Accounting & Bookkeeping Outsourcing
Outsource the full accounting function — AP/AR, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and controller support — with dedicated offshore accountants vetted on your ledger, at 60-75% below US rates.
Key facts
- Category
- Accounting Outsourcing
- Starting price
- From $1000/month full-time
- Savings vs local
- 60-75% versus US rates
- Time to hire
- 2 weeks from kickoff to first day
- Recommended roles
- 4 pre-vetted roles
- Guarantee
- 30-day no-cost replacement
What accounting outsourcing staffing covers
AP/AR management
Vendor bills, approvals, and payment runs on the payables side; invoicing, collections, and cash application on receivables — kept current daily in QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, or Sage Intacct instead of piling up for month-end.
Month-end close and reconciliations
Bank, credit-card, and balance-sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, and a documented close checklist that shrinks the cycle from weeks to days because someone is in the ledger every day.
Financial reporting and management accounts
Monthly P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow statements, budget-vs-actual variance analysis, and board or investor reporting packs — clean, on time, and tied out to the source ledger.
Controller-level support and FP&A
A senior offshore accountant can own the close, maintain the chart of accounts, enforce separation of duties, and build cash-flow and headcount models — controller-grade work short of the tax strategy and audit sign-off your US CPA still owns.
CPA-firm overflow and prep
For accounting and CPA firms: white-label bookkeeping, workpaper prep, reconciliations, and client-ledger cleanup that clears your busy-season backlog without adding US headcount.
Offshore accounting and bookkeeping rates by country
Fully-loaded monthly rates for a dedicated accountant versus a transactional bookkeeper, junior through senior. The accounting function anchors on the accountant seat; a bookkeeper covers cheaper coding-and-reconciliation work. Every cell deep-links to the underlying country-and-role cost page.
| Role | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 🇮🇳 India | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant | $1,000-$1,950 | $1,050-$2,100 | $1,500-$3,000 | $1,750-$3,450 |
| Bookkeeper | $650-$1,300 | $700-$1,400 | $1,000-$2,000 | $1,150-$2,300 |
Rates reflect Remoteria 2026 placements and move with seniority and region. See the full cost matrix by role or model a hire in the salary calculator.
Why teams pick offshore for accounting outsourcing
A dedicated accountant, not a pooled firm
Traditional accounting outsourcing firms batch-process your books alongside dozens of other clients. A Remoteria hire works only for you — learning your chart of accounts, close calendar, vendors, and reporting quirks the way an in-house accountant would.
The full function for less than one US hire
US accountants run about $82,000 a year at the median and bookkeepers about $47,000 (BLS). A dedicated offshore accountant runs roughly $1,000-$2,100/month depending on country and seniority — 60-75% less, with no recruiting fee.
A close that lands on the same day every month
When a dedicated accountant is in the system daily rather than a firm reconciling in a month-end batch, the close compresses and management reports arrive when you actually need them to make decisions.
Screened on your ledger and ERP
Candidates are tested on the exact stack you run — QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, or Sage Intacct — plus a real reconciliation and close exercise, before you interview. Ramp is measured in days, not a quarter.
How we vet offshore accountants
Every accounting hire is vetted for close accuracy, ERP fluency, and controls discipline before you interview — not a generic accounting quiz.
- 1
Systems screen: we shortlist only accountants who have run your exact stack — QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, or Sage Intacct — in production, on real client or company books.
- 2
Close and reconciliation test: a month-end-close and multi-account reconciliation exercise scored for accuracy, clean documentation, and a defensible audit trail, not speed alone.
- 3
Reporting and communication review: we confirm written English for management reporting, comfort explaining variances, and the habit of flagging anomalies rather than burying them.
- 4
Controls and integrity: we verify separation-of-duties instincts and data discipline, then require prior-employer references and NDA plus data-handling agreements before any ledger, banking, or PII access.
Roles inside accounting outsourcing
Pre-vetted full-time offshore talent across 4 roles in this category.
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Frequently asked questions
How is this different from an accounting outsourcing firm?
A traditional accounting outsourcing firm assigns your books to a shared team processing many clients at once, and you get a deliverable back. Remoteria places a dedicated full-time offshore accountant who works only for your company — in your ERP, on your close calendar, under your direction. You keep control of the process and the controls; we handle sourcing, vetting, payroll, and compliance. Most SMBs prefer the dedicated model once the accounting work is ongoing rather than a one-off cleanup.
How does this differ from your payroll and bookkeeping service?
They complement each other. The [offshore payroll and HR](/services/payroll-hr/) line covers payroll runs, HR onboarding, and day-to-day transactional bookkeeping. This page is the full accounting function above that — AP/AR management, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and controller-level support for US SMBs and CPA firms. Many clients staff both: a bookkeeper for daily coding and payroll, an accountant to own the close and reporting.
Can an offshore accountant run our month-end close on our ERP?
Yes. Offshore accountants operate QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, and Sage Intacct end-to-end — reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and a documented close checklist. US residency is not required to run these systems. We match candidates to your exact ERP during vetting so they are productive in the ledger inside the first week.
Is it safe to give an offshore accountant access to our financials?
Yes, under the same controls you would apply to any hire: SSO, role-based permissions, multi-factor auth, audit logging, and separation of duties — for example, the accountant prepares and a US owner or controller approves. Every placement signs NDA and data-handling agreements before any ledger, banking, or PII access. Offshore status does not change the control model; the controls are yours.
Can CPA and accounting firms use this for overflow work?
Yes. Firms use dedicated offshore accountants for white-label bookkeeping, workpaper prep, reconciliations, and client-ledger cleanup — the capacity that clears a busy-season backlog without hiring US staff you carry year-round. The offshore accountant works inside your systems and standards; a US CPA at your firm still reviews and signs anything that requires licensure.
Can an offshore accountant replace our US CPA?
For the operational accounting function — AP/AR, close, reconciliations, reporting, and FP&A — yes. For tax strategy, audit sign-off, and regulated filings that require US licensure, you still keep a US CPA. The common setup is an offshore accountant owning the daily and monthly work and a US CPA on retainer for strategy and year-end, which is both cheaper and faster than routing everything through a firm.
How much does accounting outsourcing cost?
A dedicated offshore accountant with Remoteria runs about $1,000-$1,950/month in the Philippines, $1,050-$2,100 in India, and $1,500-$3,450 in South Africa or Colombia, moving with seniority. A bookkeeper for transactional-only work runs from roughly $650-$2,300/month. Against a US accountant near $82,000/year or a bookkeeper near $47,000 (BLS), that is a 60-75% saving with no recruiting fee. Price a specific hire in the [offshore salary calculator](/calculator/).
Where do your offshore accountants work from?
Most Remoteria accounting placements come from the [Philippines](/talent-from/philippines/), India, and [South Africa](/talent-from/south-africa/), with additional talent in Colombia. These markets have deep finance and BPO benches, strong English, and years of experience supporting US and UK books. We match the country to your close calendar and timezone so a dedicated accountant is in your systems daily, not batching at month-end.
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Written by Syed Ali
Founder, Remoteria
Syed Ali founded Remoteria after a decade building distributed teams across 4 continents. He helps US businesses source, vet, onboard, and scale pre-vetted offshore talent in engineering, design, marketing, and operations.
- • 10+ years building distributed remote teams
- • Direct hiring experience across US, UK, EU, and APAC markets
- • Specialist in offshore vetting and cross-timezone team integration
Last updated: April 12, 2026