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What is offshore accounting?

Offshore accounting is the practice of staffing accounting and finance roles with professionals based outside your own country, working as a dedicated part of your team rather than as an external firm. It is used both by companies who want finance headcount without a US salary, and by CPA and bookkeeping firms who need production capacity without adding to their own payroll.

Which accounting roles can you offshore?

Most of the finance function can be staffed offshore. The roles our clients fill most often are:

• Bookkeepers: Transaction coding, reconciliations, AP and AR, and month-end close.
• Staff and senior accountants: Journal entries, accruals, general ledger ownership, and financial statement preparation.
• Financial analysts: Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• AP and AR specialists: High-volume invoice processing, vendor management, and collections.
• Payroll administrators: Payroll preparation, reconciliation, and compliance support.
• Tax preparers: Return preparation and workpaper support under the review of a licensed CPA.
• Audit support staff: Testing, tie-outs, and documentation for firms running busy-season engagements.

Offshore accounting vs onshore hiring vs an outsourcing firm

• Onshore hire: Full control and full attention, at a US salary plus payroll taxes, benefits and recruitment cost. Hard to justify for roles that are process-heavy rather than judgement-heavy.
• Offshore outsourcing firm: Work is handed to a provider and distributed across their staff. You get capacity, but not a person. Turnover on your account is invisible to you, and quality varies with whoever is assigned.
• Dedicated offshore staff: A named professional who works your hours, inside your systems, reporting to your managers. The economics of offshoring with the continuity of an employee.

HireAccountants places dedicated staff, not project work. Your accountant does not rotate, does not work for three other clients, and is not a shared resource.

How much does offshore accounting cost?

A US staff accountant costs $60,000 to $85,000 a year before payroll taxes, benefits and recruiting fees. Bookkeeping and AP roles sit lower, senior accountants and analysts higher.

Through HireAccountants, most offshore accounting roles are filled for under $3,000 per month for a full-time dedicated professional, billed as a flat monthly retainer. There is no per-hour billing and no per-return pricing. Clients typically save around 80% against the equivalent US hire.

Why offshore accounting to Latin America rather than Asia?

The traditional offshore accounting destinations are India and the Philippines, and the cost saving there is real. The cost is coordination. A twelve-hour offset means questions raised at the end of your day are answered at the end of theirs, and month-end close turns into a relay rather than a conversation.

Latin America removes that offset. Our talent works US business hours across time zones from EST-1 to EST+2, so your accountant is online when your team is, joins your stand-ups, and answers the same day. They are fluent in English, trained on US GAAP, and experienced with US clients and US software stacks. The saving is comparable; the friction is not.

How do you handle data security?

Your offshore accountant works inside your systems, with the access level you grant, under your own controls. Data stays in your accounting software and your document storage rather than being copied to a provider’s environment. Every placement signs confidentiality terms before starting, and access can be revoked by you at any time without going through an intermediary.

How offshore accounting works with HireAccountants

Tell us the role, the software and the seniority you need. Within 24 hours you receive a shortlist of pre-vetted candidates matched to that brief, with rates and availability. You interview, you choose, and they start. There is no long-term lock-in, and we replace a placement that does not work out.

HireAccountants.com is the largest pre-vetted marketplace of accounting and finance professionals built specifically for US companies and US accounting firms. Receive a custom shortlist for your role in 24 hours, and save up to 90% on salaries and hiring costs.