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Why US Accounting Firms Hire Talent in India with Accountably

Accountably is a staffing and recruiting agency that helps US CPA, EA, and accounting firms hire talent from India across tax, accounting, payroll, and finance.

Our white-glove partnership approach sets us apart. We listen and ask the right questions, and the results show up in candidates who consistently exceed expectations.

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Top 1% candidate quality

The hardest part of working with us is choosing between candidates. Every candidate on your shortlist passed a screening that most don't.

One recruiter who learns what you're looking for inside out

One point of contact, every search. They learn your standards, remember your preferences, and stay with you from brief to placement and beyond.

No time wasted screening resumes

Leave the sourcing and screening to us. Receive a shortlist and make fast yes/no calls. Interview only your top picks.

Speed, simplicity, and support throughout

  • First candidates in 3-5 days
  • Hire in under 3 weeks
  • Slack channel + ongoing support
  • 45-day replacement guarantee on dedicated hires

Hire your way

Dedicated hire, white-label team, or build-operate-transfer. Your choice. For a dedicated hire, you pay nothing until you hire.

Plus, you set the pace, not us. Start with 1-3 people. Add more as trust builds.

21Days to hire
Up to 70%Payroll savings
45daysGuarantee on dedicated hires
30+Placements since 2022
Founded by a US-licensed CPA
Business Standard Outlook India Mid-Day

Only Meet Candidates Worth Your Time

Here's how Accountably screens candidates (so you don't have to).

Active search for accounting talent

We recruit accountants and tax preparers in India against your must-haves: the returns you file, the software you run, and the experience the seat needs.

Fluency in your tax and accounting software

Nobody touches live work until they know your software. Our people prepare returns in UltraTax CS, CCH Axcess, Lacerte, Drake Tax, and ProConnect Tax, keep books in QuickBooks and Xero, and work inside Karbon, TaxDome, and Suralink.

Mock returns (run by us)

We look for:

  • Workpapers tied back to source
  • Your SOPs followed on every file
  • Open questions written down, not guessed at
  • Review-ready files, not first drafts

Test our work before you hire

Want to test our work first? Ask about a trial task on your discovery call. If it fits, your reviewer grades the work, and you get the results before you commit a single client file.

Thorough background checks and SOC 2-aligned security

Every hire is background-verified and works under an NDA. Access is role-based, over a secure VPN, with encrypted file exchange.

Audit logs record who opened what, and nothing is stored on a personal machine.

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Accountably Is Featured in Leading Business Publications

Business Standard, Outlook India, Mid-Day, and other leading publications have covered how Accountably helps US accounting firms hire in India. An achievement we owe to the US firms that trust us to scale their teams.

Business Standard
Outlook India
Mid-Day
ABP Live
Deccan Herald
BW Businessworld
Republic World
Ahmedabad Mirror
Times Now
ET Now
First India
India Times
Leading publications that have covered Accountably

Get Support for Every Step of Hiring

Accountably makes hiring in India easier, faster, and more affordable than hiring in the US. Spend less time managing hiring and more time reviewing work, advising clients, and bringing in new business.

Done-for-you sourcing and screening

We handle everything between "Here's the role I need," and "Here's your shortlist."

Interview and onboarding support

Your recruiter stays with you through scheduling, interviews, and onboarding, so nothing slips between shortlist and first day.

Zero-risk compliance

You don't need to set up a local entity or become an expert in Indian employment law. We handle it all.

Continuity when someone leaves

We shadow and hand over during the notice period. Your workflow never takes a hit.

SOPs built with you

We help you write SOPs that keep work consistent no matter who does it, including file naming, workpaper structure, and version control.

Equipment, office space, and more

Part of our white-glove approach is helping with the extras that matter. From laptops to office space, we'll make it happen.

Offshore Hiring Made Easy

Tell us who you need to hire, and we'll handle the rest: sourcing, payroll, compliance, and everything in between.

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Free to interview, only pay if you hire.

Hire Software-Fluent Talent at up to 70% Below US Hiring Costs

Hire preparers with the judgment and experience to use your tax software well, and the accountants who keep your clients' books in QuickBooks and Xero.

Here's how we screen every candidate for software fluency

  • Software experience flagged on every resume
  • Technical assessments available when your role needs them
  • Your workflow covered in onboarding: how you review, what your deadlines are, and what "done" looks like to your partners
  • If your software is on your must-have list, you won't see a candidate without it

Your Team Works in the Software You Already Run

After placement, weekly technical sessions keep your team current as tax law and the software change.

Tax preparation

Returns, workpapers, and review

  • Thomson Reuters: UltraTax CS, GoSystem Tax RS
  • Wolters Kluwer: CCH Axcess, CCH ProSystem fx Tax
  • Lacerte
  • Drake Software: Drake Tax
  • ProConnect Tax
  • ProSeries
  • TaxSlayer Pro

Accounting and ERP

Bookkeeping, close, and reporting

  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Sage: Sage Intacct, Sage 50
  • FreshBooks
  • Zoho Books

Payroll

Payroll review and year-end

  • Gusto
  • ADP
  • Paychex
  • Rippling
  • Paylocity

Bill pay, AP, and expenses

Payables, receipts, and expenses

  • BILL
  • Expensify
  • Ramp
  • Dext
  • Hubdoc

Practice management and client portals

Workflow, deadlines, and client requests

  • Karbon
  • TaxDome
  • Canopy
  • Financial Cents
  • Liscio

Documents and audit

File exchange, workpapers, and audit support

  • Suralink
  • SmartVault
  • ShareFile
  • SafeSend
  • Caseware
  • Wolters Kluwer: CCH ProSystem fx Engagement

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Why US Accounting Firms Hire in India

Great talent, US tax training, and budget left for growth.

Save up to 70% compared to equivalent US hires

Top talent trained on US tax, US GAAP, and IRS standards

Communication style, work ethic, and professional norms that align with US teams

Busy-season capacity you can't find in the US hiring market

Hire Top 1% Accounting Talent in India in 21 Days

Join fast-growing US firms building high-performing teams with top offshore talent.

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Jugal Thacker, founder of Accountably

Build the Team You Didn't Think You Could Afford

Trained accountants and tax preparers plus active sourcing for every role.

Tax PreparerAhmedabad, India
Works on
10401120-S1065UltraTaxLacerte
RateFrom $14/hr
Staff AccountantAhmedabad, India
Works on
Month-end closeReconciliationsQuickBooksXero
RateFrom $11/hr
BookkeeperAhmedabad, India
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Bank recsAP and ARQuickBooksXero
RateFrom $11/hr
Tax ReviewerAhmedabad, India
Works on
Review10401065CCH Axcess
RateOn request
AP and AR SpecialistAhmedabad, India
Works on
BillsCollectionsVendor recsQuickBooks
RateFrom $11/hr
Payroll SpecialistAhmedabad, India
Works on
Payroll runs1099 prepQuickBooks
RateFrom $11/hr
Accounting ManagerAhmedabad, India
Works on
ReviewCloseTeam lead
RateOn request

Accountably's Proven Hiring Process

Hiring doesn't have to take months. Our streamlined approach connects you with the right talent quickly.

The right hire in21days

1. Discovery Call

We learn your firm, the role, and your preferences.

2. Kickoff & Calibration

You meet your dedicated recruiter, align on the hiring process, and review sample profiles.

3. Vetted Shortlist

Receive your first candidates in 3-5 days.

4. Interviews & Selection

We coordinate everything. You just choose.

5. Onboarding Support

We handle contracts, equipment, payroll, and compliance.

6. Ongoing Support

We want to ensure talent retention. Start with 1-3 hires and add more as trust builds.

What Leading Firms Say About Accountably

A few themes come up again and again from firms that have hired offshore talent with Accountably:

Growth without local hires

"Accountably felt like an invisible engine powering our growth."
Regional CPA firm12 placements · 3x return volume

Quality that surprises

"I was the biggest skeptic in the room when we discussed offshore. Six months in, I'm the biggest advocate. The quality of workpapers coming through is better than what we produced in-house, and my partners finally have time for client-facing work."
CPA firm8 placements · 42% lower tax prep costs

Room to grow

"As a solo EA, I was drowning in 1040s every season and turning away good clients. One dedicated offshore preparer changed everything. I doubled my client base and actually took a vacation in April for the first time in 12 years."
Solo enrolled agentOne dedicated preparer

Your time back

"They matched our pace from day one. Returns came back clean, organized, and ready for review. It felt like we'd doubled our team overnight."
Mid-size CPA firmWhite-label tax preparation

Zero disruption

"Three hundred and ten returns. Ten weeks. Zero missed deadlines. Zero client complaints. And our team actually went home at a reasonable hour for the first time in years."
Tax-focused CPA firmAbout 200 hours saved

One Partner for Every Hiring Need

Accountably builds its service around your process, your preferences, and however much you want us to own, from a single placement to a fully managed offshore team.

Dedicated Offshore Staffing

Hire full-time accountants and tax preparers for any role that can be done remotely.

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White-Label Delivery

Hire a team, manager and reviewers included, that takes on your seasonal or compliance work.

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Build-Operate-Transfer

Hire an exclusive offshore team we build and run for you. Take it over when you're ready to own it.

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Tax and Accounting Services

Outsource 1040, 1120, 1065, and 990 returns, bookkeeping, and payroll. Every file goes through preparer, senior, quality and final review before it reaches you.

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Who We Help

US accounting firms of all sizes work with Accountably to hire great talent fast.

Firm Owners and Partners

At fast-growing CPA and EA firms seeking rapid, sustainable growth with limited resources or time to build a high-performing, agile team with US-based talent.

Operations and Practice Managers

At mid-size firms who are in need of a full-service partner with an efficient and streamlined hiring process, to accelerate their recruitment efforts while staying legally compliant.

Solo Practitioners and EAs

At one-person practices looking for cost-effective alternatives to hiring US-based employees while maintaining a high level of expertise and skills.

Success Stories

Regional CPA firm

How a Regional CPA Firm Tripled Return Volume by Building a Team of 12 with Accountably

12Candidates Placed
$420KSaved per Year
Mid-size CPA firm

How a Mid-Size CPA Firm Turned Around 600 Returns in 12 Weeks, All on Time

600Returns in 12 Weeks
25+ hrsFreed Every Week
Solo enrolled agent

How a Solo EA Doubled Their Client Base with One Dedicated Preparer

2xClient Base
1Dedicated Preparer
CPA firm

How a Skeptical CPA Firm Cut Tax Prep Costs 42% with 8 Offshore Placements

8Candidates Placed
42%Tax Prep Cost Reduction
Tax-focused CPA firm

How a Tax-Focused CPA Firm Filed 310 Returns in 10 Weeks with Zero Disruption

310Returns in 10 Weeks
~200 hrsTime Saved

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Accountably helps US firms hire top-tier accounting talent in India through full-service recruitment and staffing services.

We connect firms with high-performing professionals across tax, accounting, CAS, and payroll.

We handle everything from sourcing to vetting to payroll and compliance, so you can build teams where people stick around and help your firm win.

If an accounting or tax role can be performed remotely, Accountably can help you fill it with A-players in India.

We help US firms hire talent in India across tax (tax preparers, tax reviewers), accounting and bookkeeping (staff accountants, bookkeepers, controllers), AP, AR and payroll (AP/AR specialists, payroll specialists), and finance and management (financial analysts, accounting managers, virtual CFOs).

Start with 1-3 hires and add more as trust builds.

A full-time accounting seat costs roughly $1,800 to $2,500 a month, compared with the fully loaded cost of a US staff accountant. It can cost up to 70% less to hire in India compared to hiring US-based professionals for equivalent roles.

Savings vary depending on the position, skillset, and experience level, but the cost advantage is consistent across functions.

India Standard Time is 9.5 to 13.5 hours ahead of the continental US, depending on your time zone and daylight saving.

For example, 9:00 a.m. in New York is 6:30 p.m. in India while US daylight saving time is in effect, and 7:30 p.m. the rest of the year.

Every engagement runs on agreed delivery windows. Talk to us about how working hours would be set up for your firm.

Experienced hires start with onboarding on your software and SOPs. Newer hires first complete our 6-week US tax and accounting program. The training doesn't stop at placement.

We also build in:

  • Mock returns during onboarding on your SOPs, so they practice before any live work.
  • Weekly technical sessions after placement.
  • Monthly IRS and regulatory-update reviews as tax law and firm software change.

Every file goes through preparer, senior, quality and final review before it reaches you.

We train to how your firm reviews and what "done" looks like to your partners.

Yes, with dedicated offshore talent your hire works full-time inside your workflow, in your software and on your SOPs.

We carry the recruiting, the training, the quality control, and the day-to-day people management, so the team adds capacity without adding HR work for you.

You start small, see the work, and expand seat by seat.

If another setup fits better, a white-label delivery team (a manager plus reviewers) can take seasonal or compliance work end to end, or we can stand up your own offshore unit through Build-Operate-Transfer and then hand it to you.

Our team is in India, with offices in Ahmedabad and Indore. Our US headquarters is in Austin, Texas.

Accountably was founded by a US-licensed CPA who spent 7+ years inside US firms: PwC, then a real-estate tax practice, then a full-service firm, rising from reviewer to manager to advisory.

The person designing your offshore team has run the review cycle and felt April.

No, you don't need to sponsor candidates for a visa for remote work where they will continue to reside in their country.

Your hires in India are not US-based and therefore don't need a visa/sponsorship to work.

Yes, client files are handled under SOC 2-aligned controls by background-verified staff who work under NDAs.

Access is role-based and runs over a secure VPN, files move by encrypted exchange, audit logs record activity, and nothing is stored on a personal machine.

For a dedicated hire, you pay nothing until you hire. We don't charge upfront fees, and we make pricing fully transparent once we have your role requirements.

Want to test our work first? Ask about a trial task on your discovery call. If it fits, your reviewer grades the work before you commit.

For a dedicated hire, Accountably offers flexible per-seat pricing, hourly or monthly, depending on the role:

  • Accounting: entry-level accounting support starts around $11 an hour.
  • Tax: tax-focused roles start around $14 an hour.

A full-time accounting seat comes to roughly $1,800 to $2,500 a month, and a tax seat to roughly $2,400 to $2,500. Senior reviewers and specialized tax work cost more.

Every seat includes the same screening, US tax training, and multi-layer review.

White-label work is billed per return for tax work; other work is priced by scope, agreed on your discovery call, as is build-operate-transfer pricing.

For a dedicated hire, interviewing is free, and you pay nothing until you hire.

A trained backup steps in. When someone rolls off, we shadow and hand over during their notice period, so your workflow never takes a hit.

Every engagement runs on SOPs and structured workpapers, so the work stays consistent no matter who does it.

We check every candidate's software experience. Experienced hires start with onboarding on your software and SOPs, and newer hires first complete our 6-week US tax and accounting program. We run background checks, and every hire works under an NDA.

You only see candidates who've passed our rigorous screening.

Our placements come from this upfront work. One regional CPA firm has scaled to 12 placements with us. We filter for long-term success.

And if a hire doesn't work out within the first 45 days, we'll find you a replacement at no additional cost. We'll do our best to find a teammate you'll have for the long term.

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