Get application-ready for a day shift bookkeeping job: template, sample and cover letter.
Copy the template or download it as a Word file. Then check the filled-in sample and the short cover letter. Your software and your reconciliation work get their own lines, since bookkeeping listings ask about both.
Bookkeeper resume template
Replace every line in [brackets]. Delete a section you can't fill.
Fill in Bookkeeping work with how many transactions and bank accounts you handle.
Use the listing's words for the software and skills you've really used.
Bookkeeper | [Your main work, e.g. day-to-day books and bank reconciliations for small businesses]
[City], [Country] | [Email] | [Mobile or WhatsApp number]
Available: [Days], [start time] to [end time] Manila time (GMT+8) | [Full-time or part-time, hours a month]
SUMMARY
[Two or three sentences: your years of bookkeeping or accounting support, the kind of businesses (e.g. a trading company or a clinic), the software, and one result, like closing the books on time every month.]
SOFTWARE
- Accounting: [software you've used, e.g. TunaiPro, or the one the listing names]
- Spreadsheets: [e.g. Google Sheets or Excel, and what you build in them, like trackers]
- Files: [e.g. Google Drive folders for invoices and receipts]
BOOKKEEPING WORK
- Transactions: [about how many a month, and for how many businesses]
- Bank reconciliations: [how many accounts, how often, e.g. 3 accounts every week]
- Payables and receivables: [what you tracked, e.g. supplier bills and customer invoices]
- Reports: [what you prepared, e.g. monthly summaries for the client's accountant]
WORK EXPERIENCE
[Job title] | [Company, or the kind of client, e.g. small trading company in Singapore] | [Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- [What you did, with a number, e.g. Recorded about 200 transactions a month]
- [A result, e.g. Closed the books by the 5th working day every month]
- [The software you used in this job]
[Job title] | [Company] | [Month Year] to [Month Year]
- [What you did, with a number]
- [What you did, with a result]
EDUCATION
[Degree, e.g. BS Accountancy] | [School] | [Year finished]
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES
- [Course name] | [Who ran it] | [Year]
WORK SETUP
- Internet: [speed, e.g. 50 Mbps fiber], with [backup, e.g. pocket WiFi]
- Computer: [laptop or desktop, processor and RAM]
- Security: [e.g. password manager and 2-step login on your email]
LANGUAGES
- English: [fluent or conversational]. [Other languages, e.g. Filipino: native]
Sample bookkeeper resume: part-time for a Singapore company
Example only. Kristine Bautista is an invented person, and every detail is made up.
Kristine Bautista
Bookkeeper | Day-to-day books and bank reconciliations for small businesses
Iloilo City, Philippines | kristine.bautista@example.com | +63 900 000 0000
Available: Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm Manila time (GMT+8) | Part-time, about 80 hours a month
SUMMARY
Bookkeeper with 4 years of work for small businesses in Singapore and the Philippines. I record transactions, match receipts and invoices, and reconcile the bank every week, so the accountant gets clean books at month end. I've closed the books by the 5th working day for the last 18 months.
SOFTWARE
- Accounting: TunaiPro
- Spreadsheets: Google Sheets and Excel (trackers, SUMIFS, pivot tables)
- Files: Google Drive folders for invoices and receipts, named by month and supplier
BOOKKEEPING WORK
- Transactions: about 200 a month for one trading company
- Bank reconciliations: 3 bank accounts, every week
- Payables and receivables: supplier bills, customer invoices and follow-ups on late payments
- Reports: monthly summaries and a list of unpaid invoices for the client's accountant
WORK EXPERIENCE
Bookkeeping VA (part-time, remote) | Trading company, Singapore | March 2025 to Present
- Record about 200 transactions a month in TunaiPro and match each to its receipt or invoice
- Reconcile 3 bank accounts every week, and close the books by the 5th working day
- Chase missing receipts with one weekly message to the team
Accounting Assistant | Accounting firm, Iloilo City | June 2022 to February 2025
- Recorded sales and expenses for 6 small business clients
- Prepared bank reconciliations and monthly summaries for the senior accountant
EDUCATION
BS Accountancy | State university, Iloilo City | 2022
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES
- Bookkeeping NC III | TESDA | 2023
WORK SETUP
- Internet: 50 Mbps fiber, with pocket WiFi as backup
- Computer: laptop, Intel Core i5, 16 GB RAM
- Security: password manager and 2-step login on email
LANGUAGES
- English: fluent. Filipino and Hiligaynon: native.
Bookkeeper cover letter template
Send the full letter when a listing asks for one, and keep it under 200 words.
Applying on DayShift? The form usually asks a shorter question: why you're a good fit. Answer it with two or three lines from your letter, like your result and your hours.
Hi [Name, or "Hiring team"],
I'm applying for the [job title] role. I've done bookkeeping for [number] years, most recently for [the kind of client, e.g. a small trading company in Singapore].
[One result with a number, e.g. I reconcile 3 bank accounts every week and close the books by the 5th working day.]
Your listing asks for [software, e.g. TunaiPro] and [requirement]. [One line on how you've used each.]
I can work [days], [start time] to [end time] Manila time (GMT+8), [hours a week or a month], and I can start on [date].
My resume is attached. Thank you for reading.
[Full name]
[Email] | [Mobile or WhatsApp number]
Cover letter example
Example only. Kristine Bautista is an invented person, and every detail is made up.
Hi Hiring team,
I'm applying for the Bookkeeping VA role. I've done bookkeeping for 4 years, and since March 2025 I've kept the books for a trading company in Singapore.
I reconcile 3 bank accounts every week, and I've closed the books by the 5th working day for the last 18 months.
Your listing asks for TunaiPro and Google Sheets. I record about 200 transactions a month in TunaiPro, and I keep the client's payables tracker in Google Sheets.
I can work Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm Manila time (GMT+8), about 80 hours a month, and I can start on 1 November.
My resume is attached. Thank you for reading.
Kristine Bautista
kristine.bautista@example.com | +63 900 000 0000
Questions
Do I need to be a CPA?
No listing of ours has asked for it so far. They ask for bookkeeping experience and the software the client uses, so put those near the top. If you are a CPA, add it after your name.
Which accounting software should I list?
The one the listing names, if you've used it for real work. Our one bookkeeping listing so far required TunaiPro and Google Sheets, so check each listing before you send.
What numbers go on a bookkeeper resume?
Transactions a month, how many bank accounts you reconcile and how often, and how fast you close the month. They tell a client the size of books you can handle.
Are bookkeeping roles part-time?
Our one bookkeeping listing so far was: 40 hours a month for a Singapore client. Every listing says its hours, so put the hours you can give in your header.
Should I send it as a PDF or a Word file?
PDF, unless the listing asks for Word. A PDF keeps your columns and numbers lined up on every screen. Our apply form takes PDF, DOC or DOCX files up to 10 MB.