US accounting firms and in-house finance teams have been short of staff accountants, senior accountants and tax preparers for several busy seasons in a row. A common fix is to hire dedicated offshore accountants through a staffing partner. The staffing firm recruits the person, employs them in their home country, handles payroll and compliance, and provides the office or remote setup. The accountant works full time for your firm, inside your systems, and reports to your managers.
That model is different from handing a task list to an outsourcing vendor. With dedicated staffing, you choose the person, set the review process and keep control of the work. Most providers recruit in the Philippines, India or Latin America, and a few also hire in South Africa or Eastern Europe. Pricing is usually a monthly fee per person or an hourly rate. If you would rather hand off whole workflows than manage people, our list of accounting outsourcing companies for CPA firms covers managed-service providers instead.
For this list we only included firms whose own websites offer dedicated accounting roles, such as staff accountants, senior accountants, tax preparers, bookkeepers or audit associates. We checked each firm’s site for the roles it fills, where its talent is based, how its engagement model works and where it lists an office. We left out marketplaces and freelance platforms, and we left out facts we could not confirm on the company’s own pages.
Some of these firms also act as an employer of record for other roles. If your main need is hiring abroad across many functions rather than accounting, see our guide to global employer of record and PEO providers.
| Company | Headquarters | Best For | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|
| MYCPE ONE (formerly Entigrity) | Sugar Land, Texas (US office) | CPA firms hiring accountants, tax preparers and auditors in volume | Offices across India plus Clark and Manila in the Philippines |
| TOA Global | Fort Worth, Texas | Accounting firms that want staff trained in US standards | In-house Ab2 Institute of Accounting for training |
| Cloudstaff | Philippines (flagship center in Clark) | US firms hiring tax preparers and audit assistants | Tax, audit support and payroll roles listed for US accounting firms |
| Connext Global Solutions | Honolulu, Hawaii | Firms building a dedicated team in the Philippines or Latin America | Employer of record services with recruiting, facilities and IT |
| Kinetic Staff | Brisbane, Australia (US office in Miami) | Firms that want to pick their own Philippine hires | Roles include tax support consultants and audit associates |
| Vintti | New York, New York | Teams hiring Latin American accountants in US time zones | US GAAP scenario tests in candidate vetting |
| Pearl Talent | Aventura, Florida | Smaller firms hiring a controller or accountant on a flat monthly rate | Month-to-month contracts with a 30-day replacement guarantee |
| 1840 & Co | Overland Park, Kansas | Finance teams hiring across many countries | Staffing, EOR and managed BPO under one provider |
| CapActix | New York, New York | CPA firms that want CPAs and EAs on part-time or full-time plans | Flexible hours: full time, part time or a fixed number of hours |
| Staff Domain | Australian-led (centers in the Philippines and South Africa) | Firms that want a South Africa option alongside the Philippines | Five engagement models, including EOR and build-operate-transfer |
MYCPE ONE, formerly Entigrity, builds offshore teams for accounting firms. Its accounting role list covers bookkeepers, staff accountants, senior accountants, client account managers and client accounting and advisory services managers, with tax preparers, tax reviewers, payroll specialists, auditors and financial analysts also available. Its audit and assurance roles run from audit associate to audit manager.
The company names India, Mexico and the Philippines as its talent hubs. Its office directory lists a US office in Sugar Land, Texas, more than 20 offices across Indian cities such as Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata, and two sites in the Philippines at Clark Freeport in Pampanga and Eastwood City in Manila. The site lists offshore staff starting at $11 per hour, billed weekly on hours worked, and a separate Managed Offshore Services plan on a flat monthly fee per staff member. A build-operate-transfer option is also offered for firms that want their own offshore operation later.
The site states SOC 2 Type II compliance. MYCPE ONE also sells CPE subscriptions for firm teams, which can be useful if you want offshore and onshore staff on the same training plan.
Best for: CPA firms that want to hire several accountants, tax preparers and audit staff from one provider with a large office network.
TOA Global provides dedicated outsourced accounting talent to accounting firms in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Its US office is at 3100 West 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The roles it lists include accountants trained in US standards, auditors, bookkeepers and executive assistants, with a separate page for CPAs.
Its team works from hubs in Manila, Clark, Tarlac and Cebu in the Philippines. Training runs through the Ab2 Institute of Accounting, which TOA Global describes as its Registered Training Organization. The site says client support runs 24/6 with live chat and a knowledge base, and that the company works with more than 1,000 client firms.
Best for: US accounting firms that want Philippine accountants and auditors who have been trained on US standards before they start.
Cloudstaff’s accounting practice is aimed at US accounting firms, CPA practices and finance teams. Its role list is unusually specific. Tax and compliance roles include individual and business tax preparers, tax analysts, IRS correspondence handlers and e-filing specialists. Bookkeeping roles include general ledger accountants and bank reconciliation specialists. Audit support roles include audit assistants, workpaper preparers and data sampling and testing analysts. Payroll roles cover W-2 and 1099 preparation and payroll tax filing.
Cloudstaff recruits across the Philippines, Colombia, India and Kenya, and its flagship facility is in Clark in the Philippines. Clients pay one monthly rate per staff member that covers recruitment, onboarding, HR, payroll, hardware and support, with no setup fees according to the site. Its accountants work in QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Oracle and other platforms, and Cloudstaff Academy offers training to match a client’s software. The company lists ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and PCI-DSS among its certifications.
Best for: US firms that want offshore tax preparers or audit assistants with clearly defined role descriptions.
Connext was founded by a veteran in Honolulu in 2014, and its leadership is headquartered in Hawaii. It helps clients build custom, dedicated accounting teams in the Philippines and invites firms to outsource their accountants and CPAs. The accounting work it lists includes accounts payable and receivable, bookkeeping, payroll, account reconciliation, financial reporting, and tax and compliance tasks.
Beyond the Philippines, Connext operates in Colombia, Mexico and India. Its model combines recruiting, employer of record services, office facilities, IT and management support, so staff are legally employed without the client setting up a foreign entity. Hiring follows a five-step process: assess, recruit, train, evaluate and execute. Connext also offers automation of repetitive accounting tasks using AI and robotic process automation.
Best for: Firms that want a dedicated Philippine accounting team with employer of record coverage and the option to add Latin American hires later.
Kinetic Staff says its finance model is built for businesses that want to build their own offshore finance capability. Clients interview and choose their candidates, and the staff then work inside the client’s systems under the client’s direction. Kinetic handles recruitment plus Philippine payroll and HR administration.
Its finance and accounting roles include offshore accountants, bookkeepers, payroll specialists, tax support consultants, audit and assurance associates, financial analysts and credit and collections analysts. Candidates are sourced in Manila, Cebu and Clark. Kinetic lists offices in Brisbane, Miami (601 Brickell Key Drive), Makati, Singapore and London, and says it has served companies since 2013.
Best for: Firms that want to run their own interviews and manage offshore accountants directly while a partner handles employment.
Vintti is a New York staffing agency that places remote professionals from Latin America with US companies. Its finance and accounting roles include accountants, bookkeepers, financial analysts, FP&A analysts and accounting managers, and its team is aligned to the client’s time zone.
Vintti offers three options: a one-time recruiting fee where you hire the person yourself, a monthly staffing fee, and a startup option where Vintti employs the candidate at first and the client takes over the contract later. Its own hiring guide says staff accountant placements run about $1,400 to $1,900 per month, with Mexico at the lower end and Colombia at the higher end. Vintti says its vetting includes scenario-based US GAAP tests and a review by an in-house HR psychologist, and that replacements are free.
Vintti states that it is a staffing and recruiting firm rather than a BPO or an employer of record, and that staff are usually placed as independent contractors. Firms that need a formal EOR arrangement should ask about this up front.
Best for: US teams that want Latin American accountants who work the same hours as their onshore staff.
Pearl Talent LLC, based in Aventura, Florida, places full-time remote staff with US companies. Its finance roles include accountants, bookkeepers, controllers, financial analysts and accounts payable and receivable specialists. Candidates come from the Philippines, Brazil and Mexico, and the site shows accountant profiles from Colombia and El Salvador as well.
Pricing is one flat monthly rate per hire, starting at $3,000 per month, with month-to-month contracts and a 30-day replacement guarantee. After an intake call, clients meet two or three pre-vetted candidates. Pearl handles recruiting, compliance and global payroll, and runs check-ins and performance support after the hire.
Best for: Smaller firms and finance teams that want one experienced remote accountant or controller with simple pricing.
1840 & Co is based at 5440 W. 110th Street in Overland Park, Kansas. It offers nearshore and offshore staffing of full-time dedicated talent, managed BPO, recruitment process outsourcing, and payroll, compliance and EOR support. In its staffing model the client leads and manages the hire while 1840 handles payroll and compliance.
Its accounting and finance practice covers bookkeeping, payroll, tax, auditing, analysis and financial planning roles. The company says it sources talent in 150 countries and has EOR capability in 90, naming the Philippines, India, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, South Africa and Colombia among its markets. One published case study describes a Philippines-based accounting team built for a Toronto financial services firm that has run since May 2022.
Best for: Finance teams that want accounting hires in more than one region, including Eastern Europe or Latin America, under one contract.
CapActix lets firms hire accountants, staff accountants, audit support staff and other dedicated staff. The site says its dedicated CPAs and enrolled agents are versed in US accounting and taxation. Its US address is 347 Fifth Avenue in New York, and it lists an office in Ahmedabad, India, along with contact offices in Dubai, Uganda and Australia.
Staffing can be full time (eight hours a day), part time or a fixed number of hours, and CapActix says a team can be assigned within two weeks of finalizing an engagement. Clients sign an NDA, a master service agreement and a service-specific agreement. The firm lists ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2022 and AICPA SOC 2 Type II.
Best for: CPA firms that want a credentialed offshore accountant or EA but are not ready to commit to a full-time seat.
Staff Domain is an Australian-led staffing firm with dedicated specialists in the Philippines and South Africa who work only for one client. It runs five delivery centers in Manila, Cebu, Clark, Alabang and Randburg, plus secure work-from-home setups.
Its finance and accounting roles include accountants, tax preparers, bookkeepers, payroll specialists, trust accountants, management accountants and financial analysts. Clients can choose offshore staffing, outsourcing, BPO, employer of record or build-operate-transfer. The company is ISO 27001 certified and says teams can be live within six weeks. Much of its accounting content is written for Xero, MYOB and NetSuite users, so US firms on CCH, UltraTax or Lacerte should confirm software experience during interviews.
Best for: Firms that want a South African hiring option, with its closer overlap to US East Coast mornings, alongside Philippine staff.
A provider that fills bookkeepers well may struggle to find a senior accountant who can run a month-end close or a tax preparer who knows 1065 and 1120-S returns. Ask for sample profiles for the exact title you need, and ask how many people they have placed in that role for US firms. Providers with role pages for tax preparers, workpaper preparers or audit associates usually have a deeper bench for those jobs.
Some providers employ staff through a local entity or employer of record. Others place people as independent contractors. The difference affects benefits, retention, termination terms and how data security obligations are enforced. Get the employment structure in writing, and confirm who owns equipment and how work-from-home arrangements are controlled.
Offshore staff will see tax returns, bank data and personally identifiable information. Ask for current SOC 2 or ISO 27001 reports rather than relying on badges, and ask whether staff work from secured offices, remote desktops or personal devices. Also check how the setup supports your own IRS Publication 4557 and written information security plan obligations.
Quotes range from hourly rates to flat monthly fees per seat. Compare what is included: salary, benefits, night shift allowances, hardware, software licenses, office space, management and replacement guarantees. Our guide to how much outsourced accounting costs explains the main price drivers.
Philippine and Indian staff often work US night shifts, which gives full overlap but can raise costs and turnover. Latin American staff usually share US hours naturally. Decide whether you need live collaboration during the day or overnight turnaround, then pick the region that fits.
It is a model where a staffing firm recruits and employs accountants in another country who work full time and exclusively for your firm, under your direction and in your systems.
With staffing you manage the person and the workflow. With outsourcing the vendor manages the people and delivers finished work against an agreed scope, often with its own review layer.
The Philippines and India are the most common, followed by Latin American countries such as Mexico and Colombia. A few providers also recruit in South Africa and Eastern Europe.
No. Offshore staff can prepare returns and workpapers, but signing, review sign-off and professional judgment stay with your licensed US staff.
Providers on this list quote anywhere from about a week to six weeks from first call to start date, depending on the role and how quickly you interview.
Offshore accounting staffing works best when you treat the hire like any other team member: clear role definitions, a real onboarding plan and a named reviewer. MYCPE ONE, TOA Global and Cloudstaff are built around accounting firms and offer the deepest role menus for tax and audit work. Connext, Kinetic Staff and Staff Domain give you more control over hiring in the Philippines and South Africa. Vintti and Pearl Talent suit firms that want Latin American staff in US hours, while 1840 & Co and CapActix cover multi-country hiring and flexible hours.
Shortlist two or three providers, ask each for candidate profiles for the same role, and compare the full monthly cost and employment terms side by side before you sign.