Finance outsourcing, with a dedicated team
Finance outsourcing usually means sending your books to a bureau and getting numbers back. There’s a better way: a dedicated finance professional who works inside your systems, to your standards, as part of your team.
The better option
Don't just outsource the process — get someone dedicated to it
Traditional finance outsourcing hands your work to a shared, anonymous team juggling dozens of clients. You get output, not a person. A dedicated finance hire owns your bookkeeping, reconciliations, credit control or reporting end to end — and one experienced accountant can cover VAT, payroll and management accounts together. For the same price — often less — you can have a dedicated professional who works only for you, in your systems, to your process, doing more than the narrow task you were going to farm out.
| Traditional finance outsourcing | Dedicated Aspire hire | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | A shared team, rotating, split across many clients | One named person, working only for you |
| Scope | The specific task you outsourced — nothing more | Whatever you train them on, as your needs grow |
| Your systems | Their platform; you adapt to them | Your software, your process, your standards |
| Knowledge | Resets every time staff rotate | Learns your business once — and keeps it |
| Control | You get deliverables, not a team member | You manage priorities directly, like an employee |
| Price | Per-task or per-hour, scales with volume | One fixed monthly fee — from the same level |
The roles
Dedicated finance roles — or one accountant who does it all
Accountantfrom £1,250/mo
Accounts Assistantfrom £1,150/mo
Credit Controllerfrom £1,150/mo
Payroll Administratorfrom £1,150/mo
Assistant Accountantfrom £1,150/mo
Common questions
Finance outsourcing, with a dedicated team: FAQs
How much does finance outsourcing cost?
Dedicated finance staff start from £1,150 per month all-inclusive (bookkeeping and accounts roles) and £1,250 for a qualified accountant who can cover VAT, payroll, management accounts and year-end together — against £2,500–£7,500+ per month for equivalent UK hires.
Can one person cover VAT, payroll and management accounts?
Yes — a dedicated offshore accountant typically handles all of it: VAT returns, payroll, management accounts, month-end and year-end. You're not hiring separate people for each task; one experienced professional covers the lot for £1,250 per month. See the offshore accountant role.
Will they work in our accounting software?
Yes — your finance hire works directly in your Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or practice software, to your chart of accounts and review process. Nothing moves to an external bureau system.
How is this different from a bookkeeping bureau?
A bureau processes your books on their system and sends results back. A dedicated hire works in your systems as part of your team, learns your business, handles a wider scope, and is available on UK hours — usually for a similar or lower cost.
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