Manual Payroll Bookkeeping Needed

I keep my company’s payroll in a handwritten ledger and a couple of simple spreadsheets. I’d like a detail-oriented bookkeeper who is completely comfortable working without QuickBooks, Xero, or any other accounting software. Your job is to bring my payroll records up to date, make sure every entry balances, and create a clear paper-trail I can hand to my accountant at year-end.

Here’s what I need from you:

• Transcribe time-sheet data into the existing ledger
• Calculate gross pay, deductions, and net pay for each pay period
• Reconcile totals against bank statements and flag any discrepancies
• Produce a concise summary report after each payroll run (PDF or Excel is fine)

Accuracy is critical, so I’ll review the first completed pay period before we move on to the rest of the year. If everything matches, we’ll continue on a rolling basis.