and Correcting Complex Posting Errors

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Experience Matters.
Capability Matters More.

A senior bookkeeper should be able to identify and correct errors, reconcile accounts, record adjusting entries, and maintain accurate financial records that support informed business decisions.

This assessment evaluates whether a candidate can move beyond transaction entry and confidently manage higher-level bookkeeping responsibilities.

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 Senior 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

Senior Bookkeeper Assessment with Performance Overview
$250.00

The Senior Bookkeeper Assessment is designed for experienced bookkeeping professionals responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, performing reconciliations, and identifying complex accounting issues.

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

Senior Bookkeeper Assessment with Comprehensive Analysis
$450.00

Designed for senior-level bookkeeping positions, this assessment evaluates a candidate's ability to review financial records, identify errors, perform reconciliations, and complete higher-level accounting tasks with confidence.

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 Assume Experience Equals Ability

Years of experience and impressive resumes don't always translate into strong bookkeeping performance.

The Senior Bookkeeper Assessment provides objective insight into a candidate's ability to analyze financial information, identify issues, and perform the higher-level work expected of an experienced bookkeeping professional.

  • Validate advanced bookkeeping skills

  • Compare candidates using standardized scoring

  • Identify strengths and potential gaps

  • Reduce hiring risk before extending an offer

Hire with Confidence Before Day One

See how candidates perform in real bookkeeping scenarios before making a hiring decision.