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$ 1200
Mar 2007
Memphis, Tennessee
Accounting
Two temp accountants organizing small business accounts  more... close row

Description of service

My husband and I have a small business. We were having trouble finding the time (and energy!) to organize our various accounts and ledgers. We decided to hire two temporary accounting employees to perform this task for us. We went through a temporary agency. The employees worked on a part-time basis for two weeks and were paid about six hundred dollars each. In addition to organizing our accounting files, they also were responsible for balancing two ledgers that we had not been able to balance for months. We also had them finish setting up a new, streamlined accounting system that we had been working on, but had not yet finished.


Review of Service

The temporary accounting employees were very eager to help and had great personalities. However, we had to spend more time than we expected doing a bit of training and showing them how to do things we thought they should have already known how to do. Originally, we had planned on this project taking about a week. However, it ended up taking two weeks because of their lack of knowledge. In the end, the work was completed and was done well. So, we really did not mind the extra expense and time.


Tips

If you are using a temporary agency, ask what criteria they use to hire their temporary employees. Most require basic accounting tests, but try to find out how challenging these tests actually are- it could save you time and money in the long run!


$ 750
Feb 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Accounting
Price per week for temp accounting employee  more... close row
$ 18
Feb 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Accounting
Price per hour for each temporary employee  more... close row
$ 800
Apr 2008
Tampa, FL
Accounting
Two week temp implements color coded filing system  more... close row
$ 18
Jan 2006
Tampa, Fl
accounting service
Hourly rate for temps during tax season  more... close row
$ 17
Aug 2007
Chicago, IL
Retail
Temp accounting employee helped with half-year statements  more... close row
$ 800
Aug 2008
New York, NY
Accounting staff
One week of temp accounting employee  more... close row
$ 10
Jan 2008
Tampa, Fl
Accounting
Hiring students as temp workers saves money  more... close row
$ 18
Apr 2008
San Diego, CA
Accounting
Positive and negative experience with temps  more... close row
$ 900
Sep 2007
New Orleans, La
accounting
Fee to keep temp employee as permanent  more... close row