AP/AR specialist
- 1 to 3 years on US books
- Runs both cycles for a portfolio of straightforward clients: capture, coding, batching, invoicing, cash application and the ageing
- Onboarded on your software and SOPs
- Works in BILL, QuickBooks, or Xero
Hire elite AP & AR Specialists in under 3 weeks. Only interview talent pre-vetted for skill, experience, and cultural fit. We handle everything else.
Free to interview. Only pay if you hire.
45-day replacement guarantee on dedicated hires.
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Experienced hires start with onboarding on your software and SOPs. Newer hires first complete our 6-week US tax and accounting program. Weekly technical sessions and monthly IRS and regulatory reviews keep the team current.
Offshore AP & AR specialists work in BILL, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, and Ramp. If your software is on your must-have list, you won't see a candidate without it.
Every file goes through preparer, senior, quality and final review before it reaches you. Structured workpapers sit behind every number.
Add the capacity you can't find in the US hiring market. Clear the season's work and take on more clients without hiring locally.
Rates are up to 54% below the US market. Hire the top 1% while keeping your hiring budget in check. It's a win-win situation.

We handpick the top 3 for your role based on skill, experience, and culture fit. In 3-5 days, interview candidates who work in tools like:
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Make the right hire with transparent rates and clear skill benchmarks for every level of AP & AR specialist seat in India.
Your first shortlist usually arrives within 3-5 days. Vetted for skill, experience, and culture fit. Get end-to-end support to make the right hire fast.
Pay nothing upfront. Hire only if you're happy. Plus, every hire is backed by our 45-day free replacement policy.
Every hire is a full-time teammate. Embedded in your team, aligned with your goals, and committed long-term.
A year: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, May 2025.
US AP & AR specialist, per year
$50.7K
From ~$11/hr, hourly or monthly, depending on the role.
Full-time seat, per year
$21.6-30K
Based on ~$11/hr for a 2,080-hour year ($22,880) against the US median. Savings vary with the role, seniority, and work mix.
Save up to
54%
We deliver candidates with a proven track record across the skills, tools, and technologies that matter.
Invoice capture, coding and three-way matching.
Scale your teamVendor master hygiene and duplicate detection.
Scale your teamPayment batches prepared for your approval, never released.
Scale your teamClient invoicing, cash application and unapplied cash clearance.
Scale your teamThe worked ageing list and scripted follow-up.
Scale your teamVendor statement and customer account reconciliation.
Scale your teamShare your hiring goals and we'll guide you on roles, software, and rates. Then align on how to hire and what the seat needs.
Meet your recruiter to finalize the role and build your hiring plan. We'll align on profile, process, and timeline.
Review 3+ top candidates in 3-5 days. Interview, choose your hire, and we'll handle the rest.
We support onboarding, payroll, and compliance, so your new hire integrates fast and sticks long term.
Keep hiring with the same speed and quality whenever you need. Your recruiter stays close to support future hires, backfills, or scaling your team.
Zero-risk hiring. If you don't make a hire, you don't pay anything.
"Accountably felt like an invisible engine powering our growth."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."



On the payable side: invoice capture, GL coding, three-way matching, vendor master maintenance and W-9 collection, duplicate detection, payment batch preparation and vendor statement reconciliation. On the receivable side: invoice generation and delivery, cash application, unapplied cash clearance, ageing analysis, scripted follow-up, dispute logging and escalation packs. Approval, release and customer escalation stay with your firm.
You'll receive a shortlist of strong, best-fit AP & AR specialist candidates within three to five days of the kickoff call, and you can make a hire within three weeks.
Timing depends on how many interview rounds you want to run and how long final-stage steps take.
Accountably replaces a mis-hire at no additional cost. If a hire doesn't work out within the first 45 days, we'll find you a replacement with no additional fee.
Every new hire, whether in India or the US, carries some risk, and being a little nervous about whether someone will work out is normal. Accountably's vetting process is built to take most of that risk off the table upfront; the guarantee is the backstop if something gets missed.
Talk through the specifics with your Accountably rep before you sign.
When someone moves on later, we shadow and hand over during the notice period, so your workflow never takes a hit.
No, and that is deliberate. The seat builds the batch in the client's platform and it sits pending your approval; release happens under your firm's own banking credentials. Approval limits, terms and the payment calendar are yours to set.
Yes: our AP & AR specialists work in BILL, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct, Ramp, Expensify, Dext, and Karbon, and Accountably screens for the specific platform your firm uses as a hard filter before presenting anyone.
When you brief Accountably on the role, name your exact stack, including any add-ons and the version you run, and candidates will be filtered for hands-on experience with that combination. Every hire is ramped on your software and SOPs before they touch live work.
Hiring an AP & AR specialist in India through Accountably follows one path: Accountably sources and vets the candidate, then employs them, handling payroll, compliance, and benefits administration on your behalf. You pay Accountably a monthly fee per seat and do not need to set up a foreign entity or navigate Indian employment law directly.
Once the hire is made: provide access to your systems and prior-period workpapers before day one, align on your deadlines and review schedule, and plan a structured first month for the AP & AR specialist to walk through your clients, recurring work, and existing processes.
Accountably vets AP & AR specialists in India through active sourcing, resume screening, a first-round interview, and a practical skills assessment. The strongest candidates from those stages become your shortlist.
Sourcing targets candidates with direct US-client or US-firm experience, because candidates calibrated on US standards and US deadlines require less ramp time. Resume screening applies your requirements as hard filters, including proficiency in the software you use (BILL, QuickBooks, and Xero).
The first-round interview assesses accuracy orientation and how the candidate explains their work. After you choose your finalist, Accountably runs a background check to verify work history.
Entry-level accounting seats start around $11 an hour, roughly $1,800 to $2,500 a month for a full-time seat.
Senior seats cost more, and we share full pricing once we have your role requirements. Interviewing is free, and you only pay if you hire.
For CPA firms where the partner or owner is doing too much of this work themselves, offshore hiring makes an AP & AR specialist accessible at a fraction of US cost. The savings reflect the lower cost of living in India, not lower accounting standards.
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.
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