How It Works?

Service Flow

No doubt, setting up an offshore team is a rewarding process otherwise none of the big Accounting Firms would do so but it requires 100% commitment and realistic expectations.

In our experience, repositioning your firm as forward looking ‘advisers’ rather historical data reporting accountants is the primary reason why firms set up offshore teams. The overseas team focuses on the preparation of financials and the home team focuses on high value advisory, business development and growing the firm.

We have provided a detailed overview of the process. For the successful implementation of offshore strategy, its paramount that the entire process is clearly laid out from the outset.

Discovery e-Meet

It’s a free, non-obligatory 60-90 minutes Zoom call to understand your business, your aspiration, formulating a strategy, timeline and most importantly to answer your questions. At the end of the call, you will have clear understanding and a strategy should you wish to proceed.

Job Roles

Job roles are useful in every hiring but for offshore hiring, they are absolutely essential. We need a job role from you for each type of role you wish to recruit for. Please have a look at our recommended job roles for accountants, bookkeepers and other roles.

e-Interview

We will organise a Zoom interview based on your availability. The interview could be recorded if required.

Set up

Based on your preferred setup option (office or remote access), we will procure a work station, dual screens, keyboard, mouse and headphone. All computers are secured with no access to USB and CD drives.

Each member of staff will have pre-set Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. If required they can also have a dedicated UK landline for incoming and outgoing calls.

Joining Your Team

The member of staff is yours, just like anyone else in your UK office except they are sitting in another branch office. Include them in your morning or weekly meetings. They will be available as per your UK office time. In our experience, a dedicated supervisor in your UK office brings the best results.

Bespoke Training

As a premium accounting training provider in the UK, we have a library of courses on bookkeeping, accounting, Xero, QBO and so on. If required, we can provide full training to your staff member saving you the precious time.

Grow Your Team, Grow Your Firm

We generally recommend to start between 1 and 3 team members but once they are settled it's far easier to continue to add and keep growing your talent base.

Engagement

We will agree to a scope, timeline and fees. Our fees are transparent and agreed in advance so there are no unpleasant surprises.

Shortlisting

As per your job roles, we will shortlist 3 to 7 candidates for each role and provide you with video-CVs. We can provide as few or as many CV’s as you want. All candidates are fully vetted and referenced.

Offer

We will advise you on the salary package based on our local market knowledge and law. We will hire your employees on your behalf and deal with all local taxes. Each month you’ll receive an invoice from us (a UK based company) which will be paid in the UK bank account. All local compliance including employment contracts and rights will be dealt at our end.

Induction

On joining (usually within 4 weeks of accepting an offer), we organise 5 days induction. During these days, we train a staff member on IT protocols, Data protection / GDPR, communication tools or anything specific you want us to train like Xero or QBO refresher.

On-Going Support

We will continue to provide payroll and HR support in order to meet the local compliance. Our dedicated team IT support is available on-call to deal with any IT issues. In addition, we will also organise team building days, which in our experience are quite important to keep the team motivated. Our goal is to hire, train and retain the best talent with you. We can also organise 3 to 6 months training in your UK office if required.

Review & Support

Your UK based accounts manager’s sole responsibility is to make the process as smooth as possible. We are available whenever you need us. We have regular e-Meets scheduled to ensure the desired results are achieved.