Bookkeeper keeps a set of records of financial transactions of an organisation. He/she verifies the accuracy of documents and clerical records relating to payments, receipts and other financial transactions, and makes and checks entries in ledgers. He/she also balances books, and compiles reports at regular intervals to show receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, profit or loss and other financial information pertinent to the running of the business. He/she prepares financial statements and statements of accounts for customers and performs a variety of other tasks related to bookkeeping.