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What are accounting data entry services?
Accounting data entry services are the capture, coding and filing work behind clean books: turning receipts, bills, invoices, statements and forms into coded entries with the source document attached. A remote specialist uses capture tools where they work and keying where they do not, then indexes each document so an auditor, lender or tax preparer finds it in seconds.
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Data entry and documents: what we do and how it runs
Accounting data entry services are the capture, coding and filing work behind clean books: turning receipts, bills, invoices, statements and forms into coded entries with the source document attached. A remote specialist uses capture tools where they work and keying where they do not, then indexes each document so an auditor, lender or tax preparer finds it in seconds.
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What it is
Accounting data entry services are the capture, coding and filing work behind clean books: turning receipts, bills, invoices, statements and forms into coded entries with the source document attached. A remote specialist uses capture tools where they work and keying where they do not, then indexes each document so an auditor, lender or tax preparer finds it in seconds.
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What you get
Receipts and invoices captured, coded and attached to the transaction
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How it runs
Documents filed to a folder structure your accountant can find things in
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Discovery call
We review your document sources, volumes, capture tools, portal obligations and current filing. We agree a folder structure, naming convention and the coding rules the specialist follows.
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A named accountant, a backup and a team lead
Inside your own software, on a fixed close calendar, with a reply from a person within 1 business day. Call +1-657-777-0006 or start a quote.
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Who it is for
Owner-operators with a receipt backlog
Receipts live in a glove box, an inbox and a drawer. A dedicated specialist captures them weekly and attaches each one to its transaction.
Bookkeepers and controllers
Your team codes well but spends half the day keying bills and hunting documents. Handing capture and filing to a specialist frees them for review.
Businesses with portal and paperwork obligations
Lenders, customers, brokers and payers want documents uploaded on schedule. Construction, trucking, home care and NEMT businesses live with that every week.
What's included
- Receipt and invoice capture through Dext, Hubdoc or your inbox
- Manual keying of documents the capture tools cannot read
- Vendor bill entry with line-level coding and PO reference
- Documents attached to the matching transaction in your software
- Folder structure and naming convention applied to every file
- Bank, card and loan statements filed by account and month
- Uploads to lender, customer, broker and payer portals on schedule
- W-9, W-8 and certificate of insurance chasing and filing
- Customer and vendor master-data updates from source documents
- Duplicate document and duplicate bill detection
- Weekly missing-document list sent to you with owners
- Second-person accuracy check before entries post
Deliverables and KPIs
| Deliverable | KPI we report | Cadence |
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| Documents captured and coded | Documents processed per week with accuracy rate from the second-person check | Weekly |
| Transaction attachment rate | Share of transactions with a source document attached, reported monthly | Monthly |
| Missing-document list | Transactions without a document, with owner and request date | Weekly |
| Portal upload log | Every scheduled upload with date, portal and confirmation reference | Per upload |
| Vendor form register | W-9s and certificates requested, received and filed, by vendor | Weekly |
| Filing index | Document folders current to the naming convention, checked monthly | Monthly |
KPIs are what we measure and report, agreed per engagement. Service-level commitments are set in your agreement.
How it works
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Discovery call
We review your document sources, volumes, capture tools, portal obligations and current filing. We agree a folder structure, naming convention and the coding rules the specialist follows.
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Tools and access setup
We connect Dext or Hubdoc to your accounting software if not already done, set up a forwarding address for receipts, and take least-privilege access to your file storage and portals.
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Dedicated specialist starts
A named specialist clears the backlog, then processes new documents on a daily or weekly rhythm. A second person checks a sample before entries post, and the missing-document list goes out every week.
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Monthly accuracy review
You receive the attachment rate, accuracy rate and filing index each month. Coding rules and capture settings are adjusted so the same errors and gaps do not repeat.
Software we work in
How much does data entry and documents cost?
Data entry and document management is priced per dedicated specialist, full-time or part-time in your hours, or per document for lower and uneven volumes. Businesses that want capture, coding and the monthly close from one team pair the specialist with a bookkeeper. Pricing depends on volume and scope, so we send a custom quote within 1 business day.
What moves the quote
- Documents per month by type: receipts, bills, invoices, statements, forms
- Share of documents that capture tools cannot read and need keying
- Number of portals and the upload schedule for each
- Backlog size at the start of the engagement
Get a custom quote No setup fee. Month-to-month.
Data entry and documents for your industry
Security and compliance
- Least-privilege access to file storage, portals and accounting software, with MFA and an access log
- Card data is never keyed or stored by staff; sensitive forms stored only in your systems
- HIPAA-trained staff and a signed BAA where documents contain patient information
Full control list on the security page and country rules on the compliance page. Certifications are listed only when held.
Frequently asked questions
How much do accounting data entry services cost?
Data entry is priced per dedicated specialist (full- or part-time in your hours), per document on a shared desk, or as a specialist plus bookkeeper pair. Where vendor chasing calls are included, they are priced per call or minute on the shared BillingLine desk. Pricing depends on volume and scope, so we send a custom quote within 1 business day.
Why not just use Dext or Hubdoc on their own?
Capture tools read most receipts well but still need someone to check the supplier, date, tax and coding, handle the documents they misread, and chase the ones that never arrived. The specialist runs the tool, corrects it, and files what it cannot handle, so the tool's output is reliable.
How do you measure accuracy?
A second person checks a sample of entries each week against the source document for supplier, date, amount, tax and coding. We report the accuracy rate monthly along with the errors found and the rule changes made. We report the figure rather than promise one, because document quality varies by client.
Which portals can you upload to?
Lender and bank portals for covenant packages, customer AP portals such as Ariba and Coupa, broker portals for trucking and NEMT, and payer or state portals for home care documentation. You grant the login, we upload on the schedule and log the confirmation reference.
How does W-9 chasing work?
Each week the specialist lists vendors paid above the reporting threshold without a W-9 or W-8 on file, requests the form by email in your company name, and follows up until received. Follow-up calls are first-party under your brand on our BillingLine desk; we are not a debt collection agency and these contacts are about paperwork only. Calls follow TCPA-aware rules in the US and PECR, ACMA and CRTC rules elsewhere, with call-time windows, opt-outs and recording consent honored.
Can you handle documents with patient information?
Yes. Home care, NEMT and clinic clients send trip sheets, visit notes and EOBs that contain patient information. Those are handled by HIPAA-trained staff under a signed BAA, filed only inside your systems, and never downloaded to local devices. Access is logged and limited to the specialist and the second-person checker.
What filing structure do you use?
Yours if you have one, or a simple structure by entity, year, month and document type with a consistent file name: date, vendor, amount and reference. The aim is that your accountant, lender or auditor can find any document without asking. The index is checked monthly.
Does this include bookkeeping?
Data entry covers capture, coding and filing. Reconciliation, adjusting entries and financial statements are part of our outsourced bookkeeping service, and many clients run both with a specialist plus bookkeeper pair so documents are attached before the month closes. Catch-up bookkeeping handles a backlog that goes beyond documents.
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