Recruiting for Accounting & Bookkeeping Firms in the Philippines.

We recruit bookkeepers, accountants, and preparation staff for CPA firms and outsourced accounting practices. They handle cleanup and reconciliations, close months to US standards, and build workpapers a reviewer can follow without a second pass. Bring someone on early and busy season starts with a person you can review rather than train.

We replace any hire inside 90 days
01 · The screen

What we test on every search for accounting & bookkeeping firms

  • A journal-entry exercise covering accruals, prepaids, and deferred revenue
  • Whether they have closed a US-standard month end, not just recorded entries
  • Workpaper documentation quality that a reviewer can follow
  • Software depth across QuickBooks, Xero, and whatever your firm standardizes on
02 · The stack

Software we expect them to have used

  • QuickBooks Online
  • Xero
  • Karbon
  • Dext
  • Bill.com
  • Gusto

Why accounting & bookkeeping firms hires need vertical experience.

US standards familiarity is the gate, and busy season means the hire has to be productive before the crunch rather than during it. Most firms start looking in December, which leaves onboarding and review landing in January when nobody has time for either.

03 · What happens next

Tell us about the role.

Send a short brief and we will tell you whether this is a search worth running before anyone pays anything.

To start
Send a brief

A short description of the role. We come back on whether we can fill it, and what it would take.

To delivery
10 business days

From approved brief to the candidates worth meeting, screened and interviewed.

After placement
90 days

Replacement search at no additional charge if the hire does not hold.

10 business days is what we aim for rather than a promise. Senior, specialist, and confidential searches often run longer. We tell you what to expect for your role once we have seen the brief.

05 · Questions

Before you send the brief.

Which roles do you recruit for accounting & bookkeeping firms?
The searches we run most often for CPA firms and outsourced accounting practices are Bookkeeper, Accountant, Accounts Payable Specialist, Payroll Specialist, Data Entry Specialist, Controller. Each has its own screening process, and the brief decides which one we run.
What makes hiring for accounting & bookkeeping firms different?
US standards familiarity is the gate, and busy season means the hire has to be productive before the crunch rather than during it. Most firms start looking in December, which leaves onboarding and review landing in January when nobody has time for either.
What software should the hire already know?
We screen for hands-on hours in the tools you actually run, commonly QuickBooks Online, Xero, Karbon, Dext, Bill.com, Gusto, rather than a line on a résumé. If your stack differs, name it in the brief and we screen against yours instead.
How do you screen candidates for accounting & bookkeeping firms?
Beyond the role-specific screen, every search for accounting & bookkeeping firms adds these checks. A journal-entry exercise covering accruals, prepaids, and deferred revenue. Whether they have closed a US-standard month end, not just recorded entries. Workpaper documentation quality that a reviewer can follow. Software depth across QuickBooks, Xero, and whatever your firm standardizes on.
How does hiring for accounting & bookkeeping firms through HireTalent.ph work?
Send us a brief describing the role. We come back with whether it is a search we can run, who we would be looking for, and what it would take. Nothing is owed while we work that out.
How long does the search take, and what if the hire does not work out?
We aim to present the most qualified candidates within 10 business days of an approved brief. Senior, specialist, and confidential searches often take longer, and we tell you what to expect for your role once we have seen the brief. If the placement leaves, doesn't start, or isn't the right fit inside 90 days, we rerun the full search at no additional charge, same scope and same point of contact.

Ready to hand off hiring for accounting & bookkeeping firms?

Send a short brief. We come back on whether we can fill it and what it would take.