Guide for shops on Jobber
Jobber Bookkeeping or an outside bookkeeper: which fits your shop?
Jobber now sells its own bookkeeping service inside the app. Here is what it includes, which shops it suits, and when an outside bookkeeper is the better fit. Every Jobber detail links to Jobber’s own page.
By Nischal, CA, the senior accountant who reviews every client’s books. Jobber details and prices checked against Jobber’s pages on October 15, 2026.
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What Jobber Bookkeeping is
Jobber Bookkeeping is an add-on Jobber launched in September 2026. You get a named Jobber bookkeeper who handles setup through monthly reconciliation, which means matching your books to your bank and card statements. Your books are closed within five days of each month end, and you get a text when they are done. You also get financial reports, a monthly summary of trends and red flags, and a business review with your bookkeeper. If you are behind, the bookkeeper can catch up as much as 24 months of old books for a one-time cost. As of October 2026 it starts at $149 a month, priced by your annual revenue, and it can be added to any Jobber plan from Core to Plus. It is for US customers only.
Source: Jobber, Jobber Bookkeeping
The books live inside Jobber. You connect your bank and card accounts with a read-only link, and transactions are sorted into a chart of accounts (your list of income and expense categories) set up with your bookkeeper. Jobber produces a profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow statement and trial balance. It is open to paying US accounts, and not to trials or to franchise or distribution channel accounts.
Source: Jobber Help, Jobber Bookkeeping
By Jobber’s own page, the service does not file taxes. The bookkeeper prepares a yearly tax packet, and your accountant files from it.
Source: Jobber, Jobber Bookkeeping
A good fit
Which shops Jobber Bookkeeping suits
Jobber Bookkeeping suits smaller shops that want their books kept in the same place they run jobs, quotes and invoices. Jobber’s own comparison page describes it for owners who are doing their own bookkeeping today and want one system and one subscription instead of two. It fits best when your needs are simple: a US business, no large stack of supplier bills, payroll for hourly staff that runs through Jobber’s Gusto link or is handled elsewhere, sales tax in one place, and a CPA who is happy to work from a year-end packet. For an owner-operator or a small crew that has been doing its own books, it takes a monthly chore off the owner without adding another program.
Source: Jobber, Jobber vs. QuickBooks
When an outside firm fits better
Six signs your shop needs an outside bookkeeper
An outside bookkeeper usually fits better once the books need to do more than record jobs and payments. The common signs are: you want your books to stay in QuickBooks Online, where your CPA already works; you pay salaried, commission or subcontract staff; you buy materials on account and pay supplier bills; you collect sales tax and need the returns filed; you want profit per job that counts every cost; or you work in more than one state or run more than one company. These are jobs a bookkeeping firm working in QuickBooks Online is set up to handle.
Source: Jobber, Jobber vs. QuickBooks
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Your books stay in QuickBooks Online with your CPA
Jobber Bookkeeping keeps its own chart of accounts and its own statements inside Jobber, and its help article explains how to replace QuickBooks Online with it. If your CPA already works in your QuickBooks file, or you want years of history kept there, an outside bookkeeper can keep working in the file you own. Jobber's sync keeps sending clients, invoices and payments to QuickBooks Online.
Source: Jobber Help, Jobber Bookkeeping
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Payroll beyond hourly Gusto timesheets
Jobber's Gusto link sends approved timesheet hours, and optionally reimbursable expenses, for hourly employees in the US. Salaried, commission and contractor staff are not supported by that link. Jobber's bookkeeping page does not list payroll among its services. If you pay salaried managers, commission techs or 1099 subcontractors, someone still has to run that payroll and book it.
Source: Jobber Help, Jobber and Gusto integration
Source: Jobber, Jobber Bookkeeping
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Supplier bills
Jobber's own comparison page points businesses that manage accounts payable (the bills you owe) and pay suppliers toward QuickBooks. If you buy materials on account from supply houses, an outside bookkeeper can enter those bills, match them to statements and schedule payment.
Source: Jobber, Jobber vs. QuickBooks
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Sales tax filings
Jobber's page says its bookkeeping service does not file taxes. Your accountant files using the tax packet the bookkeeper prepares. If you collect sales tax, someone still has to file the returns on time, in every state where you owe them.
Source: Jobber, Jobber Bookkeeping
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Job costing with every cost
Jobber's own job costing, on its Grow plan and up as of October 2026, works from the labor costs, item costs and expenses you enter in Jobber. If you want profit per job that also counts supplier bills and full payroll costs from your books, an outside bookkeeper can tie Jobber's job data to the costs in QuickBooks.
Source: Jobber Help, Job costing
Source: Jobber pricing page
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More than one state or more than one company
Jobber's comparison page suggests staying with QuickBooks if you keep separate books for more than one business or legal entity, or use accrual accounting. Working in several states usually means sales tax and payroll filings in each one, which is work an outside firm can take on.
Source: Jobber, Jobber vs. QuickBooks
Collect sales tax on jobs? Our contractor sales tax guide shows whether labor and materials are taxed in each state.
Side by side
Jobber Bookkeeping and an outside bookkeeper compared
The two options differ most in where your books live and how much each one covers. Jobber Bookkeeping keeps your books inside Jobber, with a named bookkeeper, a close within five days, and a price that starts at $149 a month as of October 2026. An outside bookkeeper usually works in your own QuickBooks Online file and sets its scope and fee with you, so you can add payroll, supplier bills, sales tax filings and job costing to the same monthly service. Terms vary from firm to firm, so get any outside firm’s scope and fee in writing before you start.
Source: Jobber, Jobber Bookkeeping
| Jobber Bookkeeping | An outside bookkeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Jobber Bookkeeping: From $149 a month as of October 2026, set by your annual revenue. Catch-up work is a one-time cost Jobber does not list on its page. | An outside bookkeeper: Set by each firm, usually by the work involved. Ask for the fee in writing. |
| Where your books live | Jobber Bookkeeping: Inside Jobber, with its own chart of accounts and statements. You can keep the QuickBooks sync running or replace QuickBooks. | An outside bookkeeper: Usually in your own QuickBooks Online file, which your CPA can open. |
| Who does the work | Jobber Bookkeeping: A named Jobber bookkeeper, reached by email, text or inside Jobber. | An outside bookkeeper: The firm's bookkeeper, with whatever review the firm offers. |
| Monthly close | Jobber Bookkeeping: Books closed within five days of month end, with a text when done. | An outside bookkeeper: Agreed with the firm. |
| Old books | Jobber Bookkeeping: Catch-up of up to 24 months of backlog. | An outside bookkeeper: Clean-up or catch-up, terms vary by firm. |
| Taxes | Jobber Bookkeeping: Does not file taxes. Your accountant files from a year-end tax packet. | An outside bookkeeper: Some firms file sales tax returns. Income tax usually stays with your CPA. |
| Who can sign up | Jobber Bookkeeping: Paying US Jobber accounts on any plan from Core to Plus. Not trials, franchise or distribution channel accounts. | An outside bookkeeper: Any business the firm takes on, on any software. |
Jobber Bookkeeping details from Jobber’s bookkeeping page and Jobber Help, checked October 15, 2026. Jobber changes its prices from time to time, so check its page before you decide.
Before you choose
Six questions to answer first
Six questions settle most cases. Your answers show whether simple books inside Jobber will cover you, or whether you need a bookkeeper who also handles payroll, bills and tax filings in QuickBooks Online. If most of your answers are “no” or “one”, Jobber Bookkeeping is likely enough. If several are “yes” or “more than one”, talk to an outside firm before you decide.
- 1Does your CPA work in your QuickBooks Online file today?
- 2Do you pay anyone on salary, commission or as a 1099 subcontractor?
- 3Do you buy materials on account and pay supplier bills each month?
- 4In how many states do you collect sales tax or run payroll?
- 5Do you want profit per job that includes every bill and payroll cost?
- 6Do you run more than one company, or record income when you invoice rather than when you are paid (the accrual method)?
If an outside firm fits
Books in QuickBooks Online, matched to Jobber every month
Our bookkeeping for shops on Jobber keeps your books in your own QuickBooks Online file, with every Jobber payout matched to the bank and sales tax filed, from $599 a month. Payroll, supplier bills and job costing are in the Pro plan. If Jobber Bookkeeping suits your shop better, we will say so. Trade pages: lawn care and landscaping bookkeeping, plumbing bookkeeping and electrical contractor bookkeeping.
Booked calls: weekdays, 9am to 5pm Eastern. By phone, or 30 minutes on Teams.
Questions
Jobber Bookkeeping questions
How much does Jobber Bookkeeping cost?
As of October 2026, Jobber says it starts at $149 a month, priced by your business's annual revenue, as a separate subscription on top of your Jobber plan. Catch-up work for past months is a one-time cost. Check Jobber's page for current prices.
Source: Jobber, Jobber Bookkeeping
Can I use Jobber Bookkeeping and keep QuickBooks Online?
Yes. Jobber says setting up Jobber Bookkeeping does not affect the QuickBooks sync. You can keep the sync connected if you still want clients, products, services and other records sent to QuickBooks, or disconnect it after closing your last month in QuickBooks if you are replacing it.
Source: Jobber Help, Jobber Bookkeeping
Does Jobber Bookkeeping file my taxes?
No. Jobber's page says it does not file taxes. Your bookkeeper prepares a yearly tax packet, and your accountant files using it.
Source: Jobber, Jobber Bookkeeping
Is Jobber Bookkeeping available outside the US?
No. As of October 2026 it is for paying US accounts only, and it is not available on a trial or to franchise or distribution channel accounts.
Source: Jobber Help, Jobber Bookkeeping
How does an outside bookkeeper work with Jobber?
Most work in QuickBooks Online. Jobber's sync sends clients, products and services, invoices and payments one way, from Jobber to QuickBooks. The bookkeeper checks each month that the two agree and fixes problems at the source in Jobber.
Source: Jobber Help, How items sync between Jobber and QuickBooks Online
Which one do you recommend?
It depends on the shop. If you want your books inside Jobber and your needs are simple, Jobber Bookkeeping is built for that. If you need your books in QuickBooks Online, or want payroll, supplier bills, sales tax filings and job costing handled by one team, an outside firm usually fits better. We will tell you on the first call which side your shop falls on.
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