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Hiring Offshore Tax Accountants: What You Need to Know

Hiring offshore tax accounting is not just about cost efficiency. It’s about your firm’s survival. Rebecca Santiago never wanted to go offshore because she believed it was one way to support the U.S. economy.   When confronted with the difficulty of finding qualified and affordable talent to replace two team members who were leaving, Offshoring […]

When Is the Right Time to Switch to Outsourced Bookkeeping?

Bookkeeping work is likely not your most important service. Even if it is, you’ll need more hands to handle the workload as your firm grows, compliance requirements evolve, and operational costs increase. In this article, we examine the key signals that indicate your need to switch to an outsourced bookkeeping service to build the firm […]

How to Get Started with Offshore Accounting: Hire Directly or Use a Partner Firm?

Hiring offshore accountants directly seems like a smart way to eliminate the middleman (partner firms) in outsourcing until you consider the accompanying administrative work, longer recruitment cycle, and the weak data security measures. That’s not to discount the amount of success some finance and accounting firm owners have achieved using the direct offshore hiring model. […]

Accounting Outsourcing Explained: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

Accounting firms (big and small) are increasing their investments in accounting outsourcing. With Deloitte moving a third of its roles to India and EY opening its 22,000 square feet outsourcing center in the same country, leading accounting firms are zeroing in on the hiring strategy that has helped corporations grow their firms for the last […]

Your Complete Guide to the Best Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Companies

As the finance and accounting outsourcing trend grows in popularity, you’d expect the standard to improve. Still, it’ll become easier to find unsuitable outsourcing companies. At the end of this article, you will understand what a good outsourcing firm looks like. This knowledge will help you differentiate the great from the good (not to mention […]

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Job Description: Key Skills & Role Overview [+ Free CPA Template]

According to the National Association of State Boards of Accounting (NASBA), as of August 2024, there were about 672,000 licensed CPAs in the USA. However, as the demand for qualified, skilled accountants continues to rise, the significant shortage of CPAs in the country continues to linger. These professionals are necessary, yet are unavailable.    So, […]

Payroll Accountant Job Description: What They Do & How to Hire [+ Free Template]

The shortage of accounting professionals, irrespective of their niche, has been a consistent problem for a while now. This includes payroll accountants, too. Payroll is one of the key functions for any organization. Having a seamless payroll process is important for maintaining business continuity. When there is a shortage of such specialists, the entire process […]

How to Write an Accounting Job Description That Attracts Top Talent [+ Free Template]

“The best accountants are not just number crunchers – they are storytellers.” And that is why you must choose an accountant for your firm wisely. The global talent crunch is a known, ongoing, and a pressing issue. One of the key reasons is the decline in the new generation of accountants. According to an AICPA […]

Top Benefits of Outsourced Accounting Services for Growing Firms

“The best time to start outsourcing was yesterday. The next best time is when you don’t have enough capacity to serve your clients and scale your firm. You may have a choice today, but you will be forced to do it tomorrow. Once you start offshoring or outsourcing, you will get global expertise, cut costs, […]

The Full Guide to Outsourced Accounting Services: Nine (9) Examples, Expert Tips & Top Firms React

“Five years ago, I was one of those people that said, I would never offshore. I was like, Why would I hand over my clients financial information to you on the other side of the world? Why not hire somebody locally that I can groom and teach? I didn’t understand the outsourcing process. Then I […]