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How Our Pricing Works
Accountably offers three engagement models to hire accounting and tax talent in India. Every file goes through preparer, senior, quality and final review before it reaches you. The difference is who runs the team and whether you end up owning it.
 | Dedicated Offshore Talent | White-Label Delivery Team | Build-Operate-Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day-to-day management | You assign the work. Accountably handles recruiting, training, and review | Our delivery manager runs the team | Accountably runs the unit, then hands it to your lead |
| Setup required | Access to your software and your SOPs. No SOPs? We build them with you | Send the work. The team delivers inside agreed turnaround windows | Accountably builds an exclusive team and management for your firm |
| Best fit for | Firms needing stable, round-the-year capacity | Smaller or seasonal firms whose volume spikes in busy season | Firms serious about long-term offshore control |
| Fee structure | Monthly invoice per seat, at an hourly or monthly rate | Per return for tax work; other work by scope | Custom, agreed on your discovery call |
| Onboarding support | Training on your software and SOPs, with mock returns before any live work | The team arrives with its own manager and reviewers | The unit, team and management included, is built and run for you, then handed over |
| Free replacement guarantee | 45-day | Doesn't apply. An assigned manager runs your team and is your single point of contact | Agreed on your discovery call |
Not sure which would be best for you? We'll explain all three options on your free discovery call.
Three Models Explained + Your Exact Numbers Takes One Quick Conversation
Tell us the role and seniority level you're hiring for.
On a free 30-minute call, we'll show you the rate to expect, which model fits, and exactly how the numbers break down.
Free to interview. Only pay if you hire.
“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.”
What It Costs to Hire Great Accounting Talent in India
Rates are per seat, hourly or monthly, and scale with seniority and the work mix. We publish starting rates. You get your exact number on a call.
Example rates for hiring in India
| Role | Level | Accountably rate hourly (USD) | Accountably rate monthly (USD) | Typical US salary annual (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax preparer | Tax-focused | From ~$14/hr | ~$2,400-$2,500 | $54,920 |
| Staff accountant | Entry-level | From ~$11/hr | ~$1,800-$2,500 | $83,680 |
| Bookkeeper | Entry-level | From ~$11/hr | ~$1,800-$2,500 | $50,670 |
| AP and AR specialist | Entry-level | From ~$11/hr | ~$1,800-$2,500 | $50,670 |
| Payroll specialist | Entry-level | From ~$11/hr | ~$1,800-$2,500 | $58,260 |
| Tax reviewer | Senior | On request | On request | $83,680 |
| Accounting manager | Senior | On request | On request | $166,570 |
These are starting rates for a full-time seat. And this is just a small sample of the roles we place. If an accounting or tax role can be done remotely, we can find the talent in India. Senior reviewers and specialized tax work cost more, and we quote them on request. That cost generally covers your hire's pay plus office rent, power, computers, compliance with Indian labor law, payroll, management, and security. Your hire works in your firm's own software and tools.
US salaries: BLS median annual pay, May 2025 (Tax Preparers for tax preparers; Accountants and Auditors for staff accountants and tax reviewers; Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks for bookkeepers and AP and AR specialists; Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks for payroll specialists; Financial Managers for accounting managers).
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We'll walk you through the rate for the role and seniority level, which model fits, and how the monthly number adds up. If you like the numbers, you can have your first candidates in 3-5 days after your kickoff call.
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Accountably's Proven Hiring Process
Hiring doesn't have to take months. Our streamlined approach connects you with the right talent quickly.
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 training, SOPs, and mock returns before any live work.
6. Ongoing Support
We want to ensure talent retention. Start with 1-3 hires and add more as trust builds.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the role and which model fits you. A dedicated hire is priced per seat, hourly or monthly. 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, accounting seats start at about $11 an hour (roughly $1,800 to $2,500 a month) and tax seats at about $14 (roughly $2,400 to $2,500). Senior reviewers and specialized tax work cost more. You'll get exact numbers on your discovery call.
For a dedicated hire, you pay nothing until you hire. A dedicated hire has a 60-day minimum.
Dedicated offshore talent means full-time accountants and tax staff working inside your workflow, in your software and on your SOPs. A white-label delivery team is an end-to-end team, manager and reviewers included, that handles your seasonal or compliance workload. Build-operate-transfer means we stand up your own offshore unit with an exclusive team and management, then hand it to you. Dedicated hires and build-operate-transfer teams go through the same screening and training. A white-label team is staffed and run by its assigned manager. In all three, every file goes through preparer, senior, quality and final review before it reaches you.
If your work runs year-round, dedicated talent gives you stable capacity inside your workflow. If your volume spikes in busy season, a white-label team takes the seasonal or compliance work off your desk end to end. If you want long-term control of your offshore team, build-operate-transfer gets you a unit of your own. With a dedicated hire, you can start with 1-3 people and add seats as trust builds.
Not sure which would be right for you? We'll walk through all three on your free discovery call.
Ask about a trial task on your discovery call. We decide trials case by case, and if one fits, our team puts it through full multi-layer review.
Your reviewer grades the work before you commit a single client file.
Yes. There are no upfront fees. We source, screen, and run initial interviews, then send you a shortlist to interview.
You only pay if you make a dedicated hire. If you don't hire anyone, you don't pay anything.
Since we only get paid when you hire, it's in our interest to send you candidates worth hiring.
Because a single fixed figure would be wrong for you more often than it would be right. Your all-in cost depends on several things: the role and seniority level, the work mix, and which of our three models fits you.
That's why we price the actual seats you're considering: the rate for each role, which model fits, and how it all adds up. It's a 30-minute conversation, not a sales pitch, and you'll leave with numbers you can make the best decision with.
Some providers quote one rate for every seat. It looks simple, but it means you pay the same for a bookkeeper as for a senior reviewer, or you get junior people doing senior work.
We price on the work mix and seniority your firm actually needs, not a one-size sticker. Entry-level accounting support starts around $11 an hour and tax-focused roles around $14. Senior reviewers and specialized tax work cost more.
You'll get exact numbers for each seat on your discovery call.
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