3 Ways Outsourcing Accounting Can Improve Your Business

Few people have the accountant’s touch when it comes to handling a business’s finances, and that’s okay. While you, as the executive, have likely spearheaded aspects of your accounting strategy out of pure necessity at this point, it may be time to update your processes and hand the strategy over to the experts.

Instead of scrambling to tackle finances in-house, consider outsourcing. You’ll receive unparalleled accounting support and strategy while gaining a flexible team of accounting experts so you can go back to focusing on your business growth.

Before focusing your attention on growth, let’s cover the three main benefits of accounting outsourcing for your business so you can make an informed decision.

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Some main benefits we’ll cover in more detail below, include:

1. Letting your outsourced team own the accounting process
2. Having the right, qualified people on your side & managing through turnover
3. Gaining access to an entire team and extended network of experts

Let’s dive in.

#1 Owning the entire accounting process

While your business expertise is valuable to inform financial decisions, one of the benefits of outsourcing accounting is that the experts provide you with the best and latest processes and technologies to help you efficiently and effectively accomplish your goals.

First, the experts will evaluate your processes. Understanding your current processes is an essential part of your accounting strategy. By outsourcing, your new partner isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel or overhaul your operations.

Outsourced accountants will come in with a fresh set of eyes and use their expertise and experience to offer suggestions on ways to update and improve your processes. They are looking to make things better by adding efficiencies and ensuring new processes and workflows remain scalable to fit your company’s needs as it changes or grows.

They’ll likely evaluate:

• The current team and their skill sets
• Information and structure
• Current processes and technology uses
• Data cleanup protocols

Next, the team will evaluate your current technology in the same way. Since automating manual processes is imperative to time-saving, updating your technology may be the key to saving valuable time and money.

By eliminating manual processes and implementing automated solutions, you take the hours of manual (typically low-level work) work off your employees’ plate, giving them more time to work on goal-oriented tasks that add value to the business.

Automation also takes human error out of the equation, which reduces the risk or the possibility of fraud.

From there, it’s time to implement the new processes and technology. Your outsourced experts will document all new processes and provide training to your existing employees. They continue to be accountable for maintaining those processes and managing the team, taking the burden of management off the CEO or Owner’s shoulders while also empowering the current team to stay accountable and perform at their best.

After your processes and technology are optimized, it’s important to hire the right people in the right roles to drive your business into the future.

Read more: What is Outsourced Accounting? 

#2 Hire qualified people & reduce turnover

Turnover is inevitable at any company and is even more common at a rapidly growing company.

Common mistakes we see are:

1. Companies hire lower-level employees and expect high-level output
2. Companies hire high-level employees with high pay but they focus on low-level work
3. Companies do not know how to manage or structure an accounting department

In all scenarios, both lead to frustrated employees and subpar results – which frustrates executive management and leaves employees feeling dissatisfied. Employees feel blamed, and oftentimes, you have good people already; they likely need a little training oversight to be more effective in their role.

So do you hire more people? Can you commit to affording to hire more people or the people you need full-time?

With growth or change, outsourcing becomes an ideal solution. One reason is that an outsourced team can provide scalability and flexibility as you grow and provide continuity if you experience turnover.

If you experience internal turnover, the outsourced team is there to fill those gaps temporarily or permanently. If you’re looking to hire for the internal role, your accounting experts can support you with the hiring, onboarding, and training process.

Suppose you experience turnover within your outsourced team. In that case, the good news is that multiple positions are supporting your company within the outsourced team. And there’s always someone who is being training by your outsourced team before the departure. This is why continuity is such a big deal for many.

Overall, your company will experience lower turnover even in times of high demand, cash flow problems, or special projects with an outsourced partner by your side who is helping to manage this process.

Read more: When Should You Consider Outsourcing Your Accounting Operations?

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#3 Direct access to a team of experts

Another benefit of outsourcing to an accounting firm is that you gain an immediate team of trusted experts but also have access to the entire team within the company – should you need it.

What’s important is that your outsourced team will integrate themselves into the fabric of your business. They are always looking for new ways to help, offer ideas and insights they’ve seen in the market, and keep you posted on the latest trends, strategies, and technologies.

Since they are always thinking about your business’s well-being and future direction, if they should ever need to bring in another in-house export or provide an introduction to an outside one, you can bet they’ll do it helps your business. They are well connected with many experts outside of accounting, such as advisors in HR, marketing, banking, and various other reliable partners to support you.

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Ultimately, the level of sophistication a team of outsourced experts can bring to your business is unmatched. With a plethora of experts acting as part of your team and sitting in the driver’s seat of your strategy, problem solvers are consistently a phone call away. Plus, they’re committed to helping your company grow.

Take the burden of accounting off your shoulders and let your outsourced accounting team manage the process for you. You’ll gain a fantastic partnership, improve your business, and gain better insights than you were likely previously capable of doing alone.

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