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May 29

The Top 6 Benefits of Outsourcing Bookkeeping

As a business owner, managing your books is very important yet time-consuming, and it can present a bit of a headache.

This is where outsourcing your bookkeeping comes in. It offers a solution that can strategically enhance your business’s efficiency.

In separate articles, we’ve answered: “What does a bookkeeper do?” Now, keep reading to learn more about the different benefits of outsourcing bookkeeping.

What is Bookkeeping and Outsourcing?

Bookkeeping is the process of recording and organising all financial transactions in your business. It is critical to understanding your company’s financial health, and involves tracking everything from sales to purchases.

Now, outsourcing means entrusting these bookkeeping tasks to external experts or companies. This move can be a game-changer for your business, and here are the reasons why.

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What Are the Benefits of Outsourcing Bookkeeping? (Top 6)

Outsourcing your bookkeeping is a strategic decision that can help your business grow.

1. Cost-Effectiveness

One of the biggest perks of outsourcing bookkeeping is the cost savings. Hiring a full-time bookkeeper involves additional expenses like:

  • Salaries
  • Benefits
  • Training costs

Outsourcing gives you access to top-notch financial expertise at a fraction of the cost.

2. Time Savings

As a business owner, your time is precious. Outsourcing bookkeeping frees up your schedule, allowing you to focus on growing your business.

No more getting bogged down in numbers and spreadsheets. Instead, you can direct your energy towards effective strategy, development, and the bigger picture.

3. Access to Expertise

When you outsource, you tap into a pool of professionals who are experts in numbers. They are up-to-date with the latest accounting software, tax laws, and financial trends.

This expertise ensures your books are well-kept – with very little effort from your end.

Candidates:

50

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*Booking interviews depend on candidates' availability and interest.

All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.37/hr

Mechelle

Candidate ID: 370028


ADVANCED

    Xero Accounting, Microsoft Office...

INTERMEDIATE

    Accounting Reconciliation, Accounts Payable Management, Accounts Receivable Management, Financial Accounting...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 10.31 per hour or $USD 893.22 per month

Full Time: $USD 9.37 per hour or $USD 1623.97 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Mechelle demonstrates strong qualifications for the bookkeeping role, with extensive hands-on experience in bank reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable, payroll processing, and client communications. She has worked in the finance and construction industries as well as banking, consistently handling end-to-end bookkeeping responsibilities. In her most recent roles, she processed bills and payroll, managed sales invoicing, performed daily bank reconciliations in Xero and MYOB, and supported tax compliance tasks including BAS, IAS, and year-end reporting.

Her background shows adaptability in managing multiple client files, including file clean-ups, reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements. She has direct experience corresponding with clients to clarify missing documents and receipts, ensuring accuracy and compliance in reporting. Additionally, her prior leadership roles as a branch accountant and payroll officer highlight her ability to collaborate effectively with managers and principals while delivering accurate results under deadlines.

Mechelle is Xero Advisor Certified, further strengthening her technical competency for this role. With proven reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to support ad hoc accounting and tax preparation tasks securely, she is well-prepared to manage a portfolio of client files while contributing positively to the team.

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Operator

Strongest Behaviors

  • Guarded, serious, deeply introspective, and very reserved; it takes MECHELLE quite a while to connect to and trust anyone new.
  • An immersive thinker, has a strong ability to concentrate on the current task at hand for very long periods. Much more focused on technical matters than social ones. Very consistent and patient with systematic routines.
  • Works at a very steady, methodical, pace; needs familiar processes, environments, and co-workers to be effective. Changes these only when absolutely necessary.
  • Persistence; consistent pursuit of goals in calm, methodical manner even when setbacks occur. Opinionated; slow to change.
  • Cooperative, easy-going, and agreeable in getting along with others. A focused, uncritical listener who won’t “rock the boat.”
  • Methodical, steady, and even-paced; loses productivity when interrupted.

Employment History

Senior Accountant

Industry:

Repair and Maintenance Services

Employment Period:

May 2022 to December 2022 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accounts receivable and Payable matching
• Bank Reconciliation with Ibody (inhouse Accounting Software) and Xero
• Profit and loss analyzation
• Uploading of certain documents and invoices related to entries
• Journalizing
• Train newly hired Accountants
• Prepare Ex GST and InGST

Branch Controller

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

January 2020 to May 2022 (27 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Head of the branch operation.
• Monthly preparation of financial Statement
• Bank reconciliation
• Local Tax Preparation
• Financial Forecasting
• Journal Entry
• Accounts Receivable and Payable Reporting
• Profit and loss Reporting

Budget Assistant

Industry:

Government / Defence

Employment Period:

January 2018 to December 2019 (23 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assistant directly to Budget Officer
• Preparing daily reports on budget and in progress contracts
• Email Management
• Schedule appointment (Personal or Office)

HR Head/Payroll officer

Industry:

Construction / Building / Engineering

Employment Period:

August 2015 to August 2017 (24 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

•Documented and monitored payroll, scheduling and labor hours on software
• Administered pre-employment background checks and facilitated drug screenings
• Monitored employee relations and supported harmonious work culture through effective conflict resolution
• Explained HR policies and procedures and answer employee questions
• Addressed all hourly staffing and recruiting needs, including job postings, interviews and temp agency collaboration
• Met with new hires to conduct orientation and on-boarding sessions.
• Managed the onboarding of new employees, including processing paperworks, conducting orientations and providing information such as compensation, benefits and opportunities for promotion.

Branch Accountant

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

September 2011 to February 2013 (17 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monthly Preparation of Financial Statement
• Bank Reconciliation
• Local Tax Preparation
• Financial Forecasting
• Journal Entry
• AP/AR & PL Reports
• Financial Analysis
• Invoicing

Branch Accountant

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

February 2011 to August 2011 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Journal Entry
• AP/AR Schedules
• Ageing
• Invoicing

Bookkeeper

Industry:

Utilities / Power

Employment Period:

May 2023 to August 2023 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Perform accounts receivable, payable and cashflow
  • Perform bank and loan reconciliation
  • Assist month end closing activities
  • Prepare balance sheet
  • Perform financial statement
  • Perform any Adhoc related tasks

Bookkeeper

Industry:

Telecommunication

Employment Period:

August 2023 to April 2024 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable (AP) Management:

  • Process bills and vendor invoices through Hubdoc.
  • Ensure timely approvals and payments.

Payroll Processing:

  • Manage payroll for employees, ensuring accuracy in deductions, benefits, and salaries.
  • Submit payroll records for compliance and reporting purposes.

Sales Invoice Processing:

  • Create, manage, and track sales invoices.
  • Follow up on outstanding payments and maintain accurate records.

End-of-Year (EOY) Income Tax Return (ITR) Processing:

  • Prepare financial records for EOY reporting.
  • Assist in the compilation and submission of ITRs.

Business Activity Statement (BAS) and Instalment Activity Statement (IAS) Processing:

  • Prepare and lodge BAS and IAS with accurate GST and tax reporting.
  • Ensure compliance with local tax regulations.

Bank Reconciliation:

  • Perform daily/weekly bank reconciliations to align accounts with financial statements.
  • Identify discrepancies and resolve them promptly.

April Monthly Tasks:

  • Summarize and report all financial activities for the month.
  • Ensure all month-end procedures are completed for accurate bookkeeping.

Bookkeeper(Part time, minimal hours on weekend)

Industry:

Accounting / Audit / Tax

Employment Period:

April 2024 to Present

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage accounts payable and receivable.
  • Track and categorize expenses.
  • Process payroll and calculate deductions.
  • Reconcile bank accounts regularly.
  • Prepare documents for tax filings.
  • Generate monthly financial reports.
  • Maintain organized and accurate financial records.

Education History

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

Accountancy

Graduation Date:

March 26, 2010

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Xero AccountingMicrosoft Office

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Accounting Reconciliation, Accounts Payable ManagementAccounts Receivable ManagementFinancial AccountingXero AccountingGeneral Accounting

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Shared Room
  • Speed Test Result:
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: HP
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics 2.38 GHz
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.43/hr

Jodel

Candidate ID: 311795


ADVANCED

    MYOB, Microsoft Office, Bookkeeping...

INTERMEDIATE

    Financial Statements, QuickBooks, NetSuite...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 5.62 per hour or $USD 487.04 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Jodel is well experienced in Bookkeeping 
  • He started working since 2000
  • He worked with several industries like Food, Retail, Real Estate and BPO
  • He handled MYOB for over 3 years.
  • His skills and expertise are the following: .
    • Prepares Monthly Financial Statement Report
    • Balance Sheet & Trial Balance Schedule.
    • Bank Reconciliation
    • Subsidiary Ledgers.
    • Schedule of Collection & Disbursement.
    • Cash Position Report.
    • Maintain file and records
    • Invoice Handling
    • Process AP and AR
    • Monthly Flux Analysis
    • Monthly Fixed Asset Depreciation and Disposals of Asset
  • Candidate can start ASAP

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Controller

https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/controller/

Strongest Behaviors:

  • Very careful with rules; is literal and unwavering in interpreting rules, schedules and results. Puts tremendous pressure on themself to move quickly through the day.
  • Cautious, exacting, and very thorough; often perfectionistic. Works diligently to ensure nothing falls through the cracks, and follows up intensely to ensure results are precisely on-time, accurate, and were achieved using the proper methods.
  • Needs operational efficiencies: pushes hard to get things done as fast as possible, using proven methods, and ensuring a high-quality outcome. Very little tolerance for routines.
Behavioral Summary:

Jodel is a self-disciplined, conscientious person who will develop a high degree of expertise and skill in a specialized job. Has the drive to get things done right and in accordance with established standards of accuracy and quality.

A conservative and analytical person who respects traditional organizational values. Reserved, serious, and thoughtful about everything to be done, is a no-nonsense worker who worries about getting things exactly right. Never superficial, will make sure that they know what they’re talking about before speaking. Needs a lot of certainty and structure in their work so that it meets very high, specific quality standards.


Employment History

STORE SUPERVISOR (OIC)

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

August 2000 to November 2001 (14 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage and controls all store operations that includes staff/employees
  • Controls inventory/stocks
  • Prepares forecasting report and sales report for accounting use
  • Performs month-end inventory of stocks
  • Cashiering using Visual Fox Pro
  • Monitors marketing replenishments
  • Prepares month-end report/performance

SENIOR ACCOUNTING STAFF

Industry:

Employment Period:

April 2004 to December 2008 (55 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Conduct frequent asset inventory to all Company Outlets and Head Office.
  • Custodian of Asset for Disposal and Auction.
  • Verifies the completeness of Inventory of Asset thru accounting records and assesses balances and frequent Asset Inventory.
  • Prepares Store Monthly Depreciation Report of all Outlets and Head Office for internal use.
  • Monitor and controls the issuance of accounting documents like Transfer of Asset; Disposal Slips; Gate Pass and Asset Acknowledgement Receipt
  • Heads and Supervise EGRESS (store demolition).
  • Coordinates with prospective buyers for asset disposal.
  • Reconciles/checks with the supplier’s records.
  • Bank Reconciliation.

PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT

Industry:

Accounting / Audit / Tax

Employment Period:

July 2009 to January 2011 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepares Monthly Financial Statement Report such as:
  1. Balance Sheet & Trial Balance Schedule.
  2. Bank Reconciliation
  3. Subsidiary Ledgers.
  4. Schedule of Collection & Disbursement.
  5. Cash Position Report.
  • Prepares BIR certificates for filing such as Vat 2550M & Q Expanded 1601E & 1604E
  • Monitor & Control Petty Cash Replenishment
  • Prepares monthly billing for Association Dues, Electricity / Water and Rental to Condo tenants.
  • Issuance of Official Receipts for the cash collections from tenants.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2011 to June 2013 (28 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Review and book all valid invoices, credit card transactions and expense reports coming  from USA, Australia and Philippines.
  • Maintain file of all valid vendor and ensure all records are properly archived both hard copy documents and soft copies.
  • Prepares schedule for month end reporting such as Accrual Journals, Fixed Asset Depreciation, Expanded Withholding Tax and Vat.
  • Prepares Monthly Flux Analysis for such accounts assigned by the Manager.
  • Reviews compliance of approval of invoices and expense report  based on approval limits of authority and keep a master list of specimen signature of approvers.
  • Prepares Monthly Fixed Asset Depreciation and Disposals of Asset.
  • Reconciles with supplier on a scheduled basis.
  • File and prepares Philippine statutory reports thru EFPS such as 1601E/ 1604E, 2550Q /2550M, 1604E / 1604C, 1702 /1702Q.
  • Acts as a Liaison officer to the bank, internal revenue law firm and other government agencies.
  • Process and file Annual Business Permits and PEZA reports.

FINANCE OFFICER

Industry:

Construction / Building / Engineering

Employment Period:

June 2014 to June 2016 (24 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Undertake processing of accounts payable and review of accounts receivables, including disbursement vouchers, checks and Purchase order preparation.
  • Verify, review and confirm the accuracy, validity and propriety of all project expenses, including completeness and authenticity of supporting documents in compliance on financial policies and procedures.
  • Confirm cost codes, task codes and tax deductions for each transactions.
  • Initiate investigation of discrepancies or any unusual claims, and propose corrective actions for review by finance manager.
  • Provide logistical support to Project operations including general banking duties.
  • Prepare schedule of Expanded Withholding Tax and Vat Relief with filing thru Manual and EFPS.
  • Prepare Monthly bank reconciliation report.

ACCOUNTANT / CONSULTANT

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2017 to June 2020 (40 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Records journal entries for inter-company transactions and prepares reconciliation of balances.
  • Prepares journal entries for amortization of prepaid expenses and intangibles, accruals, and other monthly recurring transactions.
  • Inputs data on various MYOB Masterfile, which includes vendor & customer masterfile and cost centers.
  • Records employee reimbursements, cash advances and liquidation.
  • Prepares bank reconciliation statements.
  • Prepares Daily Cash Position Report for budget monitoring.
  • Prepares schedule for Monthly Expanded Withholding tax and Vat Relief with filing thru EFPS.
  • Prepares schedules for the Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet Report.
  • Process documentations for opening and closing of Corporate Bank Accounts.

Education History

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

Banking and Finance

Graduation Date:

May 5, 2000

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    MYOBMicrosoft OfficeBookkeeping

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Financial StatementsQuickBooksNetSuite

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 18.06, Upload: 54.05
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: LENOVO
  • Processor: INTEL CORE I5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

4. Scalability

Outsourcing offers flexibility. As your business grows, your financial needs will evolve. Outsourcing enables you to adapt to these changes more effectively, allowing you to tap more or less support as required.

This scalability is a huge advantage and aligns your bookkeeping services with your business size and needs.

5. Better Accuracy

Better Accuracy

Let’s face it, bookkeeping can be tedious, and errors can be costly. Outsourced professionals are meticulous and experienced, reducing the likelihood of mistakes.

Accurate books also help you make better-informed decisions and enable compliance, keeping you on the right side of the law and financial best practices.

6. Enhanced Security

We are in a digital age where financial data security is a must. Outsourcing firms use secure, cloud-based accounting software to manage your books.

This means enhanced security for your sensitive financial data, giving you peace of mind that your information is safe and sound.

Outsourcing your bookkeeping offers a blend of cost savings, expertise, and efficiency that is hard to match with an in-house bookkeeper.

Are you ready to experience these benefits firsthand? Remote Staff is here to help. With our sixteen years (and counting) worth of expertise, we can match you with the best professional for your needs.

Say goodbye to bookkeeping woes and hello to streamlined financial management. Request a Callback from Remote Staff so we can get started today.

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Darren Aragon is a multifaceted writer with a background in Information Technology, beginning his career in research at Pen Qatar and transitioning through customer service to a significant role at Absolute Service, Inc. His journey into freelance writing in 2021 has seen him excel across various niches, showcasing his adaptability and deep understanding of audience engagement.

About The Author

Darren Aragon is a multifaceted writer with a background in Information Technology, beginning his career in research at Pen Qatar and transitioning through customer service to a significant role at Absolute Service, Inc. His journey into freelance writing in 2021 has seen him excel across various niches, showcasing his adaptability and deep understanding of audience engagement.

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