Outsource Bookkeeping Teams with Emapta
Bookkeeping is the backbone of every business—having up-to-date and organised records help you monitor your business’ performance, keep track of your expenses and revenue, and you can easily comply with the requirements of external agencies to check the validity of your operations.
But if you’re going to track every transaction on your own—invoices or profitability reports—on top of your core responsibilities, it’s not enough. Bookkeeping requires a dedicated staff or team even for small to medium businesses because compiling data, crunching the numbers should only be second to your focus: growing your business and engaging your clients.
Understandably, creating a 100% onshore team for bookkeeping can be too costly for your business. When talent is scarce in your area, chances are local bookkeepers may charge exorbitant fees. It may also even be harder to retain them in the long run.
A cost-efficient growth strategy for your small business would be to outsource bookkeeping services to a prime outsourcing destination such as the Philippines. One of the top benefits of bookkeeping & accounting outsourcing to the Philippines is getting access to a wide-ranging talent pool of experienced accounting professionals who are eager to join business process outsourcing (BPO) companies to build their careers in the international arena.
Emapta provides high-performance teams for accounting firms in Australia, the UK, the US, and other parts of the globe. Whenever a client needs new staff, we’re quick to source and onboard their new addition to the team. Our clients’ offshore bookkeeping teams work either remotely or in one of our 16 office locations -complete with HR, Admin, and 24/7 IT support.
We take pride in having one of the lowest attrition rates in the BPO industry by fostering an engaging work culture that offers training programs, certification courses, as well as health and wellness activities, to keep your accounting team upskilled, motivated, and productive.
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Looking for a specific finance and accounting solution? Talk with our Accounting Subject Matter Expert with a broad experience in helping clients build finance and accounting teams across different team setups and locations.
We’ll provide you with full-time bookkeepers who work exclusively for you. You have full control over the processes, technology, and work shift of your outsourced accounting and bookkeeping team. To guide you on how to outsource bookkeeping, here are some of the crucial tasks you can delegate to your team:
General Services:
Accounts payable (bills and payments)
Accounts receivables (invoices and collection)
Daily General ledger maintenance
Time tracking & job cost reporting
Payroll processing
Expense classification
Sales commissions
Sales and use tax filing
Bank account reconciliation
Credit card reconciliation
Balance sheet generation and review
Advanced Services:
Budgeting & Forecasting
Balance Sheet
Profit and Loss Statement – Month
Profit and Loss Statement – YTD
Profit and Loss Statement by Class – Month
Profit and Loss Statement by Class – YTD
Cash Flow Statement
Accounts Receivable Aging
Accounts Payable Aging
Prepaid Expenses by Vendor
Accrued Expenses by Vendor
Deferred Revenue by Customer
Open Sales Order by Customer
General Ledger
Financial statements & custom reporting
Inventory management
Foreign banking management
Fixed asset management
Coordinating with your CPA or tax adviser
Tax & Audit support
We can also help train your offshore team members or find bookkeepers who have the following accreditation:
Certified Bookkeeper (CB)
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers Member
Xero-certified Adviser
QuickBooks Certification
Our bookkeeping teams are often composed of entry-, mid- or senior-level professionals in the following roles:
Bookkeeping team sample setup for small businesses
Senior Bookkeeper
Junior Bookkeeper
Billing Specialist
Payroll Specialist
Tax Preparer
The bookkeeper oversees the day-to-day/monthly/yearly inbound and outbound cash flow. In some cases, this work can be divided between the senior and junior bookkeepers, where the latter can focus on encoding and maintaining financial records. You can also include a billing specialist, payroll specialist, and a tax preparer whose records can be consolidated by your bookkeeper.